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Suburb profile ·Cumberland LGA · NSW ·2145

Greystanes NSW 2145

Greystanes is in Cumberland LGA, NSW, postcode 2145, with population 23,511.

The read

Livability-led

There are enough stretched or weaker signals here that you should assume trade-offs rather than a clean story. Use compare mode to see whether the downside is price, local quality, or weaker momentum before treating it as a target suburb.

$680/wk
Rising
+4.6% YoY
Mar 2025 → May 2026 · 15 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2145 · May 2026
$680
$640
Mar 2025May 2026
Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Median house
$1.5M
House median, latest period
2.6%YoY D9 vs AU
Median rent
$680/wk
Income-stretched rent market
4.6%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.4%
Low yield band
D7 vs AU
Population
23,511
24K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
8
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Drive to city
26 min
28 km to Sydney CBD · free-flow
Transit to city
80 min
Public transport to Sydney CBD · weekday 8am
Solar
8,205
590 added 12mo · 61MW
Price cycleAt its peak
LowPeak

At / near its all-time high

See trend depth →

Price history

Houses to Q2'26 · Units to Q2'25 — house and unit medians are released on separate cycles, so their latest period can differ.

Trend & investor depth

Cycle positionAt its peak
Low · 2006Peak · 2026

At / near its all-time high

Price growth (compound)% per year
3-yr
+7.5%
5-yr
+8.4%
10-yr
+6.4%
Affordability trajectoryWorsening
Price
+7.9%/yr
Income
+2.9%/yr

Growth in median price vs median household income — worsening — prices outgrowing incomes.

Indicative cashflow-$918/wk (-$47,756/yr) · interest-only @ 6.2%, 80% LVR
Market turnover1.7% of homes traded/yr (137 sales · -53% vs 3-yr avg)
Rent stabilitystable — rents vary ±1.1% around trend (short window, 15 pts)
Value vs advantage+69% vs suburbs of similar SEIFA advantage (decile 5)

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection. Turnover divides recorded sales by an estimated household count (population over average household size).

Investment grade

Dgrade · 38/100 · top 62% of 3,605AU suburbs
Peer distributionstronger than 38% of AU suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Capital growth40
Rental yield29
Stability75
Volatility-7.3ppCycle-2.0Affordability-1.5

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer · stability drivers signed (+ = steadier)

Relative grade across Australian suburbs, combining qp's capital-growth (multi-year CAGR + cycle timing), rental-yield, and stability (price volatility + cycle + affordability) metrics via a three-pillar property-scoring method with an imbalance penalty. Within-Australia relative, indicative only — not financial advice.

Investor profile

Who invests in Greystanes

Owner-occupied 79%Rented 21%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared10.3%
5,480 of 9,139 landlords
Avg rental loss$9,877/yr
Landlords (rental income)9,139
Reported capital gains3,514
Investor exposure index(low vs national)29.3/100
The read

Owner-occupier stronghold

77% of homes here are owner-occupied and 20% rented, with 10% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

77% owner-occupied — owner-occupiers hold longer and absorb rate shocks, supporting price stability.

What to check

Gross yield 2.4% is thin — returns here lean on capital growth, not cash flow.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Mortgage affordability

86%
of household income to service a new loan
19.9 yrs
to save a 20% deposit
Severe
housing-stress band
Rent vs buyRenting cheaper

New-loan repayment $7,183/mo vs median rent $2,947/mo (+144% · +$978/wk)

If rates move

At 4.0%: $5,719/mo (-1,463) · at 6.0% (current): $7,183/mo · at 8.0%: $8,790/mo (+1,608)

Assumes a 20% deposit and a 30-year principal-and-interest loan at the current RBA new owner-occupier variable rate, against median weekly household income (ABS Census 2021). Stress bands follow the 30% / 45%-of-income thresholds used in ANZ-CoreLogic and AIHW reporting. Rent vs buy compares that repayment with the suburb's median advertised rent; it excludes rates, insurance, maintenance and deposit opportunity cost.

Stronger alternatives nearby

Higher yield

similar price · cross-LGA

Stronger 5-yr growth

similar price · cross-LGA

More affordable

lower price-to-income

Alternatives are similar-priced suburbs (0.7–1.4x this suburb's median) in other council areas that exceed it on the named metric. Indicative — not financial advice.

Affordability

Buying
14.9x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Stretched
Renting
35%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,452/mo, while renters pay about $2,947/mo — renting runs $495/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$1.50M
Household income · yr
$100K
Median rent · wk
$680
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,452
Gross yield
2.4%

Household income

$100K household · yr+21.9% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$112K
Household
$100K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)fewer than 14% could service the median house
Under $300
307
$300-649
696
$650-999
881
$1,000-1,499
990
$1,500-1,999
719
$2,000-2,999
1,440
$3,000-3,999
1,008
$4,000+
961

Serviceability line: a household needs about $5,525/wk to hold a new loan on the median house at 30% of income (20% deposit, 30-year P&I, current RBA rate).

At the median asking rent, about 58% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $2,267/wk income).

