Agnes Banks vs Grose Wold

Agnes Banks is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Grose Wold. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Grose Wold: a median of $1.95 million, against $1.31 million in Agnes Banks. On these figures, Agnes Banks tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Grose Wold suits 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

Grose Wold

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 54/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Agnes Banks

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,312,500 vs $1,950,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Agnes Banks

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (64 min vs 71 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (68 km vs 72.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grose Wold

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 54/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Agnes Banks and Grose Wold drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Walkability 16 / 13
Agnes Banks — Walkability: 16/100 Grose Wold — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 46 / 74
Agnes Banks — Safety: 46/100 Grose Wold — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 21 / 9
Agnes Banks — Low fire risk: 21/100 Grose Wold — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Agnes Banks has more residents (996 vs 668); Grose Wold skews older (42 vs 38).

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Population 996
+33% vs other
 668
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +9.3% +5.2%
Median age 38 42
Median household income $127,608/yr
+2% vs other
 $125,268/yr
Median weekly rent $440/wk $450/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
0-4 4.8% / 5.5%
Agnes Banks — 0-4: 4.8% Grose Wold — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.7% / 14.1%
Agnes Banks — 5-14: 13.7% Grose Wold — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 9.0% / 7.3%
Agnes Banks — 15-19: 9.0% Grose Wold — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 6.2% / 6.6%
Agnes Banks — 20-24: 6.2% Grose Wold — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 12.0% / 9.3%
Agnes Banks — 25-34: 12.0% Grose Wold — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 10.3% / 10.9%
Agnes Banks — 35-44: 10.3% Grose Wold — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 16.3% / 15.7%
Agnes Banks — 45-54: 16.3% Grose Wold — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 13.8% / 16.0%
Agnes Banks — 55-64: 13.8% Grose Wold — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 9.6% / 9.0%
Agnes Banks — 65-74: 9.6% Grose Wold — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 3.3% / 5.7%
Agnes Banks — 75-84: 3.3% Grose Wold — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 1.0% / 0.9%
Agnes Banks — 85+: 1.0% Grose Wold — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Agnes Banks 57.0% couple families
Agnes Banks — Couple Families: 57.0% Agnes Banks — Lone Person: 21.3% Agnes Banks — One Parent Families: 19.1% Agnes Banks — Group Household: 1.3% Agnes Banks — Other Families: 1.3%
Grose Wold 70.9% couple families
Grose Wold — Couple Families: 70.9% Grose Wold — Lone Person: 17.9% Grose Wold — One Parent Families: 11.2% Grose Wold — Group Household: 0.0% Grose Wold — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Agnes Banks 20.7% renting
Agnes Banks — Owned Outright: 35.9% Agnes Banks — Mortgage: 43.4% Agnes Banks — Renting: 20.7%
Grose Wold 16.7% renting
Grose Wold — Owned Outright: 44.2% Grose Wold — Mortgage: 39.1% Grose Wold — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 19.0%
Agnes Banks — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Grose Wold — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 11.1%
Agnes Banks — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Grose Wold — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.1% / 10.8%
Agnes Banks — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.1% Grose Wold — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 3.1%
Agnes Banks — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Grose Wold — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.9% / 1.8%
Agnes Banks — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9% Grose Wold — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
England 2.4% / 4.8%
Agnes Banks — England: 2.4% Grose Wold — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 1.5% / 0.7%
Agnes Banks — New Zealand: 1.5% Grose Wold — New Zealand: 0.7%
Greece 0.8% / —
Agnes Banks — Greece: 0.8% Grose Wold — Greece: not among its largest
Fiji 0.8% / —
Agnes Banks — Fiji: 0.8% Grose Wold — Fiji: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Agnes Banks — Scotland: 0.6% Grose Wold — Scotland: not among its largest
India — / 0.4%
Agnes Banks — India: not among its largest Grose Wold — India: 0.4%
Lebanon — / 0.4%
Agnes Banks — Lebanon: not among its largest Grose Wold — Lebanon: 0.4%
Canada — / 0.4%
Agnes Banks — Canada: not among its largest Grose Wold — Canada: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Agnes Banks 99.0% houses
Agnes Banks — Houses: 99.0% Agnes Banks — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Grose Wold 97.7% houses
Grose Wold — Houses: 97.7% Grose Wold — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Median house price $1,312,500 $1,950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,680,000 —

Zoning mix

Grose Wold has more rural and farming land (87% vs 68%).

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Rural and farming 68% 87%
Environmental 23% 13%
Other and special use 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
New dwellings approved 1,063
across Penrith
 459
across Hawkesbury
Approvals change year on year -78% +3%

Ranking within NSW

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
House price Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Grose Wold scores higher overall (44 vs 39).

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Grade C
same for both
Score 39/100 44/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Agnes Banks carries more crime risk (54 vs 26); Grose Wold carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 79).

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Bushfire High
79/100
 High
91/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
26/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Agnes Banks

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Grose Wold

  • Grose View Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 1
same for both
Waterways 8 12

Mobility

Grose Wold sits further from the CBD (72.1 km vs 68 km).

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Walkability score 16/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 68 km 72.1 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 64 min 71 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2753
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 2753
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.

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Car (driver) 65.9% / 54.1%
Agnes Banks — Car (driver): 65.9% Grose Wold — Car (driver): 54.1%
Worked from Home 26.9% / 40.9%
Agnes Banks — Worked from Home: 26.9% Grose Wold — Worked from Home: 40.9%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.9%
Agnes Banks — Car (passenger): 3.0% Grose Wold — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 3.2% / 1.1%
Agnes Banks — Walked Only: 3.2% Grose Wold — Walked Only: 1.1%
Train 1.0% / —
Agnes Banks — Train: 1.0% Grose Wold — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).

Setting

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Elevation 27 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Connectivity score 84/100 49/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 77%
366 premises
 15%
249 premises

Climate

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Average residential rate $1,547/yr $1,650/yr
Council Penrith Hawkesbury

Federal electorate

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Division Lindsay Macquarie
Member Melissa Mcintosh Susan Templeman
Party Liberal Australian Labor Party

First Home Owner Grant

Agnes Banks Grose Wold
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Agnes Banks

Acreage

Grose Wold

Acreage River

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