Narangba vs Morayfield

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Narangba, the large majority of households own their home and most households are couple families. In Morayfield, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Narangba: a median of $988,000, against $876,000 in Morayfield, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Narangba tends to suit couples, while Morayfield suits renters.

Narangba and Morayfield are neighbouring suburbs north of Brisbane with notably different financial profiles. Narangba has significantly higher median household income at $114,764 compared to Morayfield's $74,984, and substantially lower crime risk (51 versus 86). It also scores higher on liveability (54 versus 29) and walkability (30 versus 9), sits closer to the CBD at 41.4 km, and ranks in a higher socio-economic decile. Property prices are correspondingly higher in Narangba across both houses and units. Morayfield may suit buyers prioritising affordability and rental yield, while Narangba appeals to those valuing income levels, safety, and lifestyle amenity.

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

Narangba

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (37 vs 24)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 65%)
  • But Morayfield has more childcare (19 vs 10)

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

First-home buyers

Morayfield

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($489,500 vs $887,500)
  • has cheaper houses ($876,500 vs $988,250)
  • has cheaper units ($652,500 vs $727,000)
  • But Narangba leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Morayfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($345/wk vs $415/wk)
  • But Narangba leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

Narangba

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 9/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (41.4 km vs 45.6 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Narangba

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 9/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 86/100)
  • But Morayfield has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 4%)

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

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

Narangba Morayfield
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.

Narangba Morayfield
Walkability 30 / 9
Narangba — Walkability: 30/100 Morayfield — Walkability: 9/100
Safety 49 / 14
Narangba — Safety: 49/100 Morayfield — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Narangba — Low fire risk: 100/100 Morayfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Narangba has higher household incomes ($114,764 vs $74,984); Narangba rents higher ($415/wk vs $345/wk).

Narangba Morayfield
Population 20,910 24,898
+19% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +12.6% +16.4%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $114,764/yr
+35% vs other
 $74,984/yr
Median weekly rent $415/wk
+17% vs other
 $345/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Narangba Morayfield
0-4 6.9% / 7.0%
Narangba — 0-4: 6.9% Morayfield — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 18.0% / 14.5%
Narangba — 5-14: 18.0% Morayfield — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 8.2% / 6.4%
Narangba — 15-19: 8.2% Morayfield — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 6.1% / 7.6%
Narangba — 20-24: 6.1% Morayfield — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 12.8% / 15.5%
Narangba — 25-34: 12.8% Morayfield — 25-34: 15.5%
35-44 14.9% / 12.0%
Narangba — 35-44: 14.9% Morayfield — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 14.5% / 12.1%
Narangba — 45-54: 14.5% Morayfield — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 9.0% / 11.1%
Narangba — 55-64: 9.0% Morayfield — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 6.1% / 8.3%
Narangba — 65-74: 6.1% Morayfield — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 2.7% / 4.3%
Narangba — 75-84: 2.7% Morayfield — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 0.8% / 1.2%
Narangba — 85+: 0.8% Morayfield — 85+: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Narangba 63.3% couple families
Narangba — Couple Families: 63.3% Narangba — One Parent Families: 18.6% Narangba — Lone Person: 14.6% Narangba — Group Household: 2.4% Narangba — Other Families: 1.1%
Morayfield 40.1% couple families
Morayfield — Couple Families: 40.1% Morayfield — One Parent Families: 25.1% Morayfield — Lone Person: 27.6% Morayfield — Group Household: 5.5% Morayfield — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Narangba 24.1% renting
Narangba — Owned Outright: 19.9% Narangba — Mortgage: 56.1% Narangba — Renting: 24.1%
Morayfield 45.2% renting
Morayfield — Owned Outright: 20.3% Morayfield — Mortgage: 34.5% Morayfield — Renting: 45.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Narangba Morayfield
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 19.9%
Narangba — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Morayfield — Certificate III & IV: 19.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 6.8%
Narangba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Morayfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Bachelor Degree 8.8% / 5.7%
Narangba — Bachelor Degree: 8.8% Morayfield — Bachelor Degree: 5.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 0.9%
Narangba — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Morayfield — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 0.9%
Narangba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Morayfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).

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.

