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Morningside

Ranked #59 of 277 Brisbane suburbs for transit. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
48
#148 of 277
Safety
56
#122 of 277
Wealth
73
#75 of 277
Value
69
#87 of 277
Parks
28
#222 of 277
Cafés
52
#128 of 277
Transit
79
#59 of 277
Green space
22
#238 of 277
Active & healthy
47
#164 of 277

The numbers

Population11,755
Area5.1 km²
Median household income$2,280/wk
Median rent$430/wk
Crime rate95.7 incidents per 1,000 people (Morningside police division — not suburb-level)
Parks12 (1.93 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park66.3% of the suburb
Cafés2
Gyms & sport venues36

Common questions about Morningside

Is Morningside safe?

It is around the middle of the pack for Brisbane, scoring 56/100 for safety and ranking #122 of 277 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 96 per 1,000 residents. That figure is reported for the Morningside police division, not for Morningside alone — Queensland does not publish suburb-level crime data, so neighbouring suburbs in the same division share it.

Is Morningside good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is parks and green space. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 56/100, parks 28/100 and green space 22/100. We do not hold school catchment data, so this does not account for schools — see our Brisbane families ranking for the full method.

Is Morningside expensive to live in?

Median rent is $430 a week, and household income ranks #75 of 277 in Brisbane. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 69/100 for value.

Does Morningside have good public transport?

It scores 79/100 for transit, #59 of 277 in Brisbane. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Morningside?

66% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 1.9 hectares per 1,000 residents — 22/100 for green space.

Nearby suburbs

BalmoralHawthorneSeven HillsBulimbaNorman ParkCannon Hill

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Brisbane: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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