Greystanes vs Smithfield

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Greystanes, most households are couple families. In Smithfield, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Greystanes: a median of $1.45 million, against $1.32 million in Smithfield, and rent is higher there too. Greystanes is closer to the city centre: 28.7 km, against 32.1 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

Greystanes

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (44 vs 21)
  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 65/100)

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

First-home buyers

Greystanes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($680,000 vs $1,190,500)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (29% vs 38%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Smithfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 21%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $480/wk)
  • But Greystanes leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 31%)

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

Commuting to the city

Greystanes

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 73/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (28.7 km vs 32.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Greystanes

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 65/100)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Smithfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (9.9% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Greystanes and Smithfield 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 Smithfield
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 Smithfield
Walkability 82 / 73
Greystanes — Walkability: 82/100 Smithfield — Walkability: 73/100
Safety 65 / 35
Greystanes — Safety: 65/100 Smithfield — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Greystanes — Low fire risk: 59/100 Smithfield — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greystanes has more residents (23,511 vs 13,160); Greystanes has higher household incomes ($100,360 vs $67,600).

Greystanes Smithfield
Population 23,511
+44% vs other
 13,160
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +9.9%
Median age 39 38
Median household income $100,360/yr
+33% vs other
 $67,600/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+17% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greystanes Smithfield
0-4 6.4% / 6.3%
Greystanes — 0-4: 6.4% Smithfield — 0-4: 6.3%
5-14 14.6% / 13.3%
Greystanes — 5-14: 14.6% Smithfield — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 6.2% / 6.7%
Greystanes — 15-19: 6.2% Smithfield — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.6% / 6.6%
Greystanes — 20-24: 5.6% Smithfield — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 11.0% / 13.3%
Greystanes — 25-34: 11.0% Smithfield — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 14.0% / 11.8%
Greystanes — 35-44: 14.0% Smithfield — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 12.8% / 12.4%
Greystanes — 45-54: 12.8% Smithfield — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 10.5% / 11.9%
Greystanes — 55-64: 10.5% Smithfield — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 10.3% / 9.0%
Greystanes — 65-74: 10.3% Smithfield — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 6.7% / 5.8%
Greystanes — 75-84: 6.7% Smithfield — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.8% / 2.8%
Greystanes — 85+: 1.8% Smithfield — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.6%).

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%
Smithfield 48.1% couple families
Smithfield — Couple Families: 48.1% Smithfield — Lone Person: 26.7% Smithfield — One Parent Families: 21.1% Smithfield — Group Household: 2.3% Smithfield — Other Families: 1.8%
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%
Smithfield 44.5% renting
Smithfield — Owned Outright: 28.3% Smithfield — Mortgage: 27.3% Smithfield — Renting: 44.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greystanes Smithfield
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 9.6%
Greystanes — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Smithfield — Certificate III & IV: 9.6%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 7.4%
Greystanes — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Smithfield — Bachelor Degree: 7.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 5.8%
Greystanes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Smithfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 1.5%
Greystanes — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Smithfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 0.5%
Greystanes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Smithfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.2%).

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 Smithfield
Iraq — / 18.1%
Greystanes — Iraq: not among its largest Smithfield — Iraq: 18.1%
Vietnam — / 6.9%
Greystanes — Vietnam: not among its largest Smithfield — Vietnam: 6.9%
Lebanon 4.5% / 2.2%
Greystanes — Lebanon: 4.5% Smithfield — Lebanon: 2.2%
Italy 1.1% / 2.3%
Greystanes — Italy: 1.1% Smithfield — Italy: 2.3%
India 2.9% / —
Greystanes — India: 2.9% Smithfield — India: not among its largest
China 1.5% / 1.0%
Greystanes — China: 1.5% Smithfield — China: 1.0%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Greystanes — New Zealand: 1.3% Smithfield — New Zealand: 1.2%
Philippines 1.3% / 0.8%
Greystanes — Philippines: 1.3% Smithfield — Philippines: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

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%
Smithfield 77.3% houses
Smithfield — Houses: 77.3% Smithfield — Townhouses: 10.7% Smithfield — Flats / Apartments: 12.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greystanes Smithfield
Median house price $1,450,000 $1,325,000
Median unit price $680,000 $1,190,500
Median land price — $1,180,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 225 sales
 26 days
from 107 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 Smithfield
2 bed $1.25M / $1.39M
Greystanes — 2 bed: $1.25M (7 sales) Smithfield — 2 bed: $1.39M (10 sales)

7 vs 10 sales

3 bed $1.38M / $1.21M
Greystanes — 3 bed: $1.38M (165 sales) Smithfield — 3 bed: $1.21M (82 sales)

165 vs 82 sales

4 bed $1.5M / $1.3M
Greystanes — 4 bed: $1.5M (116 sales) Smithfield — 4 bed: $1.3M (34 sales)

116 vs 34 sales

5 bed $1.6M / $1.5M
Greystanes — 5 bed: $1.6M (56 sales) Smithfield — 5 bed: $1.5M (38 sales)

56 vs 38 sales

6 bed $1.82M / $1.63M
Greystanes — 6 bed: $1.82M (6 sales) Smithfield — 6 bed: $1.63M (6 sales)

6 vs 6 sales

Zoning mix

Smithfield has more industrially zoned land (47% vs 1%).

Greystanes Smithfield
Residential 70% 37%
Industrial 1% 47%
Parks and recreation 20% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 4%
Environmental 2% 4%
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 Smithfield
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 Smithfield
Houses 3.3%
$888/wk on $1.41M
 3.0%
$720/wk on $1.24M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Greystanes Smithfield
House price Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 21% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW

Liveability

Greystanes scores higher overall (67 vs 50); Greystanes is more walkable (82 vs 73).

Greystanes Smithfield
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 50/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Greystanes carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0); Smithfield carries more crime risk (65 vs 35).

Greystanes Smithfield
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Moderate
65/100
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
 22
within 5 km

Schools

Greystanes Smithfield
Inside the suburb 8 4
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 3 2
Rated below peers 2 0
Universities within 10 km 2
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 5.9 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 7.4 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 Smithfield

  • St Gertrude's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Smithfield Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Smithfield West Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Aspect Western Sydney School, Smithfield Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Greystanes Smithfield
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 1
Parks & reserves 44 21
Childcare 20 17
GPs 4 3
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 2 1
Fuel stations 4 6
Waterways 8 4

Mobility

Smithfield sits further from the CBD (32.1 km vs 28.7 km).

Greystanes Smithfield
Walkability score 82/100 73/100
Distance to Sydney 28.7 km 32.1 km
+12% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min 34 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 644.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 319.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
 0.6%
postcode 2164
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 2145
 44
postcode 2164

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 Smithfield
Car (driver) 50.1% / 60.8%
Greystanes — Car (driver): 50.1% Smithfield — Car (driver): 60.8%
Worked from Home 42.5% / 29.6%
Greystanes — Worked from Home: 42.5% Smithfield — Worked from Home: 29.6%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 5.0%
Greystanes — Car (passenger): 4.0% Smithfield — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Train 1.7% / 2.1%
Greystanes — Train: 1.7% Smithfield — Train: 2.1%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.3%
Greystanes — Walked Only: 0.9% Smithfield — Walked Only: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.8%).

Setting

Greystanes Smithfield
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 22 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 23.7 km

NBN connectivity

Greystanes Smithfield
Connectivity score 75/100 72/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
8,293 premises
 21%
6,055 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Greystanes Smithfield
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

Smithfield

Multicultural Outer Parks River

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