Morphettville, SA Family Guide
SA 5043 · City of Marion
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Tennis around Morphettville
24 listed within 5 km of Morphettville · 1 in Morphettville
In Morphettville
1.5 km from central Morphettville
1.7 km from central Morphettville
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- Glenlea Tennis Club · Novar Gardens · 1.7 km
- Paringa Park · Somerton Park · 1.7 km
- Somerton Park Tennis Club · Somerton Park · 1.7 km
- Camden Oval · Novar Gardens · 1.8 km
- Brighton District Table Tennis Club · Somerton Park · 1.9 km
- Seaforth Park · Somerton Park · 2.4 km
- Weaver Street Reserve · Edwardstown · 2.6 km
- Ascot Park & Vermont Tennis Club · Edwardstown · 2.7 km
- George Street Reserve · Marion · 2.7 km
- Glenlea Tennis Club · Glenelg North · 3.1 km
- Marion R & S L Bowling Club · Marion · 3.1 km
- Marion Tennis Club · Marion · 3.3 km
- Sandery Avenue Reserve · Seacombe Gardens · 3.6 km
- Sturt Table Tennis Club · Clarence Gardens · 3.6 km
- Roselands Tennis World · Bedford Park · 3.8 km
- Tucker Tennis · Brighton · 3.9 km
- Kesmond Tennis Club · Glandore · 4 km
- West Beach Tennis Centre · West Beach · 4.1 km
- Dover Square Tennis Club · South Brighton · 4.2 km
- Colonel Light West Tennis Club · Colonel Light Gardens · 4.9 km
- Evolve Tennis Coaching · Colonel Light Gardens · 4.9 km
Soccer around Morphettville
15 listed within 5 km of Morphettville · 1 in Morphettville
In Morphettville
1.7 km from central Morphettville
1.8 km from central Morphettville
See all 15 within 5 km
- Glenelg Golf Club · Novar Gardens · 1.7 km
- Edwardstown Football Club · South Plympton · 2 km
- Marion Football Club · Marion · 2.2 km
- South City Chiefs American Football Club · Marion · 2.2 km
- Sturt Marion Thunder Soccer Club · Marion · 2.2 km
- Marion Sports & Community Club · Sturt · 3.5 km
- Southern Suburbs Rugby Club · Clarence Gardens · 3.8 km
- Bubble Fun sa · Netley · 3.9 km
- Cumberland United Football Club · Clarence Gardens · 4.2 km
- Southern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club · Clarence Gardens · 4.2 km
- Flinders Soccer Club · Bedford Park · 4.4 km
- Flinders Flames Women's Football Club · Bedford Park · 4.4 km
Football (AFL) around Morphettville
11 listed within 5 km of Morphettville
1.5 km from central Morphettville
1.8 km from central Morphettville
1.9 km from central Morphettville
Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in South Plympton (1 · 2 km), Marion (1 · 2.2 km), Novar Gardens (1 · 1.7 km)
See all 11 within 5 km
- Edwardstown Football Club · South Plympton · 2 km
- St Peters Woodlands PS (T3) Auskick Centre · Glenelg · 2 km
- Marion Football Club · Marion · 2.2 km
- Edwardstown FC Auskick Centre · Edwardstown · 2.4 km
- Mitchell Park FC Auskick Centre · Mitchell Park · 2.7 km
- Westminster OS Auskick Centre · Glandore · 4 km
- Kenilworth FC Auskick Centre · St Marys · 4.2 km
- Trinity Baptist Basketball Club · Colonel Light Gardens · 4.9 km
Gymnastics & cheer around Morphettville
10 listed within 5 km of Morphettville · 2 in Morphettville
In Morphettville
1.4 km from central Morphettville
See all 10 within 5 km
- Squash SA · Somerton Park · 1.9 km
- CrossFit Zenith · Edwardstown · 3.3 km
- Plympton Halifax Calisthenics Club · North Plympton · 3.7 km
- Generation Dance · North Plympton · 3.7 km
- Brighton Calisthenics Club · Brighton · 3.9 km
- CircoBats Inc · Black Forest · 4.1 km
- Seacliff Gymnastics · Seacliff · 5 km
More sports
- Martial arts (10 within 5 km) — Whiteways Taekwondo (1.6 km)Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in South Plympton (1 · 2 km), Marion (1 · 2.2 km), Novar Gardens (1 · 1.7 km)
