Morgan Park vs Warwick
Warwick is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Morgan Park. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Morgan Park, about half of households are couple families. In Warwick, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Morgan Park tends to suit couples, while Warwick suits people living alone and older residents.
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
Warwick
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (16 vs 1)
- has more schools inside the suburb (12 vs 0)
- has more childcare (9 vs 0)
- But Morgan Park is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 47%)
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
Warwick
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (37% vs 23%)
- has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)
- But Morgan Park leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 25%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Warwick
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 4/100)
- has a shorter drive in (129 min vs 138 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (157.7 km vs 163.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Warwick
ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (87/100 vs 4/100)
- has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 14%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Morgan Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.0% vs 0.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Morgan Park and Warwick drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Warwick has more residents (12,294 vs 98); Morgan Park has higher household incomes ($81,224 vs $53,820).
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 98 | 12,294 +12445% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +14.0% | +0.6% |
| Median age | 48 | 45 |
| Median household income | $81,224/yr +34% vs other | $53,820/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +13% vs other | $260/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
Property market
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $610,000 |
| Median unit price | — | $440,000 |
| Median land price | — | $732,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 36 days from 94 sales |
Development activity
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 291 across Southern Downs same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +63% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 4.3% $580/wk on $700K |
| Units | — | 3.3% $390/wk on $615K |
Ranking within QLD
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 52% of QLD | Higher than 16% of QLD |
| Schools | — | Higher than 87% of QLD |
| Walkability | Higher than 68% of QLD | Higher than 98% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 29% of QLD | Higher than 28% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of QLD | Higher than 85% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Rental yield (units) | — | Higher than 7% of QLD |
Liveability
Warwick is more walkable (87 vs 4).
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | B |
| Score | — | 55/100 |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Morgan Park carries more bushfire risk (36 vs 0); Morgan Park carries more crime risk (87 vs 72).
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 36/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | High 87/100 | High 72/100 |
| 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 | 3 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 12 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 6 |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 3 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Morgan Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Warwick
- Assumption College Catholic · Secondary above peers
- Glennie Heights State School Government · Primary above peers
- St Mary's School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Warwick Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
- Warwick State High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Warwick West State School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 6 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 21 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 16 |
| Childcare | 0 | 9 |
| GPs | 0 | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 4 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 9 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 9 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 7 same for both | |
Mobility
Morgan Park sits further from the CBD (163.4 km vs 157.7 km).
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 87/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 163.4 km +3% vs other | 157.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 138 min | 129 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 4370 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 57 postcode 4370 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.4%).
Setting
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 474 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 460 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 75/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the premises |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 53 premises | 42% 7,274 premises |
Climate
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 760 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,627/yr same for both | |
| Council | Southern Downs same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Maranoa same for both | |
| Member | David Littleproud same for both | |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Morgan Park | Warwick | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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