Greenacre, NSW 2190 — Suburb Profile
Last reviewed: · By Knowburb Research Team
In short
Greenacre is a western Sydney suburb 20 km from the CBD in the City of Canterbury-Bankstown, with commercial centres along Waterloo Road and strong bus links to rail stations. It has a young population of 26,000 with large Lebanese-Australian heritage families. Housing is mostly detached family homes with median sale price $1,600,000 and weekly rent $950.
Snapshot
Demographics
- Population
- 26,314
- Median age
- 33 years
- Median household income
- $1,449 /week
- Median personal income
- $495 /week
- Median family income
- $1,646 /week
- Average household size
- 3.4
- Persons per bedroom
- 1.0
- Local government area
- Canterbury-Bankstown
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Sydney - Inner South West
- Remoteness classification
- Major Cities of Australia
- Federal electorate
- Watson
Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $950 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,275
- Median house price
- $1,600,000
- Rent share of household income
- 66%
Schools
- Malek Fahd Islamic School
- Greenacre Public School
- Banksia Road Public School
Transport
- Bus to Strathfield Station
- Bus to Bankstown Station
- Waterloo Road arterial
Lifestyle & amenities
Established residential suburb with significant Lebanese community, Arabic widely spoken at home and Islam the main religion. Family-focused with local shops on Waterloo Road, Greenacre Library, and parks like Northcote Park; some industrial areas to east.
Climate
Climate normals from the Bureau of Meteorology.
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Frequently asked questions
Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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