Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Morphettville then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Morphettville, SA (postcode 5043) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
+21.4% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,035 | 3,208 | 3,686 | +651 · +21.4% |
| Median age | 46 | 43 | 39 | -7 · -15.2% |
| Median household income | $835/wk | $1,003/wk | $1,414/wk | +$579 · +69.3% |
| Median personal income | $462/wk | $541/wk | $743/wk | +$281 · +60.8% |
| Median rent | $161/wk | $228/wk | $300/wk | +$139 · +86.3% |
| Median mortgage | $1,688/mo | $1,700/mo | $1,667/mo | $21 · -1.2% |
| Average household size | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | +0.1 · +4.8% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Morphettville trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
3,686
was 3,208 in 2016
+478 · +14.9%
Median rent
$300/wk
was $228/wk in 2016
+$72 · +31.6%
Household income
$1,414/wk
was $1,003/wk in 2016
+$411 · +41%
Median age
39
was 43 in 2016
-4 · -9.3%
Dig deeper: Morphettville population growth · Morphettville then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.