Georgina vs Greenough

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Georgina, about half of households are couple families. In Greenough, most households are couple families. On these figures, Greenough tends to suit families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Georgina carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 30/100)
  • Greenough is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

Greenough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Georgina

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($264/wk vs $350/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenough

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (258 min vs 269 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (394.4 km vs 404.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Georgina

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Greenough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.0% vs 3.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Georgina Greenough
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.

Georgina Greenough
Walkability 0 / 0
Georgina — Walkability: 0/100 Greenough — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 89 / 70
Georgina — Safety: 89/100 Greenough — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Georgina — Low fire risk: 100/100 Greenough — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 45 / 17
Georgina — Low flood risk: 45/100 Greenough — Low flood risk: 17/100

Demographics

Greenough has more residents (344 vs 80); Greenough rents higher ($350/wk vs $264/wk).

Georgina Greenough
Population 80 344
+330% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% +22.0%
Median age 45
same for both
Median household income $87,724/yr $98,384/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $264/wk $350/wk
+33% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Georgina Greenough
0-4 — / 5.5%
Georgina — 0-4: not among its largest Greenough — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 12.5% / 14.2%
Georgina — 5-14: 12.5% Greenough — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 12.5% / 6.7%
Georgina — 15-19: 12.5% Greenough — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 6.2% / 1.5%
Georgina — 20-24: 6.2% Greenough — 20-24: 1.5%
25-34 10.0% / 7.6%
Georgina — 25-34: 10.0% Greenough — 25-34: 7.6%
35-44 16.2% / 14.5%
Georgina — 35-44: 16.2% Greenough — 35-44: 14.5%
45-54 13.8% / 16.9%
Georgina — 45-54: 13.8% Greenough — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 21.2% / 18.6%
Georgina — 55-64: 21.2% Greenough — 55-64: 18.6%
65-74 12.5% / 9.0%
Georgina — 65-74: 12.5% Greenough — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 — / 6.7%
Georgina — 75-84: not among its largest Greenough — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ — / —
Georgina — 85+: not among its largest Greenough — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Georgina 52.9% couple families
Georgina — Couple Families: 52.9% Georgina — Lone Person: 17.6% Georgina — Group Household: 29.4% Georgina — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Greenough 59.4% couple families
Greenough — Couple Families: 59.4% Greenough — Lone Person: 26.1% Greenough — Group Household: 0.0% Greenough — One Parent Families: 14.5%
Couple Families Lone Person Group Household One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Georgina 29.2% renting
Georgina — Owned Outright: 37.5% Georgina — Mortgage: 33.3% Georgina — Renting: 29.2%
Greenough 10.0% renting
Greenough — Owned Outright: 40.9% Greenough — Mortgage: 49.1% Greenough — Renting: 10.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Georgina Greenough
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 15.4%
Georgina — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Greenough — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 5.0% / 11.3%
Georgina — Bachelor Degree: 5.0% Greenough — Bachelor Degree: 11.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 6.7%
Georgina — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Greenough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).

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.

Georgina Greenough
England 8.8% / 6.4%
Georgina — England: 8.8% Greenough — England: 6.4%
New Zealand — / 1.2%
Georgina — New Zealand: not among its largest Greenough — New Zealand: 1.2%
South Africa — / 1.2%
Georgina — South Africa: not among its largest Greenough — South Africa: 1.2%
Canada — / 0.9%
Georgina — Canada: not among its largest Greenough — Canada: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Georgina 100.0% houses
Georgina — Houses: 100.0% Georgina — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Greenough 99.1% houses
Greenough — Houses: 99.1% Greenough — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Georgina Greenough
Median house price — $850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Development activity

Georgina Greenough
New dwellings approved 183
across Greater Geraldton
same for both
Approvals change year on year -30%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Georgina Greenough
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 52% of WA Higher than 66% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 35% of WA Higher than 45% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 22% of WA Higher than 23% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 61% of WA Higher than 62% of WA

Liveability

Georgina Greenough
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Greenough carries more crime risk (30 vs 11); Greenough carries more flood risk (83 vs 55).

Georgina Greenough
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
11/100
 Low
30/100
Flood Moderate
55/100
 High
83/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
54/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Georgina Greenough
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

Georgina Greenough
Cafes & restaurants 0 1

Mobility

Georgina sits further from the CBD (404.7 km vs 394.4 km).

Georgina Greenough
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 404.7 km
+3% vs other
 394.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 269 min 258 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 6532
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 6532
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.

Georgina Greenough
Car (driver) 90.0% / 74.3%
Georgina — Car (driver): 90.0% Greenough — Car (driver): 74.3%
Worked from Home 10.0% / 12.9%
Georgina — Worked from Home: 10.0% Greenough — Worked from Home: 12.9%
Car (passenger) — / 6.4%
Georgina — Car (passenger): not among its largest Greenough — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Walked Only — / 4.3%
Georgina — Walked Only: not among its largest Greenough — Walked Only: 4.3%
Bus — / 2.1%
Georgina — Bus: not among its largest Greenough — Bus: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (90.0%).

Setting

Georgina Greenough
Elevation 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.5 km 2.9 km

NBN connectivity

Georgina Greenough
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
39 premises
 0%
154 premises

Climate

Georgina Greenough
Annual rainfall 353 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Georgina Greenough
Average residential rate $3,162/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geraldton
same for both

Federal electorate

Georgina Greenough
Division Durack
same for both
Member Melissa Price
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Georgina Greenough
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Georgina

Rural

Greenough

Coastal Rural

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