Collingwood vs Grattai

Collingwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 50 in Grattai. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Collingwood, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Collingwood tends to suit couples, while Grattai suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Collingwood is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 52%)
  • Grattai carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 40/100)

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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Collingwood has a bigger rental market to choose from (43% vs 2%)
  • Grattai has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $400/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Collingwood

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 250 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (289.1 km vs 296.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grattai

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 40/100)

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

Investors

Collingwood

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.6% vs 3.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Collingwood Grattai
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.

Collingwood Grattai
Walkability 12 / 8
Collingwood — Walkability: 12/100 Grattai — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 60 / 86
Collingwood — Safety: 60/100 Grattai — Safety: 86/100
Low fire risk 100 / 72
Collingwood — Low fire risk: 100/100 Grattai — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Grattai has more residents (330 vs 51); Collingwood has higher household incomes ($110,500 vs $66,924).

Collingwood Grattai
Population 51 330
+547% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.6% +3.1%
Median age 45 50
Median household income $110,500/yr
+39% vs other
 $66,924/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
+30% vs other
 $280/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collingwood Grattai
0-4 — / 3.6%
Collingwood — 0-4: not among its largest Grattai — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 13.7% / 10.9%
Collingwood — 5-14: 13.7% Grattai — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 7.8% / 6.4%
Collingwood — 15-19: 7.8% Grattai — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 — / 3.0%
Collingwood — 20-24: not among its largest Grattai — 20-24: 3.0%
25-34 21.6% / 5.8%
Collingwood — 25-34: 21.6% Grattai — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 — / 7.3%
Collingwood — 35-44: not among its largest Grattai — 35-44: 7.3%
45-54 21.6% / 23.3%
Collingwood — 45-54: 21.6% Grattai — 45-54: 23.3%
55-64 5.9% / 19.4%
Collingwood — 55-64: 5.9% Grattai — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 7.8% / 11.8%
Collingwood — 65-74: 7.8% Grattai — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 11.8% / 5.8%
Collingwood — 75-84: 11.8% Grattai — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ — / —
Collingwood — 85+: not among its largest Grattai — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collingwood 75.0% couple families
Collingwood — Couple Families: 75.0% Collingwood — Lone Person: 25.0% Collingwood — One Parent Families: 0.0% Collingwood — Group Household: 0.0%
Grattai 41.7% couple families
Grattai — Couple Families: 41.7% Grattai — Lone Person: 44.0% Grattai — One Parent Families: 10.7% Grattai — Group Household: 3.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collingwood 42.9% renting
Collingwood — Owned Outright: 57.1% Collingwood — Mortgage: 0.0% Collingwood — Renting: 42.9%
Grattai 2.3% renting
Grattai — Owned Outright: 54.2% Grattai — Mortgage: 43.5% Grattai — Renting: 2.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Collingwood Grattai
England 7.8% / 4.5%
Collingwood — England: 7.8% Grattai — England: 4.5%
New Zealand — / 1.8%
Collingwood — New Zealand: not among its largest Grattai — New Zealand: 1.8%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Collingwood — Philippines: not among its largest Grattai — Philippines: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 0.9%
Collingwood — Netherlands: not among its largest Grattai — Netherlands: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.8%).

Qualifications

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

Collingwood Grattai
Certificate III & IV 15.7% / 26.7%
Collingwood — Certificate III & IV: 15.7% Grattai — Certificate III & IV: 26.7%
Bachelor Degree 21.6% / 11.8%
Collingwood — Bachelor Degree: 21.6% Grattai — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 5.2%
Collingwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Grattai — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 7.8% / 2.7%
Collingwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 7.8% Grattai — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.2%
Collingwood — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Grattai — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collingwood 100.0% houses
Collingwood — Houses: 100.0%
Grattai 100.0% houses
Grattai — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Property market

Collingwood Grattai
Median house price — $820,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Collingwood has more rural and farming land (90% vs 76%); Grattai has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Collingwood Grattai
Rural and farming 90% 76%
Environmental 0% 12%
Residential 10% 11%
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

Collingwood Grattai
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collingwood Grattai
House price — Higher than 35% of NSW
Income Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 61% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 49% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW

Liveability

Collingwood Grattai
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Grattai carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Collingwood carries more crime risk (40 vs 14).

Collingwood Grattai
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
40/100
 Low
14/100
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

Collingwood Grattai
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Collingwood Grattai
Waterways 16 37

Mobility

Grattai sits further from the CBD (296.1 km vs 289.1 km).

Collingwood Grattai
Walkability score 12/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 289.1 km 296.1 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 241 min 250 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2850
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.

Collingwood Grattai
Car (driver) 87.5% / 70.7%
Collingwood — Car (driver): 87.5% Grattai — Car (driver): 70.7%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 20.0%
Collingwood — Worked from Home: 12.5% Grattai — Worked from Home: 20.0%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Collingwood — Car (passenger): not among its largest Grattai — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 3.3%
Collingwood — Walked Only: not among its largest Grattai — Walked Only: 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (87.5%).

Setting

Collingwood Grattai
Elevation 580 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Collingwood Grattai
Connectivity score 16/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
18 premises
 0%
146 premises

Climate

Collingwood Grattai
Annual rainfall 687 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Collingwood Grattai
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Collingwood Grattai
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collingwood Grattai
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collingwood

Rural

Grattai

Rural

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