Big Hill vs Greenwich Park
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Big Hill, most households are people living alone. In Greenwich Park, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Big Hill: a median of $1.27 million, against $1.01 million in Greenwich Park, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Big Hill tends to suit people living alone, while Greenwich Park suits couples and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Greenwich Park
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 27/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 40%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Big Hill leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)
- Greenwich Park has cheaper houses ($1,010,000 vs $1,275,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Greenwich Park
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($275/wk vs $550/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Greenwich Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (181.5 km vs 186.2 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Greenwich Park
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 27/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Big Hill
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (77.3% vs 35.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Big Hill and Greenwich Park drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Greenwich Park has more residents (162 vs 78); Big Hill rents higher ($550/wk vs $275/wk).
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78 | 162 +108% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +77.3% | +35.0% |
| Median age | 53 | 52 |
| Median household income | $121,316/yr +30% vs other | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $550/wk +50% vs other | $275/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
Property market
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,275,000 | $1,010,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $5,855,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 78% | 80% |
| Environmental | 22% | 20% |
| 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
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 44 across Upper Lachlan same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +175% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 66% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 60% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 80% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of NSW same for both | |
Liveability
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Big Hill carries more crime risk (27 vs 0).
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 64/100 | High 72/100 |
| Crime | Low 27/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 13 | 4 |
Mobility
Big Hill sits further from the CBD (186.2 km vs 181.5 km).
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 186.2 km +3% vs other | 181.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 134 min | 138 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.0% postcode 2579 | 0.5% postcode 2580 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 2579 | 41 postcode 2580 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.3%).
Setting
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 665 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 757 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 34 premises | 0% 58 premises |
Climate
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 860 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.3°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $636/yr same for both | |
| Council | Upper Lachlan same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Big Hill | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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