Greendale vs Wallacia

Wallacia is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Greendale. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Greendale tends to suit share households, while Wallacia 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

Greendale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (83% vs 68%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 85%)
  • But Wallacia has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Greendale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($350,000 vs $3,000,000)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Greendale has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 21%)
  • Wallacia has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $483/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Greendale sits closer to the CBD (64.2 km vs 68.6 km)
  • Wallacia is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wallacia

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 4%)

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

Investors

Wallacia

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.2% vs -9.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Greendale and Wallacia 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 Wallacia
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 Wallacia
Walkability 0 / 10
Greendale — Walkability: 0/100 Wallacia — Walkability: 10/100
Low fire risk 88 / 28
Greendale — Low fire risk: 88/100 Wallacia — Low fire risk: 28/100

Demographics

Wallacia has more residents (1,711 vs 314); Greendale rents higher ($483/wk vs $400/wk).

Greendale Wallacia
Population 314 1,711
+445% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -9.8% +5.2%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $101,816/yr $104,208/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $483/wk
+17% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greendale Wallacia
0-4 6.4% / 6.7%
Greendale — 0-4: 6.4% Wallacia — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 14.3% / 13.3%
Greendale — 5-14: 14.3% Wallacia — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 6.4% / 6.8%
Greendale — 15-19: 6.4% Wallacia — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 8.6% / 6.3%
Greendale — 20-24: 8.6% Wallacia — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 10.5% / 11.0%
Greendale — 25-34: 10.5% Wallacia — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 9.6% / 12.4%
Greendale — 35-44: 9.6% Wallacia — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 12.7% / 13.2%
Greendale — 45-54: 12.7% Wallacia — 45-54: 13.2%
55-64 18.2% / 13.0%
Greendale — 55-64: 18.2% Wallacia — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 10.2% / 11.5%
Greendale — 65-74: 10.2% Wallacia — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 5.7% / 5.0%
Greendale — 75-84: 5.7% Wallacia — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.3% / 0.9%
Greendale — 85+: 1.3% Wallacia — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greendale 54.5% couple families
Greendale — Couple Families: 54.5% Greendale — One Parent Families: 28.8% Greendale — Lone Person: 6.1% Greendale — Group Household: 10.6% Greendale — Other Families: 0.0%
Wallacia 52.2% couple families
Wallacia — Couple Families: 52.2% Wallacia — One Parent Families: 15.4% Wallacia — Lone Person: 30.0% Wallacia — Group Household: 1.4% Wallacia — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greendale 32.9% renting
Greendale — Owned Outright: 54.3% Greendale — Mortgage: 12.9% Greendale — Renting: 32.9%
Wallacia 20.6% renting
Wallacia — Owned Outright: 38.6% Wallacia — Mortgage: 40.8% Wallacia — Renting: 20.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greendale Wallacia
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 19.0%
Greendale — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Wallacia — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.0% / 6.5%
Greendale — Bachelor Degree: 7.0% Wallacia — Bachelor Degree: 6.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 7.4%
Greendale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Wallacia — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.0% / 1.9%
Greendale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0% Wallacia — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.7%
Greendale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Wallacia — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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 Wallacia
China 7.6% / 1.1%
Greendale — China: 7.6% Wallacia — China: 1.1%
Italy 2.5% / 0.7%
Greendale — Italy: 2.5% Wallacia — Italy: 0.7%
England — / 2.6%
Greendale — England: not among its largest Wallacia — England: 2.6%
Germany 1.3% / 0.4%
Greendale — Germany: 1.3% Wallacia — Germany: 0.4%
Scotland 1.0% / 0.6%
Greendale — Scotland: 1.0% Wallacia — Scotland: 0.6%
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Greendale — New Zealand: not among its largest Wallacia — New Zealand: 1.3%
Pakistan 1.0% / —
Greendale — Pakistan: 1.0% Wallacia — Pakistan: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.6%
Greendale — Philippines: not among its largest Wallacia — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greendale 96.4% houses
Greendale — Houses: 96.4% Greendale — Flats / Apartments: 3.6% Greendale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Wallacia 85.3% houses
Wallacia — Houses: 85.3% Wallacia — Flats / Apartments: 14.0% Wallacia — Townhouses: 0.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Greendale Wallacia
Median house price — $1,190,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $350,000 $3,000,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 15 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Wallacia has more rural and farming land (87% vs 69%).

Greendale Wallacia
Rural and farming 69% 87%
Other and special use 12% 0%
Environmental 9% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 2%
Residential 0% 3%
Planning zones cover 100% of Greendale and 99% of Wallacia. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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 Wallacia
New dwellings approved 2,229
across Liverpool
same for both
Approvals change year on year +28%
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.

Greendale Wallacia
Houses — 2.8%
$700/wk on $1.31M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Greendale Wallacia
House price — Higher than 59% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 57% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 80% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 13% of NSW

Liveability

Wallacia is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Greendale Wallacia
Grade — C
Score — 35/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Wallacia carries more bushfire risk (72 vs 12).

Greendale Wallacia
Bushfire Low
12/100
 High
72/100
Crime — Moderate
48/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
 High
83/100
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Greendale Wallacia
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Greendale

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Wallacia

  • Wallacia Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Greendale Wallacia
Parks & reserves 2 3
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 8 16

Mobility

Wallacia sits further from the CBD (68.6 km vs 64.2 km).

Greendale Wallacia
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 64.2 km 68.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 61 min 59 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2745
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2745
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 Wallacia
Car (driver) 49.5% / 57.1%
Greendale — Car (driver): 49.5% Wallacia — Car (driver): 57.1%
Worked from Home 39.8% / 35.8%
Greendale — Worked from Home: 39.8% Wallacia — Worked from Home: 35.8%
Walked Only 7.8% / 2.6%
Greendale — Walked Only: 7.8% Wallacia — Walked Only: 2.6%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 4.0%
Greendale — Car (passenger): 2.9% Wallacia — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Bus — / 0.5%
Greendale — Bus: not among its largest Wallacia — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.1%).

Setting

Greendale Wallacia
Elevation 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 43.8 km 46.7 km

NBN connectivity

Greendale Wallacia
Connectivity score 34/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
115 premises
 29%
658 premises

Climate

Greendale Wallacia
Annual rainfall 817 mm 822 mm
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Greendale Wallacia
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Greendale Wallacia
Average residential rate $1,322/yr
same for both
Council Liverpool
same for both

Federal electorate

Greendale Wallacia
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Greendale

Rural

Wallacia

Acreage River

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