Greenlands vs Mount Olive
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Olive: a median of $1.5 million, against $782,000 in Greenlands, though rent is higher in Greenlands. On these figures, Greenlands tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Greenlands
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($782,500 vs $1,500,000)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 25%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mount Olive
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 13%)
- has cheaper rent ($80/wk vs $314/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Mount Olive
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (221.5 km vs 225.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Greenlands
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.0% vs -7.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Greenlands and Mount Olive drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Greenlands rents higher ($314/wk vs $80/wk); Mount Olive has more residents (135 vs 102).
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 102 | 135 +32% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.0% | -7.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 47 |
| Median household income | $122,148/yr | $124,748/yr +2% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $314/wk +75% vs other | $80/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (34.8%).
Property market
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $782,500 | $1,500,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $7,944 |
Zoning mix
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 100% |
| Environmental | 6% | 0% |
| 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
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Singleton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +46% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 32% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 85% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 26% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 23% of NSW | Higher than 31% of NSW |
Liveability
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Greenlands carries more bushfire risk (71 vs 19).
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 71/100 | Low 19/100 |
| Crime | — same for both | |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 27 | 18 |
Mobility
Greenlands sits further from the CBD (225.3 km vs 221.5 km).
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 225.3 km +2% vs other | 221.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 161 min | 157 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 2330 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (85.1%).
Setting
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 158 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 157 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 21/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 28 premises | 0% 46 premises |
Climate
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,026 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 29.9°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.8°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 20.9 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,287/yr same for both | |
| Council | Singleton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Hunter same for both | |
| Member | Dan Repacholi same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Greenlands | Mount Olive | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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