Carrick vs Greenwich Park
Greenwich Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 56 in Carrick. 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 Carrick: a median of $1.3 million, against $1.01 million in Greenwich Park, though rent is higher in Greenwich Park. On these figures, Carrick tends to suit people living alone, while Greenwich Park suits 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 50/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Greenwich Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($1,010,000 vs $1,300,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Carrick
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 17%)
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $275/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
- Carrick has a shorter drive in (132 min vs 138 min)
- Greenwich Park sits closer to the CBD (181.5 km vs 191.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Greenwich Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 50/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Greenwich Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (35.0% vs 20.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Carrick 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 rents higher ($275/wk vs $200/wk); Carrick has higher household incomes ($109,200 vs $84,448).
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 164 +1% vs other | 162 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.6% | +35.0% |
| Median age | 56 | 52 |
| Median household income | $109,200/yr +23% vs other | $84,448/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $275/wk +38% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.0%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.0%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,300,000 | $1,010,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Carrick has more land zoned for conservation (31% vs 20%); Greenwich Park has more rural and farming land (80% vs 69%).
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 69% | 80% |
| Environmental | 31% | 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
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 332 across Goulburn Mulwaree | 44 across Upper Lachlan |
| Approvals change year on year | -1% | +175% |
Ranking within NSW
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
Liveability
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Carrick carries more crime risk (50 vs 0).
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 72/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 50/100 | 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
| Carrick | 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
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 9 | 4 |
Mobility
Carrick sits further from the CBD (191.3 km vs 181.5 km).
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 191.3 km +5% vs other | 181.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 132 min | 138 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2580 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2580 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 (72.6%).
Setting
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 616 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 757 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 17 premises | 0% 58 premises |
Climate
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 658 mm | 860 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.1°C | 26.0°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 2.7°C | 1.3°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 10.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.36 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,370/yr | $636/yr |
| Council | Goulburn Mulwaree | Upper Lachlan |
Federal electorate
| Carrick | Greenwich Park | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro | Riverina |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain | Michael Mccormack |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Carrick | 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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