Granville vs Holroyd

In both, most homes are flats or apartments. In Granville, most households rent. In Holroyd, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. Units cost more in Holroyd: a median of $603,000, against $500,000 in Granville, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Granville tends to suit share households and buyers on a tighter budget, while Holroyd suits families with children and couples.

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

Granville

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (14 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (14 vs 4)
  • But Holroyd is already more of a family suburb (66% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Granville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($500,000 vs $603,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Granville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Granville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (23% vs 6%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Holroyd

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (82% vs 65%)
  • carries lower crime risk (72/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Granville has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Granville

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.0% vs -2.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Granville Holroyd
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.

Granville Holroyd
Walkability 96 / 89
Granville — Walkability: 96/100 Holroyd — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 16 / 28
Granville — Safety: 16/100 Holroyd — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Granville — Low fire risk: 100/100 Holroyd — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Granville has more residents (16,716 vs 1,248); Holroyd has higher household incomes ($98,436 vs $83,096).

Granville Holroyd
Population 16,716
+93% vs other
 1,248
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.0% -2.1%
Median age 31 33
Median household income $83,096/yr $98,436/yr
+18% vs other
Median weekly rent $400/wk $450/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Granville Holroyd
0-4 6.0% / 11.0%
Granville — 0-4: 6.0% Holroyd — 0-4: 11.0%
5-14 9.6% / 11.5%
Granville — 5-14: 9.6% Holroyd — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 4.2% / 3.3%
Granville — 15-19: 4.2% Holroyd — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 12.0% / 5.0%
Granville — 20-24: 12.0% Holroyd — 20-24: 5.0%
25-34 25.3% / 24.9%
Granville — 25-34: 25.3% Holroyd — 25-34: 24.9%
35-44 14.5% / 19.2%
Granville — 35-44: 14.5% Holroyd — 35-44: 19.2%
45-54 10.2% / 8.9%
Granville — 45-54: 10.2% Holroyd — 45-54: 8.9%
55-64 8.6% / 7.9%
Granville — 55-64: 8.6% Holroyd — 55-64: 7.9%
65-74 6.0% / 5.6%
Granville — 65-74: 6.0% Holroyd — 65-74: 5.6%
75-84 2.7% / 2.3%
Granville — 75-84: 2.7% Holroyd — 75-84: 2.3%
85+ 0.9% / 0.7%
Granville — 85+: 0.9% Holroyd — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Granville 39.8% couple families
Granville — Couple Families: 39.8% Granville — Lone Person: 28.8% Granville — One Parent Families: 14.6% Granville — Group Household: 12.9% Granville — Other Families: 3.9%
Holroyd 53.8% couple families
Holroyd — Couple Families: 53.8% Holroyd — Lone Person: 27.1% Holroyd — One Parent Families: 12.7% Holroyd — Group Household: 5.1% Holroyd — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Granville 56.7% renting
Granville — Owned Outright: 18.7% Granville — Mortgage: 24.7% Granville — Renting: 56.7%
Holroyd 50.2% renting
Holroyd — Owned Outright: 14.3% Holroyd — Mortgage: 35.5% Holroyd — Renting: 50.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Granville Holroyd
Bachelor Degree 16.4% / 19.0%
Granville — Bachelor Degree: 16.4% Holroyd — Bachelor Degree: 19.0%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 10.3%
Granville — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Holroyd — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 8.0%
Granville — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% Holroyd — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.0%
Certificate III & IV 6.5% / 6.3%
Granville — Certificate III & IV: 6.5% Holroyd — Certificate III & IV: 6.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 0.9%
Granville — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Holroyd — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Granville Holroyd
India 9.0% / 8.2%
Granville — India: 9.0% Holroyd — India: 8.2%
Nepal 13.4% / 2.3%
Granville — Nepal: 13.4% Holroyd — Nepal: 2.3%
China 7.5% / 5.1%
Granville — China: 7.5% Holroyd — China: 5.1%
Pakistan 2.3% / 5.6%
Granville — Pakistan: 2.3% Holroyd — Pakistan: 5.6%
Lebanon 4.5% / 3.0%
Granville — Lebanon: 4.5% Holroyd — Lebanon: 3.0%
Afghanistan 1.9% / 5.4%
Granville — Afghanistan: 1.9% Holroyd — Afghanistan: 5.4%
Philippines 3.4% / 2.5%
Granville — Philippines: 3.4% Holroyd — Philippines: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Granville 56.0% flats / apartments
Granville — Flats / Apartments: 56.0% Granville — Houses: 34.8% Granville — Townhouses: 9.2%
Holroyd 69.2% flats / apartments
Holroyd — Flats / Apartments: 69.2% Holroyd — Houses: 17.5% Holroyd — Townhouses: 13.2%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Granville Holroyd
Median house price $1,208,500 $1,275,000
Median unit price $500,000 $603,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 68 sales
 —

