Duncraig vs Greenwood

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Duncraig, most households are couple families. In Greenwood, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Duncraig: a median of $1.41 million, against $995,000 in Greenwood, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Duncraig tends to suit couples, while Greenwood 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

Duncraig

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 12)
  • has more childcare (12 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Greenwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($995,000 vs $1,406,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Greenwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Duncraig

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 74/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Duncraig

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 45/100)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Duncraig Greenwood
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.

Duncraig Greenwood
Walkability 82 / 74
Duncraig — Walkability: 82/100 Greenwood — Walkability: 74/100
Safety 70 / 55
Duncraig — Safety: 70/100 Greenwood — Safety: 55/100
Low fire risk 81 / 100
Duncraig — Low fire risk: 81/100 Greenwood — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Duncraig — Low flood risk: 100/100 Greenwood — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Duncraig has more residents (15,982 vs 9,861); Duncraig has higher household incomes ($124,488 vs $101,348).

Duncraig Greenwood
Population 15,982
+38% vs other
 9,861
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.7% +2.6%
Median age 42 40
Median household income $124,488/yr
+19% vs other
 $101,348/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+15% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Duncraig Greenwood
0-4 5.5% / 6.7%
Duncraig — 0-4: 5.5% Greenwood — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 16.1% / 13.2%
Duncraig — 5-14: 16.1% Greenwood — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 6.5% / 6.1%
Duncraig — 15-19: 6.5% Greenwood — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 4.2% / 4.3%
Duncraig — 20-24: 4.2% Greenwood — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 7.4% / 11.1%
Duncraig — 25-34: 7.4% Greenwood — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 14.2% / 15.2%
Duncraig — 35-44: 14.2% Greenwood — 35-44: 15.2%
45-54 14.5% / 14.0%
Duncraig — 45-54: 14.5% Greenwood — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 11.1% / 10.0%
Duncraig — 55-64: 11.1% Greenwood — 55-64: 10.0%
65-74 12.2% / 12.7%
Duncraig — 65-74: 12.2% Greenwood — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 6.2% / 5.6%
Duncraig — 75-84: 6.2% Greenwood — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 2.0% / 1.0%
Duncraig — 85+: 2.0% Greenwood — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Duncraig 60.7% couple families
Duncraig — Couple Families: 60.7% Duncraig — Lone Person: 23.1% Duncraig — One Parent Families: 13.1% Duncraig — Group Household: 2.3% Duncraig — Other Families: 0.8%
Greenwood 49.7% couple families
Greenwood — Couple Families: 49.7% Greenwood — Lone Person: 29.8% Greenwood — One Parent Families: 16.2% Greenwood — Group Household: 3.2% Greenwood — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Duncraig 12.2% renting
Duncraig — Owned Outright: 42.3% Duncraig — Mortgage: 45.5% Duncraig — Renting: 12.2%
Greenwood 14.2% renting
Greenwood — Owned Outright: 37.3% Greenwood — Mortgage: 48.5% Greenwood — Renting: 14.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Duncraig Greenwood
Bachelor Degree 18.3% / 14.0%
Duncraig — Bachelor Degree: 18.3% Greenwood — Bachelor Degree: 14.0%
Certificate III & IV 11.6% / 16.1%
Duncraig — Certificate III & IV: 11.6% Greenwood — Certificate III & IV: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.2%
Duncraig — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Greenwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 3.4%
Duncraig — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Greenwood — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 2.4%
Duncraig — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Greenwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

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.

