Greystanes vs Pendle Hill

In Greystanes, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. In Pendle Hill, about half of households rent and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Greystanes: a median of $1.45 million, against $1.33 million in Pendle Hill, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Pendle Hill tends to suit renters.

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

Greystanes

ahead on 6 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (44 vs 7)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 76/100)

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

First-home buyers

Pendle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($500,000 vs $680,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Pendle Hill

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (51% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Pendle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (9% vs 2%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Greystanes carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 76/100)
  • Pendle Hill has more units and townhouses to downsize into (54% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Pendle Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.8% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Greystanes Pendle Hill
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.

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Walkability 82 / 88
Greystanes — Walkability: 82/100 Pendle Hill — Walkability: 88/100
Safety 65 / 24
Greystanes — Safety: 65/100 Pendle Hill — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Greystanes — Low fire risk: 59/100 Pendle Hill — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greystanes has more residents (23,511 vs 7,743); Greystanes rents higher ($480/wk vs $400/wk).

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Population 23,511
+67% vs other
 7,743
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +6.8%
Median age 39 37
Median household income $100,360/yr
+5% vs other
 $94,848/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+17% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greystanes Pendle Hill
0-4 6.4% / 6.2%
Greystanes — 0-4: 6.4% Pendle Hill — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.6% / 11.9%
Greystanes — 5-14: 14.6% Pendle Hill — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 6.2% / 4.5%
Greystanes — 15-19: 6.2% Pendle Hill — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.6% / 6.0%
Greystanes — 20-24: 5.6% Pendle Hill — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 11.0% / 17.2%
Greystanes — 25-34: 11.0% Pendle Hill — 25-34: 17.2%
35-44 14.0% / 17.5%
Greystanes — 35-44: 14.0% Pendle Hill — 35-44: 17.5%
45-54 12.8% / 11.0%
Greystanes — 45-54: 12.8% Pendle Hill — 45-54: 11.0%
55-64 10.5% / 9.6%
Greystanes — 55-64: 10.5% Pendle Hill — 55-64: 9.6%
65-74 10.3% / 7.6%
Greystanes — 65-74: 10.3% Pendle Hill — 65-74: 7.6%
75-84 6.7% / 5.1%
Greystanes — 75-84: 6.7% Pendle Hill — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 1.8% / 3.3%
Greystanes — 85+: 1.8% Pendle Hill — 85+: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greystanes 57.9% couple families
Greystanes — Couple Families: 57.9% Greystanes — Lone Person: 20.8% Greystanes — One Parent Families: 18.1% Greystanes — Group Household: 1.8% Greystanes — Other Families: 1.4%
Pendle Hill 50.2% couple families
Pendle Hill — Couple Families: 50.2% Pendle Hill — Lone Person: 29.2% Pendle Hill — One Parent Families: 12.3% Pendle Hill — Group Household: 5.8% Pendle Hill — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Greystanes 20.9% renting
Greystanes — Owned Outright: 41.2% Greystanes — Mortgage: 37.8% Greystanes — Renting: 20.9%
Pendle Hill 50.8% renting
Pendle Hill — Owned Outright: 20.1% Pendle Hill — Mortgage: 29.2% Pendle Hill — Renting: 50.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 17.0%
Greystanes — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Pendle Hill — Bachelor Degree: 17.0%
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 6.8%
Greystanes — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Pendle Hill — Certificate III & IV: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.8%
Greystanes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Pendle Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 10.3%
Greystanes — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Pendle Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 10.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.6%
Greystanes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Pendle Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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.

