Greenway vs Isabella Plains

In both, most households own their home. In Greenway, most homes are flats or apartments and most households are people living alone. In Isabella Plains, the large majority of homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Greenway tends to suit young adults and people living alone, while Isabella Plains suits families with children and couples.

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

Isabella Plains

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (75% vs 3%)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 93/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 33%)
  • But Greenway has more parks and reserves (7 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Greenway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($490,000 vs $690,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Greenway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (40% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Greenway

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 61/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (23.1 km vs 25.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greenway

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 1)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (98% vs 25%)
  • is more walkable (81/100 vs 61/100)
  • But Isabella Plains carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 93/100)

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

Investors

Greenway

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (118.0% vs -1.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greenway Isabella Plains
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.

Greenway Isabella Plains
Walkability 81 / 61
Greenway — Walkability: 81/100 Isabella Plains — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 7 / 74
Greenway — Safety: 7/100 Isabella Plains — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 2 / 10
Greenway — Low fire risk: 2/100 Isabella Plains — Low fire risk: 10/100
Low flood risk 32 / 43
Greenway — Low flood risk: 32/100 Isabella Plains — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Isabella Plains has higher household incomes ($110,812 vs $96,564).

Greenway Isabella Plains
Population 4,129 4,329
+5% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +118.0% -1.7%
Median age 36
same for both
Median household income $96,564/yr $110,812/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenway Isabella Plains
0-4 5.5% / 7.1%
Greenway — 0-4: 5.5% Isabella Plains — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 5.4% / 13.8%
Greenway — 5-14: 5.4% Isabella Plains — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 2.7% / 5.3%
Greenway — 15-19: 2.7% Isabella Plains — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 8.3% / 5.7%
Greenway — 20-24: 8.3% Isabella Plains — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 25.3% / 15.9%
Greenway — 25-34: 25.3% Isabella Plains — 25-34: 15.9%
35-44 14.3% / 13.9%
Greenway — 35-44: 14.3% Isabella Plains — 35-44: 13.9%
45-54 9.8% / 11.6%
Greenway — 45-54: 9.8% Isabella Plains — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 10.0% / 13.0%
Greenway — 55-64: 10.0% Isabella Plains — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 9.5% / 7.5%
Greenway — 65-74: 9.5% Isabella Plains — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 6.7% / 4.3%
Greenway — 75-84: 6.7% Isabella Plains — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 2.5% / 1.9%
Greenway — 85+: 2.5% Isabella Plains — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenway 60.5% lone person
Greenway — Lone Person: 60.5% Greenway — Couple Families: 18.3% Greenway — One Parent Families: 14.3% Greenway — Group Household: 5.4% Greenway — Other Families: 1.5%
Isabella Plains 30.6% lone person
Isabella Plains — Lone Person: 30.6% Isabella Plains — Couple Families: 47.3% Isabella Plains — One Parent Families: 17.7% Isabella Plains — Group Household: 3.0% Isabella Plains — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenway 40.5% renting
Greenway — Owned Outright: 23.7% Greenway — Mortgage: 35.8% Greenway — Renting: 40.5%
Isabella Plains 20.2% renting
Isabella Plains — Owned Outright: 29.4% Isabella Plains — Mortgage: 50.4% Isabella Plains — Renting: 20.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greenway Isabella Plains
Bachelor Degree 20.7% / 12.8%
Greenway — Bachelor Degree: 20.7% Isabella Plains — Bachelor Degree: 12.8%
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 14.2%
Greenway — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Isabella Plains — Certificate III & IV: 14.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.5% / 8.7%
Greenway — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5% Isabella Plains — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 9.4% / 4.1%
Greenway — Postgraduate Degree: 9.4% Isabella Plains — Postgraduate Degree: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 2.1%
Greenway — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Isabella Plains — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

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.

