Luskintyre vs Greta

Greta is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in Luskintyre. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Luskintyre, most households are couple families. In Greta, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Greta: a median of $788,000, against $550,000 in Luskintyre, though rent is higher in Luskintyre. On these figures, Luskintyre tends to suit couples 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Luskintyre carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 61/100)
  • Greta has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Luskintyre

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($550,000 vs $787,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Greta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 10%)
  • has cheaper rent ($360/wk vs $390/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Greta

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (34/100 vs 16/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (177.4 km vs 181 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Luskintyre carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 61/100)
  • Greta is more walkable (34/100 vs 16/100)

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

Luskintyre 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.

Luskintyre 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.

Luskintyre Greta
Walkability 16 / 34
Luskintyre — Walkability: 16/100 Greta — Walkability: 34/100
Safety 60 / 39
Luskintyre — Safety: 60/100 Greta — Safety: 39/100
Low fire risk 60 / 54
Luskintyre — Low fire risk: 60/100 Greta — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Greta has more residents (3,349 vs 216); Luskintyre has higher household incomes ($131,872 vs $100,308).

Luskintyre Greta
Population 216 3,349
+1450% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.0% +18.3%
Median age 40 33
Median household income $131,872/yr
+24% vs other
 $100,308/yr
Median weekly rent $390/wk
+8% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Luskintyre Greta
0-4 5.6% / 8.5%
Luskintyre — 0-4: 5.6% Greta — 0-4: 8.5%
5-14 14.4% / 14.7%
Luskintyre — 5-14: 14.4% Greta — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 6.0% / 6.7%
Luskintyre — 15-19: 6.0% Greta — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 9.7% / 6.2%
Luskintyre — 20-24: 9.7% Greta — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 6.0% / 16.2%
Luskintyre — 25-34: 6.0% Greta — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 15.7% / 14.2%
Luskintyre — 35-44: 15.7% Greta — 35-44: 14.2%
45-54 14.4% / 12.2%
Luskintyre — 45-54: 14.4% Greta — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 13.9% / 9.4%
Luskintyre — 55-64: 13.9% Greta — 55-64: 9.4%
65-74 8.8% / 7.5%
Luskintyre — 65-74: 8.8% Greta — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 6.9% / 3.7%
Luskintyre — 75-84: 6.9% Greta — 75-84: 3.7%
85+ — / 0.6%
Luskintyre — 85+: not among its largest Greta — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Luskintyre 66.7% couple families
Luskintyre — Couple Families: 66.7% Luskintyre — Lone Person: 13.0% Luskintyre — One Parent Families: 14.8% Luskintyre — Group Household: 5.6% Luskintyre — 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.

Luskintyre 9.7% renting
Luskintyre — Owned Outright: 45.2% Luskintyre — Mortgage: 45.2% Luskintyre — Renting: 9.7%
Greta 20.2% renting
Greta — Owned Outright: 25.3% Greta — Mortgage: 54.6% Greta — Renting: 20.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Luskintyre Greta
England 2.3% / 1.5%
Luskintyre — England: 2.3% Greta — England: 1.5%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Luskintyre — New Zealand: not among its largest Greta — New Zealand: 0.9%
Germany — / 0.7%
Luskintyre — Germany: not among its largest Greta — Germany: 0.7%
Vietnam — / 0.4%
Luskintyre — Vietnam: not among its largest Greta — Vietnam: 0.4%
India — / 0.4%
Luskintyre — India: not among its largest Greta — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

Qualifications

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

Luskintyre Greta
Certificate III & IV 18.1% / 24.2%
Luskintyre — Certificate III & IV: 18.1% Greta — Certificate III & IV: 24.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 5.4%
Luskintyre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Greta — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 9.7% / 5.0%
Luskintyre — Bachelor Degree: 9.7% Greta — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 0.6%
Luskintyre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Greta — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 0.9%
Luskintyre — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% Greta — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Luskintyre Greta
Median house price $550,000 $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

Luskintyre has more rural and farming land (96% vs 54%).

Luskintyre Greta
Rural and farming 96% 54%
Residential 0% 32%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 9%
Environmental 4% 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

Luskintyre 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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Luskintyre Greta
House price Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Greta is more walkable (34 vs 16).

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

Risk profile

Greta carries more crime risk (61 vs 40).

Luskintyre Greta
Bushfire Moderate
40/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 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 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Luskintyre 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 Luskintyre

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

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

Mobility

Luskintyre sits further from the CBD (181 km vs 177.4 km).

Luskintyre Greta
Walkability score 16/100 34/100
Distance to Sydney 181 km
+2% vs other
 177.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 129 min 127 min
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.

Luskintyre Greta
Car (driver) 62.8% / 82.0%
Luskintyre — Car (driver): 62.8% Greta — Car (driver): 82.0%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 11.6%
Luskintyre — Worked from Home: 28.7% Greta — Worked from Home: 11.6%
Walked Only 8.5% / 1.7%
Luskintyre — Walked Only: 8.5% Greta — Walked Only: 1.7%
Car (passenger) — / 4.7%
Luskintyre — Car (passenger): not among its largest Greta — Car (passenger): 4.7%

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

Setting

Luskintyre Greta
Elevation 37 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 52 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 37.5 km 40.0 km

NBN connectivity

Luskintyre Greta
Connectivity score 30/100 70/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 46%
1,523 premises

Climate

Luskintyre Greta
Annual rainfall 996 mm 804 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.1°C 5.1°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Luskintyre Greta
Division Lyne Hunter
Member Alison Penfold Dan Repacholi
Party The Nationals Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Luskintyre

Affordable Rural

Greta

Acreage Family River Young Families

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