Green Valley vs Bonnyrigg

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Green Valley, most households are couple families. In Bonnyrigg, about half of households are couple families. Bonnyrigg is closer to the city centre: 39.5 km, against 49.9 km. On these figures, Green Valley tends to suit 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 6 things we measure here

  • Green Valley carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 58/100)
  • Bonnyrigg has more schools rated above their peers (3 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

  • Green Valley leaves households under less mortgage stress (26% vs 32%)
  • Bonnyrigg has cheaper units ($615,000 vs $820,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bonnyrigg

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper rent ($374/wk vs $450/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Bonnyrigg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (39.5 km vs 49.9 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Green Valley

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Bonnyrigg

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.9% vs 3.2%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Green Valley and Bonnyrigg 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 Valley Bonnyrigg
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 Valley Bonnyrigg
Walkability 83 / 86
Green Valley — Walkability: 83/100 Bonnyrigg — Walkability: 86/100
Safety 53 / 42
Green Valley — Safety: 53/100 Bonnyrigg — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Green Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bonnyrigg — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Green Valley has more residents (12,919 vs 9,785); Green Valley has higher household incomes ($92,300 vs $72,436).

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Population 12,919
+24% vs other
 9,785
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +12.9%
Median age 37
same for both
Median household income $92,300/yr
+22% vs other
 $72,436/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+17% vs other
 $374/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
0-4 5.9% / 5.4%
Green Valley — 0-4: 5.9% Bonnyrigg — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 13.6% / 13.7%
Green Valley — 5-14: 13.6% Bonnyrigg — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 7.5% / 7.3%
Green Valley — 15-19: 7.5% Bonnyrigg — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 8.1% / 7.0%
Green Valley — 20-24: 8.1% Bonnyrigg — 20-24: 7.0%
25-34 12.6% / 12.9%
Green Valley — 25-34: 12.6% Bonnyrigg — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 12.0% / 12.5%
Green Valley — 35-44: 12.0% Bonnyrigg — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 13.4% / 12.6%
Green Valley — 45-54: 13.4% Bonnyrigg — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 14.1% / 13.6%
Green Valley — 55-64: 14.1% Bonnyrigg — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 8.5% / 9.5%
Green Valley — 65-74: 8.5% Bonnyrigg — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 3.5% / 3.7%
Green Valley — 75-84: 3.5% Bonnyrigg — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 0.9% / 1.9%
Green Valley — 85+: 0.9% Bonnyrigg — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Green Valley 62.0% couple families
Green Valley — Couple Families: 62.0% Green Valley — One Parent Families: 22.5% Green Valley — Lone Person: 12.6% Green Valley — Other Families: 1.6% Green Valley — Group Household: 1.3%
Bonnyrigg 48.1% couple families
Bonnyrigg — Couple Families: 48.1% Bonnyrigg — One Parent Families: 30.0% Bonnyrigg — Lone Person: 18.5% Bonnyrigg — Other Families: 2.0% Bonnyrigg — Group Household: 1.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Green Valley 28.6% renting
Green Valley — Owned Outright: 32.2% Green Valley — Mortgage: 39.2% Green Valley — Renting: 28.6%
Bonnyrigg 44.7% renting
Bonnyrigg — Owned Outright: 25.9% Bonnyrigg — Mortgage: 29.4% Bonnyrigg — Renting: 44.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 8.0%
Green Valley — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Bonnyrigg — Certificate III & IV: 8.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 8.2%
Green Valley — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Bonnyrigg — Bachelor Degree: 8.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 6.3%
Green Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Bonnyrigg — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.3%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 1.5%
Green Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Bonnyrigg — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.4%
Green Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Bonnyrigg — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.8%).

