Greystanes is an outer metropolitan suburb of Sydney, in Cumberland Council. It is primarily residential, without a particularly distinct commercial centre or landmark identity.
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places. School access is strong, with school access 80% above the peer median. Working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 38% above the peer median, and reported crime sits a little below the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are higher housing costs and limited health access, with median house prices 34% above the peer median.
Greystanes's appeal is better explained by housing, access and location than by a strong standalone precinct or destination.
Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.
Strengths and weaknesses
Outer metropolitan suburb · compared with outer metropolitan suburbs in New South Wales (504)
Strengths
Shops and everyday services are easier to access than in most comparable places
School access is strong
Working from home is more common than in comparable places
Reported crime sits a little below the peer median
Weaknesses
Housing is expensive relative to comparable places
Health-facility access is relatively limited
What stands out
Overseas-born and multilingual community
Who it suits
Stars are audience-fit ratings derived from Suburb.Guide data, not demographic counts or user reviews.
Families★★★☆☆
Professionals★★☆☆☆
Retirees★★☆☆☆
Students★☆☆☆☆
Budget buyers★★☆☆☆
Housing, growth and risk
How Greystanes compares
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.5M
+13% change
Median rent
$650/wk
Houses $718 · Units $640
Population (ERP)
27,910
+0.8% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.5%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Livability profile
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
How it compares
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#130
among Metro Sydney · Established
Crime rate
28th
percentile in state (higher = more crime)
Pop. growth
59th
percentile in NSW
Rented dwellings
21%
2021 Census tenure
Advantage (IRSAD)
7/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
61st
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Population growth
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Housing mix
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Risks & flags
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Living here
Desirability
Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
56.0/100 — Good
State standing
Top 17% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
964th in Australia
State rank
351st in NSW
Peer rank
#130 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#256 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
97%
Data sources & freshness
Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$640
Houses (January to March 2026)
$718
All types (January to March 2026)
$650
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
1,047
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$1,495,000
Median price change
+13.4%
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
+0.8% annual · +1.4% over 5 years · 59th percentile in NSW
Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.8%
5-year growth
+1.4%
Change in 1 year
+215
Change in 5 years
+380
Growth rank in NSW
59th percentile
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Methodology
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~29,250), extrapolated at +0.9% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
Population
23,511
Median age
39
Median household income / week
$1,930
Dwelling vacancy
4.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
352 of 7,806
Median monthly mortgage
$2,452
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$480
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
41.2% / 37.8% / 20.9%
Employment rate
50.4%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
33.9% / 1.2% / 44.1%
Walked or cycled to work
0.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
6,345 / 1,001 / 101
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)
Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
19.7% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 15.4% have a trade or vocational qualification.
University qualified19.7% · 27.8% NSW
Diploma qualified9.6% · 9.3% NSW
Trade / vocational15.4% · 15% NSW
Year 12 or below55.3% · 47.9% NSW
Highest qualification field
Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).
Management and commerce27.1%
Engineering and related technologies18.2%
Society and culture11.3%
Education9%
Health8.4%
Architecture and building8.4%
How these groups are defined
Measure
Definition
University qualified
Bachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualified
Advanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocational
Certificate III + IV
Year 12
Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12
Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below
People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)
University qualifications from the 2021 Census
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Tax & income
Median taxable income (2023–24)
$60,963
67th percentile in NSW · +4% vs Australia
Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$69,908
72nd percentile in NSW · +8% vs Australia
Residents with rental investments
17.0%
68th percentile in NSW · +23% vs Australia
Median super balance (2023–24)
$40,231
11th percentile in NSW · -36% vs Australia
Residents with business income
12.0%
67th percentile in NSW · +15% vs Australia
Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2145 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.
Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
55,227
Taxpayers reporting net rent
9,496
Median net rent
-$4,399
Taxpayers reporting business income
6,393
Taxable income vs state median
+9%
Salary / wages vs state median
+11%
Rental investment vs state median
+21%
Super vs state median
-43%
Business income vs state median
+20%
Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.