Duncraig Greenwood
England 10.8% / 7.7%
Duncraig — England: 10.8% Greenwood — England: 7.7%
South Africa 3.6% / 1.8%
Duncraig — South Africa: 3.6% Greenwood — South Africa: 1.8%
New Zealand 2.2% / 2.7%
Duncraig — New Zealand: 2.2% Greenwood — New Zealand: 2.7%
Ireland 1.4% / 1.8%
Duncraig — Ireland: 1.4% Greenwood — Ireland: 1.8%
Scotland 1.7% / 1.0%
Duncraig — Scotland: 1.7% Greenwood — Scotland: 1.0%
India 0.9% / 1.1%
Duncraig — India: 0.9% Greenwood — India: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Duncraig 91.8% houses
Duncraig — Houses: 91.8% Duncraig — Townhouses: 6.3% Duncraig — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Greenwood 92.6% houses
Greenwood — Houses: 92.6% Greenwood — Townhouses: 7.4% Greenwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Duncraig Greenwood
Median house price $1,406,000 $995,000
Median unit price $839,000 —
Median land price $1,072,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 166 sales
 27 days
from 89 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Duncraig Greenwood
3 bed $1.22M / $910K
Duncraig — 3 bed: $1.22M (74 sales) Greenwood — 3 bed: $910K (79 sales)

74 vs 79 sales

4 bed $1.51M / $1.1M
Duncraig — 4 bed: $1.51M (134 sales) Greenwood — 4 bed: $1.1M (67 sales)

134 vs 67 sales

5 bed $1.7M / $1.14M
Duncraig — 5 bed: $1.7M (21 sales) Greenwood — 5 bed: $1.14M (8 sales)

21 vs 8 sales

Development activity

Duncraig Greenwood
New dwellings approved 463
across Joondalup
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

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.

Duncraig Greenwood
Houses 3.7%
$950/wk on $1.35M
 3.7%
$780/wk on $1.09M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Duncraig Greenwood
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 68% of WA
Schools Higher than 59% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
Walkability Higher than 96% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 80% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of WA Higher than 91% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 18% of WA Higher than 19% of WA

Liveability

Duncraig scores higher overall (81 vs 71); Duncraig is more walkable (82 vs 74).

Duncraig Greenwood
Grade A
same for both
Score 81/100 71/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Duncraig carries more bushfire risk (19 vs 0); Greenwood carries more crime risk (45 vs 30).

Duncraig Greenwood
Bushfire Low
19/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
30/100
 Moderate
45/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Duncraig Greenwood
Inside the suburb 7 5
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 4 3
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Duncraig

  • Davallia Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Poynter Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Duncraig Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Duncraig Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Glengarry Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Stephen's School Independent · Combined at peers

Schools in Greenwood

  • Greenwood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Greenwood College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Liwara Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • West Greenwood Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • SEDA College WA (Warwick) Independent · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Duncraig Greenwood
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 21 12
Childcare 12 7
GPs 2 3
Pharmacies 1 2
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both

Mobility

Duncraig Greenwood
Walkability score 82/100 74/100
Distance to Perth 17.7 km
+2% vs other
 17.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 277.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 158.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.6%
postcode 6023
 1.0%
postcode 6024
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 6023
 65
postcode 6024

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.

Duncraig Greenwood
Car (driver) 70.0% / 74.2%
Duncraig — Car (driver): 70.0% Greenwood — Car (driver): 74.2%
Worked from Home 12.8% / 10.2%
Duncraig — Worked from Home: 12.8% Greenwood — Worked from Home: 10.2%
Train 10.6% / 8.2%
Duncraig — Train: 10.6% Greenwood — Train: 8.2%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 4.2%
Duncraig — Car (passenger): 3.9% Greenwood — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus 0.9% / 1.7%
Duncraig — Bus: 0.9% Greenwood — Bus: 1.7%
Walked Only 1.0% / 0.9%
Duncraig — Walked Only: 1.0% Greenwood — Walked Only: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Duncraig Greenwood
Elevation 47 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.6 km
2.6 km to a named beach
 5.1 km

NBN connectivity

Duncraig Greenwood
Connectivity score 76/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 29%
6,424 premises
 33%
4,188 premises

Climate

Duncraig Greenwood
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Duncraig Greenwood
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Joondalup
same for both

Federal electorate

Duncraig Greenwood
Division Moore Cowan
Member Tom French Anne Aly
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Duncraig Greenwood
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Duncraig

Coastal Middle-Ring Parks Premium Professionals Quiet

Greenwood

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Transport Hub

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