Median taxable income trend (ATO, 2018-19 – 2022-23)$51K → $58K

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (7,453 households)2.3% social housing
Owned outright
40%
Owned with mortgage
37%
Rented
20%
Dwelling structure4.5% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
85%
Townhouse / semi
13%
Flat / apartment
1%

Getting to work: 53% drive, 1% public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 41% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total8
Avg ICSEA1024
Students4,867
Catholic2
Government6
  • Ringrose Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1002Zoned
  • Widemere Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1036
  • Holroyd High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 919
  • Greystanes Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1081
  • Beresford Road Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1033
  • Greystanes High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1003

1 of 8 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Livability

96/ 100 livability index

Top 4% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 96% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access65
Public transport (134 stops)98
Schools & hospitals96

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime April 2025 - March 2026
7,070
2,801 per 100k
D4 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k2,801
Total incidents7,070· April 2025 - March 2026
  • Assault1,90563%
  • Sexual Offences44315%
  • Robbery783%
  • Break And Enter57819%

Bushfire exposure

Low exposure ~6.2%
~6.2% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Short-term rentals

6
active listings · ~0.3 per 1,000 residents
50%
entire homes (vs private rooms)
50%
run by multi-listing operators

Active Airbnb listings point-mapped to this suburb from Inside Airbnb (CC BY 4.0). Occupancy and revenue are estimates from Inside Airbnb's San Francisco model (review-rate proxy, minimum-stay assumption, occupancy capped at 70%) — they are gross, indicative, and not a guarantee of returns. Short-stay letting is subject to state and local regulation.

Planning zones

Dominant zone Low Density Residential
Residential 66% Public / Open space 18% Other 7% Industrial 2%
Residential density: Low

Land-use mix estimated by point-sampling the suburb against NSW EPI Land Zoning polygons (CC BY 4.0). This is a suburb-level snapshot of planning zones, not a parcel-level zoning certificate or development advice. Check the relevant planning scheme for an individual property.

Population outlook

16,481 people · 202216,460 by 2032 (-0.1%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the Greystanes - South SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Greystanes NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Cumberland local government area, Greystanes is a sizeable suburb (postcode 2145). The area has roughly 23,511 residents and an established family demographic, with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $100K per year, with an average household size of 3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, clerical & administrative, managers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Lebanese.

Greystanes has a median house price of $1.5 million, which has moved higher by 2.6% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $915,000 (+5.4% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $680. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.4%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,452.

Greystanes is served by 8 schools, including 5 primary, 3 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 1024, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 134 bus stops. The crime rate in the Cumberland LGA is below average at 2,801 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.4% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($1.5M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 14.9x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +2.6% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield2.4% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.5M/$1.5M· Near Median
Affordability14.9x Stretched
Price Momentum+2.6%· Stable
Pop. Growth+1.6%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth$2,452
Rent · wk(Census)$480
Market rent · wk(2026-05)$680
Gross yield1.7%
Price / income14.9x
Sales vol (latest Q)(2026-Q2)10
Population growth · Cumberland LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)256,906
5-year growth+1.3% CAGR
YoY change+1.6%
20012025
Development · Cumberland LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)921
Houses 40%Units 60%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Cumberland LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)6.9%
YoY change+0.2pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2145ATO
Negatively geared10.3%
5,480 of filers
Avg rental loss$9,877/yr
Landlords (rental income)9,139
Reported capital gains3,514
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population23,511
Median age39
Household size3
HH income · wk$1,930
Personal income · wk$737
Persons / bedroom0.8
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$57,662
Mean income$68,817
Earners10,053
YoY change+7.7%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)5/10
Education (IEO)6/10
Economic (IER)6/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)7/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$1,608 → $1,930
Change+20%
vs NSW median-0.6 pp
Median rent+9.1%
stablevs NSW 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations4
Cafes & dining8
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Bus stops134
Hospitals · Cumberland LGAAIHW
Public2
Private4
Auburn Hospitalpublic
St Joseph's Hospitalpublic
Healthwoods Endoscopy Centreprivate
Holroyd Private Hospitalprivate
Ramsay Clinic Wentworthvilleprivate
Westmead Rehabilitation Hospitalprivate
Aged care · Cumberland LGAGEN
Facilities16
Residential places1,516
Ashwood Residential Care Service194 places
Genista Aged Care Facility160 places · in suburb
Estia Health Merrylands131 places · in suburb
Bolton Clarke Pemulwuy130 places
IRT Berala on the Park125 places
Southern Cross Care John Woodward Residential Aged Care118 places
+10 more in Cumberland LGA
Childcare · Cumberland LGAACECQA
Services192
Approved places10,222
Exceeding NQS14
Camp Australia - Girraween Public School OSHC168 places
Little Zak's Academy Auburn164 places
Ambrose School Age Care, Our Lady Queen of Peace, Greystanes156 places · in suburb
Ambrose School Age Care, St Margaret Mary's Merrylands149 places
Whiz Kidz Early Learning Centre Pendle Hill140 places
Pemulwuy Children's Centre125 places
+186 more in Cumberland LGA
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Greystanes carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · 2026-Q2 · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Available
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-05 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · April 2025 - March 2026 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 8 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 134 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Greystanes FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Greystanes in?

    Greystanes is in the Cumberland Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2145. Council-level context for Cumberland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Greystanes?

    The current median house price in Greystanes, NSW is $1.5M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Greystanes?

    The median weekly rent in Greystanes is $680/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Greystanes?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 61% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is Greystanes a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Greystanes show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Greystanes?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the Greystanes data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.