Green Valley vs Hinchinbrook

Comparing Green Valley and Hinchinbrook, NSW: Green Valley carries more crime risk (47 vs 35); Hinchinbrook scores higher overall (65 vs 49); and Green Valley sits further from the CBD (49.9 km vs 47 km).

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

Hinchinbrook

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 47/100)
  • But Green Valley has more childcare (10 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Green Valley is more walkable (83/100 vs 75/100)
  • Hinchinbrook sits closer to the CBD (47 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 1)
  • is more walkable (83/100 vs 75/100)
  • But Hinchinbrook carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 47/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Green Valley and Hinchinbrook 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 Hinchinbrook
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 Hinchinbrook
Walkability 83 / 75
Green Valley — Walkability: 83/100 Hinchinbrook — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 53 / 65
Green Valley — Safety: 53/100 Hinchinbrook — Safety: 65/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Green Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Hinchinbrook — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Green Valley skews older (37 vs 35).

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Population 12,919
+11% vs other
 11,521
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +2.7%
Median age 37 35
Median household income $92,300/yr $99,268/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk $463/wk
+3% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
0-4 5.9% / 5.7%
Green Valley — 0-4: 5.9% Hinchinbrook — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 13.6% / 14.5%
Green Valley — 5-14: 13.6% Hinchinbrook — 5-14: 14.5%
15-19 7.5% / 7.8%
Green Valley — 15-19: 7.5% Hinchinbrook — 15-19: 7.8%
20-24 8.1% / 8.0%
Green Valley — 20-24: 8.1% Hinchinbrook — 20-24: 8.0%
25-34 12.6% / 12.9%
Green Valley — 25-34: 12.6% Hinchinbrook — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 12.0% / 12.8%
Green Valley — 35-44: 12.0% Hinchinbrook — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 13.4% / 13.3%
Green Valley — 45-54: 13.4% Hinchinbrook — 45-54: 13.3%
55-64 14.1% / 13.6%
Green Valley — 55-64: 14.1% Hinchinbrook — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 8.5% / 7.8%
Green Valley — 65-74: 8.5% Hinchinbrook — 65-74: 7.8%
75-84 3.5% / 2.9%
Green Valley — 75-84: 3.5% Hinchinbrook — 75-84: 2.9%
85+ 0.9% / 0.8%
Green Valley — 85+: 0.9% Hinchinbrook — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.5%).

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%
Hinchinbrook 64.1% couple families
Hinchinbrook — Couple Families: 64.1% Hinchinbrook — One Parent Families: 21.9% Hinchinbrook — Lone Person: 11.3% Hinchinbrook — Other Families: 1.3% Hinchinbrook — 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%
Hinchinbrook 23.6% renting
Hinchinbrook — Owned Outright: 30.3% Hinchinbrook — Mortgage: 46.1% Hinchinbrook — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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 Hinchinbrook
Iraq 8.8% / 10.7%
Green Valley — Iraq: 8.8% Hinchinbrook — Iraq: 10.7%
Vietnam 9.4% / 5.4%
Green Valley — Vietnam: 9.4% Hinchinbrook — Vietnam: 5.4%
Fiji 4.3% / 5.0%
Green Valley — Fiji: 4.3% Hinchinbrook — Fiji: 5.0%
Philippines 1.7% / 2.4%
Green Valley — Philippines: 1.7% Hinchinbrook — Philippines: 2.4%
Lebanon 1.4% / 2.0%
Green Valley — Lebanon: 1.4% Hinchinbrook — Lebanon: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.7%).

Qualifications

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

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Certificate III & IV 9.8% / 11.0%
Green Valley — Certificate III & IV: 9.8% Hinchinbrook — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 9.5%
Green Valley — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Hinchinbrook — Bachelor Degree: 9.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.9%
Green Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Hinchinbrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 2.0%
Green Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Hinchinbrook — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.7%
Green Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Hinchinbrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.0%).

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%
Hinchinbrook 88.0% houses
Hinchinbrook — Houses: 88.0% Hinchinbrook — Townhouses: 11.2% Hinchinbrook — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Median house price $1,222,500 $1,150,000
Median unit price $820,000 —
Median land price $1,525,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 33 sales
 25 days
from 31 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 Hinchinbrook
3 bed $1.07M / $1.06M
Green Valley — 3 bed: $1.07M (39 sales) Hinchinbrook — 3 bed: $1.06M (38 sales)

39 vs 38 sales

4 bed $1.29M / $1.18M
Green Valley — 4 bed: $1.29M (34 sales) Hinchinbrook — 4 bed: $1.18M (28 sales)

34 vs 28 sales

Zoning mix

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Residential 85% 81%
Parks and recreation 11% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 8%
Commercial 2% 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 Hinchinbrook
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 Hinchinbrook
Houses 3.4%
$775/wk on $1.19M
 3.0%
$720/wk on $1.24M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW

Liveability

Hinchinbrook scores higher overall (65 vs 49); Green Valley is more walkable (83 vs 75).

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Grade B
same for both
Score 49/100 65/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Green Valley carries more crime risk (47 vs 35).

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
35/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Inside the suburb 4 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 2
Rated below peers 3 0
Universities within 10 km 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 5.1 km
 1
50 Scott Street Liverpool, 4.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 3.3%

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 Hinchinbrook

  • Good Samaritan Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Hinchinbrook Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Hoxton Park High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

Green Valley sits further from the CBD (49.9 km vs 47 km).

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Walkability score 83/100 75/100
Distance to Sydney 49.9 km
+6% vs other
 47 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
 163.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2168
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 2168
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 Valley Hinchinbrook
Car (driver) 59.8% / 62.3%
Green Valley — Car (driver): 59.8% Hinchinbrook — Car (driver): 62.3%
Worked from Home 30.8% / 29.0%
Green Valley — Worked from Home: 30.8% Hinchinbrook — Worked from Home: 29.0%
Car (passenger) 5.5% / 5.5%
Green Valley — Car (passenger): 5.5% Hinchinbrook — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Train 1.9% / 1.8%
Green Valley — Train: 1.9% Hinchinbrook — Train: 1.8%
Bus 1.4% / 1.0%
Green Valley — Bus: 1.4% Hinchinbrook — Bus: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.3%).

Setting

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 39 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.7 km 26.3 km

NBN connectivity

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 11%
3,868 premises
 13%
3,285 premises

Climate

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
Annual rainfall 931 mm 909 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C 28.7°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C 6.4°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

Green Valley Hinchinbrook
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 Hinchinbrook
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

Hinchinbrook

Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

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