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 Valley Bonnyrigg
Vietnam 9.4% / 19.5%
Green Valley — Vietnam: 9.4% Bonnyrigg — Vietnam: 19.5%
Iraq 8.8% / 7.4%
Green Valley — Iraq: 8.8% Bonnyrigg — Iraq: 7.4%
Fiji 4.3% / 0.7%
Green Valley — Fiji: 4.3% Bonnyrigg — Fiji: 0.7%
China 1.2% / 1.8%
Green Valley — China: 1.2% Bonnyrigg — China: 1.8%
Philippines 1.7% / 1.0%
Green Valley — Philippines: 1.7% Bonnyrigg — Philippines: 1.0%
Lebanon 1.4% / 0.9%
Green Valley — Lebanon: 1.4% Bonnyrigg — Lebanon: 0.9%
Thailand — / 0.9%
Green Valley — Thailand: not among its largest Bonnyrigg — Thailand: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Green Valley 82.1% houses
Green Valley — Houses: 82.1% Green Valley — Townhouses: 17.0% Green Valley — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Bonnyrigg 74.0% houses
Bonnyrigg — Houses: 74.0% Bonnyrigg — Townhouses: 19.6% Bonnyrigg — Flats / Apartments: 6.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Median house price $1,222,500 $1,263,000
Median unit price $820,000 $615,000
Median land price $1,525,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 33 sales
 24 days
from 19 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.

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
3 bed $1.07M / $1.18M
Green Valley — 3 bed: $1.07M (39 sales) Bonnyrigg — 3 bed: $1.18M (28 sales)

39 vs 28 sales

4 bed $1.29M / $1.35M
Green Valley — 4 bed: $1.29M (34 sales) Bonnyrigg — 4 bed: $1.35M (18 sales)

34 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Residential 85% 78%
Parks and recreation 11% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 7%
Environmental 0% 5%
Commercial 2% 1%
Industrial 0% 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 Valley Bonnyrigg
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
 1,095
across Fairfield
Approvals change year on year +28% +29%

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 Valley Bonnyrigg
Houses 3.4%
$775/wk on $1.19M
 3.1%
$800/wk on $1.35M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW

Liveability

Bonnyrigg scores higher overall (65 vs 49).

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Grade B
same for both
Score 49/100 65/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Bonnyrigg carries more crime risk (58 vs 47).

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Moderate
58/100
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 Valley Bonnyrigg
Inside the suburb 4 3
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 5.1 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 4.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 3.2%

Schools in Green Valley

  • Green Valley Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Busby West Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • James Busby High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Minarah College Independent · Combined below peers

Schools in Bonnyrigg

  • Bonnyrigg High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Bonnyrigg Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Our Lady of Mt Carmel Catholic Primary School Mount Pritchard Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 12 10
Childcare 10 9
GPs 4 2
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 2 5
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Green Valley sits further from the CBD (49.9 km vs 39.5 km).

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Walkability score 83/100 86/100
Distance to Sydney 49.9 km
+21% vs other
 39.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 44 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 186.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 190.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2168
 0.7%
postcode 2177
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 2168
 45
postcode 2177

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 Valley Bonnyrigg
Car (driver) 59.8% / 63.4%
Green Valley — Car (driver): 59.8% Bonnyrigg — Car (driver): 63.4%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 26.4%
Green Valley — Worked from Home: 30.8% Bonnyrigg — Worked from Home: 26.4%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 4.8%
Green Valley — Car (passenger): 5.5% Bonnyrigg — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Train 1.9% / 2.8%
Green Valley — Train: 1.9% Bonnyrigg — Train: 2.8%
Bus 1.4% / 1.7%
Green Valley — Bus: 1.4% Bonnyrigg — Bus: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (63.4%).

Setting

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.7 km 25.4 km

NBN connectivity

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Connectivity score 76/100 85/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
3,868 premises
 39%
3,286 premises

Climate

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Annual rainfall 931 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
PM2.5 6.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Average residential rate $1,322/yr $990/yr
Council Liverpool Fairfield

Federal electorate

Green Valley Bonnyrigg
Division Werriwa
same for both
Member Anne Maree Stanley
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Green Valley

Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

Bonnyrigg

Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

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