Green Valley vs Cecil Hills

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cecil Hills: a median of $1.48 million, against $1.22 million in Green Valley, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Green Valley tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Cecil Hills

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 47/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (95% vs 82%)
  • But Green Valley has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Green Valley has cheaper houses ($1,222,500 vs $1,480,000)
  • Cecil Hills leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Green Valley

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $550/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Green Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 68/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Green Valley

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (18% vs 5%)
  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 68/100)
  • But Cecil Hills carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Cecil Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.3% vs 3.4%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Green Valley and Cecil Hills 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 Cecil Hills
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 Cecil Hills
Walkability 83 / 68
Green Valley — Walkability: 83/100 Cecil Hills — Walkability: 68/100
Safety 53 / 64
Green Valley — Safety: 53/100 Cecil Hills — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 100 / 44
Green Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cecil Hills — Low fire risk: 44/100

Demographics

Green Valley has more residents (12,919 vs 6,906); Cecil Hills has higher household incomes ($125,268 vs $92,300).

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Population 12,919
+47% vs other
 6,906
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% -1.6%
Median age 37 38
Median household income $92,300/yr $125,268/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk $550/wk
+22% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Valley Cecil Hills
0-4 5.9% / 4.1%
Green Valley — 0-4: 5.9% Cecil Hills — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 13.6% / 13.6%
Green Valley — 5-14: 13.6% Cecil Hills — 5-14: 13.6%
15-19 7.5% / 9.1%
Green Valley — 15-19: 7.5% Cecil Hills — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 8.1% / 8.7%
Green Valley — 20-24: 8.1% Cecil Hills — 20-24: 8.7%
25-34 12.6% / 11.1%
Green Valley — 25-34: 12.6% Cecil Hills — 25-34: 11.1%
35-44 12.0% / 10.5%
Green Valley — 35-44: 12.0% Cecil Hills — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 13.4% / 15.8%
Green Valley — 45-54: 13.4% Cecil Hills — 45-54: 15.8%
55-64 14.1% / 14.6%
Green Valley — 55-64: 14.1% Cecil Hills — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 8.5% / 8.6%
Green Valley — 65-74: 8.5% Cecil Hills — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 3.5% / 3.0%
Green Valley — 75-84: 3.5% Cecil Hills — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 0.9% / 1.0%
Green Valley — 85+: 0.9% Cecil Hills — 85+: 1.0%

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

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%
Cecil Hills 70.6% couple families
Cecil Hills — Couple Families: 70.6% Cecil Hills — One Parent Families: 17.9% Cecil Hills — Lone Person: 9.8% Cecil Hills — Other Families: 0.9% Cecil Hills — Group Household: 0.8%
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%
Cecil Hills 14.8% renting
Cecil Hills — Owned Outright: 36.7% Cecil Hills — Mortgage: 48.5% Cecil Hills — Renting: 14.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 13.3%
Green Valley — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Cecil Hills — Bachelor Degree: 13.3%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 10.4%
Green Valley — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Cecil Hills — Certificate III & IV: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 8.2%
Green Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Cecil Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.5%
Green Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Cecil Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.9%
Green Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Cecil Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.3%).

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 Cecil Hills
Iraq 8.8% / 9.3%
Green Valley — Iraq: 8.8% Cecil Hills — Iraq: 9.3%
Vietnam 9.4% / 5.3%
Green Valley — Vietnam: 9.4% Cecil Hills — Vietnam: 5.3%
Fiji 4.3% / 1.9%
Green Valley — Fiji: 4.3% Cecil Hills — Fiji: 1.9%
Philippines 1.7% / 2.8%
Green Valley — Philippines: 1.7% Cecil Hills — Philippines: 2.8%
Italy 1.1% / 1.6%
Green Valley — Italy: 1.1% Cecil Hills — Italy: 1.6%
Lebanon 1.4% / —
Green Valley — Lebanon: 1.4% Cecil Hills — Lebanon: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.4%).

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%
Cecil Hills 94.8% houses
Cecil Hills — Houses: 94.8% Cecil Hills — Townhouses: 4.8% Cecil Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Median house price $1,222,500 $1,480,000
Median unit price $820,000 —
Median land price $1,525,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 33 sales
 28 days
from 26 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 Cecil Hills
4 bed $1.29M / $1.4M
Green Valley — 4 bed: $1.29M (34 sales) Cecil Hills — 4 bed: $1.4M (31 sales)

34 vs 31 sales

5 bed $1.52M / $1.96M
Green Valley — 5 bed: $1.52M (13 sales) Cecil Hills — 5 bed: $1.96M (10 sales)

13 vs 10 sales

Development activity

Green Valley Cecil Hills
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
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.

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Houses 3.4%
$775/wk on $1.19M
 4.3%
$1,000/wk on $1.2M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Green Valley Cecil Hills
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools Higher than 8% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW

Liveability

Green Valley is more walkable (83 vs 68); Cecil Hills scores higher overall (56 vs 49).

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Grade B
same for both
Score 49/100 56/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Cecil Hills carries more bushfire risk (56 vs 0); Green Valley carries more crime risk (47 vs 36).

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
 Moderate
56/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
36/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Inside the suburb 4 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 5.1 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 8.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 4.5%

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 Cecil Hills

  • Cecil Hills High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Cecil Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 12 13
Childcare 10 5
GPs 4 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1 14

Mobility

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Walkability score 83/100 68/100
Distance to Sydney 49.9 km
+1% vs other
 49.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 47 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 186.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 91.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2168
 1.1%
postcode 2171
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 2168
 57
postcode 2171

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 Cecil Hills
Car (driver) 59.8% / 54.8%
Green Valley — Car (driver): 59.8% Cecil Hills — Car (driver): 54.8%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 38.4%
Green Valley — Worked from Home: 30.8% Cecil Hills — Worked from Home: 38.4%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 4.9%
Green Valley — Car (passenger): 5.5% Cecil Hills — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 1.9% / 1.0%
Green Valley — Train: 1.9% Cecil Hills — Train: 1.0%
Bus 1.4% / 0.3%
Green Valley — Bus: 1.4% Cecil Hills — Bus: 0.3%
Walked Only 0.5% / 0.4%
Green Valley — Walked Only: 0.5% Cecil Hills — Walked Only: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.8%).

Setting

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 74 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.7 km 29.6 km

NBN connectivity

Green Valley Cecil Hills
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
3,868 premises
 56%
2,064 premises

Climate

Green Valley Cecil Hills
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 Cecil Hills
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 Cecil Hills
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool
same for both

Federal electorate

Green Valley Cecil Hills
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 Cecil Hills
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

Cecil Hills

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks

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