Green Point vs Picketts Valley

Picketts Valley is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 48 in Green Point. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Picketts Valley, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Picketts Valley: a median of $3.1 million, against $1.3 million in Green Point, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Green Point tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Picketts Valley 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

They split

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

  • Green Point has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
  • Picketts Valley is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Green Point has cheaper houses ($1,297,500 vs $3,100,000)
  • Picketts Valley leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Green Point

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($425/wk vs $1,025/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (28% vs 34%)

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

Commuting to the city

Green Point

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 8/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 86 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (85.1 km vs 89.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Green Point

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (73/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 15%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

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

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

Green Point Picketts Valley
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.

Green Point Picketts Valley
Walkability 73 / 8
Green Point — Walkability: 73/100 Picketts Valley — Walkability: 8/100
Low fire risk 7 / 100
Green Point — Low fire risk: 7/100 Picketts Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Green Point has more residents (6,810 vs 221); Picketts Valley rents higher ($1,025/wk vs $425/wk).

Green Point Picketts Valley
Population 6,810
+97% vs other
 221
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.3% +1.4%
Median age 48 42
Median household income $78,520/yr $154,492/yr
+97% vs other
Median weekly rent $425/wk $1,025/wk
+141% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Point Picketts Valley
0-4 4.9% / 8.1%
Green Point — 0-4: 4.9% Picketts Valley — 0-4: 8.1%
5-14 11.4% / 17.2%
Green Point — 5-14: 11.4% Picketts Valley — 5-14: 17.2%
15-19 5.8% / 6.3%
Green Point — 15-19: 5.8% Picketts Valley — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 4.7% / 3.6%
Green Point — 20-24: 4.7% Picketts Valley — 20-24: 3.6%
25-34 7.7% / 7.2%
Green Point — 25-34: 7.7% Picketts Valley — 25-34: 7.2%
35-44 11.0% / 10.9%
Green Point — 35-44: 11.0% Picketts Valley — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 12.6% / 14.9%
Green Point — 45-54: 12.6% Picketts Valley — 45-54: 14.9%
55-64 14.0% / 14.0%
Green Point — 55-64: 14.0% Picketts Valley — 55-64: 14.0%
65-74 14.4% / 10.0%
Green Point — 65-74: 14.4% Picketts Valley — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 9.7% / 5.0%
Green Point — 75-84: 9.7% Picketts Valley — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 3.8% / —
Green Point — 85+: 3.8% Picketts Valley — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Green Point 43.0% couple families
Green Point — Couple Families: 43.0% Green Point — Lone Person: 36.8% Green Point — One Parent Families: 17.3% Green Point — Group Household: 2.1% Green Point — Other Families: 0.9%
Picketts Valley 80.8% couple families
Picketts Valley — Couple Families: 80.8% Picketts Valley — Lone Person: 11.5% Picketts Valley — One Parent Families: 7.7% Picketts Valley — Group Household: 0.0% Picketts Valley — 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.

Green Point 20.1% renting
Green Point — Owned Outright: 45.4% Green Point — Mortgage: 34.6% Green Point — Renting: 20.1%
Picketts Valley 7.5% renting
Picketts Valley — Owned Outright: 41.5% Picketts Valley — Mortgage: 50.9% Picketts Valley — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Green Point Picketts Valley
Bachelor Degree 13.8% / 15.8%
Green Point — Bachelor Degree: 13.8% Picketts Valley — Bachelor Degree: 15.8%
Certificate III & IV 14.7% / 13.6%
Green Point — Certificate III & IV: 14.7% Picketts Valley — Certificate III & IV: 13.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 7.7%
Green Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Picketts Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.2% / 4.1%
Green Point — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2% Picketts Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 3.2%
Green Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Picketts Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Green Point Picketts Valley
England 6.6% / 6.8%
Green Point — England: 6.6% Picketts Valley — England: 6.8%
Germany 0.6% / 1.4%
Green Point — Germany: 0.6% Picketts Valley — Germany: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.6% / —
Green Point — New Zealand: 1.6% Picketts Valley — New Zealand: not among its largest
South Africa 1.3% / —
Green Point — South Africa: 1.3% Picketts Valley — South Africa: not among its largest
Scotland 0.8% / —
Green Point — Scotland: 0.8% Picketts Valley — Scotland: not among its largest
China 0.6% / —
Green Point — China: 0.6% Picketts Valley — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Green Point 85.7% houses
Green Point — Houses: 85.7% Green Point — Flats / Apartments: 7.6% Green Point — Townhouses: 6.8%
Picketts Valley 100.0% houses
Picketts Valley — Houses: 100.0% Picketts Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Picketts Valley — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Green Point Picketts Valley
Median house price $1,297,500 $3,100,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 54 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Picketts Valley has more land zoned for conservation (94% vs 60%).

Green Point Picketts Valley
Environmental 60% 94%
Residential 25% 0%
Parks and recreation 8% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 1%
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

Green Point Picketts Valley
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
same for both
Approvals change year on year +67%
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.

Green Point Picketts Valley
Houses 3.3%
$825/wk on $1.3M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Green Point Picketts Valley
House price Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 34% of NSW
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 34% of NSW —

Liveability

Green Point is more walkable (73 vs 8).

Green Point Picketts Valley
Grade C —
Score 40/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Green Point carries more bushfire risk (93 vs 0).

Green Point Picketts Valley
Bushfire High
93/100
 None
0/100
Crime — Low
16/100
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 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Green Point Picketts Valley
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

Schools in Green Point

  • Green Point Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Yattalunga Valley Christian School Independent · Primary · Special school

Schools in Picketts Valley

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

Amenities in the suburb

Green Point Picketts Valley
Supermarkets 2 0
Parks & reserves 9 0
Childcare 7 0
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Picketts Valley sits further from the CBD (89.5 km vs 85.1 km).

Green Point Picketts Valley
Walkability score 73/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 85.1 km 89.5 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 86 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 25/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 226.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 2.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 29 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2251
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 2251
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.

Green Point Picketts Valley
Car (driver) 56.0% / 54.5%
Green Point — Car (driver): 56.0% Picketts Valley — Car (driver): 54.5%
Worked from Home 37.9% / 37.5%
Green Point — Worked from Home: 37.9% Picketts Valley — Worked from Home: 37.5%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 8.0%
Green Point — Car (passenger): 3.6% Picketts Valley — Car (passenger): 8.0%
Train 1.2% / —
Green Point — Train: 1.2% Picketts Valley — Train: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.6% / —
Green Point — Walked Only: 0.6% Picketts Valley — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.0%).

Setting

Green Point Picketts Valley
Elevation 72 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 36 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 6.0 km 2.7 km
2.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Green Point Picketts Valley
Connectivity score 67/100 45/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 40%
2,999 premises
 0%
80 premises

Climate

Green Point Picketts Valley
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Green Point Picketts Valley
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.36 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Green Point Picketts Valley
Average residential rate $1,409/yr
same for both
Council Central Coast (NSW)
same for both

Federal electorate

Green Point Picketts Valley
Division Robertson
same for both
Member Gordon Reid
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Green Point Picketts Valley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Green Point

Large Blocks Outer Retirees River

Picketts Valley

Coastal Family Outer

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