Greystanes Pendle Hill
India 2.9% / 25.7%
Greystanes — India: 2.9% Pendle Hill — India: 25.7%
Sri Lanka 1.1% / 10.1%
Greystanes — Sri Lanka: 1.1% Pendle Hill — Sri Lanka: 10.1%
Lebanon 4.5% / 1.3%
Greystanes — Lebanon: 4.5% Pendle Hill — Lebanon: 1.3%
China 1.5% / 1.9%
Greystanes — China: 1.5% Pendle Hill — China: 1.9%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.7%
Greystanes — Philippines: 1.3% Pendle Hill — Philippines: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Greystanes — New Zealand: 1.3% Pendle Hill — New Zealand: 1.2%
Fiji — / 1.5%
Greystanes — Fiji: not among its largest Pendle Hill — Fiji: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greystanes 85.1% houses
Greystanes — Houses: 85.1% Greystanes — Flats / Apartments: 1.4% Greystanes — Townhouses: 13.4%
Pendle Hill 46.0% houses
Pendle Hill — Houses: 46.0% Pendle Hill — Flats / Apartments: 36.2% Pendle Hill — Townhouses: 17.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Median house price $1,450,000 $1,330,000
Median unit price $680,000 $500,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 225 sales
 23 days
from 50 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.

Greystanes Pendle Hill
3 bed $1.38M / $1.26M
Greystanes — 3 bed: $1.38M (165 sales) Pendle Hill — 3 bed: $1.26M (30 sales)

165 vs 30 sales

4 bed $1.5M / $1.4M
Greystanes — 4 bed: $1.5M (116 sales) Pendle Hill — 4 bed: $1.4M (22 sales)

116 vs 22 sales

5 bed $1.6M / $1.42M
Greystanes — 5 bed: $1.6M (56 sales) Pendle Hill — 5 bed: $1.42M (5 sales)

56 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Pendle Hill has more industrially zoned land (12% vs 1%).

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Residential 70% 78%
Parks and recreation 20% 3%
Industrial 1% 12%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 3%
Commercial 1% 4%
Environmental 2% 0%
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

Greystanes Pendle Hill
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
same for both
Approvals change year on year -28%
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.

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Houses 3.3%
$888/wk on $1.41M
 3.8%
$800/wk on $1.1M
Units — 6.1%
$600/wk on $510K

Ranking within NSW

Greystanes Pendle Hill
House price Higher than 71% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools Higher than 78% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 96% of NSW

Liveability

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 63/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Greystanes carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Pendle Hill carries more crime risk (76 vs 35).

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
35/100
 High
76/100
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 20
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Inside the suburb 8 2
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 2
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 5.9 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 4.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 3.0%

Schools in Greystanes

  • Beresford Road Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Greystanes Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Widemere Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Greystanes High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • St Paul's Catholic College Catholic · Secondary at peers

Schools in Pendle Hill

  • Pendle Hill High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Pendle Hill Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 44 7
Childcare 20 12
GPs 4
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 4 3
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Walkability score 82/100 88/100
Distance to Sydney 28.7 km 28.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 30 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 92/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 644.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 111.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2145
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.

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Car (driver) 50.1% / 41.5%
Greystanes — Car (driver): 50.1% Pendle Hill — Car (driver): 41.5%
Worked from Home 42.5% / 40.9%
Greystanes — Worked from Home: 42.5% Pendle Hill — Worked from Home: 40.9%
Train 1.7% / 8.8%
Greystanes — Train: 1.7% Pendle Hill — Train: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.9%
Greystanes — Car (passenger): 4.0% Pendle Hill — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 0.9% / 3.0%
Greystanes — Walked Only: 0.9% Pendle Hill — Walked Only: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (50.1%).

Setting

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 25.2 km

NBN connectivity

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
8,293 premises
 7%
3,462 premises

Climate

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Annual rainfall 931 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Greystanes Pendle Hill
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³ 6.1 µg/m³
PM10 17.6 µg/m³ 16.9 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.88 pphm 0.83 pphm

Council rates

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Average residential rate $1,038/yr
same for both
Council Cumberland
same for both

Federal electorate

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Division Mcmahon Parramatta
Member Chris Bowen Andrew Charlton
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greystanes Pendle Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Greystanes

Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet

Pendle Hill

Affordable Apartments Easy Commute Multicultural Outer Parks Transport Hub Urban

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