Greenacre vs Punchbowl

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Greenacre, most households are couple families. In Punchbowl, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Greenacre: a median of $1.58 million, against $1.44 million in Punchbowl, and rent is higher there too. Greenacre is closer to the city centre: 21.2 km, against 24.1 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

Greenacre

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (5 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (21 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Punchbowl

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($532,000 vs $715,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Punchbowl

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($380/wk vs $420/wk)

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

  • has a shorter drive in (26 min vs 31 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (21.2 km vs 24.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

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 Punchbowl 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 Punchbowl
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 Punchbowl
Walkability 88 / 84
Greenacre — Walkability: 88/100 Punchbowl — Walkability: 84/100
Low fire risk 100 / 26
Greenacre — Low fire risk: 100/100 Punchbowl — Low fire risk: 26/100

Demographics

Greenacre rents higher ($420/wk vs $380/wk).

Greenacre Punchbowl
Population 26,314
+19% vs other
 21,384
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.0% +5.7%
Median age 33
same for both
Median household income $75,348/yr
+4% vs other
 $72,228/yr
Median weekly rent $420/wk
+10% vs other
 $380/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenacre Punchbowl
0-4 7.1% / 6.9%
Greenacre — 0-4: 7.1% Punchbowl — 0-4: 6.9%
5-14 16.8% / 14.4%
Greenacre — 5-14: 16.8% Punchbowl — 5-14: 14.4%
15-19 8.1% / 7.0%
Greenacre — 15-19: 8.1% Punchbowl — 15-19: 7.0%
20-24 7.0% / 7.9%
Greenacre — 20-24: 7.0% Punchbowl — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 12.2% / 15.7%
Greenacre — 25-34: 12.2% Punchbowl — 25-34: 15.7%
35-44 12.7% / 13.0%
Greenacre — 35-44: 12.7% Punchbowl — 35-44: 13.0%
45-54 11.6% / 11.5%
Greenacre — 45-54: 11.6% Punchbowl — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 10.6% / 10.8%
Greenacre — 55-64: 10.6% Punchbowl — 55-64: 10.8%
65-74 7.8% / 7.2%
Greenacre — 65-74: 7.8% Punchbowl — 65-74: 7.2%
75-84 4.3% / 4.1%
Greenacre — 75-84: 4.3% Punchbowl — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 1.9% / 1.6%
Greenacre — 85+: 1.9% Punchbowl — 85+: 1.6%

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%
Punchbowl 52.2% couple families
Punchbowl — Couple Families: 52.2% Punchbowl — Lone Person: 22.3% Punchbowl — One Parent Families: 18.8% Punchbowl — Group Household: 4.6% Punchbowl — Other Families: 2.2%
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%
Punchbowl 40.5% renting
Punchbowl — Owned Outright: 28.4% Punchbowl — Mortgage: 31.0% Punchbowl — Renting: 40.5%
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 Punchbowl
Lebanon 13.0% / 12.3%
Greenacre — Lebanon: 13.0% Punchbowl — Lebanon: 12.3%
Vietnam 2.2% / 5.4%
Greenacre — Vietnam: 2.2% Punchbowl — Vietnam: 5.4%
Bangladesh 1.8% / 3.0%
Greenacre — Bangladesh: 1.8% Punchbowl — Bangladesh: 3.0%
Pakistan 1.7% / 2.7%
Greenacre — Pakistan: 1.7% Punchbowl — Pakistan: 2.7%
China 1.5% / 2.8%
Greenacre — China: 1.5% Punchbowl — China: 2.8%

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

Qualifications

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

Greenacre Punchbowl
Bachelor Degree 10.6% / 10.2%
Greenacre — Bachelor Degree: 10.6% Punchbowl — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Certificate III & IV 7.8% / 7.7%
Greenacre — Certificate III & IV: 7.8% Punchbowl — Certificate III & IV: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.0% / 6.6%
Greenacre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.0% Punchbowl — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.9% / 3.8%
Greenacre — Postgraduate Degree: 3.9% Punchbowl — Postgraduate Degree: 3.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.7%
Greenacre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Punchbowl — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.6%).

