Walkaway vs Greenough
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Walkaway, about half of households are couple families. In Greenough, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Greenough: a median of $850,000, against $410,000 in Walkaway, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Walkaway tends to suit people living alone 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
- Walkaway has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Greenough is already more of a family suburb (74% vs 58%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Walkaway has cheaper houses ($410,000 vs $850,000)
- Greenough leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Walkaway
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 10%)
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Greenough
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (258 min vs 266 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (394.4 km vs 396.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Walkaway
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 16%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Greenough
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (22.0% vs -17.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Walkaway and Greenough drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Greenough has more residents (344 vs 222); Greenough has higher household incomes ($98,384 vs $64,220).
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 222 | 344 +55% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -17.8% | +22.0% |
| Median age | 47 | 45 |
| Median household income | $64,220/yr | $98,384/yr +53% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $350/wk +40% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $410,000 | $850,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 56 days from 3 sales | — |
Development activity
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 183 across Greater Geraldton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -30% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 22% of WA | Higher than 66% of WA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of WA | Higher than 45% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 23% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 61% of WA | Higher than 62% of WA |
Liveability
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Greenough carries more flood risk (83 vs 69).
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 23/100 | Low 30/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 69/100 | High 83/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 | Moderate 54/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Walkaway
- Walkaway Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Greenough
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Walkaway sits further from the CBD (396.4 km vs 394.4 km).
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Perth | 396.4 km | 394.4 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 266 min | 258 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6528 | 0.2% postcode 6532 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 59 postcode 6528 | 60 postcode 6532 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.3%).
Setting
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 53 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 13 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.4 km | 2.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 118 premises | 0% 154 premises |
Climate
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 353 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $3,162/yr same for both | |
| Council | Greater Geraldton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Durack same for both | |
| Member | Melissa Price same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Walkaway | Greenough | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.