Greenfields vs Mandurah

Greenfields is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 50 in Mandurah. In Greenfields, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. In Mandurah, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mandurah tends to suit renters and 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

Greenfields

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 4)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (78% vs 46%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (49% vs 31%)
  • But Mandurah has more childcare (9 vs 4)

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

First-home buyers

Mandurah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($480,000 vs $625,750)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mandurah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (55% vs 27%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $295/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mandurah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 56/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Mandurah

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 22%)
  • has more GPs (8 vs 6)
  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 56/100)
  • But Greenfields carries lower crime risk (78/100 vs 95/100)

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

Investors

Mandurah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.3% vs 0.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greenfields Mandurah
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.

Greenfields Mandurah
Walkability 56 / 72
Greenfields — Walkability: 56/100 Mandurah — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 22 / 5
Greenfields — Safety: 22/100 Mandurah — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 90 / 78
Greenfields — Low fire risk: 90/100 Mandurah — Low fire risk: 78/100
Low flood risk 26 / 38
Greenfields — Low flood risk: 26/100 Mandurah — Low flood risk: 38/100

Demographics

Greenfields has higher household incomes ($52,208 vs $44,616); Mandurah skews older (50 vs 47).

Greenfields Mandurah
Population 9,869
+11% vs other
 8,804
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.1% +12.3%
Median age 47 50
Median household income $52,208/yr
+15% vs other
 $44,616/yr
Median weekly rent $295/wk
+8% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenfields Mandurah
0-4 5.1% / 4.4%
Greenfields — 0-4: 5.1% Mandurah — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 12.1% / 7.3%
Greenfields — 5-14: 12.1% Mandurah — 5-14: 7.3%
15-19 5.2% / 4.5%
Greenfields — 15-19: 5.2% Mandurah — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.5% / 6.2%
Greenfields — 20-24: 5.5% Mandurah — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 10.1% / 11.6%
Greenfields — 25-34: 10.1% Mandurah — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 9.7% / 10.1%
Greenfields — 35-44: 9.7% Mandurah — 35-44: 10.1%
45-54 11.2% / 12.2%
Greenfields — 45-54: 11.2% Mandurah — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 12.7% / 14.6%
Greenfields — 55-64: 12.7% Mandurah — 55-64: 14.6%
65-74 12.1% / 15.6%
Greenfields — 65-74: 12.1% Mandurah — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 11.2% / 9.3%
Greenfields — 75-84: 11.2% Mandurah — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 5.1% / 4.1%
Greenfields — 85+: 5.1% Mandurah — 85+: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenfields 45.6% lone person
Greenfields — Lone Person: 45.6% Greenfields — Couple Families: 29.2% Greenfields — One Parent Families: 20.0% Greenfields — Group Household: 3.5% Greenfields — Other Families: 1.6%
Mandurah 62.4% lone person
Mandurah — Lone Person: 62.4% Mandurah — Couple Families: 13.7% Mandurah — One Parent Families: 17.1% Mandurah — Group Household: 4.7% Mandurah — Other Families: 2.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenfields 26.7% renting
Greenfields — Owned Outright: 35.0% Greenfields — Mortgage: 38.3% Greenfields — Renting: 26.7%
Mandurah 54.7% renting
Mandurah — Owned Outright: 28.5% Mandurah — Mortgage: 16.8% Mandurah — Renting: 54.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greenfields Mandurah
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 16.2%
Greenfields — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Mandurah — Certificate III & IV: 16.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.9% / 6.6%
Greenfields — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9% Mandurah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.9% / 6.4%
Greenfields — Bachelor Degree: 4.9% Mandurah — Bachelor Degree: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 1.5%
Greenfields — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Mandurah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 0.9%
Greenfields — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Mandurah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Greenfields Mandurah
England 9.0% / 9.2%
Greenfields — England: 9.0% Mandurah — England: 9.2%
New Zealand 3.6% / 3.5%
Greenfields — New Zealand: 3.6% Mandurah — New Zealand: 3.5%
Philippines 1.7% / 2.0%
Greenfields — Philippines: 1.7% Mandurah — Philippines: 2.0%
Scotland 0.8% / 1.3%
Greenfields — Scotland: 0.8% Mandurah — Scotland: 1.3%
South Africa 0.7% / 1.0%
Greenfields — South Africa: 0.7% Mandurah — South Africa: 1.0%
India — / 1.4%
Greenfields — India: not among its largest Mandurah — India: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenfields 77.6% houses
Greenfields — Houses: 77.6% Greenfields — Townhouses: 21.9% Greenfields — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Mandurah 46.1% houses
Mandurah — Houses: 46.1% Mandurah — Townhouses: 37.3% Mandurah — Flats / Apartments: 16.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greenfields Mandurah
Median house price $669,000 $640,000
Median unit price $566,250 $542,000
Median land price $625,750 $480,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 140 sales
 23 days
from 128 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.

