Greenacre vs Bankstown

In Greenacre, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In Bankstown, about half of households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are couple families. Greenacre is closer to the city centre: 21.2 km, against 29.3 km. On these figures, Greenacre tends to suit couples, while Bankstown suits renters.

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

Greenacre

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (63% vs 30%)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (5 vs 4)
  • carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Bankstown has more schools inside the suburb (13 vs 10)

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

First-home buyers

Bankstown

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($590,000 vs $715,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (31% vs 36%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Bankstown

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (52% vs 34%)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenacre

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (21.2 km vs 29.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (26 min vs 31 min)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Bankstown

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (26 vs 7)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (70% vs 37%)
  • But Greenacre carries lower crime risk (65/100 vs 81/100)

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

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

Greenacre Bankstown
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.

Greenacre Bankstown
Walkability 88 / 94
Greenacre — Walkability: 88/100 Bankstown — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 35 / 19
Greenacre — Safety: 35/100 Bankstown — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Greenacre — Low fire risk: 100/100 Bankstown — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Bankstown has more residents (34,933 vs 26,314).

Greenacre Bankstown
Population 26,314 34,933
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +8.8%
Median age 33 34
Median household income $75,348/yr
+8% vs other
 $69,212/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+5% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenacre Bankstown
0-4 7.1% / 7.9%
Greenacre — 0-4: 7.1% Bankstown — 0-4: 7.9%
5-14 16.8% / 12.4%
Greenacre — 5-14: 16.8% Bankstown — 5-14: 12.4%
15-19 8.1% / 5.4%
Greenacre — 15-19: 8.1% Bankstown — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 7.0% / 7.4%
Greenacre — 20-24: 7.0% Bankstown — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 12.2% / 18.4%
Greenacre — 25-34: 12.2% Bankstown — 25-34: 18.4%
35-44 12.7% / 14.1%
Greenacre — 35-44: 12.7% Bankstown — 35-44: 14.1%
45-54 11.6% / 11.2%
Greenacre — 45-54: 11.6% Bankstown — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 10.6% / 10.8%
Greenacre — 55-64: 10.6% Bankstown — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 7.8% / 6.9%
Greenacre — 65-74: 7.8% Bankstown — 65-74: 6.9%
75-84 4.3% / 3.6%
Greenacre — 75-84: 4.3% Bankstown — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.9% / 1.8%
Greenacre — 85+: 1.9% Bankstown — 85+: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenacre 56.7% couple families
Greenacre — Couple Families: 56.7% Greenacre — Lone Person: 21.2% Greenacre — One Parent Families: 19.0% Greenacre — Group Household: 1.9% Greenacre — Other Families: 1.2%
Bankstown 46.1% couple families
Bankstown — Couple Families: 46.1% Bankstown — Lone Person: 26.3% Bankstown — One Parent Families: 20.1% Bankstown — Group Household: 5.0% Bankstown — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenacre 34.0% renting
Greenacre — Owned Outright: 31.4% Greenacre — Mortgage: 34.7% Greenacre — Renting: 34.0%
Bankstown 52.3% renting
Bankstown — Owned Outright: 22.2% Bankstown — Mortgage: 25.5% Bankstown — Renting: 52.3%
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.

Greenacre Bankstown
Lebanon 13.0% / 6.0%
Greenacre — Lebanon: 13.0% Bankstown — Lebanon: 6.0%
Vietnam 2.2% / 15.6%
Greenacre — Vietnam: 2.2% Bankstown — Vietnam: 15.6%
China 1.5% / 4.8%
Greenacre — China: 1.5% Bankstown — China: 4.8%
Bangladesh 1.8% / 3.1%
Greenacre — Bangladesh: 1.8% Bankstown — Bangladesh: 3.1%
Pakistan 1.7% / 3.2%
Greenacre — Pakistan: 1.7% Bankstown — Pakistan: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Qualifications

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

Greenacre Bankstown
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 13.2%
Greenacre — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Bankstown — Bachelor Degree: 13.2%
Certificate III & IV 7.8% / 6.5%
Greenacre — Certificate III & IV: 7.8% Bankstown — Certificate III & IV: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 6.9%
Greenacre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Bankstown — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 5.1%
Greenacre — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Bankstown — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.8%
Greenacre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Bankstown — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenacre 63.1% houses
Greenacre — Houses: 63.1% Greenacre — Flats / Apartments: 7.6% Greenacre — Townhouses: 29.3%
Bankstown 30.0% houses
Bankstown — Houses: 30.0% Bankstown — Flats / Apartments: 59.9% Bankstown — Townhouses: 10.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Greenacre Bankstown
Median house price $1,582,500 $1,625,000
Median unit price $715,000 $590,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 153 sales
 26 days
from 118 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Greenacre Bankstown
2 bed $655K / $586K
Greenacre — 2 bed: $655K (8 sales) Bankstown — 2 bed: $586K (216 sales)

8 vs 216 sales

3 bed $820K / $708K
Greenacre — 3 bed: $820K (17 sales) Bankstown — 3 bed: $708K (34 sales)

17 vs 34 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.