Data sources & freshness
Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary
Community & culture
41.5% speak a language other than English at home; 34.2% born overseas
Language at home
13,036 English only · 9,252 other
Non-English at home
41.5%
Born overseas
7,677 (34.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
264 (1.1%)
Australian citizens
20,874
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
34
Top languages other than English
Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).
Arabic1,512 · 40.1%
Greek224 · 5.9%
Turkish199 · 5.3%
Croatian174 · 4.6%
Tamil174 · 4.6%
Italian165 · 4.4%
Cantonese163 · 4.3%
Mandarin150 · 4%
Religion
66.3%Most common religion · Christianity
Christianity is the most common response at 66.3%, while 13% reported no religion. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state.
Measure
Suburb
State
No religion
13%
32.8%
Christianity
66.3%
47.6%
Hinduism
3.8%
3.4%
Islam
8.3%
4.3%
Other / not stated
8.6%
11.9%
Christian denominations
Denomination
Suburb
State
Catholic
44.7%
22.4%
Anglican
7.4%
11.9%
Eastern Orthodox
5.8%
2.5%
Christian (not further defined)
2.1%
2.4%
2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.
Data sources & freshness
2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2145, which is shared with other suburbs.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
1,319
Against the person
386
Against property
612
Rate per 1,000 residents
47.3
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 61 residents
State crime-rate percentile
27.7th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-6.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
279
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
10
Most common offence types
Domestic Violence Related Assault96
Fraud94
Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment119
Malicious Damage To Property95
Steal From Motor Vehicle104
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates
BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated · Rolling 12-month windows
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
Schools within 2 km
9
Median school ICSEA (9 schools)
1,033
Median ICSEA percentile
61th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
11
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
5
School list
Greystanes Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1081 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 71% · 540 students · Top SEA quarter 34% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
St Paul's Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1055 · 70th percentile · LBOTE 66% · 800 students · Top SEA quarter 24% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
Beresford Road Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1033 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 62% · 580 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Holroyd High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 919 · 15th percentile · LBOTE 90% · 547 students · Top SEA quarter 6% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1064 · 73th percentile · LBOTE 39% · 802 students · Top SEA quarter 26% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Widemere Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1036 · 63th percentile · LBOTE 48% · 169 students · Top SEA quarter 20% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
Greystanes High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1003 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 63% · 1,090 students · Top SEA quarter 13% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
Ringrose Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1002 · 48th percentile · LBOTE 72% · 339 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
Pendle Hill Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1032 · 61th percentile · LBOTE 89% · 309 students · Top SEA quarter 23% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
Beresford Rd PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Girraween PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Greystanes HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Greystanes PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Holroyd HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Merrylands HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Metella Rd PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Pendle Hill HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Pendle Hill PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
Prairiewood HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.
Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)
Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts
Data sources & freshness
NSW government school intake zones — NSW Department of Education · current · Updated · Open catchment polygons where published
Great for outdoor family life — 32 parks mapped in suburb, 26 playgrounds nearby
Well connected by public transport — 315 public transport stops
Strong local sport and recreation — 28 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
