Green Valley vs Elizabeth Hills

Elizabeth Hills is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 37 in Green Valley. 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 Elizabeth Hills: a median of $1.33 million, against $1.22 million in Green Valley, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Elizabeth Hills tends to suit 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

Green Valley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (10 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (12 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • But Elizabeth Hills carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 47/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, land 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 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $560/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 60/100)

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 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (13% vs 6%)
  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 60/100)
  • But Elizabeth Hills carries lower crime risk (24/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Elizabeth Hills

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.5% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Green Valley and Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth Hills
Walkability 83 / 60
Green Valley — Walkability: 83/100 Elizabeth Hills — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 53 / 76
Green Valley — Safety: 53/100 Elizabeth Hills — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Green Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Elizabeth Hills — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Green Valley has more residents (12,919 vs 3,208); Elizabeth Hills has higher household incomes ($125,476 vs $92,300).

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
Population 12,919
+75% vs other
 3,208
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +26.5%
Median age 37 31
Median household income $92,300/yr $125,476/yr
+36% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk $560/wk
+24% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
0-4 5.9% / 9.4%
Green Valley — 0-4: 5.9% Elizabeth Hills — 0-4: 9.4%
5-14 13.6% / 20.1%
Green Valley — 5-14: 13.6% Elizabeth Hills — 5-14: 20.1%
15-19 7.5% / 7.4%
Green Valley — 15-19: 7.5% Elizabeth Hills — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 8.1% / 5.5%
Green Valley — 20-24: 8.1% Elizabeth Hills — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 12.6% / 12.7%
Green Valley — 25-34: 12.6% Elizabeth Hills — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 12.0% / 18.6%
Green Valley — 35-44: 12.0% Elizabeth Hills — 35-44: 18.6%
45-54 13.4% / 12.8%
Green Valley — 45-54: 13.4% Elizabeth Hills — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 14.1% / 8.1%
Green Valley — 55-64: 14.1% Elizabeth Hills — 55-64: 8.1%
65-74 8.5% / 3.9%
Green Valley — 65-74: 8.5% Elizabeth Hills — 65-74: 3.9%
75-84 3.5% / 1.2%
Green Valley — 75-84: 3.5% Elizabeth Hills — 75-84: 1.2%
85+ 0.9% / 0.4%
Green Valley — 85+: 0.9% Elizabeth Hills — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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%
Elizabeth Hills 76.9% couple families
Elizabeth Hills — Couple Families: 76.9% Elizabeth Hills — One Parent Families: 13.9% Elizabeth Hills — Lone Person: 7.2% Elizabeth Hills — Other Families: 1.2% Elizabeth Hills — Group Household: 0.7%
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%
Elizabeth Hills 16.6% renting
Elizabeth Hills — Owned Outright: 15.3% Elizabeth Hills — Mortgage: 68.1% Elizabeth Hills — Renting: 16.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 13.0%
Green Valley — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Elizabeth Hills — Bachelor Degree: 13.0%
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 8.9%
Green Valley — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Elizabeth Hills — Certificate III & IV: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.9%
Green Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Elizabeth Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.7%
Green Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Elizabeth Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.6%
Green Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Elizabeth Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.0%).

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.

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
Iraq 8.8% / 16.9%
Green Valley — Iraq: 8.8% Elizabeth Hills — Iraq: 16.9%
Vietnam 9.4% / 2.6%
Green Valley — Vietnam: 9.4% Elizabeth Hills — Vietnam: 2.6%
Fiji 4.3% / 1.1%
Green Valley — Fiji: 4.3% Elizabeth Hills — Fiji: 1.1%
Philippines 1.7% / 0.9%
Green Valley — Philippines: 1.7% Elizabeth Hills — Philippines: 0.9%
Lebanon 1.4% / —
Green Valley — Lebanon: 1.4% Elizabeth Hills — Lebanon: not among its largest
Iran — / 1.3%
Green Valley — Iran: not among its largest Elizabeth Hills — Iran: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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%
Elizabeth Hills 89.3% houses
Elizabeth Hills — Houses: 89.3% Elizabeth Hills — Townhouses: 10.2% Elizabeth Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
Median house price $1,222,500 $1,330,000
Median unit price $820,000 —
Median land price $1,525,000 $1,350,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 33 sales
 33 days
from 13 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 Elizabeth Hills
3 bed $1.07M / $1.14M
Green Valley — 3 bed: $1.07M (39 sales) Elizabeth Hills — 3 bed: $1.14M (10 sales)

39 vs 10 sales

4 bed $1.29M / $1.48M
Green Valley — 4 bed: $1.29M (34 sales) Elizabeth Hills — 4 bed: $1.48M (17 sales)

34 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
Residential 85% 53%
Parks and recreation 11% 32%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 13%
Commercial 2% 0%
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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth Hills
Houses 3.4%
$775/wk on $1.19M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 68% 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 85% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW —

Liveability

Elizabeth Hills scores higher overall (74 vs 49); Green Valley is more walkable (83 vs 60).

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
Grade B A
Score 49/100 74/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Green Valley carries more crime risk (47 vs 24).

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
24/100
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 Elizabeth Hills
Inside the suburb 4 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
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, 6.7 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 3.5%

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 Elizabeth Hills

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

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
Walkability score 83/100 60/100
Distance to Sydney 49.9 km
+2% vs other
 48.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 46 min 44 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 186.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 25.0
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 Elizabeth Hills
Car (driver) 59.8% / 52.4%
Green Valley — Car (driver): 59.8% Elizabeth Hills — Car (driver): 52.4%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 42.8%
Green Valley — Worked from Home: 30.8% Elizabeth Hills — Worked from Home: 42.8%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 3.7%
Green Valley — Car (passenger): 5.5% Elizabeth Hills — Car (passenger): 3.7%
Train 1.9% / 0.8%
Green Valley — Train: 1.9% Elizabeth Hills — Train: 0.8%
Bus 1.4% / —
Green Valley — Bus: 1.4% Elizabeth Hills — Bus: not among its largest
Walked Only 0.5% / 0.3%
Green Valley — Walked Only: 0.5% Elizabeth Hills — Walked Only: 0.3%

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

Setting

Green Valley Elizabeth Hills
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 48 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.7 km 28.4 km

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Green Valley Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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

Elizabeth Hills

Family Multicultural Outer Parks River Young Families

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