Suburb report · WA 6062
Morley
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Population
24,332
Morley suburb profile
Who lives in Morley
At 9km from the Perth CBD, Morley is an inner-city suburb. Morley is home to 24,332 people, a scale matched by fewer than 1% of Western Australian suburbs. By population it is number 5 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. Morley has a median age of 39, near the state's median suburb at 39. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 116 of 270 have an older median age.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $91,000 a year, at the 32nd percentile for Western Australia. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 213 report a higher median household income. An ownership share of 71.2% sits in the middle of the Western Australian range, above 40% of suburbs. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 94 have a lower share of owner-occupiers than Morley.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 8,693 households lived in Morley, more than in 99% of Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 43%, couples without children 27%, people living alone 25.6% and group households 4.4%. On the share of families with children it ranks 175 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. The share of group households, 4.4%, is higher than in 81% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children, at 27%, sit near the Western Australian middle, at the 45th percentile.
Housing supply
128 new dwellings were approved across the Morley statistical area in the year to June 2025, 13% above its 2020 to 2024 average of 113 a year. The Morley statistical area had 25,432 residents in 2025 and closely matches Morley. That is 5 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, close to the 4.4 of a typical Western Australian statistical area. Between 2020 and 2025 the area's approvals peaked at 195 in 2021 and bottomed at 53 in 2020.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Morley statistical area expanded its population by 8.4%, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Western Australian statistical area added 9.7%, putting this area 1.3 points behind. It ranks at the 41st percentile of Western Australian statistical areas for population growth over the period. Year by year, the change ran from 0.4% in 2021 to 3.1% in 2023.
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Bayswater, where the median household income is $115,000 compared with $91,000 here. On the owner-occupied share, Bassendean comes closest to Morley: 72% against 71.2%. Beechboro sits 3km away, with a median household income of $81,000 against $91,000 here.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.