NSW · Sutherland Shire Council
Greenhills Beach, NSW, 2230
Desirability index
#126 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Greenhills Beach is a small locality in the Sutherland Shire area, home to around 1,375 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1,619 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with rising year-on-year trends (+15%), roughly 1177.5 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $750 (flats $720, houses $1,175), 6 public transport stops within the suburb, a quieter amenity profile than busier neighbouring suburbs, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 1,375
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $4,704
- Dwelling vacancy
- 2.2%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 370
- Median monthly mortgage
- $4,000
- Employment rate
- 74.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 11 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $720
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,175
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $750
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 380
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 1,619
- Against the person
- 454
- Against property
- 458
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 1,177.5
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 3 residents
- State safety percentile
- 35.9th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- +14.6%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions148
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment145
- Malicious Damage To Property128
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault147
- Transport Regulatory Offences189
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Public transport
6 public transport stops in this suburb
- Captain Cook Dr Before Trinity St
- Cronulla High School, Bate Bay Rd
- Cronulla High School, Bate Bay Rd
- Cronulla High School, Elouera Rd
- Cronulla High School, Elouera Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
81 planning-related records
2026· 6 proposals
May 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation11 WHITEHAVEN STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Under Assessment
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure43 SHOREBIRD PARADE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Under Assessment
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool13 WATEGOS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
February 2026
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure105 GREENHILLS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Withdrawn
January 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences; Minor building alterations (internal); Swimming pool3 SHOREBIRD PARADE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Privacy screens39 GREENHILLS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Withdrawn
2025· 4 proposals
September 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Landscaping structures; Swimming pool3 LAPWING STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure3 LAPWING STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
July 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool24 WATEGOS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
May 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool21 TORQUAY STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
2024· 5 proposals
August 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure16 WHITEHAVEN STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Garage, carport or carparking space12 GREENHILLS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
April 2024
- Erection of a new structure; Swimming pool10 SHOREBIRD PARADE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
March 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Swimming pool9 CABLE STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
January 2024
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure51 PEREGRINE DRIVE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
2023· 11 proposals
September 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing47 GREENHILLS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
August 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing11 WHITEHAVEN STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
July 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing34 WHITEHAVEN STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
May 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing41 PEREGRINE DRIVE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing9 BROLGA AVENUE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing15 torquay street Greenhills BeachDetermined
April 2023
- Dwelling74 SHOREBIRD PARADE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
February 2023
- Educational establishment31 BATE BAY ROAD GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
January 2023
- Pools / decks / fencing; Other9 CABLE STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing17 SHIPSTERN STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing; Other59 PEREGRINE DRIVE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
2022· 13 proposals
November 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development20 WATEGOS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
October 2022
- Balconies, decks, patios, terraces or verandahs; Demolition; Alterations and additions to residential development; Garages, carports and car parking spaces12 GREENHILLS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
August 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing26 TORQUAY STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development16 SHOREBIRD PARADE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing7 WATEGOS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
June 2022
- Dwelling21 SHOREBIRD PARADE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Dwelling60 SHOREBIRD PARADE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Withdrawn
May 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing27 TORQUAY STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing4 TORQUAY STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential development3 SHIPSTERN STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
April 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing; Retaining walls, protection of trees17 BATE BAY ROAD GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
February 2022
- Pools / decks / fencing14 TORQUAY STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
- Pools / decks / fencing9 GREENHILLS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
2021· 14 proposals
December 2021
- Dwelling4 LAPWING STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Determined
2020· 28 proposals
28 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Captain Cook Dr before Trinity StBus stop
- Cronulla High School, Bate Bay RdBus stop
- Cronulla High School, Elouera RdBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 0
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 72.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #126 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Captain Cook Dr Before Trinity Sttransport
- Cronulla High School, Bate Bay Rdtransport
- Cronulla High School, Bate Bay Rdtransport
- Cronulla High School, Elouera Rdtransport
- Cronulla High School, Elouera Rdtransport
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning20 WATEGOS STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Lodged 07 Nov 2022 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning16 SHOREBIRD PARADE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Lodged 22 Aug 2022 · Determined
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning3 SHIPSTERN STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Lodged 12 May 2022 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences; Minor building alterations (internal); Swimming poolplanning3 SHOREBIRD PARADE GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Lodged 06 Jan 2026 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Swimming poolplanning9 CABLE STREET GREENHILLS BEACH 2230Lodged 21 Mar 2024 · Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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