Morphettville vs Glengowrie

Morphettville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Glengowrie. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Morphettville, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Glengowrie: a median of $1.3 million, against $1 million in Morphettville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Morphettville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Glengowrie is a more affluent suburb with a median household income of $94,692 compared to Morphettville's $73,528, and it scores notably higher on liveability (81 versus 58). However, this comes with higher property prices—median houses sell for $1,320,000 in Glengowrie against $970,000 in Morphettville. Morphettville has a younger population (median age 39 versus 45) and significantly lower crime risk (67 versus 43), making it better suited to buyers prioritising safety and affordability, while Glengowrie appeals to those seeking a more established, higher-income community with stronger walkability.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Glengowrie

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 72/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (52% vs 44%)
  • But Morphettville has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Morphettville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($596,000 vs $775,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Morphettville

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 23%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Glengowrie

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (44/100 vs 72/100)

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

Investors

Morphettville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.9% vs 8.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Morphettville Glengowrie
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.

Morphettville Glengowrie
Walkability 78 / 85
Morphettville — Walkability: 78/100 Glengowrie — Walkability: 85/100
Safety 28 / 56
Morphettville — Safety: 28/100 Glengowrie — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Morphettville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Glengowrie — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 46 / 15
Morphettville — Low flood risk: 46/100 Glengowrie — Low flood risk: 15/100

Demographics

Glengowrie has more residents (5,767 vs 3,686); Glengowrie has higher household incomes ($94,692 vs $73,528).

Morphettville Glengowrie
Population 3,686 5,767
+56% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.9% +8.0%
Median age 39 45
Median household income $73,528/yr $94,692/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $370/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Morphettville Glengowrie
0-4 5.4% / 4.9%
Morphettville — 0-4: 5.4% Glengowrie — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 8.9% / 10.8%
Morphettville — 5-14: 8.9% Glengowrie — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 4.4% / 5.4%
Morphettville — 15-19: 4.4% Glengowrie — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.8% / 5.7%
Morphettville — 20-24: 6.8% Glengowrie — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 17.7% / 10.6%
Morphettville — 25-34: 17.7% Glengowrie — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 14.1% / 12.0%
Morphettville — 35-44: 14.1% Glengowrie — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 9.5% / 12.4%
Morphettville — 45-54: 9.5% Glengowrie — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 10.7% / 12.8%
Morphettville — 55-64: 10.7% Glengowrie — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 10.1% / 11.8%
Morphettville — 65-74: 10.1% Glengowrie — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 6.7% / 7.5%
Morphettville — 75-84: 6.7% Glengowrie — 75-84: 7.5%
85+ 5.8% / 6.2%
Morphettville — 85+: 5.8% Glengowrie — 85+: 6.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Morphettville 47.4% lone person
Morphettville — Lone Person: 47.4% Morphettville — Couple Families: 28.1% Morphettville — One Parent Families: 15.6% Morphettville — Group Household: 6.8% Morphettville — Other Families: 2.2%
Glengowrie 43.0% lone person
Glengowrie — Lone Person: 43.0% Glengowrie — Couple Families: 39.2% Glengowrie — One Parent Families: 12.7% Glengowrie — Group Household: 4.1% Glengowrie — Other Families: 1.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Morphettville 38.9% renting
Morphettville — Owned Outright: 25.0% Morphettville — Mortgage: 36.0% Morphettville — Renting: 38.9%
Glengowrie 22.9% renting
Glengowrie — Owned Outright: 39.0% Glengowrie — Mortgage: 38.2% Glengowrie — Renting: 22.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Morphettville Glengowrie
Bachelor Degree 15.7% / 16.2%
Morphettville — Bachelor Degree: 15.7% Glengowrie — Bachelor Degree: 16.2%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 13.7%
Morphettville — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Glengowrie — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 9.0%
Morphettville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Glengowrie — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.4% / 4.6%
Morphettville — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4% Glengowrie — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.8%
Morphettville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Glengowrie — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

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.

