Greenacre vs Belmore

Greenacre is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Belmore. In both, most households own their home. In Greenacre, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Belmore, about half of homes are flats or apartments. Houses cost more in Belmore: a median of $1.79 million, against $1.58 million in Greenacre, though rent is higher in Greenacre. Belmore is closer to the city centre: 15.4 km, against 21.2 km. On these figures, Greenacre tends to suit families with children and couples, while Belmore suits people living alone.

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 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (5 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 11)
  • has more childcare (24 vs 15)
  • But Belmore carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Greenacre has cheaper houses ($1,582,500 vs $1,790,000)
  • Belmore has cheaper units ($645,000 vs $715,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Belmore

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 34%)
  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $420/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Belmore

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 3%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (15.4 km vs 21.2 km)
  • But Greenacre is more walkable (88/100 vs 76/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Greenacre has more GPs (7 vs 2)
  • Belmore has more units and townhouses to downsize into (56% vs 37%)

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 3.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Greenacre and Belmore 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 Belmore
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 Belmore
Walkability 88 / 76
Greenacre — Walkability: 88/100 Belmore — Walkability: 76/100
Safety 35 / 45
Greenacre — Safety: 35/100 Belmore — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Greenacre — Low fire risk: 100/100 Belmore — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greenacre has more residents (26,314 vs 13,781); Belmore skews older (38 vs 33).

Greenacre Belmore
Population 26,314
+48% vs other
 13,781
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +8.4%
Median age 33 38
Median household income $75,348/yr $75,712/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+10% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenacre Belmore
0-4 7.1% / 5.7%
Greenacre — 0-4: 7.1% Belmore — 0-4: 5.7%
5-14 16.8% / 10.4%
Greenacre — 5-14: 16.8% Belmore — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 8.1% / 5.2%
Greenacre — 15-19: 8.1% Belmore — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 7.0% / 7.1%
Greenacre — 20-24: 7.0% Belmore — 20-24: 7.1%
25-34 12.2% / 16.0%
Greenacre — 25-34: 12.2% Belmore — 25-34: 16.0%
35-44 12.7% / 13.8%
Greenacre — 35-44: 12.7% Belmore — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 11.6% / 13.1%
Greenacre — 45-54: 11.6% Belmore — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 10.6% / 11.8%
Greenacre — 55-64: 10.6% Belmore — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 7.8% / 8.6%
Greenacre — 65-74: 7.8% Belmore — 65-74: 8.6%
75-84 4.3% / 5.7%
Greenacre — 75-84: 4.3% Belmore — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.9% / 2.5%
Greenacre — 85+: 1.9% Belmore — 85+: 2.5%

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%
Belmore 40.5% couple families
Belmore — Couple Families: 40.5% Belmore — Lone Person: 32.5% Belmore — One Parent Families: 19.1% Belmore — Group Household: 5.3% Belmore — Other Families: 2.6%
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%
Belmore 44.8% renting
Belmore — Owned Outright: 27.6% Belmore — Mortgage: 27.5% Belmore — Renting: 44.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greenacre Belmore
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 13.4%
Greenacre — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Belmore — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Certificate III & IV 7.8% / 8.8%
Greenacre — Certificate III & IV: 7.8% Belmore — Certificate III & IV: 8.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 7.2%
Greenacre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Belmore — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 4.4%
Greenacre — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Belmore — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.0%
Greenacre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Belmore — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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 Belmore
Lebanon 13.0% / 4.4%
Greenacre — Lebanon: 13.0% Belmore — Lebanon: 4.4%
China 1.5% / 5.4%
Greenacre — China: 1.5% Belmore — China: 5.4%
Greece 1.0% / 5.9%
Greenacre — Greece: 1.0% Belmore — Greece: 5.9%
Vietnam 2.2% / 3.6%
Greenacre — Vietnam: 2.2% Belmore — Vietnam: 3.6%
Bangladesh 1.8% / 1.7%
Greenacre — Bangladesh: 1.8% Belmore — Bangladesh: 1.7%
Philippines — / 2.1%
Greenacre — Philippines: not among its largest Belmore — Philippines: 2.1%
Pakistan 1.7% / —
Greenacre — Pakistan: 1.7% Belmore — 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 — Flats / Apartments: 7.6% Greenacre — Townhouses: 29.3%
Belmore 43.8% houses
Belmore — Houses: 43.8% Belmore — Flats / Apartments: 46.7% Belmore — Townhouses: 9.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Greenacre Belmore
Median house price $1,582,500 $1,790,000
Median unit price $715,000 $645,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 153 sales
 25 days
from 63 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 Belmore
2 bed $655K / $651K
Greenacre — 2 bed: $655K (8 sales) Belmore — 2 bed: $651K (104 sales)