Walkability proxy
80/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0.13
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0.21
Parks per 1,000 residents
1.36
Food & drink(5)
AJ's CafeCafe
72 Ettalong Road, Greystanes
Cedary BakehouseCafe
Franky & Co.Cafe
Unit 10A 665 Merrylands Road, Greystanes
Greystanes HotelPub
701 Merrylands Road, Greystanes
Thai PattraRestaurant
Shopping(5)
BP ShopConvenience store
Reddy ExpressConvenience store
Greystanes Shopping CentreShopping centre
WoolworthsSupermarket
Everyday services(4)
BPPetrol station
Metro Fuel GreystanesPetrol station
73 Ettalong Road, Greystanes
ShellPetrol station
Greystanes Post OfficePost office
665-699 Merrylands Road
Community(8)
Community centre
Parish OfficeCommunity centre
Greystanes LibraryLibrary
Greystanes Public SchoolSchool
Greystanes
Our Lady Queen of Peace Primary SchoolSchool
Ringrose Public SchoolSchool
Greystanes
St Pauls Catholic CollegeSchool
Widemere Public SchoolSchool
Greystanes
Health & services(1)
Pharmacy
Sport & outdoors(73)
Boothtown AqueductCycling route
Butu Wargun Shared PathCycling route
Canal-Creek LinkCycling route
Canal-Creek Link PathCycling route
Canal-Creek Link Shared PathCycling route
Cumberland Hwy Shared PathCycling route
Liverpool-Parramatta T-wayCycling route
M4 Shared PathCycling route
Parramatta to Glenfield Rail TrailCycling route
PemulwayCycling route
Prospect Canal CyclewayCycling route
Prospect Canal Shared PathCycling route
Prospect CreekCycling route
Prospect Creek Cycle PathCycling route
Prospect Creek Shared PathCycling route
Reconcillation Road Shared PathCycling route
Drinking water
Cumberland Country Golf CourseGolf course
248 Old Prospect Road, Greystanes
Hyland Road ReserveNature reserve
Bathurst Street ParkPark
Bogan Street ReservePark
Bolaro Avenue ParkPark
Bradman Street ParkPark
Brighton ReservePark
Carnation Street ParkPark
Daisy Street ParkPark
Daniel Street ParkPark
Darmenia Avenue ParkPark
Forest Gum ParkPark
Gallard ReservePark
Gregory ParkPark
Greystanes SportsgroundPark
Hanbury Street ParkPark
Holroyd Apex ParkPark
Hopman Street ParkPark
Kippax Street ParkPark
Kootingal Street ParkPark
Lance Crescent ParkPark
Lance Street ReservePark
Murray ReservePark
Nemesia Street ParkPark
Park
Roberta Street ParkPark
Vernon Street ParkPark
White Gum ReservePark
Playground (26)
Public toilets
Sports field
Transport(146)
146 bus stops
Other(17)
Bench (4)
Fountain
Garden (3)
Bathurst Street NewsagencyNewsagent
Outdoor Seating (2)
Parking (22)
Parking Entrance (4)
Parking Space (4)
Picnic Table (2)
Greystanes Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
Our Lady Queen of PeacePlace of worship
Post Box
Estia Health MerrylandsSocial Facility
42 Cumberland Road
Genista Aged Care FacilitySocial Facility
185 Old Prospect Road, Greystanes
Social Facility
Southern Cross Care Greystanes Residential Aged CareSocial Facility
5 White Gum Place
Waste Basket (2)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.
Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries
Places of worship
2 places of worship within ~1.5 km
Greystanes Uniting Church
Our Lady Queen of Peace
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Summer (Dec–Feb)
Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
321 mm · ~40 rainy days
Autumn (Mar–May)
Usual max / min
22° / 14°
Rainfall
359 mm · ~45 rainy days
Winter (Jun–Aug)
Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
263 mm · ~33 rainy days
Spring (Sep–Nov)
Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)
RoadworksGreat Western Highway, Ponds Road27 Sep 2026 – 19 Oct 2026
Data sources & freshness
Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Heritage
1 heritage place
Lower Prospect Canal ReserveGreystanesSHR
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)
Heritage listings as established streetscape
Data sources & freshness
State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated
Hazards
Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)
Bushfire and flood hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated
Politics & representation
Federal electorate
McMahon
Member of Parliament
Chris BOWEN (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
120,536
Turnout (2025)
90.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
-1.5 pp toward Coalition
Two-party preferred (2025)
Coalition 41.0%Labor 59.0%
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.6 km away).
Coalition 47.2%Labor 52.8%
6.2 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: -0.6 pp toward Coalition
Nearest polling places
GreystanesLabor 53.0% · Coalition 47.0% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
Greystanes CentralLabor 49.6% · Coalition 50.4% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
Greystanes North (McMahon)Labor 54.6% · Coalition 45.4% TPP (2025)1.1 km away
Greystanes EastLabor 49.3% · Coalition 50.7% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
Greystanes North East (McMahon)Labor 47.3% · Coalition 52.7% TPP (2025)1.3 km away
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)