Cobbitty vs Greendale

Cobbitty is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 42 in Greendale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cobbitty, most households are couple families. In Greendale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Greendale tends to suit share households.

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

Cobbitty

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (6 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)

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

  • Cobbitty leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 34%)
  • Greendale has cheaper land ($350,000 vs $800,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Greendale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($483/wk vs $530/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (64.2 km vs 71.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Cobbitty

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (103.9% vs -9.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cobbitty 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.

Cobbitty 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.

Cobbitty Greendale
Walkability 6 / 0
Cobbitty — Walkability: 6/100 Greendale — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 83 / 88
Cobbitty — Low fire risk: 83/100 Greendale — Low fire risk: 88/100

Demographics

Cobbitty has more residents (4,206 vs 314); Greendale skews older (42 vs 35).

Cobbitty Greendale
Population 4,206
+93% vs other
 314
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +103.9% -9.8%
Median age 35 42
Median household income $120,276/yr
+15% vs other
 $101,816/yr
Median weekly rent $530/wk
+9% vs other
 $483/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cobbitty Greendale
0-4 8.7% / 6.4%
Cobbitty — 0-4: 8.7% Greendale — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 13.6% / 14.3%
Cobbitty — 5-14: 13.6% Greendale — 5-14: 14.3%
15-19 6.0% / 6.4%
Cobbitty — 15-19: 6.0% Greendale — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 5.6% / 8.6%
Cobbitty — 20-24: 5.6% Greendale — 20-24: 8.6%
25-34 16.1% / 10.5%
Cobbitty — 25-34: 16.1% Greendale — 25-34: 10.5%
35-44 13.7% / 9.6%
Cobbitty — 35-44: 13.7% Greendale — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 11.5% / 12.7%
Cobbitty — 45-54: 11.5% Greendale — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 9.6% / 18.2%
Cobbitty — 55-64: 9.6% Greendale — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 9.1% / 10.2%
Cobbitty — 65-74: 9.1% Greendale — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 5.3% / 5.7%
Cobbitty — 75-84: 5.3% Greendale — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.0% / 1.3%
Cobbitty — 85+: 1.0% Greendale — 85+: 1.3%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cobbitty 62.1% couple families
Cobbitty — Couple Families: 62.1% Cobbitty — One Parent Families: 14.5% Cobbitty — Lone Person: 20.7% Cobbitty — Group Household: 1.6% Cobbitty — 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.

Cobbitty 21.7% renting
Cobbitty — Owned Outright: 26.7% Cobbitty — Mortgage: 51.6% Cobbitty — Renting: 21.7%
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.

Cobbitty Greendale
Certificate III & IV 16.4% / 15.6%
Cobbitty — Certificate III & IV: 16.4% Greendale — Certificate III & IV: 15.6%
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 7.0%
Cobbitty — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Greendale — Bachelor Degree: 7.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 5.4%
Cobbitty — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Greendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 1.0%
Cobbitty — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Greendale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / —
Cobbitty — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Greendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

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.

Cobbitty Greendale
China 0.6% / 7.6%
Cobbitty — China: 0.6% Greendale — China: 7.6%
England 3.4% / —
Cobbitty — England: 3.4% Greendale — England: not among its largest
Italy 0.5% / 2.5%
Cobbitty — Italy: 0.5% Greendale — Italy: 2.5%
Germany — / 1.3%
Cobbitty — Germany: not among its largest Greendale — Germany: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Cobbitty — New Zealand: 1.1% Greendale — New Zealand: not among its largest
Scotland — / 1.0%
Cobbitty — Scotland: not among its largest Greendale — Scotland: 1.0%
Pakistan — / 1.0%
Cobbitty — Pakistan: not among its largest Greendale — Pakistan: 1.0%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Cobbitty — Philippines: 0.8% Greendale — Philippines: not among its largest
India 0.6% / —
Cobbitty — India: 0.6% Greendale — India: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cobbitty 95.8% houses
Cobbitty — Houses: 95.8% Cobbitty — Flats / Apartments: 0.7% Cobbitty — Townhouses: 3.5%
Greendale 96.4% houses
Greendale — Houses: 96.4% Greendale — Flats / Apartments: 3.6% Greendale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cobbitty Greendale
Median house price $1,202,500 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $800,000 $350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 98 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cobbitty Greendale
Rural and farming 74% 69%
Other and special use 0% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 9%
Environmental 10% 9%
Residential 5% 0%
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

Cobbitty 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.

Cobbitty Greendale
Houses 3.4%
$800/wk on $1.23M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cobbitty Greendale
House price Higher than 59% of NSW —
Income Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools Higher than 87% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 68% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW —

Liveability

Cobbitty Greendale
Grade B —
Score 67/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Cobbitty Greendale
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
12/100
Crime Low
37/100
 —
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cobbitty Greendale
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Cobbitty

  • Cobbitty Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Macarthur Anglican School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Aspect Macarthur School Independent · Primary · Special school below peers
  • Mater Dei School Independent · Secondary · Special school 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

Cobbitty Greendale
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 6 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 6 8

Mobility

Cobbitty sits further from the CBD (71.6 km vs 64.2 km).

Cobbitty Greendale
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 71.6 km
+10% vs other
 64.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 61 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2570
 0.9%
postcode 2745
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2570
 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.

Cobbitty Greendale
Car (driver) 59.1% / 49.5%
Cobbitty — Car (driver): 59.1% Greendale — Car (driver): 49.5%
Worked from Home 35.9% / 39.8%
Cobbitty — Worked from Home: 35.9% Greendale — Worked from Home: 39.8%
Walked Only 0.8% / 7.8%
Cobbitty — Walked Only: 0.8% Greendale — Walked Only: 7.8%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 2.9%
Cobbitty — Car (passenger): 3.2% Greendale — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Train 0.8% / —
Cobbitty — Train: 0.8% Greendale — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.1%).

Setting

Cobbitty Greendale
Elevation 108 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 38.9 km 43.8 km

NBN connectivity

Cobbitty Greendale
Connectivity score 89/100 34/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 82%
2,376 premises
 6%
115 premises

Climate

Cobbitty 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)

Cobbitty Greendale
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³ 6.7 µg/m³
PM10 13.2 µg/m³ 16.9 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Cobbitty

Acreage Family River Young Families

Greendale

Rural

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