Bridgman vs Greenlands
Bridgman is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Greenlands. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bridgman: a median of $1.66 million, against $782,000 in Greenlands, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Greenlands tends to suit 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
Bridgman
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Greenlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($782,500 vs $1,655,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Greenlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($314/wk vs $435/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Bridgman
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (152 min vs 161 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (215.1 km vs 225.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Bridgman
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bridgman and Greenlands 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
Bridgman has more residents (242 vs 102); Bridgman rents higher ($435/wk vs $314/wk).
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 242 +58% vs other | 102 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +21.0% | +20.0% |
| Median age | 39 | 45 |
| Median household income | $137,800/yr +11% vs other | $122,148/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $435/wk +28% vs other | $314/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
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 (29.4%).
Property market
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,655,000 | $782,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 94% |
| Environmental | 0% | 6% |
| 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
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 91% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 57% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 37% of NSW | Higher than 23% of NSW |
Liveability
Bridgman is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Greenlands carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 15).
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 15/100 | High 71/100 |
| Crime | Low 17/100 | — |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Bridgman
- Mount Pleasant Public School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Greenlands
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 25 | 27 |
Mobility
Greenlands sits further from the CBD (225.3 km vs 215.1 km).
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 215.1 km | 225.3 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 152 min | 161 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2330 same for both | |
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 (78.5%).
Setting
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 106 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 158 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 26/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 83 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,026 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.8°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | — | 5.5 µg/m³ |
| PM10 | 20.2 µg/m³ | 20.9 µg/m³ |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bridgman | Greenlands | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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