Greenhills Beach Postcode

New South Wales

CoastalInner Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above NSW income
2230
Postcode for Greenhills Beach, NSW
Phone area code: 02 · 19 km from Sydney · Pop. 1,375
1,375
Population
37
Median Age
$4,704
Household Income/wk
$1,625
Median Rent/wk
10/10
SEIFA Advantage
0.4
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Greenhills Beach ranks: household income is in the top 10% of NSW suburbs; rents are among the top 10% in NSW; SEIFA decile 10 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Greenhills Beach Compares

Greenhills Beach vs the NSW average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricGreenhills BeachNSW avgAU avgGreater Sydney
Household income/wk $4,704 +NSW $1,931 $1,836 $2,181
Rent/wk $1,625 +NSW $445 $390 $506
Mortgage/month $4,000 +NSW $2,247 $1,958 $2,587
Median age 37 45.0 45.0 39.0
SEIFA decile 10/10 +NSW 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/10
Unemployment 1.8% -NSW 5.0% 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the NSW average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Greenhills Beach (2230) is a coastal town in regional New South Wales. It lies around 19 km from Sydney by road. The locality is part of the Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah statistical area. It is administered by Sutherland Shire.

According to the 2021 Census, Greenhills Beach has a population of 1,375 with a median age of 37. The median weekly household income is $4,704, above the NSW average. The unemployment rate is 1.8%, lower than the NSW average. The Indigenous population is 16 (1.2% of residents).

Housing in Greenhills Beach includes a median weekly rent of $1,625, median monthly mortgage repayment of $4,000, with 368 total dwellings. These housing costs sit above the NSW average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 95.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Greenhills Beach scores in decile 10 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Greenhills Beach is part of the Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah statistical area in New South Wales.

Greenhills Beach Details

Postcode2230
StateNew South Wales (NSW)
Phone Area Code02
Population (2021)1,375
Median Age37 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$4,704/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$1,373/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$1,625
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$4,000
Average Household Size3.7 persons
Area0.4 km²
Population Density3498/km²
Total Dwellings368
Australian Citizens93.3%
Indigenous Population16 (1.2%)
Unemployment Rate1.8%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile10/10 (well above average)
Latitude-34.0347
Longitude151.165
Distance from Sydney19 km
Region (SA4)Sydney - Sutherland
Area (SA3)Cronulla - Miranda - Caringbah
Local GovernmentSutherland Shire
Federal ElectorateCook

Age Profile

0–14 (25.2%) 15–24 (16.9%) 25–44 (21.3%) 45–64 (29.8%) 65+ (6.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years347 (25.2%)
15–24 years232 (16.9%)
25–44 years293 (21.3%)
45–64 years410 (29.8%)
65+ years85 (6.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (30.3%) Mortgaged (64.7%) Rented (5.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 10 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma80 (5.8%)
Arthritis42 (3.1%)
Cancer25 (1.8%)
Heart Disease24 (1.7%)
Diabetes19 (1.4%)
Lung Condition5 (0.4%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle25 (6.9%)
2 vehicles186 (51.2%)
3+ vehicles152 (41.9%)

Suburbs Near Greenhills Beach

Same Postcode (2230)

More Greenhills Beach Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.