Greenfields Mandurah
2 bed $608K / $525K
Greenfields — 2 bed: $608K (8 sales) Mandurah — 2 bed: $525K (53 sales)

8 vs 53 sales

3 bed $612K / $641K
Greenfields — 3 bed: $612K (117 sales) Mandurah — 3 bed: $641K (166 sales)

117 vs 166 sales

4 bed $715K / $710K
Greenfields — 4 bed: $715K (145 sales) Mandurah — 4 bed: $710K (44 sales)

145 vs 44 sales

5 bed $1.15M / $770K
Greenfields — 5 bed: $1.15M (10 sales) Mandurah — 5 bed: $770K (7 sales)

10 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Greenfields Mandurah
New dwellings approved 1,482
across Mandurah
same for both
Approvals change year on year +20%
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.

Greenfields Mandurah
Houses 4.2%
$590/wk on $722K
 4.3%
$580/wk on $699K
Units — 4.6%
$510/wk on $579K

Ranking within WA

Greenfields Mandurah
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of WA Higher than 5% of WA
Schools Higher than 39% of WA Higher than 44% of WA
Walkability Higher than 84% of WA Higher than 90% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 64% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 97% of WA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 41% of WA Higher than 46% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 16% of WA

Liveability

Mandurah is more walkable (72 vs 56).

Greenfields Mandurah
Grade D
same for both
Score 28/100 29/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mandurah carries more bushfire risk (22 vs 10); Mandurah carries more crime risk (95 vs 78).

Greenfields Mandurah
Bushfire Low
10/100
 Low
22/100
Crime High
78/100
 High
95/100
Flood High
74/100
 Moderate
62/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 High
70/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Greenfields Mandurah
Inside the suburb 6 5
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 3 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Greenfields

  • Greenfields Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Foundation Christian College Independent · Combined at peers
  • John Tonkin College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Riverside Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • John Tonkin College Education Support Centre Government · Secondary · Special school
  • Riverside Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Schools in Mandurah

  • Mandurah Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • North Mandurah Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • John Tonkin College - Tindale Campus Government · Secondary
  • Peel Language Development School - Mandurah Campus Government · Primary · Special school
  • SMYL Community College - Davey Street Campus Independent · Secondary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Greenfields Mandurah
Supermarkets 2 6
Cafes & restaurants 1 39
Parks & reserves 7 4
Childcare 4 9
GPs 6 8
Pharmacies 3 8
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 10
Fuel stations 3 6
EV chargers 0 5
Beaches 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Greenfields Mandurah
Walkability score 56/100 72/100
Distance to Perth 69.7 km 70.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 57 min
same for both
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 166.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 462.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 6210
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 62
postcode 6210
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.

Greenfields Mandurah
Car (driver) 78.6% / 72.3%
Greenfields — Car (driver): 78.6% Mandurah — Car (driver): 72.3%
Car (passenger) 6.3% / 6.6%
Greenfields — Car (passenger): 6.3% Mandurah — Car (passenger): 6.6%
Worked from Home 5.9% / 6.0%
Greenfields — Worked from Home: 5.9% Mandurah — Worked from Home: 6.0%
Train 3.9% / 4.9%
Greenfields — Train: 3.9% Mandurah — Train: 4.9%
Walked Only 2.0% / 5.3%
Greenfields — Walked Only: 2.0% Mandurah — Walked Only: 5.3%
Bus 3.0% / 4.1%
Greenfields — Bus: 3.0% Mandurah — Bus: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.6%).

Setting

Greenfields Mandurah
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 3.3 km
4.3 km to a named beach
 1.1 km
1.4 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Greenfields Mandurah
Connectivity score 98/100 97/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 94%
5,240 premises
 92%
8,024 premises

Climate

Greenfields Mandurah
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Greenfields Mandurah
Average residential rate $2,186/yr
same for both
Council Mandurah
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenfields Mandurah
Division Canning
same for both
Member Andrew Hastie
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenfields Mandurah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greenfields

Regional Centre Retirees Townhouses

Mandurah

Affordable Beach Coastal Easy Commute Regional Centre Retirees Townhouses Transport Hub

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