Harpers Hill vs Greta

Greta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 54 in Harpers Hill. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Harpers Hill, about half of households are people living alone. In Greta, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Harpers Hill: a median of $1.64 million, against $788,000 in Greta, though rent is higher in Greta. On these figures, Harpers Hill tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Greta suits 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

Greta

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Greta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($787,500 vs $1,635,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Harpers Hill has cheaper rent ($273/wk vs $360/wk)
  • Greta has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 10%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Harpers Hill sits closer to the CBD (174.9 km vs 177.4 km)
  • Greta is more walkable (34/100 vs 18/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Greta

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 18/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 81/100)
  • But Harpers Hill has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Harpers Hill Greta
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.

Harpers Hill Greta
Walkability 18 / 34
Harpers Hill — Walkability: 18/100 Greta — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 19 / 39
Harpers Hill — Safety: 19/100 Greta — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 77 / 54
Harpers Hill — Low fire risk: 77/100 Greta — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Greta has more residents (3,349 vs 64); Harpers Hill skews older (54 vs 33).

Harpers Hill Greta
Population 64 3,349
+5133% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.5% +18.3%
Median age 54 33
Median household income $81,224/yr $100,308/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $273/wk $360/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Harpers Hill Greta
0-4 — / 8.5%
Harpers Hill — 0-4: not among its largest Greta — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 12.5% / 14.7%
Harpers Hill — 5-14: 12.5% Greta — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 7.8% / 6.7%
Harpers Hill — 15-19: 7.8% Greta — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 — / 6.2%
Harpers Hill — 20-24: not among its largest Greta — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 4.7% / 16.2%
Harpers Hill — 25-34: 4.7% Greta — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 6.2% / 14.2%
Harpers Hill — 35-44: 6.2% Greta — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 15.6% / 12.2%
Harpers Hill — 45-54: 15.6% Greta — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 15.6% / 9.4%
Harpers Hill — 55-64: 15.6% Greta — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 23.4% / 7.5%
Harpers Hill — 65-74: 23.4% Greta — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 9.4% / 3.7%
Harpers Hill — 75-84: 9.4% Greta — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / 0.6%
Harpers Hill — 85+: not among its largest Greta — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Harpers Hill 46.7% couple families
Harpers Hill — Couple Families: 46.7% Harpers Hill — Lone Person: 53.3% Harpers Hill — One Parent Families: 0.0% Harpers Hill — Group Household: 0.0% Harpers Hill — Other Families: 0.0%
Greta 51.4% couple families
Greta — Couple Families: 51.4% Greta — Lone Person: 27.9% Greta — One Parent Families: 16.3% Greta — Group Household: 3.6% Greta — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Harpers Hill 9.7% renting
Harpers Hill — Owned Outright: 48.4% Harpers Hill — Mortgage: 41.9% Harpers Hill — Renting: 9.7%
Greta 20.2% renting
Greta — Owned Outright: 25.3% Greta — Mortgage: 54.6% Greta — Renting: 20.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Harpers Hill 100.0% houses
Harpers Hill — Houses: 100.0% Harpers Hill — Townhouses: 0.0% Harpers Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Greta 95.9% houses
Greta — Houses: 95.9% Greta — Townhouses: 3.6% Greta — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Harpers Hill Greta
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 24.2%
Harpers Hill — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Greta — Certificate III & IV: 24.2%
Bachelor Degree 18.8% / 5.0%
Harpers Hill — Bachelor Degree: 18.8% Greta — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.8% / 5.4%
Harpers Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8% Greta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.9%
Harpers Hill — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Greta — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Harpers Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Greta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Property market

Harpers Hill Greta
Median house price $1,635,000 $787,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $410,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 16 days
from 20 sales

Zoning mix

Harpers Hill has more rural and farming land (94% vs 54%).

Harpers Hill Greta
Rural and farming 94% 54%
Residential 0% 32%
Infrastructure and transport 6% 9%
Environmental 0% 3%
Parks and recreation 0% 1%
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

Harpers Hill Greta
New dwellings approved 1,413
across Maitland
 719
across Cessnock
Approvals change year on year +20% -31%

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.

Harpers Hill Greta
Houses — 3.8%
$630/wk on $868K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Harpers Hill Greta
House price Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Greta is more walkable (34 vs 18).

Harpers Hill Greta
Grade — C
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Greta carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 23); Harpers Hill carries more crime risk (81 vs 61).

Harpers Hill Greta
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime High
81/100
 Moderate
61/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Harpers Hill Greta
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Harpers Hill

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

Schools in Greta

  • Greta Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Harpers Hill Greta
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 9

Mobility

Greta sits further from the CBD (177.4 km vs 174.9 km).

Harpers Hill Greta
Walkability score 18/100 34/100
Distance to Sydney 174.9 km 177.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 127 min
Public transport score 34/100
Bus
 66/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 4 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2321
 0.3%
postcode 2334
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 2321
 64
postcode 2334

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.

Harpers Hill Greta
Car (driver) 53.3% / 82.0%
Harpers Hill — Car (driver): 53.3% Greta — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 11.6%
Harpers Hill — Worked from Home: 30.0% Greta — Worked from Home: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 16.7% / 4.7%
Harpers Hill — Car (passenger): 16.7% Greta — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only — / 1.7%
Harpers Hill — Walked Only: not among its largest Greta — Walked Only: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.0%).

Setting

Harpers Hill Greta
Elevation 83 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.6 km 40.0 km

NBN connectivity

Harpers Hill Greta
Connectivity score 28/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
29 premises
 46%
1,523 premises

Climate

Harpers Hill Greta
Annual rainfall 804 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 5.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Harpers Hill Greta
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 19.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Harpers Hill Greta
Average residential rate $1,908/yr $1,405/yr
Council Maitland Cessnock

Federal electorate

Harpers Hill Greta
Division Paterson Hunter
Member Meryl Swanson Dan Repacholi
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Harpers Hill

Retirees Rural

Greta

Acreage Family River Young Families

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