Greendale vs Wapengo

Greendale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 60 in Wapengo. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Wapengo tends to suit people living alone, families with children, and older residents.

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

Greendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (39% vs 20%)

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

First-home buyers

Wapengo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Greendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wapengo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (407.1 km vs 417.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wapengo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 17%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Wapengo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (34.8% vs 22.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greendale Wapengo
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.

Greendale Wapengo
Walkability 0 / 0
Greendale — Walkability: 0/100 Wapengo — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 88 / 36
Greendale — Low fire risk: 88/100 Wapengo — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Wapengo skews older (60 vs 48); Wapengo rents higher ($295/wk vs $260/wk).

Greendale Wapengo
Population 94
+1% vs other
 93
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.1% +34.8%
Median age 48 60
Median household income $73,632/yr $73,112/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk $295/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greendale Wapengo
0-4 6.4% / 5.4%
Greendale — 0-4: 6.4% Wapengo — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 4.3% / 14.0%
Greendale — 5-14: 4.3% Wapengo — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 3.2% / —
Greendale — 15-19: 3.2% Wapengo — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 11.7% / —
Greendale — 20-24: 11.7% Wapengo — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 10.6% / 3.2%
Greendale — 25-34: 10.6% Wapengo — 25-34: 3.2%
35-44 5.3% / 10.8%
Greendale — 35-44: 5.3% Wapengo — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 10.6% / 9.7%
Greendale — 45-54: 10.6% Wapengo — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 19.1% / 30.1%
Greendale — 55-64: 19.1% Wapengo — 55-64: 30.1%
65-74 12.8% / 26.9%
Greendale — 65-74: 12.8% Wapengo — 65-74: 26.9%
75-84 4.3% / 6.5%
Greendale — 75-84: 4.3% Wapengo — 75-84: 6.5%
85+ — / —
Greendale — 85+: not among its largest Wapengo — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.1%).

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.

Greendale Wapengo
England 3.2% / 5.4%
Greendale — England: 3.2% Wapengo — England: 5.4%
New Zealand 3.2% / 4.3%
Greendale — New Zealand: 3.2% Wapengo — New Zealand: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greendale 60.9% lone person
Greendale — Lone Person: 60.9% Greendale — Couple Families: 39.1%
Wapengo 80.0% lone person
Wapengo — Lone Person: 80.0% Wapengo — Couple Families: 20.0%
Lone Person Couple Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greendale 97.3% houses
Greendale — Houses: 97.3% Greendale — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Wapengo 100.0% houses
Wapengo — Houses: 100.0% Wapengo — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Greendale Wapengo
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 17.2%
Greendale — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Wapengo — Certificate III & IV: 17.2%
Bachelor Degree 8.5% / 16.1%
Greendale — Bachelor Degree: 8.5% Wapengo — Bachelor Degree: 16.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.4% / 12.9%
Greendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4% Wapengo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 10.8%
Greendale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Wapengo — Postgraduate Degree: 10.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.3%
Greendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wapengo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greendale 17.1% renting
Greendale — Owned Outright: 51.4% Greendale — Mortgage: 31.4% Greendale — Renting: 17.1%
Wapengo 13.5% renting
Wapengo — Owned Outright: 64.9% Wapengo — Mortgage: 21.6% Wapengo — Renting: 13.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Greendale Wapengo
Median house price — $804,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $350,000 —

Zoning mix

Greendale has more rural and farming land (75% vs 57%); Wapengo has more land zoned for conservation (43% vs 25%).

Greendale Wapengo
Rural and farming 75% 57%
Environmental 25% 43%
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

Greendale Wapengo
New dwellings approved 109
across Bega Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year -32%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Greendale Wapengo
House price — Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 40% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 57% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 69% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW

Liveability

Greendale Wapengo
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wapengo carries more bushfire risk (64 vs 12).

Greendale Wapengo
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime — High
71/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Moderate
48/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Greendale Wapengo
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Greendale Wapengo
Parks & reserves 0 1
Beaches 0 2
Waterways 3 6

Mobility

Greendale sits further from the CBD (417.7 km vs 407.1 km).

Greendale Wapengo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 417.7 km
+3% vs other
 407.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 347 min 349 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2550
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 61
postcode 2550
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.

Greendale Wapengo
Car (driver) 54.8% / 64.3%
Greendale — Car (driver): 54.8% Wapengo — Car (driver): 64.3%
Worked from Home 35.7% / 25.0%
Greendale — Worked from Home: 35.7% Wapengo — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Walked Only — / 10.7%
Greendale — Walked Only: not among its largest Wapengo — Walked Only: 10.7%
Car (passenger) 9.5% / —
Greendale — Car (passenger): 9.5% Wapengo — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.3%).

Setting

Greendale Wapengo
Elevation 127 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.3 km 6.0 km

NBN connectivity

Greendale Wapengo
Connectivity score 29/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
43 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

Greendale Wapengo
Annual rainfall 768 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Greendale Wapengo
Average residential rate $1,767/yr
same for both
Council Bega Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Greendale Wapengo
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greendale Wapengo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greendale

Rural

Wapengo

Retirees Rural

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