Morpeth vs Phoenix Park
Phoenix Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Morpeth. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Morpeth, about half of households are people living alone. In Phoenix Park, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Phoenix Park: a median of $2 million, against $828,000 in Morpeth, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Morpeth tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Phoenix Park suits 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
Phoenix Park
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 58/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 44%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 65%)
- But Morpeth has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Morpeth has cheaper houses ($827,500 vs $2,000,000)
- Phoenix Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 37%)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Morpeth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $470/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Morpeth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (54/100 vs 25/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Morpeth
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (54/100 vs 25/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (38% vs 18%)
- But Phoenix Park carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Morpeth
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.2% vs -18.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Morpeth and Phoenix Park 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
Morpeth has more residents (1,686 vs 77); Phoenix Park rents higher ($470/wk vs $370/wk).
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,686 +95% vs other | 77 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.2% | -18.9% |
| Median age | 55 | 50 |
| Median household income | $58,344/yr | $73,632/yr +26% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $370/wk | $470/wk +27% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).
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 (19.5%).
Property market
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $827,500 | $2,000,000 |
| Median unit price | $750,000 | — |
| Median land price | $900,000 | $905,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 35 days from 17 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Phoenix Park has more rural and farming land (95% vs 60%); Morpeth has more land zoned for conservation (15% vs 5%).
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 60% | 95% |
| Residential | 18% | 0% |
| Environmental | 15% | 5% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,413 across Maitland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.9% $900/wk on $958K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 18% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 99% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 96% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Morpeth is more walkable (54 vs 25).
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 54/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Morpeth carries more crime risk (58 vs 11).
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Low 11/100 |
| 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
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Morpeth
- Morpeth Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Phoenix Park
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 0 |
| Childcare | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 54/100 | 25/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 165.5 km | 166.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 125 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2321 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2321 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 (64.6%).
Setting
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 9 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 5 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.7 km | 18.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 100/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 100% 745 premises | 0% 35 premises |
Climate
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 996 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.72 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,908/yr same for both | |
| Council | Maitland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Paterson | Lyne |
| Member | Meryl Swanson | Alison Penfold |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Morpeth | Phoenix Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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