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%
Punchbowl 56.7% houses
Punchbowl — Houses: 56.7% Punchbowl — Townhouses: 18.4% Punchbowl — Flats / Apartments: 24.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greenacre Punchbowl
Median house price $1,582,500 $1,440,000
Median unit price $715,000 $532,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 153 sales
 25 days
from 96 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 Punchbowl
2 bed $655K / $534K
Greenacre — 2 bed: $655K (8 sales) Punchbowl — 2 bed: $534K (70 sales)

8 vs 70 sales

3 bed $820K / $650K
Greenacre — 3 bed: $820K (17 sales) Punchbowl — 3 bed: $650K (13 sales)

17 vs 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.

Greenacre Punchbowl
2 bed $1.41M / $1.37M
Greenacre — 2 bed: $1.41M (5 sales) Punchbowl — 2 bed: $1.37M (11 sales)

5 vs 11 sales

3 bed $1.51M / $1.36M
Greenacre — 3 bed: $1.51M (98 sales) Punchbowl — 3 bed: $1.36M (65 sales)

98 vs 65 sales

4 bed $1.58M / $1.42M
Greenacre — 4 bed: $1.58M (65 sales) Punchbowl — 4 bed: $1.42M (48 sales)

65 vs 48 sales

5 bed $1.74M / $1.73M
Greenacre — 5 bed: $1.74M (49 sales) Punchbowl — 5 bed: $1.73M (20 sales)

49 vs 20 sales

Zoning mix

Greenacre has more industrially zoned land (21% vs 5%).

Greenacre Punchbowl
Residential 65% 81%
Industrial 21% 5%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 5%
Parks and recreation 3% 5%
Commercial 2% 3%
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 Punchbowl
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 Punchbowl
Houses 3.7%
$1,100/wk on $1.55M
 3.6%
$880/wk on $1.25M
Units — 5.2%
$560/wk on $561K

Ranking within NSW

Greenacre Punchbowl
House price Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 95% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 73% of NSW

Liveability

Greenacre scores higher overall (67 vs 40).

Greenacre Punchbowl
Grade B C
Score 67/100 40/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Punchbowl carries more bushfire risk (74 vs 0).

Greenacre Punchbowl
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
74/100
Crime Moderate
65/100
 —
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 Punchbowl
Inside the suburb 10 4
Rated above peers 5 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 4 3
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 3.1 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 2.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.6% 3.5%

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 Punchbowl

  • St Jerome's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Punchbowl Boys High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Punchbowl Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Charbel's College Independent · Combined below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Greenacre Punchbowl
Supermarkets 5 1
Cafes & restaurants 13 3
Parks & reserves 21 7
Childcare 24 23
GPs 7
same for both
Pharmacies 3 4
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 7 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Punchbowl sits further from the CBD (24.1 km vs 21.2 km).

Greenacre Punchbowl
Walkability score 88/100 84/100
Distance to Sydney 21.2 km 24.1 km
+14% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 31 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 478.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 369.2
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 2196
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 2190
 22
postcode 2196

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 Punchbowl
Car (driver) 53.1% / 55.4%
Greenacre — Car (driver): 53.1% Punchbowl — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 36.2% / 29.6%
Greenacre — Worked from Home: 36.2% Punchbowl — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Car (passenger) 5.0% / 5.6%
Greenacre — Car (passenger): 5.0% Punchbowl — Car (passenger): 5.6%
Train 2.9% / 6.0%
Greenacre — Train: 2.9% Punchbowl — Train: 6.0%
Walked Only 1.9% / 2.2%
Greenacre — Walked Only: 1.9% Punchbowl — Walked Only: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.4%).

Setting

Greenacre Punchbowl
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 11.1 km 10.4 km

NBN connectivity

Greenacre Punchbowl
Connectivity score 80/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 19%
8,953 premises
 14%
7,356 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Greenacre Punchbowl
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

Punchbowl

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

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