Suburb report · WA 6024
Greenwood
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Population
10,487
Greenwood suburb profile
Who lives in Greenwood
At 15km from the Perth CBD, Greenwood belongs to the middle suburbs of Perth. With 10,487 residents, Greenwood is in the largest fifth of Western Australian suburbs, well above the 4,682 of the median suburb. By population it is number 62 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. At 40, the median age sits in the middle of the Western Australian range, older than 55% of suburbs. Among suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 94 of 270 have an older median age. In the other suburb of the Greenwood-Warwick statistical area the median age is 40, so Greenwood matches its surrounds.
Income and home ownership
At $114,400, household income here sits in the middle band for Western Australia. The other suburb of the Greenwood-Warwick statistical area has $103,000, putting Greenwood 11.1% above its statistical-area neighbours. Among the 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD, 135 report a higher median household income. Owner-occupiers dominate: 85.8% of households own their home and just 14.2% rent. On ownership it ranks 58 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. In the other suburb of the Greenwood-Warwick statistical area the ownership share is 80.7%, 5.1 points lower than in Greenwood.
Household mix
At the 2021 Census, 3,656 households lived in Greenwood, more than in 85% of Western Australian suburbs. The household mix leans to families: families with children 47.4%, couples without children 29.3%, people living alone 21% and group households 2.3%. On the share of families with children it ranks 127 of 270 suburbs within 40km of the Perth CBD. At 21%, people living alone are less common here than in 62% of Western Australian suburbs. Couples without children make up 29.3%, above most Western Australian suburbs. In the other 1 suburb of the Greenwood-Warwick statistical area, families with children make up 43.4% of households, against 47.4% here.
Housing supply
42 new dwellings were approved across the Greenwood-Warwick statistical area in the year to June 2025, 49% below its 2020 to 2024 average of 83 a year. The Greenwood-Warwick statistical area had 15,038 residents in 2025 and takes in Greenwood and neighbouring suburbs. That works out to 2.8 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area, below the 4.4 of the median Western Australian statistical area. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2021, with 165, and the quietest was 2024, with 38.
Population trend
From 2020 to 2025, the Greenwood-Warwick statistical area added 6.2% to its population, against 12.3% for Western Australia as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical Western Australian statistical area added 9.7%, putting this area 3.5 points behind. That rate is faster than 23% of Western Australian statistical areas. Growth was strongest in the year to 2024 (2.6%) and weakest in the year to 2021 (-0.1%).
Against its neighbours
The sharpest contrast among the nearby suburbs is Duncraig, where the median household income is $140,100 compared with $114,400 here. Kingsley matches Greenwood on the share of families with children, at 47.4%. At 3km, Marangaroo counts 10,581 residents against 10,487 in Greenwood.
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.