- Other sports (10 within 5 km) — Glenelg Golf Club (1.7 km)Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in South Plympton (1 · 2 km), Clovelly Park (1 · 3.2 km), Novar Gardens (1 · 1.7 km)
- Swimming (8 within 5 km) — Proswim (1.7 km)Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in Marion (1 · 2.2 km), Oaklands Park (1 · 2.9 km), Novar Gardens (2 · 1.7 km)
- Netball (4 within 5 km) — WestSwim (2.2 km)Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in Marion (1 · 2.2 km), Clovelly Park (1 · 3.2 km), Mitchell Park (1 · 3.3 km)
- Athletics (3 within 5 km) — Pivotal Dance Pty Ltd (3.9 km)Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in Brighton (1 · 3.9 km), Clarence Gardens (1 · 4.2 km), Colonel Light Gardens (1 · 4.9 km)
- Basketball (2 within 5 km) — Sturt Basketball Club (4.9 km)Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in Colonel Light Gardens (1 · 4.9 km), Pasadena (1 · 4.9 km), Cumberland Park (1 · 5.1 km)
- Cricket (2 within 5 km) — Glenelg Golf Club (1.7 km)Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in South Plympton (1 · 2 km), Novar Gardens (1 · 1.7 km), Millswood (1 · 5.9 km)
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Arts & dance around Morphettville
19 listed within 5 km of Morphettville
1.7 km from central Morphettville
2.2 km from central Morphettville
2.2 km from central Morphettville
Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in Marion (2 · 2.2 km), Oaklands Park (1 · 2.9 km), Novar Gardens (1 · 1.7 km)
See all 19 within 5 km
- Brighton Performing Arts Centre · North Brighton · 2.4 km
- Diving SA · Oaklands Park · 2.9 km
- Vital Movement Studios · Edwardstown · 3.3 km
- Mitcham Dance · Edwardstown · 3.3 km
- Air Brushes by Warwick · Melrose Park · 3.3 km
- Plympton Halifax Calisthenics Club · North Plympton · 3.7 km
- Generation Dance · North Plympton · 3.7 km
- Kelly Sports Adelaide Metro · Brighton · 3.9 km
- Pivotal Dance Pty Ltd · Brighton · 3.9 km
- Brighton Calisthenics Club · Brighton · 3.9 km
- One50 Incorporated · St Marys · 4 km
- CircoBats Inc · Black Forest · 4.1 km
- SJC Art Studios · Clarence Gardens · 4.2 km
- The Newry Studio of Irish Dancing · Clarence Gardens · 4.2 km
- Fusion Beats Dance · Kurralta Park · 4.4 km
- Tower Arts Centre · Pasadena · 4.9 km
Tutoring & STEM around Morphettville
9 listed within 5 km of Morphettville
1.7 km from central Morphettville
2.7 km from central Morphettville
2.8 km from central Morphettville
Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in Marion (1 · 2.2 km), Novar Gardens (1 · 1.7 km), Edwardstown (2 · 3.3 km)
See all 9 within 5 km
- WestSwim · Marion · 2.2 km
- Marion City Band · Edwardstown · 3.3 km
- Mitcham Dance · Edwardstown · 3.3 km
- Kumon Brighton Education Centre · Hove · 3.3 km
- Generation Dance · North Plympton · 3.7 km
- Fusion Beats Dance · Kurralta Park · 4.4 km
- Music (8 within 5 km) — Novar Music Learning Centre (1.7 km)Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in Marion (1 · 2.2 km), Novar Gardens (1 · 1.7 km), Edwardstown (1 · 3.3 km)
- Kids' activities & play (4 within 5 km) — Holdfast Taekwondo (2.7 km)Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in Hove (1 · 2.7 km), Brighton (2 · 3.9 km), Black Forest (1 · 4.1 km)
- Yoga & wellbeing (2 within 5 km) — Novar Music Learning Centre (1.7 km)Not finding it in Morphettville? Listed in Novar Gardens (1 · 1.7 km), Bedford Park (1 · 4.4 km), Seacliff (1 · 5.4 km)
Schools within 3 km of Morphettville
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25 schools within 3 km of the Morphettville centre, 1 with a Morphettville address.
