Bumbaldry vs Greenethorpe

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Bumbaldry: a median of $1.15 million, against $270,000 in Greenethorpe, though rent is higher in Greenethorpe. On these figures, Bumbaldry tends to suit couples, while Greenethorpe suits older residents 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

Bumbaldry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 36/100)

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

First-home buyers

Greenethorpe

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($270,000 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bumbaldry

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $200/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Bumbaldry sits closer to the CBD (349 km vs 405.7 km)
  • Greenethorpe has a shorter drive in (274 min vs 287 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Bumbaldry carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 36/100)
  • Greenethorpe has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Bumbaldry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.0% vs -15.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
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.

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Walkability 0 / 0
Bumbaldry — Walkability: 0/100 Greenethorpe — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 84 / 64
Bumbaldry — Safety: 84/100 Greenethorpe — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 84 / 100
Bumbaldry — Low fire risk: 84/100 Greenethorpe — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greenethorpe has more residents (202 vs 107); Bumbaldry has higher household incomes ($71,500 vs $53,924).

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Population 107 202
+89% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +7.0% -15.8%
Median age 52 53
Median household income $71,500/yr
+25% vs other
 $53,924/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $200/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
0-4 4.7% / 4.5%
Bumbaldry — 0-4: 4.7% Greenethorpe — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.2% / 12.4%
Bumbaldry — 5-14: 11.2% Greenethorpe — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 8.4% / 4.5%
Bumbaldry — 15-19: 8.4% Greenethorpe — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 — / 2.5%
Bumbaldry — 20-24: not among its largest Greenethorpe — 20-24: 2.5%
25-34 11.2% / 11.9%
Bumbaldry — 25-34: 11.2% Greenethorpe — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 8.4% / 10.4%
Bumbaldry — 35-44: 8.4% Greenethorpe — 35-44: 10.4%
45-54 15.9% / 9.9%
Bumbaldry — 45-54: 15.9% Greenethorpe — 45-54: 9.9%
55-64 25.2% / 22.3%
Bumbaldry — 55-64: 25.2% Greenethorpe — 55-64: 22.3%
65-74 11.2% / 12.9%
Bumbaldry — 65-74: 11.2% Greenethorpe — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 2.8% / 9.4%
Bumbaldry — 75-84: 2.8% Greenethorpe — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 2.8% / 3.0%
Bumbaldry — 85+: 2.8% Greenethorpe — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bumbaldry 48.0% lone person
Bumbaldry — Lone Person: 48.0% Bumbaldry — Couple Families: 52.0% Bumbaldry — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Greenethorpe 53.2% lone person
Greenethorpe — Lone Person: 53.2% Greenethorpe — Couple Families: 27.7% Greenethorpe — One Parent Families: 19.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bumbaldry 12.5% renting
Bumbaldry — Owned Outright: 47.5% Bumbaldry — Mortgage: 40.0% Bumbaldry — Renting: 12.5%
Greenethorpe 5.3% renting
Greenethorpe — Owned Outright: 62.7% Greenethorpe — Mortgage: 32.0% Greenethorpe — Renting: 5.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bumbaldry 92.9% houses
Bumbaldry — Houses: 92.9% Bumbaldry — Townhouses: 9.5% Bumbaldry — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Greenethorpe 98.8% houses
Greenethorpe — Houses: 98.8% Greenethorpe — Townhouses: 0.0% Greenethorpe — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Certificate III & IV 29.0% / 12.4%
Bumbaldry — Certificate III & IV: 29.0% Greenethorpe — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.2% / 11.9%
Bumbaldry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.2% Greenethorpe — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.2% / 10.4%
Bumbaldry — Bachelor Degree: 11.2% Greenethorpe — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Bumbaldry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Greenethorpe — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.0%).

Property market

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Median house price $1,150,000 $270,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Rural and farming 91% 99%
Environmental 8% 1%
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

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
New dwellings approved 6
across Weddin
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
House price Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
Income Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bumbaldry carries more bushfire risk (16 vs 0); Greenethorpe carries more crime risk (36 vs 16).

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Bushfire Low
16/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
16/100
 Low
36/100
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

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Bumbaldry

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

Schools in Greenethorpe

  • Greenethorpe Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 25 4

Mobility

Greenethorpe sits further from the CBD (405.7 km vs 349 km).

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 349 km 405.7 km
+16% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 287 min 274 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2794
 0.0%
postcode 2809
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2794
 —

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.

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Car (driver) 48.9% / 67.6%
Bumbaldry — Car (driver): 48.9% Greenethorpe — Car (driver): 67.6%
Worked from Home 42.2% / 27.0%
Bumbaldry — Worked from Home: 42.2% Greenethorpe — Worked from Home: 27.0%
Car (passenger) 8.9% / —
Bumbaldry — Car (passenger): 8.9% Greenethorpe — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only — / 5.4%
Bumbaldry — Walked Only: not among its largest Greenethorpe — Walked Only: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.6%).

Setting

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Elevation 698 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 434 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Connectivity score 16/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Average residential rate $734/yr
same for both
Council Weddin
same for both

Federal electorate

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bumbaldry Greenethorpe
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bumbaldry

Rural

Greenethorpe

Affordable Retirees Rural

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