Morphettville vs Warradale

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 Warradale: a median of $1.23 million, against $1 million in Morphettville, and rent is higher there too. Morphettville is closer to the city centre: 9.9 km, against 12.4 km. On these figures, Morphettville tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Morphettville and Warradale are both established suburbs south of Adelaide, but they differ notably in affluence and amenity. Warradale has a higher median household income of $84,552 compared to Morphettville's $73,528, and scores significantly better on liveability (78 versus 58) and walkability (88 versus 78). However, Morphettville is closer to the CBD at 9.9 km and has a lower crime risk score of 67 compared to Warradale's 46. Property prices reflect the gap in desirability: Warradale's median house price sits at $1,355,000 against Morphettville's $1,061,000. Morphettville may suit buyers prioritising proximity to the city and affordability, while Warradale appeals to those seeking a more affluent, walkable neighbourhood.

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

Warradale

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 72/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 44%)

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

First-home buyers

Morphettville

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($650,000 vs $852,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,230,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land 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 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $380/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Morphettville sits closer to the CBD (9.9 km vs 12.4 km)
  • Warradale is more walkable (88/100 vs 78/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Warradale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 72/100)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 78/100)
  • But Morphettville has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 33%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Morphettville and Warradale 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 Warradale
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 Warradale
Walkability 78 / 88
Morphettville — Walkability: 78/100 Warradale — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 28 / 48
Morphettville — Safety: 28/100 Warradale — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Morphettville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Warradale — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 46 / 9
Morphettville — Low flood risk: 46/100 Warradale — Low flood risk: 9/100

Demographics

Warradale has more residents (5,801 vs 3,686); Warradale rents higher ($380/wk vs $300/wk).

Morphettville Warradale
Population 3,686 5,801
+57% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.9% +10.6%
Median age 39 41
Median household income $73,528/yr $84,552/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $380/wk
+27% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Morphettville Warradale
0-4 5.4% / 4.9%
Morphettville — 0-4: 5.4% Warradale — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 8.9% / 11.9%
Morphettville — 5-14: 8.9% Warradale — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 4.4% / 5.3%
Morphettville — 15-19: 4.4% Warradale — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.8% / 5.1%
Morphettville — 20-24: 6.8% Warradale — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 17.7% / 13.1%
Morphettville — 25-34: 17.7% Warradale — 25-34: 13.1%
35-44 14.1% / 14.2%
Morphettville — 35-44: 14.1% Warradale — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 9.5% / 12.1%
Morphettville — 45-54: 9.5% Warradale — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 10.7% / 11.8%
Morphettville — 55-64: 10.7% Warradale — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 10.1% / 11.9%
Morphettville — 65-74: 10.1% Warradale — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 6.7% / 6.5%
Morphettville — 75-84: 6.7% Warradale — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ 5.8% / 3.2%
Morphettville — 85+: 5.8% Warradale — 85+: 3.2%

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%
Warradale 40.2% lone person
Warradale — Lone Person: 40.2% Warradale — Couple Families: 38.3% Warradale — One Parent Families: 15.7% Warradale — Group Household: 4.1% Warradale — Other Families: 1.6%
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%
Warradale 23.5% renting
Warradale — Owned Outright: 37.0% Warradale — Mortgage: 39.4% Warradale — Renting: 23.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Morphettville Warradale
Bachelor Degree 15.7% / 16.6%
Morphettville — Bachelor Degree: 15.7% Warradale — Bachelor Degree: 16.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.8% / 13.7%
Morphettville — Certificate III & IV: 12.8% Warradale — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 8.7%
Morphettville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Warradale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 5.4% / 5.8%
Morphettville — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4% Warradale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 2.4%
Morphettville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Warradale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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 Warradale
England 3.4% / 5.4%
Morphettville — England: 3.4% Warradale — England: 5.4%
India 3.6% / 2.5%
Morphettville — India: 3.6% Warradale — India: 2.5%
China 1.8% / 2.6%
Morphettville — China: 1.8% Warradale — China: 2.6%
Nepal 2.3% / 0.8%
Morphettville — Nepal: 2.3% Warradale — Nepal: 0.8%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.9%
Morphettville — Scotland: 0.8% Warradale — Scotland: 0.9%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.9%
Morphettville — South Africa: 0.8% Warradale — South Africa: 0.9%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Morphettville — Philippines: 1.2% Warradale — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