Greenway Isabella Plains
India 6.8% / 4.3%
Greenway — India: 6.8% Isabella Plains — India: 4.3%
England 3.2% / 2.7%
Greenway — England: 3.2% Isabella Plains — England: 2.7%
Philippines 1.8% / 1.8%
Greenway — Philippines: 1.8% Isabella Plains — Philippines: 1.8%
Nepal 3.0% / —
Greenway — Nepal: 3.0% Isabella Plains — Nepal: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.0%
Greenway — New Zealand: 1.1% Isabella Plains — New Zealand: 1.0%
Vietnam — / 1.3%
Greenway — Vietnam: not among its largest Isabella Plains — Vietnam: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenway 2.6% houses
Greenway — Houses: 2.6% Greenway — Flats / Apartments: 63.5% Greenway — Townhouses: 34.0%
Isabella Plains 75.1% houses
Isabella Plains — Houses: 75.1% Isabella Plains — Flats / Apartments: 0.5% Isabella Plains — Townhouses: 24.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Greenway Isabella Plains
Median house price $815,250 $856,000
Median unit price $490,000 $690,500
Median land price $1,210,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 7 sales
 20 days
from 36 sales

Development activity

Greenway Isabella Plains
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
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.

Greenway Isabella Plains
Houses 5.2%
$690/wk on $690K
 5.3%
$800/wk on $779K
Units 6.0%
$520/wk on $450K
 —

Ranking within ACT

Greenway Isabella Plains
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 10% of ACT Higher than 19% of ACT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of ACT Higher than 49% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 9% of ACT Higher than 3% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 76% of ACT Higher than 30% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 90% of ACT Higher than 95% of ACT
Rental yield (units) Higher than 46% of ACT —

Liveability

Greenway scores higher overall (24 vs 16); Greenway is more walkable (81 vs 61).

Greenway Isabella Plains
Grade D
same for both
Score 24/100 16/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Greenway carries more crime risk (93 vs 26); Greenway carries more flood risk (68 vs 57).

Greenway Isabella Plains
Bushfire High
98/100
 High
90/100
Crime High
93/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Moderate
68/100
 Moderate
57/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Greenway Isabella Plains
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Greenway

  • Lake Tuggeranong College Government · Secondary

Schools in Isabella Plains

  • St Mary MacKillop College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Isabella Plains Early Childhood School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Greenway Isabella Plains
Supermarkets 3 1
Cafes & restaurants 22 1
Parks & reserves 7 0
Childcare 4 3
GPs 6 1
Pharmacies 4 1
Police stations 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 6 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 3 0
Beaches 4 0
Waterways 3 1

Mobility

Isabella Plains sits further from the CBD (25.5 km vs 23.1 km).

Greenway Isabella Plains
Walkability score 81/100 61/100
Distance to Canberra 23.1 km 25.5 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 25 min 28 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 247.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 52.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.1%
postcode 2900
 1.4%
postcode 2905
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 14
postcode 2900
 47
postcode 2905

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.

Greenway Isabella Plains
Car (driver) 63.0% / 79.7%
Greenway — Car (driver): 63.0% Isabella Plains — Car (driver): 79.7%
Worked from Home 10.5% / 9.8%
Greenway — Worked from Home: 10.5% Isabella Plains — Worked from Home: 9.8%
Walked Only 14.5% / 0.5%
Greenway — Walked Only: 14.5% Isabella Plains — Walked Only: 0.5%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.9%
Greenway — Car (passenger): 4.9% Isabella Plains — Car (passenger): 5.9%
Bus 6.2% / 3.9%
Greenway — Bus: 6.2% Isabella Plains — Bus: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.7%).

Setting

Greenway Isabella Plains
Elevation 581 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 596 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Greenway Isabella Plains
Connectivity score 78/100 47/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 49%
2,586 premises
 4%
1,619 premises

Climate

Greenway Isabella Plains
Annual rainfall 686 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.2°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Greenway Isabella Plains
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.32 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Greenway Isabella Plains
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenway Isabella Plains
Division Bean
same for both
Member David Smith
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenway Isabella Plains
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Greenway

Affordable Apartments Gentrifying Middle-Ring Parks Townhouses

Isabella Plains

Affordable Middle-Ring Quiet Townhouses

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