Greenwood vs Kingsley

Greenwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 40 against 44 in Kingsley. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Kingsley: a median of $1.17 million, against $995,000 in Greenwood, and rent is higher there too. Greenwood is closer to the city centre: 17.4 km, against 21.8 km.

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

Kingsley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 45/100)
  • has more childcare (10 vs 7)
  • has more parks and reserves (15 vs 12)

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

First-home buyers

Greenwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($995,000 vs $1,169,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Greenwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 58/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (17.4 km vs 21.8 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Greenwood

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (74/100 vs 58/100)
  • But Kingsley carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 45/100)

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

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

Greenwood Kingsley
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.

Greenwood Kingsley
Walkability 74 / 58
Greenwood — Walkability: 74/100 Kingsley — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 55 / 75
Greenwood — Safety: 55/100 Kingsley — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Greenwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Kingsley — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Greenwood — Low flood risk: 100/100 Kingsley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Kingsley has more residents (13,204 vs 9,861); Kingsley skews older (44 vs 40).

Greenwood Kingsley
Population 9,861 13,204
+34% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.6% +1.1%
Median age 40 44
Median household income $101,348/yr $104,624/yr
+3% vs other
Median weekly rent $390/wk $418/wk
+7% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greenwood Kingsley
0-4 6.7% / 5.0%
Greenwood — 0-4: 6.7% Kingsley — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 13.2% / 13.3%
Greenwood — 5-14: 13.2% Kingsley — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 6.1% / 5.7%
Greenwood — 15-19: 6.1% Kingsley — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.3% / 4.5%
Greenwood — 20-24: 4.3% Kingsley — 20-24: 4.5%
25-34 11.1% / 8.3%
Greenwood — 25-34: 11.1% Kingsley — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 15.2% / 13.7%
Greenwood — 35-44: 15.2% Kingsley — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 14.0% / 12.5%
Greenwood — 45-54: 14.0% Kingsley — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 10.0% / 13.5%
Greenwood — 55-64: 10.0% Kingsley — 55-64: 13.5%
65-74 12.7% / 13.4%
Greenwood — 65-74: 12.7% Kingsley — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 5.6% / 5.8%
Greenwood — 75-84: 5.6% Kingsley — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.0% / 4.2%
Greenwood — 85+: 1.0% Kingsley — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greenwood 49.7% couple families
Greenwood — Couple Families: 49.7% Greenwood — Lone Person: 29.8% Greenwood — One Parent Families: 16.2% Greenwood — Group Household: 3.2% Greenwood — Other Families: 1.2%
Kingsley 53.4% couple families
Kingsley — Couple Families: 53.4% Kingsley — Lone Person: 30.6% Kingsley — One Parent Families: 13.3% Kingsley — Group Household: 1.8% Kingsley — Other Families: 1.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greenwood 14.2% renting
Greenwood — Owned Outright: 37.3% Greenwood — Mortgage: 48.5% Greenwood — Renting: 14.2%
Kingsley 12.4% renting
Kingsley — Owned Outright: 41.9% Kingsley — Mortgage: 45.7% Kingsley — Renting: 12.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greenwood Kingsley
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 14.9%
Greenwood — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Kingsley — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Bachelor Degree 14.0% / 14.8%
Greenwood — Bachelor Degree: 14.0% Kingsley — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 9.0%
Greenwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Kingsley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 3.4%
Greenwood — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Kingsley — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.4% / 2.4%
Greenwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4% Kingsley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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.