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 9)
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Libraries (3)
Swedenborg Lending Library
Marion · 1.4 km
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Als Library Services Pty LTD
Edwardstown · 2.9 km
Sports grounds (2)
Parks (4 of 11)
Rajah Street Reserve
Oaklands Park · 1.6 km
Lindsay Street Reserve
Plympton · 2.3 km
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Dwyer Road Reserve
Oaklands Park · 2.5 km
Cheaters Gardens
Hove · 2.6 km
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
15 Oct 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Toddler Time @ Park Holme Library, Term 4 2026
Park Holme · 1.5 km
Ages 1–4
Hosted by City of Marion
Free
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Activities by age around Morphettville
Ages as the provider or event states them. * Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.
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Mitcham Dance Ages 2–15*
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Generation Dance Ages 2–18*
Free & low-cost
"Free" means the organiser marks it free; low-cost means a stated price of $15 or less.
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Toddler Time @ Park Holme Library, Term 4 2026
15 Oct 2026 – 3 Dec 2026 · Park Holme · 1.5 km · Free · Ages 1–4
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Morphettville: 103 kids' activities within 5 km, 1 school in Morphettville, parks and playgrounds, and 1 upcoming event.
- Parks & places
- 9 verified playgrounds · 3 libraries
- What's on
- 1 event in the next 60 days
- Free & low-cost
- 1 event
- Explore nearby
- South Plympton, Marion, and Oaklands Park
Explore your neighbourhood
Connect schools, activities, events, homes and community places.
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Browse mapped places (91)
- Dara SchoolSchool
- Our Lady of Grace SchoolSchool
- Glenelg Primary SchoolSchool
- Kilparrin Teaching and Assessment School and ServicesSchool
- SA School and Services for Vision ImpairedSchool
- Ascot Park Primary SchoolSchool
- Immanuel Primary SchoolSchool
- Warradale Primary SchoolSchool
- Sacred Heart College Senior SchoolSchool
- Immanuel CollegeSchool
- Hamilton Secondary CollegeSchool
- Paringa Park Primary SchoolSchool
- Forbes Primary SchoolSchool
- Westminster SchoolSchool
- St Peter’s WoodlandsSchool
- Christ the King SchoolSchool
- Marion Primary SchoolSchool
- St Mary's Memorial SchoolSchool
- Brighton Secondary SchoolSchool
- St Leonards Primary SchoolSchool
- St John the Baptist Catholic SchoolSchool
- Sacred Heart College - Champagnat CampusSchool
- Emmaus Christian CollegeSchool
- Clovelly Park Primary SchoolSchool
- Plympton International CollegeSchool
- Koorana Gymnastics Club IncActivity
- Morphettville Park Sporting Club IncActivity
- Morphettville Park Tennis ClubActivity
- Gymnastics saActivity
- Alpha GymnasticsActivity
- Phos Camden FC Auskick CentreActivity
- Holdfast Tennis ClubActivity
- Whiteways TaekwondoActivity
- Somerton Park Tennis ClubActivity
- ProswimActivity
- Paringa ParkActivity
- Adelaide Physical Culture ClubActivity
- Glenelg Golf ClubActivity
- Novar Music Learning CentreActivity
- Glenlea Tennis ClubActivity
- West Torrens Birkalla Soccer ClubActivity
- Camden OvalActivity
- Glenelg FC Auskick CentreActivity
- Bubble SportsActivity
- Squash SAActivity
- Brighton District Table Tennis ClubActivity
- Somerton Yacht ClubActivity
- Plympton Bulldogs FC Auskick CentreActivity
- Iswim at Immanuel CollegeActivity
- Immanuel College Sports CentreActivity
- Poolside GlenelgActivity
- St Peters Woodlands PS (T3) Auskick CentreActivity
- Edwardstown Football ClubActivity
- South Coast Cycling ClubActivity
- Marion Football ClubActivity
- Music AlleyActivity
- South City Chiefs American Football ClubActivity
- Sturt Marion Thunder Soccer ClubActivity
- WestSwimActivity
- Seaforth ParkActivity
- Edwardstown FC Auskick CentreActivity
- Brighton Performing Arts CentreActivity
- Weaver Street ReserveActivity
- Karate Shudokan Nippon den Tsuchiya RyuActivity
- Ascot Park & Vermont Tennis ClubActivity
- Toddler Time @ Park Holme Library, Term 4 2026Event
- Cowra Avenue ReservePark or community place
- Swedenborg Lending LibraryPark or community place
- Lions ParkPark or community place
