Googong vs Greenleigh

Googong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 50 in Greenleigh. 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 Greenleigh: a median of $1.62 million, against $1.12 million in Googong, though rent is higher in Googong. On these figures, Googong tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Greenleigh suits older residents.

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

Googong

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Googong has cheaper houses ($1,120,000 vs $1,625,000)
  • Greenleigh has cheaper land ($599,000 vs $709,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Googong has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 6%)
  • Greenleigh has cheaper rent ($465/wk vs $525/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenleigh

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (193 min vs 203 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (289.7 km vs 299.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greenleigh

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 6%)
  • But Googong carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Googong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (176.7% vs -1.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Googong Greenleigh
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.

Googong Greenleigh
Walkability 0 / 21
Googong — Walkability: 0/100 Greenleigh — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 76 / 61
Googong — Safety: 76/100 Greenleigh — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 29 / 11
Googong — Low fire risk: 29/100 Greenleigh — Low fire risk: 11/100

Demographics

Googong has more residents (7,444 vs 676); Greenleigh skews older (50 vs 32).

Googong Greenleigh
Population 7,444
+91% vs other
 676
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +176.7% -1.2%
Median age 32 50
Median household income $175,292/yr
+3% vs other
 $169,676/yr
Median weekly rent $525/wk
+11% vs other
 $465/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Googong Greenleigh
0-4 12.1% / 3.4%
Googong — 0-4: 12.1% Greenleigh — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 15.9% / 10.1%
Googong — 5-14: 15.9% Greenleigh — 5-14: 10.1%
15-19 4.7% / 7.4%
Googong — 15-19: 4.7% Greenleigh — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 4.1% / 5.8%
Googong — 20-24: 4.1% Greenleigh — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 18.8% / 8.6%
Googong — 25-34: 18.8% Greenleigh — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 19.8% / 7.4%
Googong — 35-44: 19.8% Greenleigh — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 12.0% / 15.1%
Googong — 45-54: 12.0% Greenleigh — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 6.7% / 21.0%
Googong — 55-64: 6.7% Greenleigh — 55-64: 21.0%
65-74 4.1% / 14.9%
Googong — 65-74: 4.1% Greenleigh — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 1.5% / 6.7%
Googong — 75-84: 1.5% Greenleigh — 75-84: 6.7%
85+ 0.2% / 0.4%
Googong — 85+: 0.2% Greenleigh — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Googong 75.8% couple families
Googong — Couple Families: 75.8% Googong — Lone Person: 11.8% Googong — One Parent Families: 10.6% Googong — Group Household: 1.1% Googong — Other Families: 0.7%
Greenleigh 60.8% couple families
Greenleigh — Couple Families: 60.8% Greenleigh — Lone Person: 24.2% Greenleigh — One Parent Families: 15.0% Greenleigh — Group Household: 0.0% Greenleigh — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Googong 18.4% renting
Googong — Owned Outright: 12.6% Googong — Mortgage: 69.0% Googong — Renting: 18.4%
Greenleigh 5.7% renting
Greenleigh — Owned Outright: 57.1% Greenleigh — Mortgage: 37.2% Greenleigh — Renting: 5.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Googong Greenleigh
Bachelor Degree 15.3% / 17.6%
Googong — Bachelor Degree: 15.3% Greenleigh — Bachelor Degree: 17.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.4% / 12.3%
Googong — Certificate III & IV: 12.4% Greenleigh — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Postgraduate Degree 6.7% / 11.8%
Googong — Postgraduate Degree: 6.7% Greenleigh — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.7% / 8.1%
Googong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7% Greenleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 3.6%
Googong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Greenleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Googong Greenleigh
England 2.7% / 4.4%
Googong — England: 2.7% Greenleigh — England: 4.4%
India 3.7% / 0.4%
Googong — India: 3.7% Greenleigh — India: 0.4%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Googong — New Zealand: 1.1% Greenleigh — New Zealand: 1.0%
Germany — / 1.5%
Googong — Germany: not among its largest Greenleigh — Germany: 1.5%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Googong — Philippines: 1.2% Greenleigh — Philippines: not among its largest
South Africa 1.0% / —
Googong — South Africa: 1.0% Greenleigh — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland — / 0.7%
Googong — Scotland: not among its largest Greenleigh — Scotland: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Googong 94.4% houses
Googong — Houses: 94.4% Googong — Townhouses: 4.7% Googong — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Greenleigh 89.2% houses
Greenleigh — Houses: 89.2% Greenleigh — Townhouses: 11.2% Greenleigh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Googong Greenleigh
Median house price $1,120,000 $1,625,000
Median unit price $500,000 —
Median land price $709,000 $599,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 37 days
from 109 sales
 76 days
from 8 sales

Zoning mix

Greenleigh has more land zoned for conservation (91% vs 49%); Googong has more rural and farming land (27% vs 0%).

Googong Greenleigh
Environmental 49% 91%
Rural and farming 27% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 16% 2%
Residential 7% 0%
Parks and recreation 1% 6%
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

Googong Greenleigh
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
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.

Googong Greenleigh
Houses 3.7%
$840/wk on $1.18M
 —
Units 6.0%
$600/wk on $516K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Googong Greenleigh
House price Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 95% of NSW —

Liveability

Greenleigh is more walkable (21 vs 0); Googong scores higher overall (49 vs 43).

Googong Greenleigh
Grade B C
Score 49/100 43/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Greenleigh carries more crime risk (39 vs 24); Greenleigh carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 71).

Googong Greenleigh
Bushfire High
71/100
 High
89/100
Crime Low
24/100
 Low
39/100
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 2
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Googong Greenleigh
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 2 0

Schools in Googong

  • Googong Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • The Anglican School Googong Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Greenleigh

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

Amenities in the suburb

Googong Greenleigh
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 12 2
Childcare 3 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 16 1

Mobility

Googong sits further from the CBD (299.4 km vs 289.7 km).

Googong Greenleigh
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Sydney 299.4 km
+3% vs other
 289.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 203 min 193 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 39.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2620
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.

Googong Greenleigh
Car (driver) 81.2% / 77.5%
Googong — Car (driver): 81.2% Greenleigh — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 12.3% / 16.1%
Googong — Worked from Home: 12.3% Greenleigh — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.6%
Googong — Car (passenger): 4.2% Greenleigh — Car (passenger): 4.6%
Walked Only 1.2% / 0.9%
Googong — Walked Only: 1.2% Greenleigh — Walked Only: 0.9%
Bicycle 0.1% / 0.9%
Googong — Bicycle: 0.1% Greenleigh — Bicycle: 0.9%
Bus 0.9% / —
Googong — Bus: 0.9% Greenleigh — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.2%).

Setting

Googong Greenleigh
Elevation 793 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 640 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Googong Greenleigh
Connectivity score 98/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
3,473 premises
 100%
279 premises

Climate

Googong Greenleigh
Annual rainfall 686 mm 622 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.2°C 28.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C 0.8°C

Council rates

Googong Greenleigh
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Googong Greenleigh
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Googong Greenleigh
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Googong

Acreage Family Young Families

Greenleigh

Acreage

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