Greenwood Kingsley
England 7.7% / 11.4%
Greenwood — England: 7.7% Kingsley — England: 11.4%
New Zealand 2.7% / 2.8%
Greenwood — New Zealand: 2.7% Kingsley — New Zealand: 2.8%
South Africa 1.8% / 2.5%
Greenwood — South Africa: 1.8% Kingsley — South Africa: 2.5%
Ireland 1.8% / 1.3%
Greenwood — Ireland: 1.8% Kingsley — Ireland: 1.3%
Scotland 1.0% / 1.8%
Greenwood — Scotland: 1.0% Kingsley — Scotland: 1.8%
India 1.1% / 0.8%
Greenwood — India: 1.1% Kingsley — India: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greenwood 92.6% houses
Greenwood — Houses: 92.6% Greenwood — Townhouses: 7.4% Greenwood — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Kingsley 84.3% houses
Kingsley — Houses: 84.3% Kingsley — Townhouses: 13.7% Kingsley — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greenwood Kingsley
Median house price $995,000 $1,169,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 89 sales
 26 days
from 145 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.

Greenwood Kingsley
3 bed $910K / $893K
Greenwood — 3 bed: $910K (79 sales) Kingsley — 3 bed: $893K (58 sales)

79 vs 58 sales

4 bed $1.1M / $1.25M
Greenwood — 4 bed: $1.1M (67 sales) Kingsley — 4 bed: $1.25M (117 sales)

67 vs 117 sales

5 bed $1.14M / $1.3M
Greenwood — 5 bed: $1.14M (8 sales) Kingsley — 5 bed: $1.3M (22 sales)

8 vs 22 sales

Development activity

Greenwood Kingsley
New dwellings approved 463
across Joondalup
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
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.

Greenwood Kingsley
Houses 3.7%
$780/wk on $1.09M
 4.1%
$870/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within WA

Greenwood Kingsley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of WA Higher than 71% of WA
Schools Higher than 46% of WA Higher than 40% of WA
Walkability Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 85% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 80% of WA Higher than 87% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of WA Higher than 86% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 19% of WA Higher than 32% of WA

Liveability

Greenwood is more walkable (74 vs 58).

Greenwood Kingsley
Grade A B
Score 71/100 67/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Kingsley carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Greenwood carries more crime risk (45 vs 25).

Greenwood Kingsley
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime Moderate
45/100
 Low
25/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Greenwood Kingsley
Inside the suburb 5 6
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 3
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 8.6 km

Schools in Greenwood

  • Greenwood Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Greenwood College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Liwara Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • West Greenwood Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • SEDA College WA (Warwick) Independent · Secondary

Schools in Kingsley

  • Creaney Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Dalmain Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Goollelal Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Halidon Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • The Montessori School Independent · Combined below peers
  • Creaney Education Support Centre Government · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Greenwood Kingsley
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 12 15
Childcare 7 10
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 1 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Kingsley sits further from the CBD (21.8 km vs 17.4 km).

Greenwood Kingsley
Walkability score 74/100 58/100
Distance to Perth 17.4 km 21.8 km
+25% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 18 min 22 min
Public transport score 94/100
Rail · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 158.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 420.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 6024
 1.2%
postcode 6026
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 65
postcode 6024
 74
postcode 6026

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.

Greenwood Kingsley
Car (driver) 74.2% / 73.3%
Greenwood — Car (driver): 74.2% Kingsley — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 11.1%
Greenwood — Worked from Home: 10.2% Kingsley — Worked from Home: 11.1%
Train 8.2% / 9.2%
Greenwood — Train: 8.2% Kingsley — Train: 9.2%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 4.2%
Greenwood — Car (passenger): 4.2% Kingsley — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus 1.7% / 1.1%
Greenwood — Bus: 1.7% Kingsley — Bus: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.2%).

Setting

Greenwood Kingsley
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 5.1 km 5.7 km

NBN connectivity

Greenwood Kingsley
Connectivity score 78/100 74/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 33%
4,188 premises
 2%
5,429 premises

Climate

Greenwood Kingsley
Annual rainfall 650 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Greenwood Kingsley
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Joondalup
same for both

Federal electorate

Greenwood Kingsley
Division Cowan Moore
Member Anne Aly Tom French
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greenwood Kingsley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greenwood

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Quiet Transport Hub

Kingsley

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Transport Hub

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