- Rajah Street ReservePark or community place
- Bowker Street OvalPark or community place
- Sutherland ParkPark or community place
- Partridge HousePark or community place
- Sheoak Avenue ReservePark or community place
- Audrey Street ReservePark or community place
- Rossal Road ReservePark or community place
- Alison Avenue ReservePark or community place
- Lindsay Street ReservePark or community place
- Dwyer Road ReservePark or community place
- Plympton GreenPark or community place
- Cheaters GardensPark or community place
- Jervois Street ReservePark or community place
- Glenelg Public LibraryPark or community place
- Jimmy Melrose ParkPark or community place
- Wigley ReservePark or community place
- John Miller ReservePark or community place
- Gregory ReservePark or community place
- Yalpinga Street ReservePark or community place
- Shannon AvenuePark or community place
- Als Library Services Pty LTDPark or community place
- Rosslyn Street ReservePark or community place
Your council & community
Morphettville within City of Marion
4 of the council area’s 53 activity providers · 4th of 19 suburbs by number of providers
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around Morphettville
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$1.08m
Median, houses
Recently sold within 5 km of Morphettville
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Glengowrie, SA 5044
Property Type: House
Glengowrie, SA 5044
Property Type: House
Somerton Park, SA 5044
Property Type: House
Park Holme, SA 5043
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Park Holme, SA 5043
Property Type: House
Glenelg East, SA 5045
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Metro Median House Sales © Government of South Australia, CC BY
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
South Plympton
2 activity providers · 2 km
Marion
9 activity providers · 2.2 km
Oaklands Park
1 activity provider · 2.9 km
Clovelly Park
2 activity providers · 3.2 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Morphettville
Gymnastics & cheer 2, Tennis 1, Soccer 1, Party entertainers 1
1 school · 0 parks
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South Plympton2 km · same council
Football (AFL) 1, Cricket 1, Martial arts 1, Other sports 1 +1
2 schools · 2 parks
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Marion2.2 km · same council
Soccer 3, Tennis 3, Arts & dance 2, Football (AFL) 1 +5
2 schools · 1 park
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Oaklands Park2.9 km · same council
Arts & dance 1, Swimming 1
0 schools · 2 parks
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Clovelly Park3.2 km · same council
Netball 1, Other sports 1
1 school · 2 parks
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Novar Gardens1.7 km
Tennis 3, Soccer 2, Swimming 2, Football (AFL) 1 +7
2 schools · 3 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
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| Morphettville | Gymnastics & cheer 2, Tennis 1, Soccer 1, Party entertainers 1 | 1 | 0 |
| South Plympton2 km · same council | Football (AFL) 1, Cricket 1, Martial arts 1, Other sports 1 +1 | 2 | 2 |
| Marion2.2 km · same council | Soccer 3, Tennis 3, Arts & dance 2, Football (AFL) 1 +5 | 2 | 1 |
| Oaklands Park2.9 km · same council | Arts & dance 1, Swimming 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Clovelly Park3.2 km · same council | Netball 1, Other sports 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Novar Gardens1.7 km | Tennis 3, Soccer 2, Swimming 2, Football (AFL) 1 +7 | 2 | 3 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
Recorded offences in Morphettville
| Suburb | Recorded offences (12 months) |
|---|---|
| Morphettville | 189 |
| Ascot Park | 253 |
| Bedford Park | 177 |
| Black Forest | 84 |
| Brighton | 293 |
| Camden Park | 187 |
| Clarence Gardens | 88 |
| Clarence Park | 118 |
| Clovelly Park | 121 |
| Colonel Light Gardens | 66 |
| Darlington | 165 |
| Daw Park | 61 |
Recorded offences, 12 months to 2025-06 · Source: South Australia Police, CC BY · source
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Local guides & reading
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Gymnastics & cheer (2) Category page →
Party entertainers (1)
* Ages read from the provider's own website and re-checked every four months — not yet confirmed by them here.