Collombatti vs Greenhill

Greenhill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 49 in Collombatti. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Collombatti: a median of $895,000, against $495,000 in Greenhill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Greenhill tends to suit families with children 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

Collombatti

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 92/100)

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

First-home buyers

Greenhill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($495,000 vs $895,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Greenhill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 7%)
  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $338/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenhill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (17/100 vs 6/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (427 km vs 441.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Collombatti carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 92/100)
  • Greenhill is more walkable (17/100 vs 6/100)

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

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

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

Collombatti Greenhill
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.

Collombatti Greenhill
Walkability 6 / 17
Collombatti — Walkability: 6/100 Greenhill — Walkability: 17/100
Safety 27 / 8
Collombatti — Safety: 27/100 Greenhill — Safety: 8/100
Low fire risk 19 / 50
Collombatti — Low fire risk: 19/100 Greenhill — Low fire risk: 50/100

Demographics

Collombatti rents higher ($338/wk vs $240/wk); Collombatti skews older (49 vs 42).

Collombatti Greenhill
Population 681 757
+11% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +3.6%
Median age 49 42
Median household income $67,288/yr $66,768/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk
+29% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collombatti Greenhill
0-4 5.3% / 6.6%
Collombatti — 0-4: 5.3% Greenhill — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 11.0% / 14.0%
Collombatti — 5-14: 11.0% Greenhill — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 5.3% / 7.3%
Collombatti — 15-19: 5.3% Greenhill — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 4.6% / 6.3%
Collombatti — 20-24: 4.6% Greenhill — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 7.6% / 9.4%
Collombatti — 25-34: 7.6% Greenhill — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 9.4% / 9.6%
Collombatti — 35-44: 9.4% Greenhill — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 12.8% / 13.2%
Collombatti — 45-54: 12.8% Greenhill — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 18.6% / 12.8%
Collombatti — 55-64: 18.6% Greenhill — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 15.6% / 13.7%
Collombatti — 65-74: 15.6% Greenhill — 65-74: 13.7%
75-84 6.0% / 5.5%
Collombatti — 75-84: 6.0% Greenhill — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 1.3% / 1.5%
Collombatti — 85+: 1.3% Greenhill — 85+: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 37.3% couple families
Collombatti — Couple Families: 37.3% Collombatti — Lone Person: 28.0% Collombatti — One Parent Families: 22.7% Collombatti — Group Household: 7.3% Collombatti — Other Families: 4.7%
Greenhill 29.1% couple families
Greenhill — Couple Families: 29.1% Greenhill — Lone Person: 30.8% Greenhill — One Parent Families: 36.0% Greenhill — Group Household: 2.3% Greenhill — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 7.4% renting
Collombatti — Owned Outright: 55.3% Collombatti — Mortgage: 37.2% Collombatti — Renting: 7.4%
Greenhill 31.5% renting
Greenhill — Owned Outright: 38.0% Greenhill — Mortgage: 30.5% Greenhill — Renting: 31.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Collombatti Greenhill
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 14.7%
Collombatti — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Greenhill — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 3.7%
Collombatti — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Greenhill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 4.2%
Collombatti — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Greenhill — Bachelor Degree: 4.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 0.5%
Collombatti — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Greenhill — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 0.9%
Collombatti — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Greenhill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

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.

Collombatti Greenhill
England 2.2% / 1.7%
Collombatti — England: 2.2% Greenhill — England: 1.7%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.7%
Collombatti — New Zealand: 0.7% Greenhill — New Zealand: 0.7%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Collombatti — Netherlands: 1.2% Greenhill — Netherlands: not among its largest
France 0.9% / —
Collombatti — France: 0.9% Greenhill — France: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.7%
Collombatti — Philippines: not among its largest Greenhill — Philippines: 0.7%
Scotland — / 0.7%
Collombatti — Scotland: not among its largest Greenhill — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany 0.6% / —
Collombatti — Germany: 0.6% Greenhill — Germany: not among its largest
Thailand — / 0.5%
Collombatti — Thailand: not among its largest Greenhill — Thailand: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 98.7% houses
Collombatti — Houses: 98.7% Collombatti — Flats / Apartments: 1.3%
Greenhill 94.3% houses
Greenhill — Houses: 94.3% Greenhill — Flats / Apartments: 5.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Collombatti Greenhill
Median house price $895,000 $495,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 86 days
from 4 sales
 41 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Collombatti Greenhill
Rural and farming 94% 90%
Residential 0% 8%
Environmental 5% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Collombatti Greenhill
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collombatti Greenhill
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW

Liveability

Greenhill is more walkable (17 vs 6).

Collombatti Greenhill
Grade D
same for both
Score 13/100 11/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Collombatti carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 50); Greenhill carries more crime risk (92 vs 73).

Collombatti Greenhill
Bushfire High
81/100
 Moderate
50/100
Crime High
73/100
 High
92/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Collombatti Greenhill
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Collombatti

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

Schools in Greenhill

  • Green Hill Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Collombatti Greenhill
Childcare 0 1
Waterways 12 5

Mobility

Collombatti sits further from the CBD (441.8 km vs 427 km).

Collombatti Greenhill
Walkability score 6/100 17/100
Distance to Sydney 441.8 km
+3% vs other
 427 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 290 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
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.

Collombatti Greenhill
Car (driver) 81.9% / 86.9%
Collombatti — Car (driver): 81.9% Greenhill — Car (driver): 86.9%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 6.0%
Collombatti — Worked from Home: 11.0% Greenhill — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 5.0%
Collombatti — Car (passenger): 3.5% Greenhill — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 3.5% / 2.0%
Collombatti — Walked Only: 3.5% Greenhill — Walked Only: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.9%).

Setting

Collombatti Greenhill
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.2 km 20.7 km

NBN connectivity

Collombatti Greenhill
Connectivity score 20/100 66/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
249 premises
 40%
285 premises

Council rates

Collombatti Greenhill
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Collombatti Greenhill
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collombatti Greenhill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collombatti

Rural

Greenhill

Acreage Affordable River

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