Artarmon vs Greenwich

Artarmon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 42 in Greenwich. In both, about half of households are couple families. In Artarmon, about half of households rent and most homes are flats or apartments. In Greenwich, most households own their home. Greenwich is closer to the city centre: 7.6 km, against 9.5 km. On these figures, Artarmon tends to suit renters.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Artarmon has more childcare (12 vs 2)
  • Greenwich has more separate houses rather than flats (51% vs 23%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Greenwich

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($880,000 vs $1,067,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Artarmon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 32%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Artarmon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (8% vs 3%)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greenwich

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 62/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 13%)
  • But Artarmon has more units and townhouses to downsize into (77% vs 50%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Artarmon and Greenwich drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Artarmon Greenwich
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Artarmon Greenwich
Walkability 89 / 87
Artarmon — Walkability: 89/100 Greenwich — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 38 / 72
Artarmon — Safety: 38/100 Greenwich — Safety: 72/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Artarmon — Low fire risk: 100/100 Greenwich — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Artarmon has more residents (9,417 vs 5,469); Greenwich has higher household incomes ($153,192 vs $125,840).

Artarmon Greenwich
Population 9,417
+42% vs other
 5,469
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.1% -2.6%
Median age 37 42
Median household income $125,840/yr $153,192/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $525/wk $550/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Artarmon Greenwich
0-4 5.5% / 4.5%
Artarmon — 0-4: 5.5% Greenwich — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.2% / 12.0%
Artarmon — 5-14: 14.2% Greenwich — 5-14: 12.0%
15-19 4.3% / 5.3%
Artarmon — 15-19: 4.3% Greenwich — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 5.1% / 5.7%
Artarmon — 20-24: 5.1% Greenwich — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 15.5% / 12.7%
Artarmon — 25-34: 15.5% Greenwich — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 20.5% / 13.5%
Artarmon — 35-44: 20.5% Greenwich — 35-44: 13.5%
45-54 13.1% / 14.2%
Artarmon — 45-54: 13.1% Greenwich — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 9.3% / 12.0%
Artarmon — 55-64: 9.3% Greenwich — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 7.5% / 10.6%
Artarmon — 65-74: 7.5% Greenwich — 65-74: 10.6%
75-84 3.7% / 6.6%
Artarmon — 75-84: 3.7% Greenwich — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 1.7% / 3.1%
Artarmon — 85+: 1.7% Greenwich — 85+: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Artarmon 47.1% couple families
Artarmon — Couple Families: 47.1% Artarmon — Lone Person: 32.5% Artarmon — One Parent Families: 11.7% Artarmon — Group Household: 7.0% Artarmon — Other Families: 1.8%
Greenwich 45.0% couple families
Greenwich — Couple Families: 45.0% Greenwich — Lone Person: 38.7% Greenwich — One Parent Families: 9.2% Greenwich — Group Household: 6.2% Greenwich — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Artarmon 51.2% renting
Artarmon — Owned Outright: 25.4% Artarmon — Mortgage: 23.5% Artarmon — Renting: 51.2%
Greenwich 32.4% renting
Greenwich — Owned Outright: 38.4% Greenwich — Mortgage: 29.2% Greenwich — Renting: 32.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Artarmon Greenwich
Bachelor Degree 27.0% / 29.8%
Artarmon — Bachelor Degree: 27.0% Greenwich — Bachelor Degree: 29.8%
Postgraduate Degree 15.2% / 16.6%
Artarmon — Postgraduate Degree: 15.2% Greenwich — Postgraduate Degree: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 7.1%
Artarmon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Greenwich — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1%
Certificate III & IV 4.2% / 3.8%
Artarmon — Certificate III & IV: 4.2% Greenwich — Certificate III & IV: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 3.0%
Artarmon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Greenwich — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Artarmon Greenwich
China 10.3% / 2.9%
Artarmon — China: 10.3% Greenwich — China: 2.9%
India 7.4% / 2.3%
Artarmon — India: 7.4% Greenwich — India: 2.3%
England 3.0% / 5.6%
Artarmon — England: 3.0% Greenwich — England: 5.6%
New Zealand 1.6% / 2.2%
Artarmon — New Zealand: 1.6% Greenwich — New Zealand: 2.2%
Philippines 1.9% / 1.0%
Artarmon — Philippines: 1.9% Greenwich — Philippines: 1.0%
Japan 2.0% / —
Artarmon — Japan: 2.0% Greenwich — Japan: not among its largest
South Africa — / 1.3%
Artarmon — South Africa: not among its largest Greenwich — South Africa: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Artarmon 68.6% flats / apartments
Artarmon — Flats / Apartments: 68.6% Artarmon — Houses: 22.6% Artarmon — Townhouses: 8.8%
Greenwich 43.8% flats / apartments
Greenwich — Flats / Apartments: 43.8% Greenwich — Houses: 50.6% Greenwich — Townhouses: 5.7%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Artarmon Greenwich
Median house price $3,500,000 $3,800,000
Median unit price $1,067,500 $880,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 19 days
from 21 sales
 27 days
from 25 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Artarmon Greenwich
3 bed $2.85M / $3.31M
Artarmon — 3 bed: $2.85M (9 sales) Greenwich — 3 bed: $3.31M (15 sales)

