Adelong vs Grahamstown
Adelong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 54 in Grahamstown. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Adelong, about half of households are people living alone. In Grahamstown, most households are couple families. On these figures, Grahamstown tends to suit couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Adelong
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 78/100)
- But Grahamstown is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 48%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Grahamstown
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($23/wk vs $205/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (2% vs 18%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Grahamstown
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (252 min vs 263 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (402.7 km vs 410.9 km)
- But Adelong is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Adelong
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (58/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (2 vs 0)
- carries lower crime risk (62/100 vs 78/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Grahamstown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.4% vs -0.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Adelong and Grahamstown drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Adelong has more residents (938 vs 71); Adelong rents higher ($205/wk vs $23/wk).
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 938 +92% vs other | 71 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -0.5% | +16.4% |
| Median age | 49 | 54 |
| Median household income | $60,216/yr +3% vs other | $58,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $205/wk +89% vs other | $23/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $495,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $225,000 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 93 days from 10 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 98% | 100% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 36 across Snowy Valleys same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -50% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 17% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 72% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
Liveability
Adelong is more walkable (58 vs 0).
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 20/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 |
Risk profile
Adelong carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 23); Grahamstown carries more crime risk (78 vs 62).
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 96/100 | Low 23/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 62/100 | High 78/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Adelong
- Adelong Public School Government · Primary above peers
- St Joseph's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
Schools in Grahamstown
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 20 | 5 |
Mobility
Adelong sits further from the CBD (410.9 km vs 402.7 km).
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 58/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 410.9 km +2% vs other | 402.7 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 263 min | 252 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2729 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 65 postcode 2729 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).
Setting
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 354 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 298 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 66/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 41% 411 premises | 0% 10 premises |
Council rates
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $945/yr same for both | |
| Council | Snowy Valleys same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Adelong | Grahamstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Adelong
Grahamstown
Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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