$480 ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $369
- 2016: $440
- 2021: $480
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Greystanes · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Large family homes dominate the landscape in Greystanes, where 92.4% of houses have three or more bedrooms. This creates a distinct housing profile where the vast majority of residents live in spacious, detached dwellings compared to other similar areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Greystanes — higher than 90% of areas.
| Greystanes | $480 |
|---|---|
| 2145, NSW | $425 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is expensive here, with typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,452 and weekly rents of $480. Both figures are well above the national totals, and rent is among the highest for areas of this type.
$480 ▲ +30.1%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,452 ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Greystanes, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; $550–$749 is next at 26%.
Greystanes splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (37%) and $3,000 or more (33%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 18%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong, with 40.1% of homes owned outright, which is well above the New South Wales figure. Only 20.4% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and national averages.
20.4% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.1% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Greystanes splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 20%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is almost entirely made up of separate houses, accounting for 85.1% of all homes. This is far above the national figure, with the vast majority of these properties featuring three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.1% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.4% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Greystanes, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
In Greystanes, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 5 or more (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Greystanes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11787/greystanes/topic/housing-dwellings