Greystanes vs Woodpark

Woodpark is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 39 in Greystanes. 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 $1.2 million in Woodpark. On these figures, Woodpark tends to suit families with children 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

Greystanes

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (20 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (44 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Woodpark

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,204,000 vs $1,450,000)

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

Greystanes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 62/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Greystanes

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 11%)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 62/100)

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

Investors

Woodpark

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (12.0% vs 3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Greystanes and Woodpark 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 Woodpark
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 Woodpark
Walkability 82 / 62
Greystanes — Walkability: 82/100 Woodpark — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 65 / 68
Greystanes — Safety: 65/100 Woodpark — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 59 / 100
Greystanes — Low fire risk: 59/100 Woodpark — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Greystanes has more residents (23,511 vs 1,706); Greystanes skews older (39 vs 33).

Greystanes Woodpark
Population 23,511
+93% vs other
 1,706
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.1% +12.0%
Median age 39 33
Median household income $100,360/yr $101,140/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk $500/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Greystanes Woodpark
0-4 6.4% / 8.0%
Greystanes — 0-4: 6.4% Woodpark — 0-4: 8.0%
5-14 14.6% / 19.3%
Greystanes — 5-14: 14.6% Woodpark — 5-14: 19.3%
15-19 6.2% / 6.8%
Greystanes — 15-19: 6.2% Woodpark — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.6% / 6.0%
Greystanes — 20-24: 5.6% Woodpark — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 11.0% / 12.8%
Greystanes — 25-34: 11.0% Woodpark — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 14.0% / 14.7%
Greystanes — 35-44: 14.0% Woodpark — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 12.8% / 12.4%
Greystanes — 45-54: 12.8% Woodpark — 45-54: 12.4%
55-64 10.5% / 9.5%
Greystanes — 55-64: 10.5% Woodpark — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 10.3% / 6.3%
Greystanes — 65-74: 10.3% Woodpark — 65-74: 6.3%
75-84 6.7% / 3.6%
Greystanes — 75-84: 6.7% Woodpark — 75-84: 3.6%
85+ 1.8% / 0.7%
Greystanes — 85+: 1.8% Woodpark — 85+: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Greystanes 57.9% couple families
Greystanes — Couple Families: 57.9% Greystanes — One Parent Families: 18.1% Greystanes — Lone Person: 20.8% Greystanes — Other Families: 1.4% Greystanes — Group Household: 1.8%
Woodpark 62.5% couple families
Woodpark — Couple Families: 62.5% Woodpark — One Parent Families: 19.0% Woodpark — Lone Person: 15.7% Woodpark — Other Families: 2.0% Woodpark — Group Household: 0.8%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Other Families Group Household

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%
Woodpark 22.6% renting
Woodpark — Owned Outright: 31.0% Woodpark — Mortgage: 46.4% Woodpark — Renting: 22.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Greystanes Woodpark
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 10.1%
Greystanes — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Woodpark — Certificate III & IV: 10.1%
Bachelor Degree 11.0% / 10.9%
Greystanes — Bachelor Degree: 11.0% Woodpark — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 6.2%
Greystanes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Woodpark — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.5% / 1.9%
Greystanes — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5% Woodpark — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.0%
Greystanes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Woodpark — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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 Woodpark
Lebanon 4.5% / 7.1%
Greystanes — Lebanon: 4.5% Woodpark — Lebanon: 7.1%
India 2.9% / 1.3%
Greystanes — India: 2.9% Woodpark — India: 1.3%
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.0%
Greystanes — New Zealand: 1.3% Woodpark — New Zealand: 2.0%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.3%
Greystanes — Philippines: 1.3% Woodpark — Philippines: 1.3%
Iraq — / 2.6%
Greystanes — Iraq: not among its largest Woodpark — Iraq: 2.6%
Afghanistan — / 2.3%
Greystanes — Afghanistan: not among its largest Woodpark — Afghanistan: 2.3%
Fiji — / 2.2%
Greystanes — Fiji: not among its largest Woodpark — Fiji: 2.2%
China 1.5% / —
Greystanes — China: 1.5% Woodpark — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.1%).

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%
Woodpark 88.3% houses
Woodpark — Houses: 88.3% Woodpark — Townhouses: 11.1% Woodpark — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Greystanes Woodpark
Median house price $1,450,000 $1,204,000
Median unit price $680,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 225 sales
 25 days
from 7 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 Woodpark
3 bed $1.38M / $1.16M
Greystanes — 3 bed: $1.38M (165 sales) Woodpark — 3 bed: $1.16M (12 sales)

165 vs 12 sales

4 bed $1.5M / $1.2M
Greystanes — 4 bed: $1.5M (116 sales) Woodpark — 4 bed: $1.2M (7 sales)

116 vs 7 sales

5 bed $1.6M / $1.28M
Greystanes — 5 bed: $1.6M (56 sales) Woodpark — 5 bed: $1.28M (5 sales)

56 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Greystanes Woodpark
Residential 70% 92%
Parks and recreation 20% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 4%
Environmental 2% 0%
Industrial 1% 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 Woodpark
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 Woodpark
Houses 3.3%
$888/wk on $1.41M
 3.1%
$750/wk on $1.25M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Greystanes Woodpark
House price Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Income Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools Higher than 78% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Greystanes is more walkable (82 vs 62).

Greystanes Woodpark
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 66/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Greystanes carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 0).

Greystanes Woodpark
Bushfire Moderate
41/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
32/100
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
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Greystanes Woodpark
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, 5.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.6% 2.7%

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 Woodpark

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Greystanes Woodpark
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 4 2
Parks & reserves 44 5
Childcare 20 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 4 1
Waterways 8 0

Mobility

Greystanes Woodpark
Walkability score 82/100 62/100
Distance to Sydney 28.7 km 29.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 31 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 74/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 644.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.1%
postcode 2145
 0.6%
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 Woodpark
Car (driver) 50.1% / 51.8%
Greystanes — Car (driver): 50.1% Woodpark — Car (driver): 51.8%
Worked from Home 42.5% / 39.5%
Greystanes — Worked from Home: 42.5% Woodpark — Worked from Home: 39.5%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.7%
Greystanes — Car (passenger): 4.0% Woodpark — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Train 1.7% / 1.5%
Greystanes — Train: 1.7% Woodpark — Train: 1.5%
Bus 0.7% / 1.7%
Greystanes — Bus: 0.7% Woodpark — Bus: 1.7%
Walked Only 0.9% / 0.8%
Greystanes — Walked Only: 0.9% Woodpark — Walked Only: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (51.8%).

Setting

Greystanes Woodpark
Elevation 80 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 24.7 km 22.4 km

NBN connectivity

Greystanes Woodpark
Connectivity score 75/100 92/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
8,293 premises
 58%
539 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

Greystanes Woodpark
Division Mcmahon Blaxland
Member Chris Bowen Jason Clare
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Greystanes Woodpark
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

Woodpark

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet Urban

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