Moorina vs Morayfield

Morayfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 48 in Moorina. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Moorina, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Morayfield, about half of households rent. Morayfield is closer to the city centre: 45.6 km, against 52.1 km. On these figures, Moorina tends to suit couples, while Morayfield suits renters and families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Morayfield

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (24 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (19 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 0)
  • But Moorina carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Moorina leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
  • Morayfield has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 12%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Morayfield

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (50 min vs 58 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (45.6 km vs 52.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Morayfield

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 1%)
  • is more walkable (9/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But Moorina carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 86/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Morayfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.4% vs -2.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Moorina and Morayfield drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Moorina Morayfield
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Moorina Morayfield
Walkability 0 / 9
Moorina — Walkability: 0/100 Morayfield — Walkability: 9/100
Safety 59 / 14
Moorina — Safety: 59/100 Morayfield — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Moorina — Low fire risk: 100/100 Morayfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Morayfield has more residents (24,898 vs 403); Moorina has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $74,984).

Moorina Morayfield
Population 403 24,898
+6078% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.4% +16.4%
Median age 48 34
Median household income $125,632/yr
+40% vs other
 $74,984/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+7% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Moorina Morayfield
0-4 3.0% / 7.0%
Moorina — 0-4: 3.0% Morayfield — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 7.4% / 14.5%
Moorina — 5-14: 7.4% Morayfield — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 10.4% / 6.4%
Moorina — 15-19: 10.4% Morayfield — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.2% / 7.6%
Moorina — 20-24: 6.2% Morayfield — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 7.2% / 15.5%
Moorina — 25-34: 7.2% Morayfield — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 11.9% / 12.0%
Moorina — 35-44: 11.9% Morayfield — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 18.9% / 12.1%
Moorina — 45-54: 18.9% Morayfield — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 18.1% / 11.1%
Moorina — 55-64: 18.1% Morayfield — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 14.4% / 8.3%
Moorina — 65-74: 14.4% Morayfield — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 3.7% / 4.3%
Moorina — 75-84: 3.7% Morayfield — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ — / 1.2%
Moorina — 85+: not among its largest Morayfield — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Moorina 58.2% couple families
Moorina — Couple Families: 58.2% Moorina — Lone Person: 25.3% Moorina — One Parent Families: 10.1% Moorina — Group Household: 6.3% Moorina — Other Families: 0.0%
Morayfield 40.1% couple families
Morayfield — Couple Families: 40.1% Morayfield — Lone Person: 27.6% Morayfield — One Parent Families: 25.1% Morayfield — Group Household: 5.5% Morayfield — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Moorina 11.5% renting
Moorina — Owned Outright: 35.2% Moorina — Mortgage: 53.3% Moorina — Renting: 11.5%
Morayfield 45.2% renting
Morayfield — Owned Outright: 20.3% Morayfield — Mortgage: 34.5% Morayfield — Renting: 45.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Moorina Morayfield
England 8.4% / 3.6%
Moorina — England: 8.4% Morayfield — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 3.5% / 4.8%
Moorina — New Zealand: 3.5% Morayfield — New Zealand: 4.8%
South Africa 2.2% / 0.7%
Moorina — South Africa: 2.2% Morayfield — South Africa: 0.7%
Philippines — / 1.0%
Moorina — Philippines: not among its largest Morayfield — Philippines: 1.0%
Taiwan — / 0.6%
Moorina — Taiwan: not among its largest Morayfield — Taiwan: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.4%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Moorina Morayfield
Certificate III & IV 22.8% / 19.9%
Moorina — Certificate III & IV: 22.8% Morayfield — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 5.7%
Moorina — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Morayfield — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 6.8%
Moorina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Morayfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 0.9%
Moorina — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Morayfield — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 0.9%
Moorina — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Morayfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Moorina 99.2% houses
Moorina — Houses: 99.2% Moorina — Townhouses: 0.0% Moorina — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Morayfield 81.7% houses
Morayfield — Houses: 81.7% Morayfield — Townhouses: 16.8% Morayfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Moorina Morayfield
Median house price — $876,500
Median unit price — $652,500
Median land price — $489,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 33 days
from 267 sales

Development activity

Moorina Morayfield
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Moorina Morayfield
Houses — 3.9%
$680/wk on $899K
Units — 3.7%
$470/wk on $656K

Ranking within QLD

Moorina Morayfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Schools — Higher than 2% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 20% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 63% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 53% of QLD Higher than 92% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 51% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Morayfield is more walkable (9 vs 0).

Moorina Morayfield
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Morayfield carries more crime risk (86 vs 41).

Moorina Morayfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
41/100
 High
86/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Moorina Morayfield
Inside the suburb 0 7
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 5

Schools in Moorina

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Morayfield

  • Carmichael College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Minimbah State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Morayfield East State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Morayfield State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Morayfield State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Alta-1 College - Morayfield Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Moorina Morayfield
Supermarkets 0 7
Cafes & restaurants 0 30
Parks & reserves 0 24
Childcare 0 19
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 6
Banks & Bank@Post 0 8
Fuel stations 0 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 2 41

Mobility

Moorina sits further from the CBD (52.1 km vs 45.6 km).

Moorina Morayfield
Walkability score 0/100 9/100
Distance to Brisbane 52.1 km
+12% vs other
 45.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 58 min 50 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 4506
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 77
postcode 4506
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Moorina Morayfield
Car (driver) 73.0% / 76.9%
Moorina — Car (driver): 73.0% Morayfield — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 17.3% / 10.6%
Moorina — Worked from Home: 17.3% Morayfield — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 7.1%
Moorina — Car (passenger): 3.8% Morayfield — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Train 3.8% / 3.4%
Moorina — Train: 3.8% Morayfield — Train: 3.4%
Walked Only 2.2% / 1.3%
Moorina — Walked Only: 2.2% Morayfield — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Moorina Morayfield
Elevation 68 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 15.9 km 9.9 km

NBN connectivity

Moorina Morayfield
Connectivity score 30/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
153 premises
 67%
12,039 premises

Climate

Moorina Morayfield
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Moorina Morayfield
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Moorina Morayfield
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Moorina Morayfield
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Moorina Morayfield
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Moorina

Acreage Outer

Morayfield

Outer River Transport Hub

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