Greensborough vs St Helena

Greensborough is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in St Helena. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Greensborough, about half of households are couple families. In St Helena, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in St Helena: a median of $1.2 million, against $1.01 million in Greensborough, though rent is higher in Greensborough. On these figures, Greensborough tends to suit 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

Greensborough

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (55 vs 11)
  • has more childcare (19 vs 4)
  • But St Helena carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 62/100)

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

First-home buyers

Greensborough

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,010,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Helena

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 20%)
  • has cheaper rent ($163/wk vs $404/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greensborough

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 79/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (23.4 km vs 25.7 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Greensborough

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 3)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 79/100)
  • But St Helena carries lower crime risk (50/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greensborough St Helena
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.

Greensborough St Helena
Walkability 94 / 79
Greensborough — Walkability: 94/100 St Helena — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 38 / 50
Greensborough — Safety: 38/100 St Helena — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 41 / 100
Greensborough — Low fire risk: 41/100 St Helena — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 48 / 74
Greensborough — Low flood risk: 48/100 St Helena — Low flood risk: 74/100

Demographics

Greensborough has more residents (21,070 vs 2,890); Greensborough rents higher ($404/wk vs $163/wk).

Greensborough St Helena
Population 21,070
+86% vs other
 2,890
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.2% -1.1%
Median age 41 46
Median household income $107,900/yr $117,312/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $404/wk
+60% vs other
 $163/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greensborough St Helena
0-4 5.8% / 4.2%
Greensborough — 0-4: 5.8% St Helena — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 12.8% / 13.2%
Greensborough — 5-14: 12.8% St Helena — 5-14: 13.2%
15-19 5.7% / 5.4%
Greensborough — 15-19: 5.7% St Helena — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 4.7% / 5.6%
Greensborough — 20-24: 4.7% St Helena — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 11.1% / 7.5%
Greensborough — 25-34: 11.1% St Helena — 25-34: 7.5%
35-44 15.3% / 12.5%
Greensborough — 35-44: 15.3% St Helena — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 13.8% / 12.3%
Greensborough — 45-54: 13.8% St Helena — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 11.6% / 15.9%
Greensborough — 55-64: 11.6% St Helena — 55-64: 15.9%
65-74 10.9% / 12.7%
Greensborough — 65-74: 10.9% St Helena — 65-74: 12.7%
75-84 5.9% / 6.9%
Greensborough — 75-84: 5.9% St Helena — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 2.4% / 3.8%
Greensborough — 85+: 2.4% St Helena — 85+: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greensborough 52.5% couple families
Greensborough — Couple Families: 52.5% Greensborough — Lone Person: 29.5% Greensborough — One Parent Families: 14.5% Greensborough — Group Household: 2.4% Greensborough — Other Families: 1.1%
St Helena 60.0% couple families
St Helena — Couple Families: 60.0% St Helena — Lone Person: 27.3% St Helena — One Parent Families: 11.5% St Helena — Group Household: 0.7% St Helena — Other Families: 0.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greensborough 17.7% renting
Greensborough — Owned Outright: 38.9% Greensborough — Mortgage: 43.4% Greensborough — Renting: 17.7%
St Helena 13.6% renting
St Helena — Owned Outright: 43.3% St Helena — Mortgage: 43.2% St Helena — Renting: 13.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Greensborough St Helena
England 2.7% / 3.5%
Greensborough — England: 2.7% St Helena — England: 3.5%
China 2.1% / 1.3%
Greensborough — China: 2.1% St Helena — China: 1.3%
Italy 1.7% / 1.7%
Greensborough — Italy: 1.7% St Helena — Italy: 1.7%
India 1.4% / 0.8%
Greensborough — India: 1.4% St Helena — India: 0.8%
New Zealand 1.3% / 0.8%
Greensborough — New Zealand: 1.3% St Helena — New Zealand: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Greensborough St Helena
Bachelor Degree 16.7% / 16.1%
Greensborough — Bachelor Degree: 16.7% St Helena — Bachelor Degree: 16.1%
Certificate III & IV 12.6% / 13.4%
Greensborough — Certificate III & IV: 12.6% St Helena — Certificate III & IV: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.5%
Greensborough — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% St Helena — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 4.7%
Greensborough — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% St Helena — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.1% / 3.4%
Greensborough — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1% St Helena — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greensborough 84.9% houses
Greensborough — Houses: 84.9% Greensborough — Townhouses: 12.6% Greensborough — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
St Helena 83.1% houses
St Helena — Houses: 83.1% St Helena — Townhouses: 12.6% St Helena — Flats / Apartments: 4.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greensborough St Helena
Median house price $1,010,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price $675,000 —
Median land price $1,478,350 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 235 sales
 14 days
from 12 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.

