Bringelly vs Greendale

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Bringelly, most households are couple families. In Greendale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Greendale tends to suit share households and families with children.

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

Greendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 75%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Bringelly leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 34%)
  • Greendale has cheaper land ($350,000 vs $3,550,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Greendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Bringelly

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (57.6 km vs 64.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (55 min vs 61 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Bringelly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (14/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Bringelly

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-3.0% vs -9.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bringelly Greendale
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.

Bringelly Greendale
Walkability 14 / 0
Bringelly — Walkability: 14/100 Greendale — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 70 / 88
Bringelly — Low fire risk: 70/100 Greendale — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Bringelly has more residents (2,433 vs 314).

Bringelly Greendale
Population 2,433
+87% vs other
 314
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -3.0% -9.8%
Median age 42
same for both
Median household income $95,316/yr $101,816/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+3% vs other
 $483/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bringelly Greendale
0-4 4.1% / 6.4%
Bringelly — 0-4: 4.1% Greendale — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 12.2% / 14.3%
Bringelly — 5-14: 12.2% Greendale — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 7.6% / 6.4%
Bringelly — 15-19: 7.6% Greendale — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 8.0% / 8.6%
Bringelly — 20-24: 8.0% Greendale — 20-24: 8.6%
25-34 10.6% / 10.5%
Bringelly — 25-34: 10.6% Greendale — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 10.4% / 9.6%
Bringelly — 35-44: 10.4% Greendale — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 13.5% / 12.7%
Bringelly — 45-54: 13.5% Greendale — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 14.6% / 18.2%
Bringelly — 55-64: 14.6% Greendale — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 12.7% / 10.2%
Bringelly — 65-74: 12.7% Greendale — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 4.9% / 5.7%
Bringelly — 75-84: 4.9% Greendale — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.7% / 1.3%
Bringelly — 85+: 1.7% Greendale — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bringelly 59.1% couple families
Bringelly — Couple Families: 59.1% Bringelly — One Parent Families: 15.6% Bringelly — Lone Person: 20.0% Bringelly — Group Household: 4.2% Bringelly — Other Families: 1.1%
Greendale 54.5% couple families
Greendale — Couple Families: 54.5% Greendale — One Parent Families: 28.8% Greendale — Lone Person: 6.1% Greendale — Group Household: 10.6% Greendale — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bringelly 22.3% renting
Bringelly — Owned Outright: 51.5% Bringelly — Mortgage: 26.3% Bringelly — Renting: 22.3%
Greendale 32.9% renting
Greendale — Owned Outright: 54.3% Greendale — Mortgage: 12.9% Greendale — Renting: 32.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Bringelly Greendale
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 15.6%
Bringelly — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Greendale — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 6.3% / 7.0%
Bringelly — Bachelor Degree: 6.3% Greendale — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.1% / 5.4%
Bringelly — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1% Greendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 1.0%
Bringelly — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Greendale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Bringelly — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Greendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Bringelly Greendale
China 1.1% / 7.6%
Bringelly — China: 1.1% Greendale — China: 7.6%
Italy 2.3% / 2.5%
Bringelly — Italy: 2.3% Greendale — Italy: 2.5%
Lebanon 1.6% / —
Bringelly — Lebanon: 1.6% Greendale — Lebanon: not among its largest
Iraq 1.3% / —
Bringelly — Iraq: 1.3% Greendale — Iraq: not among its largest
England 1.3% / —
Bringelly — England: 1.3% Greendale — England: not among its largest
Germany — / 1.3%
Bringelly — Germany: not among its largest Greendale — Germany: 1.3%
Scotland — / 1.0%
Bringelly — Scotland: not among its largest Greendale — Scotland: 1.0%
Pakistan — / 1.0%
Bringelly — Pakistan: not among its largest Greendale — Pakistan: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bringelly 98.0% houses
Bringelly — Houses: 98.0% Bringelly — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Greendale 96.4% houses
Greendale — Houses: 96.4% Greendale — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bringelly Greendale
Median house price $2,950,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $3,550,000 $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 120 days
from 6 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Greendale has more rural and farming land (69% vs 48%); Bringelly has more commercially zoned land (12% vs 0%).

Bringelly Greendale
Rural and farming 48% 69%
Residential 14% 0%
Other and special use 12%
same for both
Commercial 12% 0%
Environmental 7% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 9%
Parks and recreation 2% 0%
Planning zones cover 99% of Bringelly and 100% of Greendale. 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

Bringelly Greendale
New dwellings approved 1,671
across Camden
 2,229
across Liverpool
Approvals change year on year -21% +28%

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.

Bringelly Greendale
Houses 1.2%
$750/wk on $3.39M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bringelly Greendale
House price Higher than 97% of NSW —
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Bringelly is more walkable (14 vs 0).

Bringelly Greendale
Grade C —
Score 42/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Bringelly carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 12).

Bringelly Greendale
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 —
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
91/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Bringelly Greendale
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Bringelly

  • Bringelly Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Greendale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Bringelly Greendale
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 6 8

Mobility

Greendale sits further from the CBD (64.2 km vs 57.6 km).

Bringelly Greendale
Walkability score 14/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 57.6 km 64.2 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 55 min 61 min
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2556
 0.9%
postcode 2745
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 33
postcode 2556
 56
postcode 2745

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.

Bringelly Greendale
Car (driver) 52.9% / 49.5%
Bringelly — Car (driver): 52.9% Greendale — Car (driver): 49.5%
Worked from Home 36.3% / 39.8%
Bringelly — Worked from Home: 36.3% Greendale — Worked from Home: 39.8%
Walked Only 3.9% / 7.8%
Bringelly — Walked Only: 3.9% Greendale — Walked Only: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 2.9%
Bringelly — Car (passenger): 4.0% Greendale — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Train 1.7% / —
Bringelly — Train: 1.7% Greendale — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.9%).

Setting

Bringelly Greendale
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.3 km 43.8 km

NBN connectivity

Bringelly Greendale
Connectivity score 95/100 34/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 75%
863 premises
 6%
115 premises

Climate

Bringelly Greendale
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Bringelly Greendale
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Bringelly Greendale
Average residential rate $1,504/yr $1,322/yr
Council Camden Liverpool

Federal electorate

Bringelly Greendale
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bringelly Greendale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bringelly

Acreage Outer Premium

Greendale

Rural

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