Erudgere vs Grattai
Erudgere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Grattai. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Erudgere, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Erudgere: a median of $1.23 million, against $820,000 in Grattai, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Erudgere tends to suit families with children and couples, while Grattai suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.
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
- Erudgere is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 52%)
- Grattai carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 56/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Erudgere leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 25%)
- Grattai has cheaper houses ($820,000 vs $1,225,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Erudgere
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (18% vs 2%)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 22%)
- But Grattai has cheaper rent ($280/wk vs $450/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Erudgere
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (285.4 km vs 296.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (241 min vs 250 min)
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 56/100)
Weighs 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
Erudgere 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.
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
Grattai has more residents (330 vs 108); Erudgere has higher household incomes ($145,132 vs $66,924).
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 108 | 330 +206% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Median age | 38 | 50 |
| Median household income | $145,132/yr +54% vs other | $66,924/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $450/wk +38% vs other | $280/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.3%).
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 (4.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,225,000 | $820,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Grattai has more rural and farming land (76% vs 66%).
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 66% | 76% |
| Residential | 19% | 11% |
| Environmental | 16% | 12% |
| 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
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 29% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 59% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 76% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
Liveability
| Erudgere | 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
Erudgere carries more crime risk (56 vs 14).
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 25/100 | Low 28/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 56/100 | 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
| Erudgere | 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
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 37 |
Mobility
Grattai sits further from the CBD (296.1 km vs 285.4 km).
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 12/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 285.4 km | 296.1 km +4% 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.7%).
Setting
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 480 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 580 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 44 premises | 0% 146 premises |
Climate
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Erudgere | Grattai | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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