Morningside vs Seven Hills

Morningside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 34 against 37 in Seven Hills. In Morningside, about half of households rent. In Seven Hills, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Seven Hills: a median of $1.83 million, against $1.65 million in Morningside. On these figures, Morningside tends to suit renters, young adults, and people living alone, while Seven Hills suits families with children and couples.

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

Seven Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (82% vs 41%)
  • carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 71/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 47%)
  • But Morningside has more childcare (10 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

Morningside

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,650,000 vs $1,831,250)
  • has cheaper units ($855,000 vs $945,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Morningside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (48% vs 27%)

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

Commuting to the city

Morningside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 68/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Morningside

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (59% vs 18%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Seven Hills carries lower crime risk (45/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Seven Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (23.6% vs 12.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Morningside Seven Hills
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.

Morningside Seven Hills
Walkability 83 / 68
Morningside — Walkability: 83/100 Seven Hills — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 29 / 55
Morningside — Safety: 29/100 Seven Hills — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Morningside — Low fire risk: 100/100 Seven Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Morningside has more residents (11,755 vs 2,732); Seven Hills has higher household incomes ($150,176 vs $118,560).

Morningside Seven Hills
Population 11,755
+77% vs other
 2,732
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.2% +23.6%
Median age 34 37
Median household income $118,560/yr $150,176/yr
+27% vs other
Median weekly rent $430/wk $450/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Morningside Seven Hills
0-4 6.4% / 6.0%
Morningside — 0-4: 6.4% Seven Hills — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 10.2% / 16.1%
Morningside — 5-14: 10.2% Seven Hills — 5-14: 16.1%
15-19 4.3% / 7.2%
Morningside — 15-19: 4.3% Seven Hills — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 8.9% / 5.2%
Morningside — 20-24: 8.9% Seven Hills — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 22.2% / 10.9%
Morningside — 25-34: 22.2% Seven Hills — 25-34: 10.9%
35-44 18.4% / 16.1%
Morningside — 35-44: 18.4% Seven Hills — 35-44: 16.1%
45-54 12.7% / 16.6%
Morningside — 45-54: 12.7% Seven Hills — 45-54: 16.6%
55-64 8.5% / 9.2%
Morningside — 55-64: 8.5% Seven Hills — 55-64: 9.2%
65-74 4.9% / 5.5%
Morningside — 65-74: 4.9% Seven Hills — 65-74: 5.5%
75-84 2.2% / 3.6%
Morningside — 75-84: 2.2% Seven Hills — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.1% / 3.5%
Morningside — 85+: 1.1% Seven Hills — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Morningside 33.8% couple families
Morningside — Couple Families: 33.8% Morningside — Lone Person: 37.9% Morningside — One Parent Families: 13.2% Morningside — Group Household: 12.6% Morningside — Other Families: 2.6%
Seven Hills 56.0% couple families
Seven Hills — Couple Families: 56.0% Seven Hills — Lone Person: 21.0% Seven Hills — One Parent Families: 16.1% Seven Hills — Group Household: 5.0% Seven Hills — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Morningside 47.7% renting
Morningside — Owned Outright: 16.3% Morningside — Mortgage: 36.0% Morningside — Renting: 47.7%
Seven Hills 27.3% renting
Seven Hills — Owned Outright: 23.2% Seven Hills — Mortgage: 49.5% Seven Hills — Renting: 27.3%
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.

Morningside Seven Hills
England 4.1% / 4.8%
Morningside — England: 4.1% Seven Hills — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 3.8% / 3.6%
Morningside — New Zealand: 3.8% Seven Hills — New Zealand: 3.6%
India 1.7% / 0.8%
Morningside — India: 1.7% Seven Hills — India: 0.8%
South Africa 1.4% / 0.6%
Morningside — South Africa: 1.4% Seven Hills — South Africa: 0.6%
Ireland 0.9% / 0.8%
Morningside — Ireland: 0.9% Seven Hills — Ireland: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

Qualifications

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

Morningside Seven Hills
Bachelor Degree 23.3% / 20.7%
Morningside — Bachelor Degree: 23.3% Seven Hills — Bachelor Degree: 20.7%
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 8.5%
Morningside — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Seven Hills — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 7.2%
Morningside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Seven Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 6.9% / 7.4%
Morningside — Postgraduate Degree: 6.9% Seven Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.8% / 3.8%
Morningside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8% Seven Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Morningside 40.8% houses
Morningside — Houses: 40.8% Morningside — Townhouses: 31.6% Morningside — Flats / Apartments: 27.6%
Seven Hills 81.5% houses
Seven Hills — Houses: 81.5% Seven Hills — Townhouses: 14.2% Seven Hills — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Morningside Seven Hills
Median house price $1,650,000 $1,831,250
Median unit price $855,000 $945,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 70 sales
 21 days
from 16 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Morningside Seven Hills
2 bed $1.28M / $1.63M
Morningside — 2 bed: $1.28M (12 sales) Seven Hills — 2 bed: $1.63M (6 sales)

12 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1.4M / $1.49M
Morningside — 3 bed: $1.4M (53 sales) Seven Hills — 3 bed: $1.49M (21 sales)

53 vs 21 sales

4 bed $1.95M / $1.84M
Morningside — 4 bed: $1.95M (33 sales) Seven Hills — 4 bed: $1.84M (21 sales)

33 vs 21 sales

5 bed $2.45M / $2.39M
Morningside — 5 bed: $2.45M (25 sales) Seven Hills — 5 bed: $2.39M (20 sales)

25 vs 20 sales

Development activity

Morningside Seven Hills
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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.

Morningside Seven Hills
Houses 3.4%
$850/wk on $1.29M
 —
Units 4.3%
$690/wk on $839K
 —

Ranking within QLD

Morningside Seven Hills
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 22% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 43% of QLD —

Liveability

Morningside is more walkable (83 vs 68); Seven Hills scores higher overall (85 vs 78).

Morningside Seven Hills
Grade A A+
Score 78/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Morningside carries more crime risk (71 vs 45).

Morningside Seven Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
71/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Morningside Seven Hills
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 4.1 km
 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 3.4%

Schools in Morningside

  • Morningside State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Seven Hills

  • Seven Hills State School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Morningside Seven Hills
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 11 3
Parks & reserves 11 6
Childcare 10 2
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 2 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 3 1
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Morningside Seven Hills
Walkability score 83/100 68/100
Distance to Brisbane 8.9 km
+9% vs other
 8.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 16 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 151.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.7%
postcode 4170
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 39
postcode 4170
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.

Morningside Seven Hills
Car (driver) 55.4% / 55.4%
Morningside — Car (driver): 55.4% Seven Hills — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 28.0% / 30.3%
Morningside — Worked from Home: 28.0% Seven Hills — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Train 6.5% / 4.3%
Morningside — Train: 6.5% Seven Hills — Train: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.0%
Morningside — Car (passenger): 4.0% Seven Hills — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus 3.2% / 2.7%
Morningside — Bus: 3.2% Seven Hills — Bus: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.4%).

Setting

Morningside Seven Hills
Elevation 9 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.6 km 6.9 km

NBN connectivity

Morningside Seven Hills
Connectivity score 81/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 18%
6,277 premises
 18%
1,126 premises

Climate

Morningside Seven Hills
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Morningside Seven Hills
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.68 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Morningside Seven Hills
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Morningside Seven Hills
Division Griffith
same for both
Member Renee Coffey
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Morningside Seven Hills
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Morningside

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Townhouses

Seven Hills

Family Inner Parks Premium Professionals River

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