Ellis Lane vs Grasmere

Ellis Lane is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 59 in Grasmere. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Ellis Lane, most households are couple families. In Grasmere, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Grasmere: a median of $2.46 million, against $2.2 million in Ellis Lane, though rent is higher in Ellis Lane. On these figures, Ellis Lane tends to suit families with children and couples, while Grasmere suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Ellis Lane

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 40/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 68%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 58%)

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

First-home buyers

Ellis Lane

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 40%)
  • has cheaper houses ($2,202,500 vs $2,462,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Grasmere

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($116/wk vs $428/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (7% vs 19%)

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

Commuting to the city

Grasmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (72.4 km vs 76.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Ellis Lane carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 40/100)
  • Grasmere has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 20%)

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

Investors

Grasmere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (7.2% vs -0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Ellis Lane Grasmere
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.

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Walkability 18 / 23
Ellis Lane — Walkability: 18/100 Grasmere — Walkability: 23/100
Safety 88 / 60
Ellis Lane — Safety: 88/100 Grasmere — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Ellis Lane — Low fire risk: 100/100 Grasmere — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Ellis Lane rents higher ($428/wk vs $116/wk); Grasmere has more residents (2,105 vs 852).

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Population 852 2,105
+147% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.6% +7.2%
Median age 44 59
Median household income $117,988/yr
+27% vs other
 $85,904/yr
Median weekly rent $428/wk
+73% vs other
 $116/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Ellis Lane Grasmere
0-4 4.6% / 2.9%
Ellis Lane — 0-4: 4.6% Grasmere — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 16.0% / 8.9%
Ellis Lane — 5-14: 16.0% Grasmere — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 8.7% / 5.6%
Ellis Lane — 15-19: 8.7% Grasmere — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.2% / 4.8%
Ellis Lane — 20-24: 5.2% Grasmere — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 6.8% / 5.4%
Ellis Lane — 25-34: 6.8% Grasmere — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 10.7% / 6.2%
Ellis Lane — 35-44: 10.7% Grasmere — 35-44: 6.2%
45-54 15.4% / 11.4%
Ellis Lane — 45-54: 15.4% Grasmere — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 13.7% / 11.3%
Ellis Lane — 55-64: 13.7% Grasmere — 55-64: 11.3%
65-74 12.1% / 11.8%
Ellis Lane — 65-74: 12.1% Grasmere — 65-74: 11.8%
75-84 6.8% / 14.4%
Ellis Lane — 75-84: 6.8% Grasmere — 75-84: 14.4%
85+ 1.3% / 17.1%
Ellis Lane — 85+: 1.3% Grasmere — 85+: 17.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Ellis Lane 62.1% couple families
Ellis Lane — Couple Families: 62.1% Ellis Lane — Lone Person: 18.1% Ellis Lane — One Parent Families: 19.8% Ellis Lane — Group Household: 0.0%
Grasmere 50.2% couple families
Grasmere — Couple Families: 50.2% Grasmere — Lone Person: 40.3% Grasmere — One Parent Families: 7.9% Grasmere — Group Household: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Ellis Lane 4.3% renting
Ellis Lane — Owned Outright: 50.0% Ellis Lane — Mortgage: 45.7% Ellis Lane — Renting: 4.3%
Grasmere 6.9% renting
Grasmere — Owned Outright: 52.3% Grasmere — Mortgage: 40.8% Grasmere — Renting: 6.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Certificate III & IV 18.0% / 13.9%
Ellis Lane — Certificate III & IV: 18.0% Grasmere — Certificate III & IV: 13.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.4% / 10.5%
Ellis Lane — Bachelor Degree: 11.4% Grasmere — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 6.7%
Ellis Lane — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Grasmere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 2.5%
Ellis Lane — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Grasmere — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.6%
Ellis Lane — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Grasmere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Ellis Lane Grasmere
England 4.1% / 5.8%
Ellis Lane — England: 4.1% Grasmere — England: 5.8%
Italy 0.9% / 1.5%
Ellis Lane — Italy: 0.9% Grasmere — Italy: 1.5%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.9%
Ellis Lane — New Zealand: 1.1% Grasmere — New Zealand: 0.9%
Ireland 0.9% / 0.6%
Ellis Lane — Ireland: 0.9% Grasmere — Ireland: 0.6%
Scotland 0.8% / 0.7%
Ellis Lane — Scotland: 0.8% Grasmere — Scotland: 0.7%
Germany 0.9% / 0.3%
Ellis Lane — Germany: 0.9% Grasmere — Germany: 0.3%
India 0.5% / 0.6%
Ellis Lane — India: 0.5% Grasmere — India: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Ellis Lane 100.0% houses
Ellis Lane — Houses: 100.0% Ellis Lane — Townhouses: 0.0% Ellis Lane — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Grasmere 68.4% houses
Grasmere — Houses: 68.4% Grasmere — Townhouses: 26.7% Grasmere — Flats / Apartments: 4.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Median house price $2,202,500 $2,462,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $2,420,000 $2,650,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 109 days
from 5 sales
 7 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Residential 62% 59%
Rural and farming 36% 35%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 4%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Ellis Lane Grasmere
New dwellings approved 1,671
across Camden
same for both
Approvals change year on year -21%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Ellis Lane Grasmere
House price Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 83% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 76% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW

Liveability

Ellis Lane scores higher overall (68 vs 59).

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Grade B
same for both
Score 68/100 59/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Grasmere carries more crime risk (40 vs 12).

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
12/100
 Moderate
40/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Ellis Lane Grasmere
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

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Parks & reserves 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 3 2

Mobility

Ellis Lane sits further from the CBD (76.4 km vs 72.4 km).

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Walkability score 18/100 23/100
Distance to Sydney 76.4 km
+5% vs other
 72.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 65 min 63 min
Public transport score 21/100
Bus
 35/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 9.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2570
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2570
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.

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Car (driver) 59.1% / 55.4%
Ellis Lane — Car (driver): 59.1% Grasmere — Car (driver): 55.4%
Worked from Home 38.0% / 41.0%
Ellis Lane — Worked from Home: 38.0% Grasmere — Worked from Home: 41.0%
Car (passenger) 2.9% / 2.9%
Ellis Lane — Car (passenger): 2.9% Grasmere — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Walked Only — / 0.7%
Ellis Lane — Walked Only: not among its largest Grasmere — Walked Only: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.1%).

Setting

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Elevation 71 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 36.1 km 35.0 km

NBN connectivity

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Connectivity score 76/100 63/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
292 premises
 33%
965 premises

Climate

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Ellis Lane Grasmere
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 13.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Average residential rate $1,504/yr
same for both
Council Camden
same for both

Federal electorate

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Ellis Lane Grasmere
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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