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Suburb profile ·Banyule LGA · VIC ·3088

Greensborough VIC 3088

Greensborough is in Banyule LGA, VIC, postcode 3088, with population 21,070.

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.

$560/wk
+3.7% YoY
Dec 2020 → Sep 2025 · 20 periods
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025
$560
$400
Dec 2020Sep 2025
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
$995K
House median, latest period
2.5%YoY D6 vs AU
Median rent
$560/wk
Income-stretched rent market
3.7%YoY D10 vs AU
Gross yield
2.9%
Low yield band
D9 vs AU
Population
21,070
21K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
8
Matched school context
D10 vs AU
Solar
2,950
164 added 12mo · 17MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$514/wk (-$26,716/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
9.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
27%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $2,167/mo, while renters pay about $2,427/mo — renting runs $260/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$995K
Household income · yr
$108K
Median rent · wk
$560
Owner mortgage · mo
$2,167
Gross yield
2.9%

Household income

$108K household · yr+31.1% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$47K
Family
$128K
Household
$108K

Growth outlook · Banyule LGA

Dwellings
+19.2%
53,030 → 63,200
+10,170 dwellings
Population
+16.9%
127,370 → 148,860
Households
+19.5%
50,110 → 59,890

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Schools

Total8
Avg ICSEA1074
Students3,332
Catholic2
Government6
  • Greensborough Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1058Zoned
  • Greenhills Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1103Zoned
  • Watsonia Heights Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1104Zoned
  • Diamond Valley Special Developmental SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1010
  • Apollo Parkways Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1103
  • Greensborough Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1020

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

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
11,496
8,647 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k8,647
Total incidents11,496· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault69630%
  • Sexual Offences69430%
  • Robbery542%
  • Break And Enter87038%

Full data detail

Greensborough VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Greensborough is a sizeable suburb in Victoria within the Banyule local government area (postcode 3088). It is home to about 21,070 residents, with a settled mid-life population and a median age of 41. Households earn a median income of $108K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.

Median house prices in Greensborough stand at $995,000, having eased back by 2.5% over the last twelve months. Units have a median price of $655,000 (-8.5% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $560. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Greensborough is served by 8 schools, including 6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1074, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 10 rail stations, 98 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital. The crime rate in the Banyule LGA is higher than average at 8,647 incidents per 100,000 population.

Looking at the investment signals, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.9% (low yield). Property prices are near the state median ($995K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 9.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -2.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% 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 Yield2.9% Low Yield
Price vs State$995K/$875K· Near Median
Affordability9.2x· Moderate
Price Momentum-2.5% Falling
Pop. Growth+1.0%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$2,167
Rent · wk(Census)$404
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$560
Gross yield2.1%
Price / income9.2x
Population growth · Banyule LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)132,770
5-year growth+0.4% CAGR
YoY change+1%
20012025
Development · Banyule LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)886
Houses169
Units717
YoY change+0%
Employment · Banyule LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.2%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3088ATO
Negatively geared1,518 (8.9% of filers)
Avg rental loss$8,966/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,603
Reported capital gains1,952
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population21,070
Median age41
Household size2.6
HH income · wk$2,075
Personal income · wk$903
Persons / bedroom0.8
IncomeATO 22-23
Median income$67,391
Mean income$78,974
Earners13,887
YoY change+6.9%
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)9/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)7/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets4
Pharmacies3
GP / clinics7
Fuel stations2
Cafes & dining38
aldi1
coles1
iga1
woolworths1
TransportGTFS
Rail stations10
Bus stops98
Greensborough Station
Greensborough Station/Flintoff St
Greensborough Station/Main St
Greensborough Station/Para Rd
Hospitals · 1AIHW
Public0
Private1
Greensborough Day Surgeryprivate
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Greensborough 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
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

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
VIC Property Sales Report · 2025 · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
Available
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 8 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 108 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.

Greensborough FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Greensborough in?

    Greensborough is in the Banyule Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3088. Council-level context for Banyule LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Greensborough?

    The current median house price in Greensborough, VIC is $995K, 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 Greensborough?

    The median weekly rent in Greensborough is $560/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 Greensborough?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 43% 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 Greensborough a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Greensborough?

    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 Greensborough 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.