Grattai vs Hargraves
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Grattai: a median of $820,000, against $260,000 in Hargraves, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Hargraves tends to suit 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
Grattai
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Hargraves
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($260,000 vs $820,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Hargraves
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $280/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Grattai
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (250 min vs 284 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (296.1 km vs 322.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Grattai
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Hargraves
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (11.1% vs 3.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Grattai and Hargraves 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 higher household incomes ($66,924 vs $45,344); Grattai rents higher ($280/wk vs $220/wk).
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 330 +9% vs other | 300 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.1% | +11.1% |
| Median age | 50 same for both | |
| Median household income | $66,924/yr +32% vs other | $45,344/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $280/wk +21% vs other | $220/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
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 (26.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $820,000 | $260,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Hargraves has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 12%).
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 76% | 73% |
| Environmental | 12% | 25% |
| Residential | 11% | 1% |
| 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
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 29% of NSW | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 19% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 49% of NSW | Higher than 86% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 10% of NSW |
Liveability
Grattai is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Hargraves carries more crime risk (52 vs 14); Hargraves carries more bushfire risk (48 vs 28).
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 28/100 | Moderate 48/100 |
| Crime | Low 14/100 | Moderate 52/100 |
| 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
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Grattai
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Hargraves
- Hargraves Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 1 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 37 | 76 |
Mobility
Hargraves sits further from the CBD (322.6 km vs 296.1 km).
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 296.1 km | 322.6 km +9% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 250 min | 284 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
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 580 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 895 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 146 premises | 0% 109 premises |
Climate
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Grattai | Hargraves | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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