Greenacre Bankstown
2 bed $1.41M / $1.63M
Greenacre — 2 bed: $1.41M (5 sales) Bankstown — 2 bed: $1.63M (11 sales)

5 vs 11 sales

3 bed $1.51M / $1.61M
Greenacre — 3 bed: $1.51M (98 sales) Bankstown — 3 bed: $1.61M (50 sales)

98 vs 50 sales

4 bed $1.58M / $1.55M
Greenacre — 4 bed: $1.58M (65 sales) Bankstown — 4 bed: $1.55M (40 sales)

65 vs 40 sales

5 bed $1.74M / $1.93M
Greenacre — 5 bed: $1.74M (49 sales) Bankstown — 5 bed: $1.93M (26 sales)

49 vs 26 sales

Zoning mix

Greenacre has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 8%).

Greenacre Bankstown
Residential 65% 75%
Industrial 21% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 10%
Parks and recreation 3% 5%
Commercial 2%
same for both
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

Greenacre Bankstown
New dwellings approved 1,785
across Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both
Approvals change year on year +50%
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.

Greenacre Bankstown
Houses 3.7%
$1,100/wk on $1.55M
 3.8%
$895/wk on $1.23M
Units — 5.2%
$620/wk on $617K

Ranking within NSW

Greenacre Bankstown
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
Schools Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 76% of NSW

Liveability

Greenacre scores higher overall (67 vs 56).

Greenacre Bankstown
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 56/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Bankstown carries more crime risk (81 vs 65).

Greenacre Bankstown
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 High
81/100
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 15
within 5 km
 18
within 5 km

Schools

Greenacre Bankstown
Inside the suburb 10 13
Rated above peers 5 4
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 4 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 3.1 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 0.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.2%

Schools in Greenacre

  • Al Noori Muslim School Independent · Primary above peers
  • Al Sadiq College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Greenacre Christian College Independent · Combined above peers
  • Holy Saviour School Independent · Primary above peers
  • St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Banksia Road Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Bankstown

  • Bankstown West Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • La Salle Catholic College Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Brendan's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Felix Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Bankstown Girls High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Bankstown North Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Greenacre Bankstown
Supermarkets 5 9
Cafes & restaurants 13 48
Parks & reserves 21 27
Childcare 24 29
GPs 7 26
Pharmacies 3 15
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 13
Fuel stations 7 4
EV chargers 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Bankstown sits further from the CBD (29.3 km vs 21.2 km).

Greenacre Bankstown
Walkability score 88/100 94/100
Distance to Sydney 21.2 km 29.3 km
+38% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 31 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 478.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 1042.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2190
 0.8%
postcode 2200
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 2190
 18
postcode 2200

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.

Greenacre Bankstown
Car (driver) 53.1% / 51.5%
Greenacre — Car (driver): 53.1% Bankstown — Car (driver): 51.5%
Worked from Home 36.2% / 30.3%
Greenacre — Worked from Home: 36.2% Bankstown — Worked from Home: 30.3%
Train 2.9% / 7.6%
Greenacre — Train: 2.9% Bankstown — Train: 7.6%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.8%
Greenacre — Car (passenger): 5.0% Bankstown — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 1.9% / 3.3%
Greenacre — Walked Only: 1.9% Bankstown — Walked Only: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.1%).

Setting

Greenacre Bankstown
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 21 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 12.4 km

NBN connectivity

Greenacre Bankstown
Connectivity score 80/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
8,953 premises
 11%
15,088 premises

Climate

Greenacre Bankstown
Annual rainfall 909 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Greenacre Bankstown
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.9 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Greenacre Bankstown
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Canterbury-Bankstown
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenacre Bankstown
Division Watson
same for both
Member Tony Burke
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenacre Bankstown
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greenacre

Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Townhouses Urban

Bankstown

Affordable Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Urban

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