Morayfield is a mostly residential area, consisting mainly of low-set brick homes and some semi-rural acreage. The main commercial area is concentrated along Morayfield Road and includes the Morayfield Shopping Centre, which opened in 1997. The suburb is situated in the Burpengary Creekcatchment area. The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through the suburb.
History
In 1868 Brisbane man George Raff bought some of the land held by the failed Caboolture Cotton Company, calling it "Moray Field", derived from Raff's native Morayshire in Scotland. It was often written as "Morayfields" and, from 1881, became "Morayfield". Caboolture State School opened in present-day Morayfield on 4 August 1873. In 1890 it was renamed Caboolture South State School and in 1908 it was renamed Morayfield State School.. Morayfield State High School opened on 27 January 1981. Until the mid-1980s, Morayfield remained a rural areaconsisting of a small dairy holding and small crop farming enterprises. However, with the population pressure caused by the rapid growth of the greater Brisbane area, it has since suffered to some degree from random or unplanned residential development and rapid population growth. It is a thriving retail and service industry commercial center. Morayfield East State School opened on 29 January 1991. Minimbah State School opened on 28 January 1997. In January 2011 parts of Morayfield were flooded during the 2010-2011 Queensland floods.
Heritage listings
Morayfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
In the, Morayfield recorded a population of 21,394 people, 51.5% female and 48.5% male. The median age of the Morayfield population was 32 years, 6 years below the national median of 38. 77.2% of people living in Morayfield were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were New Zealand 5.5%, England 3.3%, Philippines 0.7%, South Africa 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.5%. 88.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were Samoan 0.8%, Mandarin 0.5%, Korean 0.4%, Tagalog 0.3% and German 0.2%.
Year
Population
Notes
1911
96
1954
221
1986
2,305
1996
15,496
2001
16,781
2006
18,020
2011
19,346
2016
21,394
Education
Morayfield State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 196-230 Morayfield Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 554 students with 46 teachers and 33 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program. Minimbah State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at the corner Walkers Road and Minimbah Drive. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 802 students with 57 teachers and 29 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program. Morayfield East State School is a government primary school for boys and girls at 107 Graham Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 918 students with 64 teachers and 47 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program. Morayfield State High School is a government secondary school for boys and girls at Visentin Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1425 students with 115 teachers and 48 non-teaching staff. It includes a special education program. Carmichael College is a private primary and secondary school for boys and girls at 793-833 Oakey Flat Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 158 students with 16 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff.
Transport
provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane and Ipswich, as well as Caboolture and the Sunshine Coast. Morayfield Road is a major road that passes through both Morayfield and Caboolture, most of the regions shops are situated on this major road, including the Morayfield Shopping Centre.
