Greenacre vs Belfield

Greenacre is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in Belfield. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Greenacre, most households are couple families. In Belfield, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Belfield: a median of $2.05 million, against $1.58 million in Greenacre, and rent is higher there too. Belfield is closer to the city centre: 15.3 km, against 21.2 km. On these figures, Greenacre tends to suit families with children and 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

Greenacre

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 7)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 8)
  • But Belfield carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

Greenacre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,582,500 vs $2,050,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Greenacre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($420/wk vs $460/wk)

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

  • Greenacre is more walkable (88/100 vs 66/100)
  • Belfield sits closer to the CBD (15.3 km vs 21.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Greenacre

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 66/100)
  • But Belfield carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Greenacre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 2.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Greenacre and Belfield 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 Belfield
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 Belfield
Walkability 88 / 66
Greenacre — Walkability: 88/100 Belfield — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 35 / 59
Greenacre — Safety: 35/100 Belfield — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Greenacre — Low fire risk: 100/100 Belfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greenacre has more residents (26,314 vs 6,555); Belfield skews older (40 vs 33).

Greenacre Belfield
Population 26,314
+75% vs other
 6,555
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +3.7%
Median age 33 40
Median household income $75,348/yr $89,804/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $420/wk $460/wk
+10% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenacre Belfield
0-4 7.1% / 5.4%
Greenacre — 0-4: 7.1% Belfield — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 16.8% / 13.5%
Greenacre — 5-14: 16.8% Belfield — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 8.1% / 6.9%
Greenacre — 15-19: 8.1% Belfield — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 7.0% / 5.4%
Greenacre — 20-24: 7.0% Belfield — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 12.2% / 11.4%
Greenacre — 25-34: 12.2% Belfield — 25-34: 11.4%
35-44 12.7% / 12.9%
Greenacre — 35-44: 12.7% Belfield — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 11.6% / 14.3%
Greenacre — 45-54: 11.6% Belfield — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 10.6% / 12.4%
Greenacre — 55-64: 10.6% Belfield — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 7.8% / 9.0%
Greenacre — 65-74: 7.8% Belfield — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.3% / 6.1%
Greenacre — 75-84: 4.3% Belfield — 75-84: 6.1%
85+ 1.9% / 2.4%
Greenacre — 85+: 1.9% Belfield — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

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%
Belfield 50.4% couple families
Belfield — Couple Families: 50.4% Belfield — Lone Person: 26.9% Belfield — One Parent Families: 18.0% Belfield — Group Household: 2.8% Belfield — Other Families: 1.9%
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%
Belfield 31.4% renting
Belfield — Owned Outright: 33.1% Belfield — Mortgage: 35.5% Belfield — Renting: 31.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greenacre Belfield
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 13.4%
Greenacre — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Belfield — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Certificate III & IV 7.8% / 9.6%
Greenacre — Certificate III & IV: 7.8% Belfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 8.8%
Greenacre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Belfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 4.0%
Greenacre — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Belfield — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.2%
Greenacre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Belfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.4%).

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 Belfield
Lebanon 13.0% / 6.0%
Greenacre — Lebanon: 13.0% Belfield — Lebanon: 6.0%
China 1.5% / 5.9%
Greenacre — China: 1.5% Belfield — China: 5.9%
Vietnam 2.2% / 1.5%
Greenacre — Vietnam: 2.2% Belfield — Vietnam: 1.5%
Italy 1.1% / 2.6%
Greenacre — Italy: 1.1% Belfield — Italy: 2.6%
Greece 1.0% / 2.0%
Greenacre — Greece: 1.0% Belfield — Greece: 2.0%
Bangladesh 1.8% / —
Greenacre — Bangladesh: 1.8% Belfield — Bangladesh: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.7% / —
Greenacre — Pakistan: 1.7% Belfield — Pakistan: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenacre 63.1% houses
Greenacre — Houses: 63.1% Greenacre — Townhouses: 29.3% Greenacre — Flats / Apartments: 7.6%
Belfield 66.8% houses
Belfield — Houses: 66.8% Belfield — Townhouses: 23.7% Belfield — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greenacre Belfield
Median house price $1,582,500 $2,050,000
Median unit price $715,000 $696,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 153 sales
 36 days
from 22 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 Belfield
3 bed $1.51M / $1.81M
Greenacre — 3 bed: $1.51M (98 sales) Belfield — 3 bed: $1.81M (23 sales)

98 vs 23 sales

4 bed $1.58M / $2.2M
Greenacre — 4 bed: $1.58M (65 sales) Belfield — 4 bed: $2.2M (21 sales)

65 vs 21 sales

5 bed $1.74M / $2.65M
Greenacre — 5 bed: $1.74M (49 sales) Belfield — 5 bed: $2.65M (22 sales)

49 vs 22 sales

Zoning mix

Greenacre has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 1%).

Greenacre Belfield
Residential 65% 76%
Industrial 21% 1%
Parks and recreation 3% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 8%
same for both
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 Belfield
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 Belfield
Houses 3.7%
$1,100/wk on $1.55M
 2.8%
$948/wk on $1.79M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Greenacre Belfield
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Schools Higher than 83% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Greenacre is more walkable (88 vs 66).

Greenacre Belfield
Grade B A
Score 67/100 70/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Greenacre carries more crime risk (65 vs 41).

Greenacre Belfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
41/100
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
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Greenacre Belfield
Inside the suburb 10 2
Rated above peers 5 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 4 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 3.1 km
 3
Strathfield Campus, 3.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.1%

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 Belfield

  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Aspect South East Sydney School, Belfield Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Greenacre Belfield
Supermarkets 5 0
Cafes & restaurants 13 1
Parks & reserves 21 7
Childcare 24 8
GPs 7 0
Pharmacies 3 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 7 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Greenacre sits further from the CBD (21.2 km vs 15.3 km).

Greenacre Belfield
Walkability score 88/100 66/100
Distance to Sydney 21.2 km
+28% vs other
 15.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 25 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 478.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 104.0
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 2191
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 2190
 19
postcode 2191

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 Belfield
Car (driver) 53.1% / 45.7%
Greenacre — Car (driver): 53.1% Belfield — Car (driver): 45.7%
Worked from Home 36.2% / 44.1%
Greenacre — Worked from Home: 36.2% Belfield — Worked from Home: 44.1%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 4.3%
Greenacre — Car (passenger): 5.0% Belfield — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 2.9% / 4.1%
Greenacre — Train: 2.9% Belfield — Train: 4.1%
Walked Only 1.9% / 0.9%
Greenacre — Walked Only: 1.9% Belfield — Walked Only: 0.9%
Bus 0.8% / 0.9%
Greenacre — Bus: 0.8% Belfield — Bus: 0.9%

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

Setting

Greenacre Belfield
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 8.7 km

NBN connectivity

Greenacre Belfield
Connectivity score 80/100 85/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
8,953 premises
 36%
2,607 premises

Climate

Greenacre Belfield
Annual rainfall 909 mm 1,129 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C 27.5°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.4°C 9.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Greenacre Belfield
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.5 µg/m³ 16.1 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.9 pphm 0.79 pphm

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Greenacre Belfield
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

Belfield

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Townhouses Urban

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