Greystanes vs Prospect

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Greystanes: a median of $1.45 million, against $1.23 million in Prospect, and rent is higher there too. Greystanes is closer to the city centre: 28.7 km, against 34.1 km. On these figures, Prospect 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

Greystanes

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (44 vs 6)
  • has more childcare (20 vs 3)

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

First-home buyers

Prospect

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($516,250 vs $680,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,230,500 vs $1,450,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Prospect

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($435/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greystanes

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (31 min vs 39 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (28.7 km vs 34.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Greystanes

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Prospect

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (10.0% vs 3.1%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.7% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Greystanes and Prospect 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 Prospect
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 Prospect
Walkability 82 / 4
Greystanes — Walkability: 82/100 Prospect — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 65 / 46
Greystanes — Safety: 65/100 Prospect — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 59 / 81
Greystanes — Low fire risk: 59/100 Prospect — Low fire risk: 81/100

Demographics

Greystanes has more residents (23,511 vs 5,187); Greystanes rents higher ($480/wk vs $435/wk).

Greystanes Prospect
Population 23,511
+78% vs other
 5,187
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +10.0%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $100,360/yr $108,368/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+9% vs other
 $435/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greystanes Prospect
0-4 6.4% / 6.6%
Greystanes — 0-4: 6.4% Prospect — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 14.6% / 11.9%
Greystanes — 5-14: 14.6% Prospect — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 6.2% / 6.3%
Greystanes — 15-19: 6.2% Prospect — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 5.6% / 6.5%
Greystanes — 20-24: 5.6% Prospect — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 11.0% / 13.8%
Greystanes — 25-34: 11.0% Prospect — 25-34: 13.8%
35-44 14.0% / 14.9%
Greystanes — 35-44: 14.0% Prospect — 35-44: 14.9%
45-54 12.8% / 12.9%
Greystanes — 45-54: 12.8% Prospect — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 10.5% / 12.0%
Greystanes — 55-64: 10.5% Prospect — 55-64: 12.0%
65-74 10.3% / 10.2%
Greystanes — 65-74: 10.3% Prospect — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 6.7% / 4.3%
Greystanes — 75-84: 6.7% Prospect — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 1.8% / 0.8%
Greystanes — 85+: 1.8% Prospect — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

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%
Prospect 58.2% couple families
Prospect — Couple Families: 58.2% Prospect — Lone Person: 22.6% Prospect — One Parent Families: 15.3% Prospect — Group Household: 2.4% Prospect — Other Families: 1.6%
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%
Prospect 21.5% renting
Prospect — Owned Outright: 33.8% Prospect — Mortgage: 44.7% Prospect — Renting: 21.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greystanes Prospect
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 14.8%
Greystanes — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Prospect — Bachelor Degree: 14.8%
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 12.9%
Greystanes — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Prospect — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 8.2%
Greystanes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Prospect — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 4.8%
Greystanes — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Prospect — Postgraduate Degree: 4.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.1%
Greystanes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Prospect — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.8%).

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 Prospect
India 2.9% / 7.4%
Greystanes — India: 2.9% Prospect — India: 7.4%
Lebanon 4.5% / 1.6%
Greystanes — Lebanon: 4.5% Prospect — Lebanon: 1.6%
Philippines 1.3% / 3.3%
Greystanes — Philippines: 1.3% Prospect — Philippines: 3.3%
Sri Lanka 1.1% / 2.3%
Greystanes — Sri Lanka: 1.1% Prospect — Sri Lanka: 2.3%
China 1.5% / 1.7%
Greystanes — China: 1.5% Prospect — China: 1.7%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.9%
Greystanes — New Zealand: 1.3% Prospect — New Zealand: 1.9%
Fiji — / 2.9%
Greystanes — Fiji: not among its largest Prospect — Fiji: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Greystanes 85.1% houses
Greystanes — Houses: 85.1% Greystanes — Townhouses: 13.4% Greystanes — Flats / Apartments: 1.4%
Prospect 84.1% houses
Prospect — Houses: 84.1% Prospect — Townhouses: 6.3% Prospect — Flats / Apartments: 9.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greystanes Prospect
Median house price $1,450,000 $1,230,500
Median unit price $680,000 $516,250
Median land price — $1,475,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 225 sales
 23 days
from 35 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 Prospect
3 bed $1.38M / $1.16M
Greystanes — 3 bed: $1.38M (165 sales) Prospect — 3 bed: $1.16M (39 sales)

165 vs 39 sales

4 bed $1.5M / $1.36M
Greystanes — 4 bed: $1.5M (116 sales) Prospect — 4 bed: $1.36M (25 sales)

116 vs 25 sales

5 bed $1.6M / $1.38M
Greystanes — 5 bed: $1.6M (56 sales) Prospect — 5 bed: $1.38M (10 sales)

56 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Prospect has more industrially zoned land (15% vs 1%).

Greystanes Prospect
Residential 70% 50%
Parks and recreation 20% 11%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 19%
Industrial 1% 15%
Environmental 2% 3%
Rural and farming 0% 1%
Commercial 1%
same for both
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 Prospect
New dwellings approved 1,756
across Cumberland
 2,325
across Blacktown
Approvals change year on year -28% -18%

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 Prospect
Houses 3.3%
$888/wk on $1.41M
 5.7%
$825/wk on $750K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Greystanes Prospect
House price Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools Higher than 78% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW

Liveability

Greystanes is more walkable (82 vs 4); Greystanes scores higher overall (67 vs 52).

Greystanes Prospect
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 52/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
same for both

Risk profile

Greystanes carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 19); Prospect carries more crime risk (54 vs 35).

Greystanes Prospect
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 Low
19/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
54/100
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
 25
within 5 km

Schools

Greystanes Prospect
Inside the suburb 8 0
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 5.9 km
 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 9.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6%
same for both

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 Prospect

  • Ebenezer Christian College Independent · Combined at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Greystanes Prospect
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 44 6
Childcare 20 3
GPs 4 2
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 4 1
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Prospect sits further from the CBD (34.1 km vs 28.7 km).

Greystanes Prospect
Walkability score 82/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 28.7 km 34.1 km
+19% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 39 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 644.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 72.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
 0.7%
postcode 2148
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2145
 35
postcode 2148

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 Prospect
Car (driver) 50.1% / 54.8%
Greystanes — Car (driver): 50.1% Prospect — Car (driver): 54.8%
Worked from Home 42.5% / 37.2%
Greystanes — Worked from Home: 42.5% Prospect — Worked from Home: 37.2%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.1%
Greystanes — Car (passenger): 4.0% Prospect — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Train 1.7% / 1.9%
Greystanes — Train: 1.7% Prospect — Train: 1.9%
Bus 0.7% / 1.1%
Greystanes — Bus: 0.7% Prospect — Bus: 1.1%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.6%
Greystanes — Walked Only: 0.9% Prospect — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.8%).

Setting

Greystanes Prospect
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 57 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 28.8 km

NBN connectivity

Greystanes Prospect
Connectivity score 75/100 96/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
8,293 premises
 84%
2,051 premises

Climate

Greystanes Prospect
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 Prospect
PM2.5 6.7 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.88 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Greystanes Prospect
Average residential rate $1,038/yr $1,157/yr
Council Cumberland Blacktown

Federal electorate

Greystanes Prospect
Division Mcmahon
same for both
Member Chris Bowen
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greystanes Prospect
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

Prospect

Multicultural Outer Quiet

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