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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Morley is a well-established middle-ring suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 22,539, making it a sizeable community. Located approximately 8 km from the Perth CBD, Morley is a middle ring area in Western Australia. The median household income is $82,316 per year.
Household incomes in Morley sit in a comfortable mid-range for the Western Australia market. Its proximity to the CBD adds a strong location premium.
Official Australia Post postcode for Morley. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 6 schools within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Morley on My School →Estimated 9 parks and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
With 22,539 residents, Morley is one of Western Australia's more populous suburbs — roughly 4.0× the state median of 5,605 — giving it a deep buyer and tenant pool that typically supports higher transaction volumes and shorter average days on market. Household income of $82,316/year is 17% below the Western Australia median of $99,736, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Median weekly rent of $360 equates to $1,560/month — about 90% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,733/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. At 8 km from the Perth CBD, Morley sits inside the high-demand inner ring — properties here compete directly with the city's employment, transport and amenity networks.
Middle-ring locations like this one historically reward patient holders — focus on homes near catchment-zone schools and major transport. Local rents consume roughly 23% of household income — a useful sanity check on tenant affordability.
How Morley stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Morley sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Morley | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 22,539 | 5,605 | +302% |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr | $99,736/yr | -17% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $360 | $350 | +3% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,733 | $1,902 | -9% |
| Distance to CBD | 8 km | 20 km | -60% |
| Separate houses | 77% | 79% | -2pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Morley — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Moderate buy-and-hold potential: Morley's 22,539-person market and $82,316 median household income work for investors who are selective on street location and property quality rather than counting on a suburb-wide rerating.
Strong rental coverage: $360/week (~$1,560/month) covers 90% of the $1,733/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $173/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
With 77% houses in a 22,539-person market, renovation margins depend on individual street and aspect rather than any suburb-wide story — do comparable-sales analysis before committing capital.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Morley are modest for 2026 — incomes 17% below the WA median of $99,736 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~90% of the typical mortgage ($1,560/month rent vs $1,733/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 63/100 places Morley in the upper-middle tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Morley scores 63/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a good rating. That score is driven by a population of 22,539, median household income of $82,316/year and median weekly rent of $360. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Morley are proximity to Perth (8 km), a median household income of $82,316/year, a dwelling mix that is 77% separate houses, roughly 6 schools and 9 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Morley has a usual resident population of approximately 22,539, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the upper half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Morley sits 8 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is inner-ring territory — pricing competes directly with established Perth employment nodes.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $360 in Morley, equating to approximately $18,720/year in gross rental income (state median $350/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Morley is $1,733, or approximately $20,796/year (vs $1,902/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $360 works out to $1,560/month, covering 90% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,733/month. That leaves a $173/month shortfall (around $2,076/year before tax benefits), so a typical owner-occupier-priced property here is negatively geared. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,733 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($82,316 vs $99,736 state median), the broader Western Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.