Lovedale vs Greta

Greta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 50 in Lovedale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lovedale, most households are couple families. In Greta, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Lovedale: a median of $2.17 million, against $788,000 in Greta, though rent is higher in Greta. On these figures, Lovedale tends to suit 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 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 83/100)

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

First-home buyers

Greta

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($787,500 vs $2,175,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

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

Greta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 8/100)

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 8/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 83/100)
  • But Lovedale has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Greta

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.3% vs 3.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lovedale 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.

Lovedale 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.

Lovedale Greta
Walkability 8 / 34
Lovedale — Walkability: 8/100 Greta — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 17 / 39
Lovedale — Safety: 17/100 Greta — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 56 / 54
Lovedale — Low fire risk: 56/100 Greta — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Greta has more residents (3,349 vs 502); Lovedale skews older (50 vs 33).

Lovedale Greta
Population 502 3,349
+567% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.5% +18.3%
Median age 50 33
Median household income $112,424/yr
+11% vs other
 $100,308/yr
Median weekly rent $340/wk $360/wk
+6% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lovedale Greta
0-4 5.8% / 8.5%
Lovedale — 0-4: 5.8% Greta — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 11.6% / 14.7%
Lovedale — 5-14: 11.6% Greta — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 4.0% / 6.7%
Lovedale — 15-19: 4.0% Greta — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.4% / 6.2%
Lovedale — 20-24: 5.4% Greta — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 9.4% / 16.2%
Lovedale — 25-34: 9.4% Greta — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 9.8% / 14.2%
Lovedale — 35-44: 9.8% Greta — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 14.3% / 12.2%
Lovedale — 45-54: 14.3% Greta — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 17.3% / 9.4%
Lovedale — 55-64: 17.3% Greta — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 17.5% / 7.5%
Lovedale — 65-74: 17.5% Greta — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 5.6% / 3.7%
Lovedale — 75-84: 5.6% Greta — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ 2.0% / 0.6%
Lovedale — 85+: 2.0% Greta — 85+: 0.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lovedale 56.7% couple families
Lovedale — Couple Families: 56.7% Lovedale — Lone Person: 26.9% Lovedale — One Parent Families: 13.5% Lovedale — Group Household: 2.9% Lovedale — 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.

Lovedale 14.4% renting
Lovedale — Owned Outright: 49.1% Lovedale — Mortgage: 36.5% Lovedale — Renting: 14.4%
Greta 20.2% renting
Greta — Owned Outright: 25.3% Greta — Mortgage: 54.6% Greta — Renting: 20.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Lovedale Greta
Certificate III & IV 14.9% / 24.2%
Lovedale — Certificate III & IV: 14.9% Greta — Certificate III & IV: 24.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 13.3% / 5.4%
Lovedale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.3% Greta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 12.5% / 5.0%
Lovedale — Bachelor Degree: 12.5% Greta — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree 5.6% / 0.9%
Lovedale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.6% Greta — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Lovedale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Greta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

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

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.

Lovedale Greta
England 4.4% / 1.5%
Lovedale — England: 4.4% Greta — England: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.6% / 0.9%
Lovedale — New Zealand: 1.6% Greta — New Zealand: 0.9%
India 1.2% / 0.4%
Lovedale — India: 1.2% Greta — India: 0.4%
Canada 1.0% / —
Lovedale — Canada: 1.0% Greta — Canada: not among its largest
Malaysia 0.8% / —
Lovedale — Malaysia: 0.8% Greta — Malaysia: not among its largest
Germany — / 0.7%
Lovedale — Germany: not among its largest Greta — Germany: 0.7%
Vietnam — / 0.4%
Lovedale — Vietnam: not among its largest Greta — Vietnam: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lovedale 100.0% houses
Lovedale — Houses: 100.0% Lovedale — Townhouses: 0.0% Lovedale — 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

Property market

Lovedale Greta
Median house price $2,175,000 $787,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $410,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 58 days
from 3 sales
 16 days
from 20 sales

Zoning mix

Lovedale has more rural and farming land (80% vs 54%).

Lovedale Greta
Rural and farming 80% 54%
Residential 2% 32%
Environmental 13% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 9%
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

Lovedale Greta
New dwellings approved 719
across Cessnock
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Lovedale Greta
House price Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income — Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 83% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Greta is more walkable (34 vs 8).

Lovedale Greta
Grade C
same for both
Score 35/100 31/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Lovedale carries more crime risk (83 vs 61).

Lovedale Greta
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
61/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Lovedale 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 Lovedale

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

Lovedale Greta
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 4
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 6 9

Mobility

Lovedale Greta
Walkability score 8/100 34/100
Distance to Sydney 176.4 km 177.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 127 min
same for both
Public transport score 29/100
Bus
 66/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 26.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2325
 0.3%
postcode 2334
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2325
 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.

Lovedale Greta
Car (driver) 56.1% / 82.0%
Lovedale — Car (driver): 56.1% Greta — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 36.3% / 11.6%
Lovedale — Worked from Home: 36.3% Greta — Worked from Home: 11.6%
Car (passenger) 2.8% / 4.7%
Lovedale — Car (passenger): 2.8% Greta — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 4.7% / 1.7%
Lovedale — Walked Only: 4.7% Greta — Walked Only: 1.7%

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

Setting

Lovedale Greta
Elevation 51 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 39.8 km 40.0 km

NBN connectivity

Lovedale Greta
Connectivity score 30/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 1%
264 premises
 46%
1,523 premises

Climate

Lovedale 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)

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

Council rates

Lovedale Greta
Average residential rate $1,405/yr
same for both
Council Cessnock
same for both

Federal electorate

Lovedale Greta
Division Hunter
same for both
Member Dan Repacholi
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Lovedale

Retirees Rural

Greta

Acreage Family River Young Families

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