9 vs 15 sales

4 bed $3.9M / $3.79M
Artarmon — 4 bed: $3.9M (15 sales) Greenwich — 4 bed: $3.79M (18 sales)

15 vs 18 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Artarmon Greenwich
1 bed $800K / $758K
Artarmon — 1 bed: $800K (15 sales) Greenwich — 1 bed: $758K (30 sales)

15 vs 30 sales

2 bed $1.06M / $940K
Artarmon — 2 bed: $1.06M (95 sales) Greenwich — 2 bed: $940K (38 sales)

95 vs 38 sales

3 bed $1.46M / $1.85M
Artarmon — 3 bed: $1.46M (18 sales) Greenwich — 3 bed: $1.85M (12 sales)

18 vs 12 sales

Zoning mix

Artarmon has more industrially zoned land (28% vs 0%); Greenwich has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 1%).

Artarmon Greenwich
Residential 46% 75%
Industrial 28% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 15% 5%
Environmental 1% 13%
Parks and recreation 7% 4%
Commercial 1% 2%
Planning zones cover 100% of Artarmon and 98% of Greenwich. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Artarmon Greenwich
New dwellings approved 249
across Willoughby
 169
across Lane Cove
Approvals change year on year +458% -98%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Artarmon Greenwich
Houses 3.6%
$1,175/wk on $1.7M
 3.2%
$1,500/wk on $2.45M
Units 4.3%
$820/wk on $984K
 4.7%
$798/wk on $885K

Ranking within NSW

Artarmon Greenwich
House price Higher than 96% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 6% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 99% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Greenwich scores higher overall (93 vs 83).

Artarmon Greenwich
Grade A A+
Score 83/100 93/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Artarmon carries more crime risk (62 vs 28).

Artarmon Greenwich
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Low
28/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Artarmon Greenwich
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
Australian Catholic University-North Sydney Campus, 3.5 km
 3
Australian Catholic University-North Sydney Campus, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.0% 3.7%

Schools in Artarmon

  • Artarmon Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Bradfield College Government · Secondary

Schools in Greenwich

  • Greenwich Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Artarmon Greenwich
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 17 2
Parks & reserves 12 13
Childcare 12 2
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Hospitals 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 0 1

Mobility

Artarmon Greenwich
Walkability score 89/100 87/100
Distance to Sydney 9.5 km
+20% vs other
 7.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 15 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 149.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 199.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 4.0%
postcode 2064
 3.8%
postcode 2065
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 12
postcode 2064
 8
postcode 2065

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Artarmon Greenwich
Worked from Home 63.1% / 62.2%
Artarmon — Worked from Home: 63.1% Greenwich — Worked from Home: 62.2%
Car (driver) 20.9% / 23.3%
Artarmon — Car (driver): 20.9% Greenwich — Car (driver): 23.3%
Walked Only 4.3% / 6.9%
Artarmon — Walked Only: 4.3% Greenwich — Walked Only: 6.9%
Train 8.2% / 2.7%
Artarmon — Train: 8.2% Greenwich — Train: 2.7%
Car (passenger) 2.3% / 2.0%
Artarmon — Car (passenger): 2.3% Greenwich — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Bus 0.8% / 2.2%
Artarmon — Bus: 0.8% Greenwich — Bus: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.1%).

Setting

Artarmon Greenwich
Elevation 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.6 km
3.4 km to a named beach
 6.1 km
1.3 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Artarmon Greenwich
Connectivity score 73/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
5,163 premises
 0%
2,664 premises

Climate

Artarmon Greenwich
Annual rainfall 1,176 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Artarmon Greenwich
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 15.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.62 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Artarmon Greenwich
Average residential rate $1,275/yr $1,377/yr
Council Willoughby Lane Cove

Federal electorate

Artarmon Greenwich
Division Bradfield Bennelong
Member Nicolette Boele Jerome Laxale
Party Independent Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Artarmon Greenwich
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Artarmon

Apartments Easy Commute Inner Multicultural Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub Urban

Greenwich

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals River Urban

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