Narangba Morayfield
New Zealand 5.0% / 4.8%
Narangba — New Zealand: 5.0% Morayfield — New Zealand: 4.8%
England 5.2% / 3.6%
Narangba — England: 5.2% Morayfield — England: 3.6%
South Africa 1.4% / 0.7%
Narangba — South Africa: 1.4% Morayfield — South Africa: 0.7%
Philippines 0.6% / 1.0%
Narangba — Philippines: 0.6% Morayfield — Philippines: 1.0%
Scotland 0.5% / 0.4%
Narangba — Scotland: 0.5% Morayfield — Scotland: 0.4%
Taiwan — / 0.6%
Narangba — Taiwan: not among its largest Morayfield — Taiwan: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Narangba 96.0% houses
Narangba — Houses: 96.0% Narangba — Townhouses: 3.7% Narangba — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Morayfield 81.7% houses
Morayfield — Houses: 81.7% Morayfield — Townhouses: 16.8% Morayfield — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Narangba Morayfield
Median house price $988,250 $876,500
Median unit price $727,000 $652,500
Median land price $887,500 $489,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 319 sales
 33 days
from 267 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.

Narangba Morayfield
3 bed $850K / $818K
Narangba — 3 bed: $850K (71 sales) Morayfield — 3 bed: $818K (167 sales)

71 vs 167 sales

4 bed $985K / $894K
Narangba — 4 bed: $985K (369 sales) Morayfield — 4 bed: $894K (376 sales)

369 vs 376 sales

5 bed $1.13M / $1.1M
Narangba — 5 bed: $1.13M (60 sales) Morayfield — 5 bed: $1.1M (50 sales)

60 vs 50 sales

Development activity

Narangba Morayfield
New dwellings approved 6,996
across Moreton Bay
same for both
Approvals change year on year +49%
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.

Narangba Morayfield
Houses 3.7%
$720/wk on $999K
 3.9%
$680/wk on $899K
Units — 3.7%
$470/wk on $656K

Ranking within QLD

Narangba Morayfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 85% of QLD Higher than 46% of QLD
Schools Higher than 6% of QLD Higher than 2% of QLD
Walkability Higher than 82% of QLD Higher than 70% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 78% of QLD Higher than 63% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of QLD
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 38% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 21% of QLD

Liveability

Narangba is more walkable (30 vs 9); Narangba scores higher overall (54 vs 29).

Narangba Morayfield
Grade B D
Score 54/100 29/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Morayfield carries more crime risk (86 vs 51).

Narangba Morayfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
86/100
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

Narangba Morayfield
Inside the suburb 4 7
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 0 5
Universities within 10 km 1
UniSC Moreton Bay, 9.7 km
 None

Schools in Narangba

  • Jinibara State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Narangba State School Government · Primary at peers
  • Narangba Valley State High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Narangba Valley State School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Morayfield

  • Carmichael College Independent · Combined below peers
  • Minimbah State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Morayfield East State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Morayfield State High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Morayfield State School Government · Primary below peers
  • Alta-1 College - Morayfield Campus Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Narangba Morayfield
Supermarkets 2 7
Cafes & restaurants 11 30
Parks & reserves 37 24
Childcare 10 19
GPs 3
same for both
Pharmacies 2 6
Banks & Bank@Post 2 8
Fuel stations 2 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 26 41

Mobility

Morayfield sits further from the CBD (45.6 km vs 41.4 km).

Narangba Morayfield
Walkability score 30/100 9/100
Distance to Brisbane 41.4 km 45.6 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 50 min
Public transport score 87/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 88.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 120.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 4504
 0.5%
postcode 4506
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 99
postcode 4504
 77
postcode 4506

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.

Narangba Morayfield
Car (driver) 71.3% / 76.9%
Narangba — Car (driver): 71.3% Morayfield — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 10.6%
Narangba — Worked from Home: 17.7% Morayfield — Worked from Home: 10.6%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 7.1%
Narangba — Car (passenger): 5.0% Morayfield — Car (passenger): 7.1%
Train 4.8% / 3.4%
Narangba — Train: 4.8% Morayfield — Train: 3.4%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.3%
Narangba — Walked Only: 0.8% Morayfield — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Narangba Morayfield
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 9.8 km 9.9 km

NBN connectivity

Narangba Morayfield
Connectivity score 82/100 83/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 66%
7,745 premises
 67%
12,039 premises

Climate

Narangba Morayfield
Annual rainfall 950 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Narangba Morayfield
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.43 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Narangba Morayfield
Average residential rate $1,577/yr
same for both
Council Moreton Bay
same for both

Federal electorate

Narangba Morayfield
Division Longman
same for both
Member Terry Young
same for both
Party Liberal National Party of Queensland
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Narangba Morayfield
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Narangba

Family Large Blocks Outer Parks Transport Hub

Morayfield

Outer River Transport Hub

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