Greenleigh vs Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Greenleigh. In Greenleigh, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In Queanbeyan, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Greenleigh: a median of $1.62 million, against $870,000 in Queanbeyan, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Greenleigh tends to suit couples, while Queanbeyan suits renters, young adults, 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Greenleigh carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 93/100)
  • Queanbeyan has more childcare (8 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Greenleigh leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 23%)
  • Queanbeyan has cheaper houses ($870,000 vs $1,625,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Queanbeyan

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 6%)
  • has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $465/wk)
  • But Greenleigh leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Queanbeyan

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 21/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Queanbeyan

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (61% vs 11%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 21/100)
  • But Greenleigh carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
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.

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Walkability 21 / 94
Greenleigh — Walkability: 21/100 Queanbeyan — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 61 / 7
Greenleigh — Safety: 61/100 Queanbeyan — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 11 / 100
Greenleigh — Low fire risk: 11/100 Queanbeyan — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Queanbeyan has more residents (6,409 vs 676); Greenleigh has higher household incomes ($169,676 vs $88,036).

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Population 676 6,409
+848% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.2% +2.8%
Median age 50 38
Median household income $169,676/yr
+48% vs other
 $88,036/yr
Median weekly rent $465/wk
+27% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
0-4 3.4% / 5.6%
Greenleigh — 0-4: 3.4% Queanbeyan — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 10.1% / 8.8%
Greenleigh — 5-14: 10.1% Queanbeyan — 5-14: 8.8%
15-19 7.4% / 3.8%
Greenleigh — 15-19: 7.4% Queanbeyan — 15-19: 3.8%
20-24 5.8% / 5.8%
Greenleigh — 20-24: 5.8% Queanbeyan — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 8.6% / 19.7%
Greenleigh — 25-34: 8.6% Queanbeyan — 25-34: 19.7%
35-44 7.4% / 14.4%
Greenleigh — 35-44: 7.4% Queanbeyan — 35-44: 14.4%
45-54 15.1% / 12.1%
Greenleigh — 45-54: 15.1% Queanbeyan — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 21.0% / 12.0%
Greenleigh — 55-64: 21.0% Queanbeyan — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 14.9% / 8.3%
Greenleigh — 65-74: 14.9% Queanbeyan — 65-74: 8.3%
75-84 6.7% / 5.6%
Greenleigh — 75-84: 6.7% Queanbeyan — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 0.4% / 4.0%
Greenleigh — 85+: 0.4% Queanbeyan — 85+: 4.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenleigh 60.8% couple families
Greenleigh — Couple Families: 60.8% Greenleigh — Lone Person: 24.2% Greenleigh — One Parent Families: 15.0% Greenleigh — Group Household: 0.0% Greenleigh — Other Families: 0.0%
Queanbeyan 25.1% couple families
Queanbeyan — Couple Families: 25.1% Queanbeyan — Lone Person: 56.0% Queanbeyan — One Parent Families: 12.7% Queanbeyan — Group Household: 4.2% Queanbeyan — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenleigh 5.7% renting
Greenleigh — Owned Outright: 57.1% Greenleigh — Mortgage: 37.2% Greenleigh — Renting: 5.7%
Queanbeyan 45.6% renting
Queanbeyan — Owned Outright: 23.1% Queanbeyan — Mortgage: 31.3% Queanbeyan — Renting: 45.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Bachelor Degree 17.6% / 13.8%
Greenleigh — Bachelor Degree: 17.6% Queanbeyan — Bachelor Degree: 13.8%
Certificate III & IV 12.3% / 13.4%
Greenleigh — Certificate III & IV: 12.3% Queanbeyan — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Postgraduate Degree 11.8% / 7.8%
Greenleigh — Postgraduate Degree: 11.8% Queanbeyan — Postgraduate Degree: 7.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.1% / 7.5%
Greenleigh — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1% Queanbeyan — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 2.4%
Greenleigh — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Queanbeyan — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).

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.

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
England 4.4% / 2.0%
Greenleigh — England: 4.4% Queanbeyan — England: 2.0%
India 0.4% / 3.9%
Greenleigh — India: 0.4% Queanbeyan — India: 3.9%
Nepal — / 2.7%
Greenleigh — Nepal: not among its largest Queanbeyan — Nepal: 2.7%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.6%
Greenleigh — New Zealand: 1.0% Queanbeyan — New Zealand: 1.6%
Philippines — / 2.0%
Greenleigh — Philippines: not among its largest Queanbeyan — Philippines: 2.0%
Germany 1.5% / —
Greenleigh — Germany: 1.5% Queanbeyan — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.7% / —
Greenleigh — Scotland: 0.7% Queanbeyan — Scotland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenleigh 89.2% houses
Greenleigh — Houses: 89.2% Greenleigh — Townhouses: 11.2% Greenleigh — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Queanbeyan 38.7% houses
Queanbeyan — Houses: 38.7% Queanbeyan — Townhouses: 25.1% Queanbeyan — Flats / Apartments: 36.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Median house price $1,625,000 $870,000
Median unit price — $389,000
Median land price $599,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 76 days
from 8 sales
 30 days
from 56 sales

Zoning mix

Greenleigh has more land zoned for conservation (91% vs 2%); Queanbeyan has more commercially zoned land (17% vs 0%).

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Environmental 91% 2%
Residential 0% 63%
Commercial 0% 17%
Parks and recreation 6% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 4%
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

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
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.

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Houses — 4.3%
$635/wk on $764K
Units — 5.4%
$450/wk on $435K

Ranking within NSW

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
House price Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 81% of NSW

Liveability

Queanbeyan is more walkable (94 vs 21); Queanbeyan scores higher overall (52 vs 43).

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Grade C B
Score 43/100 52/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Greenleigh carries more bushfire risk (89 vs 0); Queanbeyan carries more crime risk (93 vs 39).

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Bushfire High
89/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
39/100
 High
93/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
UNSW Canberra, 9.8 km

Schools in Greenleigh

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

Schools in Queanbeyan

  • Queanbeyan Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Gregory's Primary School - Lowe Street Campus Catholic · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 2 11
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Walkability score 21/100 94/100
Distance to Sydney 289.7 km 288.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 193 min 190 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 124.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 48
postcode 2620
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.

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Car (driver) 77.5% / 77.2%
Greenleigh — Car (driver): 77.5% Queanbeyan — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 16.1% / 8.6%
Greenleigh — Worked from Home: 16.1% Queanbeyan — Worked from Home: 8.6%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 5.7%
Greenleigh — Car (passenger): 4.6% Queanbeyan — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 0.9% / 5.1%
Greenleigh — Walked Only: 0.9% Queanbeyan — Walked Only: 5.1%
Bus — / 2.9%
Greenleigh — Bus: not among its largest Queanbeyan — Bus: 2.9%
Bicycle 0.9% / 0.6%
Greenleigh — Bicycle: 0.9% Queanbeyan — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Elevation 640 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 583 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Connectivity score 100/100 96/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 100%
279 premises
 87%
4,084 premises

Climate

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Annual rainfall 622 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C
same for both

Council rates

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenleigh Queanbeyan
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greenleigh

Acreage

Queanbeyan

Affordable Apartments Parks Townhouses Village Feel

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