8 vs 104 sales

3 bed $820K / $880K
Greenacre — 3 bed: $820K (17 sales) Belmore — 3 bed: $880K (7 sales)

17 vs 7 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 Belmore
2 bed $1.41M / $1.15M
Greenacre — 2 bed: $1.41M (5 sales) Belmore — 2 bed: $1.15M (8 sales)

5 vs 8 sales

3 bed $1.51M / $1.7M
Greenacre — 3 bed: $1.51M (98 sales) Belmore — 3 bed: $1.7M (46 sales)

98 vs 46 sales

4 bed $1.58M / $1.9M
Greenacre — 4 bed: $1.58M (65 sales) Belmore — 4 bed: $1.9M (21 sales)

65 vs 21 sales

5 bed $1.74M / $2.1M
Greenacre — 5 bed: $1.74M (49 sales) Belmore — 5 bed: $2.1M (14 sales)

49 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Greenacre has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 4%).

Greenacre Belmore
Residential 65% 83%
Industrial 21% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 4%
Commercial 2% 6%
Parks and recreation 3% 4%
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 Belmore
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 Belmore
Houses 3.7%
$1,100/wk on $1.55M
 3.0%
$950/wk on $1.65M
Units — 4.7%
$600/wk on $668K

Ranking within NSW

Greenacre Belmore
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW
same for both
Schools Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 52% of NSW

Liveability

Greenacre scores higher overall (67 vs 52); Greenacre is more walkable (88 vs 76).

Greenacre Belmore
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 52/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Greenacre carries more crime risk (65 vs 55).

Greenacre Belmore
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
65/100
 Moderate
55/100
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
 8
within 5 km

Schools

Greenacre Belmore
Inside the suburb 10 6
Rated above peers 5 0
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 4 3
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 3.1 km
 3
Strathfield Campus, 4.6 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 Belmore

  • Belmore North Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • All Saints Grammar Independent · Secondary below peers
  • Belmore Boys High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Belmore South Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • All Saints Grammar Junior School Independent · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Greenacre Belmore
Supermarkets 5 0
Cafes & restaurants 13 3
Parks & reserves 21 11
Childcare 24 15
GPs 7 2
Pharmacies 3 2
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 7 1
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Greenacre sits further from the CBD (21.2 km vs 15.4 km).

Greenacre Belmore
Walkability score 88/100 76/100
Distance to Sydney 21.2 km
+27% vs other
 15.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 28 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 478.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 233.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2190
 0.5%
postcode 2192
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 2190
 13
postcode 2192

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 Belmore
Car (driver) 53.1% / 44.4%
Greenacre — Car (driver): 53.1% Belmore — Car (driver): 44.4%
Worked from Home 36.2% / 40.0%
Greenacre — Worked from Home: 36.2% Belmore — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Train 2.9% / 8.6%
Greenacre — Train: 2.9% Belmore — Train: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 3.3%
Greenacre — Car (passenger): 5.0% Belmore — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.6%
Greenacre — Walked Only: 1.9% Belmore — Walked Only: 2.6%

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

Setting

Greenacre Belmore
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 28 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 7.7 km

NBN connectivity

Greenacre Belmore
Connectivity score 80/100 79/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
8,953 premises
 13%
5,970 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Greenacre Belmore
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

Belmore

Affordable Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

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