Greensborough St Helena
3 bed $950K / $1.06M
Greensborough — 3 bed: $950K (188 sales) St Helena — 3 bed: $1.06M (19 sales)

188 vs 19 sales

4 bed $1.16M / $1.3M
Greensborough — 4 bed: $1.16M (132 sales) St Helena — 4 bed: $1.3M (35 sales)

132 vs 35 sales

Zoning mix

Greensborough St Helena
Residential 71% 84%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 6%
Parks and recreation 12% 8%
Commercial 3% 1%
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

Greensborough St Helena
New dwellings approved 722
across Banyule
same for both
Approvals change year on year -75%
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.

Greensborough St Helena
Houses 3.4%
$645/wk on $998K
 3.5%
$715/wk on $1.06M
Units 3.8%
$510/wk on $695K
 —

Ranking within VIC

Greensborough St Helena
House price Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 72% of VIC
Income Higher than 80% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC
Schools Higher than 82% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 87% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 36% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 5% of VIC —

Liveability

St Helena scores higher overall (81 vs 66); Greensborough is more walkable (94 vs 79).

Greensborough St Helena
Grade B A
Score 66/100 81/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Greensborough carries more bushfire risk (59 vs 0); Greensborough carries more flood risk (52 vs 26).

Greensborough St Helena
Bushfire Moderate
59/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
62/100
 Moderate
50/100
Flood Moderate
52/100
 Low
26/100
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

Greensborough St Helena
Inside the suburb 9 1
Rated above peers 4 0
Rated at peers 2 0
Rated below peers 1
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 4.2 km
 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 6.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2%
same for both

Schools in Greensborough

  • Apollo Parkways Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Greenhills Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Greensborough Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Watsonia Heights Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Greensborough Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • St Thomas the Apostle School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in St Helena

  • North-Eastern Montessori School Independent · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Greensborough St Helena
Supermarkets 4 1
Cafes & restaurants 23 2
Parks & reserves 55 11
Childcare 19 4
GPs 6 3
Pharmacies 4 1
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 3 0
Waterways 6 7

Mobility

St Helena sits further from the CBD (25.7 km vs 23.4 km).

Greensborough St Helena
Walkability score 94/100 79/100
Distance to Melbourne 23.4 km 25.7 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 39 min
Public transport score 93/100
Rail · Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 551.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 33.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 3088
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3088
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.

Greensborough St Helena
Car (driver) 54.2% / 60.1%
Greensborough — Car (driver): 54.2% St Helena — Car (driver): 60.1%
Worked from Home 37.6% / 33.7%
Greensborough — Worked from Home: 37.6% St Helena — Worked from Home: 33.7%
Train 3.5% / 2.5%
Greensborough — Train: 3.5% St Helena — Train: 2.5%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 2.9%
Greensborough — Car (passenger): 2.8% St Helena — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Walked Only 1.1% / 0.3%
Greensborough — Walked Only: 1.1% St Helena — Walked Only: 0.3%
Bus 0.6% / 0.5%
Greensborough — Bus: 0.6% St Helena — Bus: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.1%).

Setting

Greensborough St Helena
Elevation 58 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 94 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 21.5 km 23.6 km

NBN connectivity

Greensborough St Helena
Connectivity score 76/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 9%
9,409 premises
 15%
1,262 premises

Climate

Greensborough St Helena
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Greensborough St Helena
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Greensborough St Helena
Average residential rate $1,787/yr
same for both
Council Banyule
same for both

Federal electorate

Greensborough St Helena
Division Jagajaga
same for both
Member Kate Thwaites
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greensborough St Helena
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greensborough

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks River Transport Hub

St Helena

Outer Parks Quiet River

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