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Granville Holroyd
2 bed $500K / $543K
Granville — 2 bed: $500K (175 sales) Holroyd — 2 bed: $543K (19 sales)

175 vs 19 sales

3 bed $675K / $702K
Granville — 3 bed: $675K (18 sales) Holroyd — 3 bed: $702K (16 sales)

18 vs 16 sales

Zoning mix

Granville Holroyd
Residential 70% 29%
Parks and recreation 4% 36%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 19%
Industrial 8% 14%
Commercial 5% 0%
Environmental 2% 0%
Planning zones cover 100% of Granville and 98% of Holroyd. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Granville Holroyd
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Granville Holroyd
Houses 3.4%
$750/wk on $1.16M
 —
Units 6.1%
$630/wk on $540K
 —

Ranking within NSW

Granville Holroyd
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Income Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools Higher than 44% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 99% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 37% of NSW —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 96% of NSW —

Liveability

Holroyd scores higher overall (69 vs 54).

Granville Holroyd
Grade B
same for both
Score 54/100 69/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Granville carries more crime risk (84 vs 72).

Granville Holroyd
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 High
72/100
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 22
within 5 km
 20
within 5 km

Schools

Granville Holroyd
Inside the suburb 5 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 2.4 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 1.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 4.5% 2.5%

Schools in Granville

  • Muslim Girls Grammar School Independent · Secondary above peers
  • Granville Boys High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Delany College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • Granville Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Holy Trinity Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Holroyd

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

Amenities in the suburb

Granville Holroyd
Supermarkets 3 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 14 4
Childcare 14 1
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 5 0
Waterways 4 0

Mobility

Granville Holroyd
Walkability score 96/100 89/100
Distance to Sydney 22.2 km 23.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 26 min
Public transport score 95/100
Rail · Bus
 75/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 223.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 27.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2142
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 14
postcode 2142
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.

Granville Holroyd
Worked from Home 28.1% / 52.4%
Granville — Worked from Home: 28.1% Holroyd — Worked from Home: 52.4%
Car (driver) 40.0% / 34.8%
Granville — Car (driver): 40.0% Holroyd — Car (driver): 34.8%
Train 22.9% / 6.4%
Granville — Train: 22.9% Holroyd — Train: 6.4%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 2.4%
Granville — Car (passenger): 4.8% Holroyd — Car (passenger): 2.4%
Walked Only 2.4% / 2.4%
Granville — Walked Only: 2.4% Holroyd — Walked Only: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.4%).

Setting

Granville Holroyd
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.2 km 20.4 km

NBN connectivity

Granville Holroyd
Connectivity score 81/100 73/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the building
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 26%
6,966 premises
 6%
493 premises

Climate

Granville Holroyd
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Granville Holroyd
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.83 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Granville Holroyd
Average residential rate $1,038/yr
same for both
Council Cumberland
same for both

Federal electorate

Granville Holroyd
Division Blaxland
same for both
Member Jason Clare
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Granville Holroyd
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Granville

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Trains Transport Hub Urban

Holroyd

Affordable Apartments Family Multicultural Outer Parks Young Families

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