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The quick read on

Greenvale

QLD 4816 · Charters Towers

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$295,000

latest suburb median

Population
192

ABS 2021

Postcode
4816

Greenvale, Queensland

Property market insights for Greenvale (Qld)

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Greenvale (Qld) QLD

Median price trend for houses

Based on 5 sales in the preceding 12 months

$295,000

Up 25.5% over 12 months

$400k$200k$020212023202420252026
3 bed
$347k

Median rent trend for houses

Up 13.6% over 12 months

$525$500$475$45020242024202520252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Greenvale (Qld), QLD is currently $295,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Greenvale (Qld) has a 12-month growth rate of 25.5% for houses.

Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $347,000 in Greenvale (Qld).

The median house rent has increased 13.6% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Greenvale safe?

The overall rate for Greenvale is 1,488 offences per 100,000 residents — 40% below the Rest of Qld benchmark.

That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Greenvale.

Overall crime rate

1,488

offences per 100,000 residents

40% belowRest of Qld

GreenvaleRest of Qld: 2,462

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Greenvale?

Greenvale QLD 4816 is in Queensland, within Rest of Qld.

192 people call Greenvale home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $664 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
192
Median age
58 years
Median mortgage
$509 / month
2021 household rent
$144 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Qld benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1515.1%Below
15–3410.4%Below
35–5425.0%Below
55–7439.6%Above
75 and over16.1%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses74.6%Below
Townhouses7.5%Below
Apartments6.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright62.0%Above
Paying a mortgage10.0%Below
Renting28.0%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car8.8%Above
One car52.6%Above
Two cars31.6%Below
Three or more22.8%Above

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home24.5%Above
Drove to work28.3%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled26.4%Above

What stands out in Greenvale

24.5% of workers in Greenvale worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of Qld.

2.1% of Greenvale residents were born in England.

27.1% of people in Greenvale described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Greenvale

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Greenvale QLD 4816.

Is Greenvale family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

15.1% of Greenvale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

40 family households lived in Greenvale; 22.5% were couple families and 22.5% were one-parent families.

35.0% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Qld average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Greenvale?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Greenvale had 192 residents at the 2021 Census.

19.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

55.7% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Greenvale?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 74.6% of occupied private dwellings in Greenvale.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 7.5% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 6.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Greenvale?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

62.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.

10.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.

28.0% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of Qld average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Greenvale?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Greenvale had 2.3 people.

One-person households made up 35.4% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Qld average.

Two-person households represented 35.4%, while 16.9% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Greenvale?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

24.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.

28.3% drove a car as their only travel method. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 26.4% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Greenvale?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

8.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Rest of Qld average.

One-car households formed 52.6% of the total.

54.4% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Greenvale, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

68.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 31.6% reported a different address.

7.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Greenvale?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

83.3% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Greenvale residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

7.3% of Greenvale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.7% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 85.9%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Greenvale?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 40.6% of ancestry responses in Greenvale.

Australian ancestry made up 29.7% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Greenvale?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

11.3% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of Qld average.

Managers accounted for 30.2% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 0.0% of workers, and education and training employed 13.2%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Greenvale?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 37.0%, compared with 59.1% across Rest of Qld.

17.6% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 10.9% worked part time.

Unemployment was 11.7%, compared with 5.2% across Rest of Qld.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Greenvale show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

51.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

12.5% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

7.8% reported asthma, 12.5% arthritis and 7.3% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Greenvale?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

7.1% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Rest of Qld rate.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 8.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 50.0%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Greenvale?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $664 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $509.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $144 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Greenvale compare with Rest of Qld?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 24.5% in Greenvale, compared with 10.6% across Rest of Qld.

Outright ownership was 62.0% locally and 33.4% across Rest of Qld. That is about twice the Rest of Qld rate.

Renting accounted for 28.0% in Greenvale, against 32.4% across Rest of Qld.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Greenvale (Qld)

Is Greenvale (Qld) expensive?

The median house price is $295,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Greenvale (Qld) good for families?

The Census counted 40 local families, and 15.1% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.

What can I get for $1.5m in Greenvale (Qld)?

3-bedroom houses have a median around $347,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.

Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Greenvale (Qld)

33 streets in Greenvale (Qld)

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Acacia Dr
  • Banksia Ct
  • Blue Range Rd
  • Borefield Rd
  • Cassia Ct
  • Church Rd
  • Church Street
  • Conjuboy Rd
  • Craiglee Rd
  • Craigs Pocket Rd
  • Depot Rd
  • Dryandra Ct
  • Eucalyptus Ct
  • Flinders Hwy
  • Geranium Ct
  • Gilldale Rd
  • Greenvale Branch Railway
  • Greenvale Valley Rd
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  • Gregory Developmental Rd
  • Grevillea Ct
  • Hakea Ct
  • Jessie Springs Rd
  • Kennedy Developmental Rd
  • Kylee Ct
  • Lucky Springs Rd
  • Lynd Highway
  • Melaleuca Court
  • Mount Fox Rd
  • Poison Lake Rd
  • Redbank Dr
  • Telopea Ct
  • Tristana Ct
  • Valley Of Lagoons Rd

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