Greigs Flat vs Nethercote
Greigs Flat is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Nethercote. 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 Nethercote: a median of $845,000, against $677,000 in Greigs Flat, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Greigs Flat tends to suit people living alone 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
Nethercote
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 60%)
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
- Greigs Flat has cheaper houses ($677,000 vs $845,000)
- Nethercote leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 31%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Greigs Flat
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 32%)
- has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $440/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Greigs Flat
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (376 min vs 406 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (533.9 km vs 547.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Greigs Flat
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (36.4% vs -2.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Greigs Flat and Nethercote 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
Nethercote rents higher ($440/wk vs $180/wk); Nethercote has more residents (332 vs 206).
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 206 | 332 +61% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +36.4% | -2.6% |
| Median age | 47 | 51 |
| Median household income | $75,816/yr +6% vs other | $71,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $180/wk | $440/wk +144% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $677,000 | $845,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,195,000 |
Zoning mix
Nethercote has more land zoned for conservation (58% vs 19%); Greigs Flat has more rural and farming land (81% vs 42%).
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 81% | 42% |
| Environmental | 19% | 58% |
| 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
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 109 across Bega Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -32% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 45% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 73% of NSW | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 51% of NSW | Higher than 32% of NSW |
Liveability
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Nethercote carries more bushfire risk (95 vs 62).
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 62/100 | High 95/100 |
| Crime | Low 12/100 | Low 19/100 |
| 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
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 3 | 4 |
Mobility
Nethercote sits further from the CBD (547.6 km vs 533.9 km).
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 4/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 533.9 km | 547.6 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 376 min | 406 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 2549 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 52 postcode 2549 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 (87.0%).
Setting
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 50 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 164 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 5.1 km | 9.0 km |
NBN connectivity
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 73 premises | 0% 50 premises |
Climate
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm | 649 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,767/yr same for both | |
| Council | Bega Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Greigs Flat | Nethercote | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Greigs Flat
Nethercote
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