Approximately seven kilometres east of the Brisbane CBD Morningside residents enjoy its close proximity to the City while taking advantage of the community atmosphere the suburb affords. This is a suburb that is expected to see even stronger growth in the next few years.

The population of Morningside has remained relatively stable during the 1990s, primarily due to the established nature of the suburb with a lack of vacant land suitable for new land development.

Being close to the more prestigious suburbs of Bulimba and Hawthorne but without the big price tags, a number of younger couples have moved into Morningside capitalising on the comparative affordability of housing in the suburb.

The majority of housing in Morningside was constructed during the 1950s and 1960s, including numerous weatherboard or chamferboard clad three or four bedroom houses supported by wooden stumps. However, in recent years the suburb has experienced an increase in the number of semi-detached houses and duplexes, units and townhouses.

Like many older suburbs in Brisbane, Morningside has seen a great deal of renovation activity as weatherboard workers cottages and Queenslanders are modernised or restored to their former glory.

Morningside boasts many facilities and services including a major shopping centre, railway station, private schools and numerous parks and recreational reserves.