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Greystanes NSW 2145

9,172 addresses · 221 streets

McMahon Electorate › Cumberland LGA › Greystanes · 25 km from Sydney

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Living Here

An established family suburb in Sydney's west near Parramatta, Greystanes is built around detached homes. Households average 3.0 people and the median age is 39. Median household income is $1,930 a week, with rent around $480.

Greystanes is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 23,511 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,930 a week, with median rent near $480 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 21% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Lebanese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

23,511Population
39Median age
$1,930Median household income / wk
$480Median rent / wk
3.0Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Greystanes - Pemulwuy statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Greystanes itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Pendle Hill, 2.7 km north · Light rail stop: Westmead, 4.2 km north-east · Bus interchange: Parramatta EA, 7.4 km east · Ferry wharf: Parramatta Ferry Wharf, 6 km east · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 12.1 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs6/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 8.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Greystanes

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Greystanes NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.9%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 20199.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202122.7%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.5% · Labour-force participation 52.8%

Population by age in Greystanes
Population by age, Greystanes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,508
5-143,433
15-191,462
20-241,322
25-342,584
35-443,295
45-543,014
55-642,466
65-742,430
75-841,579
85+430
Dwelling types in Greystanes
Dwelling types, Greystanes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House6,345
Townhouse1,001
Apartment101
Other0
Households by weekly income in Greystanes
Households by weekly income, Greystanes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,003
$650-1,4991,871
$1,500-2,9992,159
$3,000+1,969
Top ancestries in Greystanes
Top ancestries, Greystanes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Other5,133
Australian4,941
English3,867
Lebanese3,652
Maltese1,459
Italian1,431
Housing tenure in Greystanes
Housing tenure, Greystanes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned2,989
Mortgage2,744
Rented1,517
Other85
Cars per household in Greystanes
Cars per household, Greystanes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0324
12,310
22,994
31,091
4+644
Commute to work in Greystanes
Commute to work, Greystanes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,033
Train67
Bus40
Tram/ferry3
Walked64
Bicycle14
Home3,172
Top countries of birth in Greystanes
Top countries of birth, Greystanes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Lebanon1,056
India688
Malta590
China352
Philippines317
New Zealand303
Languages used at home in Greystanes
Languages used at home, Greystanes NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Arabic3,064
Greek490
Turkish398
Croatian370
Italian359
Cantonese340

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

23,667 bird observations recorded near Greystanes — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Greystanes

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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