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Hawthorne vs Morningside - Seven Hills
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 1.4 km apart · Hawthorne profile · Morningside - Seven Hills profile
Hawthorne Morningside - Seven Hills
Morningside - Seven Hills and Hawthorne are neighbouring areas in Brisbane with very different profiles. Hawthorne is wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $3,018 compared to $2,323 in Morningside - Seven Hills. This wealth is reflected in the homes, as Hawthorne has far more separate houses (62.7% vs 45.9%) and more high earners, with 47.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week. Morningside - Seven Hills is noticeably younger, with a typical resident aged 34 compared to 37 in Hawthorne.
The gap in household wealth has widened since 2011, but the two areas share many everyday similarities. Both are just 9 minutes from the city and have the same typical weekly rent of $430. They also have very similar rates of people working or looking for work and an almost identical share of residents aged 65 and over. Both areas sit well above the national figure for education, with a high proportion of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 4,775
- First area, 2016: 4,971
- First area, 2021: 5,133
- Second area, 2011: 11,430
- Second area, 2016: 12,612
- Second area, 2021: 14,308
- First area, 2011: 33 yrs
- First area, 2016: 34 yrs
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 32 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 34 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Hawthorne: 0.2% males, 0.3% females; 85+ in Morningside - Seven Hills: 0.6% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Hawthorne: 0.4% males, 0.4% females; 80–84 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 0.5% males, 0.6% females
- 75–79 in Hawthorne: 0.6% males, 0.8% females; 75–79 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 70–74 in Hawthorne: 1.2% males, 1.2% females; 70–74 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 0.9% males, 1.1% females
- 65–69 in Hawthorne: 1.5% males, 1.9% females; 65–69 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 1.4% males, 1.6% females
- 60–64 in Hawthorne: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 55–59 in Hawthorne: 3.2% males, 3.4% females; 55–59 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 2.2% males, 2.6% females
- 50–54 in Hawthorne: 4.3% males, 4.6% females; 50–54 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 45–49 in Hawthorne: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 45–49 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 3.6% males, 3.6% females
- 40–44 in Hawthorne: 3.8% males, 4.6% females; 40–44 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 3.8% males, 3.9% females
- 35–39 in Hawthorne: 3.7% males, 4.2% females; 35–39 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 5.1% males, 5.2% females
- 30–34 in Hawthorne: 3.3% males, 3.3% females; 30–34 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 5.1% males, 5.8% females
- 25–29 in Hawthorne: 2.8% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 4.4% males, 5.1% females
- 20–24 in Hawthorne: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 20–24 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 3.8% males, 4.5% females
- 15–19 in Hawthorne: 3.3% males, 4.0% females; 15–19 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 2.4% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Hawthorne: 4.0% males, 4.0% females; 10–14 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 5–9 in Hawthorne: 3.4% males, 3.1% females; 5–9 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Hawthorne: 2.4% males, 2.9% females; 0–4 in Morningside - Seven Hills: 3.4% males, 3.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $971
- First area, 2016: $1,108
- First area, 2021: $1,352
- Second area, 2011: $866
- Second area, 2016: $986
- Second area, 2021: $1,194
- First area, 2011: $2,093
- First area, 2016: $2,418
- First area, 2021: $3,018
- Second area, 2011: $1,715
- Second area, 2016: $2,009
- Second area, 2021: $2,323
- First area, 2011: $2,642
- First area, 2016: $3,058
- First area, 2021: $3,945
- Second area, 2011: $2,111
- Second area, 2016: $2,383
- Second area, 2021: $2,920
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.6
- First area, 2016: 2.6
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.4
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $380
- First area, 2016: $425
- First area, 2021: $430
- Second area, 2011: $360
- Second area, 2016: $410
- Second area, 2021: $430
- First area, 2011: $2,500
- First area, 2016: $2,600
- First area, 2021: $2,800
- Second area, 2011: $2,275
- Second area, 2016: $2,199
- Second area, 2021: $2,167
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Hawthorne vs Morningside - Seven Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/305021116/hawthorne/vs/305021117/morningside-seven-hills