Question 1

Is Morphettville a nice place to live?

Accepted Answer

Morphettville is an inner southern Adelaide suburb centred on the Morphettville Racecourse, whose turf and event days give the area a park-like backdrop. Streets are lined with established trees and the housing mix runs from interwar cottages and postwar bungalows to pockets of contemporary townhouses and low-rise infill. The suburb has 3,686 residents, a median age of 39 and a typical household income of $1,414 a week (roughly $73,528 a year). The community is weighted towards couple families, and most homes are owner-occupied while about 38.9% are rented.

Local sporting fields, community facilities and nearby shopping mean everyday errands are close at hand, and regular bus services plus tram connections keep Morphettville linked to surrounding precincts and the wider metro area; the Tramway Gate via the Mike Turtur Bikeway has been reinstated. The racecourse is also the focus of a major master-planned redevelopment that could repurpose surplus land for an inner-urban mixed-use neighbourhood. Whether Morphettville suits you will depend on whether that combination of calm, local amenity and transport links fits what you want.

Question 2

Is it expensive to live in Morphettville?

Accepted Answer

On the figures, buying a house in Morphettville sits well above what a typical local household earned at the last Census. The median house price of $1,150,000 is about 15.6 times a typical local annual household income at the last Census (median weekly household income $1,414, annualised to $73,528), which is a high multiple against local incomes.

Renting also represents a significant share of local income. A house at $700 a week would take about 49.5% of a typical local household's weekly income at the last Census, and a unit at $550 a week would take about 38.9%. That means house rents take a large share of a typical local household's income and unit rents take a sizeable share, measured against local incomes at the last Census.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Question 3

Is Morphettville a good place to invest?

Accepted Answer

Over the past 12 months house values in Morphettville climbed a strong 15.7% while the rent those houses earn rose a solid 7.7%, so capital growth on houses outpaced rental growth this year. Unit rents jumped a strong 19.6%, growing noticeably faster than house rents, so if rental income is your priority the unit side has been the stronger performer this year. Which of those outcomes matters to you depends on whether you prioritise capital growth or rental income and on your own circumstances.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$1.15M	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	15.7%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	22	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	52	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$700	$550
Change in rent Past 12 months	7.7%	19.6%

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