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%
Warradale 67.1% houses
Warradale — Houses: 67.1% Warradale — Townhouses: 29.5% Warradale — Flats / Apartments: 3.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Morphettville Warradale
Median house price $1,000,000 $1,230,000
Median unit price $596,000 $620,000
Median land price $650,000 $852,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 11 days
from 29 sales
 17 days
from 68 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 Warradale
2 bed $695K / $875K
Morphettville — 2 bed: $695K (10 sales) Warradale — 2 bed: $875K (9 sales)

10 vs 9 sales

3 bed $1M / $1.21M
Morphettville — 3 bed: $1M (59 sales) Warradale — 3 bed: $1.21M (86 sales)

59 vs 86 sales

4 bed $1.28M / $1.35M
Morphettville — 4 bed: $1.28M (8 sales) Warradale — 4 bed: $1.35M (28 sales)

8 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Morphettville Warradale
Residential 61% 97%
Parks and recreation 36% 0%
Industrial 3% 0%
Commercial 0% 3%
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 Warradale
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 Warradale
Houses 3.7%
$655/wk on $915K
 3.4%
$755/wk on $1.15M
Units — 4.7%
$580/wk on $645K

Ranking within SA

Morphettville Warradale
House price Higher than 46% of SA Higher than 68% of SA
Income Higher than 47% of SA Higher than 63% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 40% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 73% of SA Higher than 72% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of SA Higher than 86% of SA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of SA Higher than 28% of SA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 61% of SA

Liveability

Warradale is more walkable (88 vs 78); Warradale scores higher overall (63 vs 56).

Morphettville Warradale
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 63/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Warradale carries more flood risk (91 vs 54); Morphettville carries more crime risk (72 vs 52).

Morphettville Warradale
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
72/100
 Moderate
52/100
Flood Moderate
54/100
 High
91/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Morphettville Warradale
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Tonsley, 3.0 km
 2
Tonsley, 3.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 2.3%

Schools in Morphettville

  • Dara School Independent · Combined above peers

Schools in Warradale

  • Warradale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Christ the King School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Morphettville Warradale
Supermarkets 1 2
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 5 4
Childcare 2 5
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2

Mobility

Warradale sits further from the CBD (12.4 km vs 9.9 km).

Morphettville Warradale
Walkability score 78/100 88/100
Distance to Adelaide 9.9 km 12.4 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 16 min 19 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 90/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 76.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 136.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 5043
 0.8%
postcode 5046
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 5043
 47
postcode 5046

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 Warradale
Car (driver) 73.1% / 72.8%
Morphettville — Car (driver): 73.1% Warradale — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 9.9% / 11.4%
Morphettville — Worked from Home: 9.9% Warradale — Worked from Home: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.7%
Morphettville — Car (passenger): 4.6% Warradale — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train 1.3% / 6.6%
Morphettville — Train: 1.3% Warradale — Train: 6.6%
Bus 5.5% / 1.8%
Morphettville — Bus: 5.5% Warradale — Bus: 1.8%
Walked Only 1.9% / 1.8%
Morphettville — Walked Only: 1.9% Warradale — Walked Only: 1.8%
Tram / Light Rail 2.1% / 0.4%
Morphettville — Tram / Light Rail: 2.1% Warradale — Tram / Light Rail: 0.4%

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

Setting

Morphettville Warradale
Elevation 18 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.0 km 2.2 km

NBN connectivity

Morphettville Warradale
Connectivity score 76/100 75/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
1,708 premises
 2%
2,881 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Morphettville Warradale
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

Warradale

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses Transport Hub

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