Morphettville Glengowrie
England 3.4% / 6.2%
Morphettville — England: 3.4% Glengowrie — England: 6.2%
India 3.6% / 0.8%
Morphettville — India: 3.6% Glengowrie — India: 0.8%
China 1.8% / 0.7%
Morphettville — China: 1.8% Glengowrie — China: 0.7%
Nepal 2.3% / —
Morphettville — Nepal: 2.3% Glengowrie — Nepal: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / 1.0%
Morphettville — South Africa: 0.8% Glengowrie — South Africa: 1.0%
Scotland 0.8% / 1.0%
Morphettville — Scotland: 0.8% Glengowrie — Scotland: 1.0%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.7%
Morphettville — New Zealand: 0.9% Glengowrie — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Morphettville — Philippines: 1.2% Glengowrie — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Morphettville 55.1% houses
Morphettville — Houses: 55.1% Morphettville — Townhouses: 25.4% Morphettville — Flats / Apartments: 19.5%
Glengowrie 58.3% houses
Glengowrie — Houses: 58.3% Glengowrie — Townhouses: 38.0% Glengowrie — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Morphettville Glengowrie
Median house price $1,000,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price $596,000 $775,000
Median land price $650,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 11 days
from 29 sales
 18 days
from 57 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.

Morphettville Glengowrie
2 bed $695K / $890K
Morphettville — 2 bed: $695K (10 sales) Glengowrie — 2 bed: $890K (6 sales)

10 vs 6 sales

3 bed $1M / $1.19M
Morphettville — 3 bed: $1M (59 sales) Glengowrie — 3 bed: $1.19M (76 sales)

59 vs 76 sales

4 bed $1.28M / $1.71M
Morphettville — 4 bed: $1.28M (8 sales) Glengowrie — 4 bed: $1.71M (36 sales)

8 vs 36 sales

Zoning mix

Morphettville Glengowrie
Residential 61% 97%
Parks and recreation 36% 2%
Industrial 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Morphettville Glengowrie
New dwellings approved 809
across Marion
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Morphettville Glengowrie
Houses 3.7%
$655/wk on $915K
 3.3%
$765/wk on $1.22M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Morphettville Glengowrie
House price Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 76% of SA
Income Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 73% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 96% of SA
Affordability Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 29% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 81% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 88% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 24% of SA

Liveability

Glengowrie scores higher overall (69 vs 56).

Morphettville Glengowrie
Grade B A
Score 56/100 69/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Morphettville carries more crime risk (72 vs 44); Glengowrie carries more flood risk (85 vs 54).

Morphettville Glengowrie
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
44/100
Flood Moderate
54/100
 High
85/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Morphettville Glengowrie
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 3.0 km
 3
Tonsley, 3.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 2.7%

Schools in Morphettville

  • Dara School Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Glengowrie

  • Our Lady of Grace School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Morphettville Glengowrie
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 5 3
Childcare 2
same for both
GPs 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 1

Mobility

Morphettville Glengowrie
Walkability score 78/100 85/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.9 km 10.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 76.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 60.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5043
 1.2%
postcode 5044
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5043
 53
postcode 5044

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.

Morphettville Glengowrie
Car (driver) 73.1% / 72.6%
Morphettville — Car (driver): 73.1% Glengowrie — Car (driver): 72.6%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 13.7%
Morphettville — Worked from Home: 9.9% Glengowrie — Worked from Home: 13.7%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 4.8%
Morphettville — Car (passenger): 4.6% Glengowrie — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bus 5.5% / 1.8%
Morphettville — Bus: 5.5% Glengowrie — Bus: 1.8%
Tram / Light Rail 2.1% / 4.7%
Morphettville — Tram / Light Rail: 2.1% Glengowrie — Tram / Light Rail: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).

Setting

Morphettville Glengowrie
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 16 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km 2.1 km

NBN connectivity

Morphettville Glengowrie
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
1,708 premises
 0%
2,659 premises

Climate

Morphettville Glengowrie
Annual rainfall 394 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.1°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Morphettville Glengowrie
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Morphettville Glengowrie
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Marion
same for both

Federal electorate

Morphettville Glengowrie
Division Boothby
same for both
Member Louise Miller-Frost
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Morphettville Glengowrie
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Morphettville

Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Trams

Glengowrie

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Retirees Townhouses Trams Urban

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