Grose Vale vs Grose Wold

Grose Wold is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in Grose Vale. 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 $1.54 million in Grose Vale, though rent is higher in Grose Vale. On these figures, Grose Vale tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Grose Wold suits families with children.

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 the one thing that separates them

  • 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

Grose Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,537,500 vs $1,950,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Grose Wold

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $538/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Grose Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 13/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grose Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 13/100)

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

Grose Vale 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.

Grose Vale 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.

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Walkability 21 / 13
Grose Vale — Walkability: 21/100 Grose Wold — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 83 / 74
Grose Vale — Safety: 83/100 Grose Wold — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 11 / 9
Grose Vale — Low fire risk: 11/100 Grose Wold — Low fire risk: 9/100

Demographics

Grose Vale has more residents (1,272 vs 668); Grose Vale rents higher ($538/wk vs $450/wk).

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Population 1,272
+47% vs other
 668
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +5.2%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $127,244/yr
+2% vs other
 $125,268/yr
Median weekly rent $538/wk
+16% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grose Vale Grose Wold
0-4 4.2% / 5.5%
Grose Vale — 0-4: 4.2% Grose Wold — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 10.9% / 14.1%
Grose Vale — 5-14: 10.9% Grose Wold — 5-14: 14.1%
15-19 7.8% / 7.3%
Grose Vale — 15-19: 7.8% Grose Wold — 15-19: 7.3%
20-24 6.0% / 6.6%
Grose Vale — 20-24: 6.0% Grose Wold — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 9.1% / 9.3%
Grose Vale — 25-34: 9.1% Grose Wold — 25-34: 9.3%
35-44 9.5% / 10.9%
Grose Vale — 35-44: 9.5% Grose Wold — 35-44: 10.9%
45-54 15.7% / 15.7%
Grose Vale — 45-54: 15.7% Grose Wold — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 16.5% / 16.0%
Grose Vale — 55-64: 16.5% Grose Wold — 55-64: 16.0%
65-74 12.5% / 9.0%
Grose Vale — 65-74: 12.5% Grose Wold — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 4.8% / 5.7%
Grose Vale — 75-84: 4.8% Grose Wold — 75-84: 5.7%
85+ 2.0% / 0.9%
Grose Vale — 85+: 2.0% Grose Wold — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Grose Vale 64.5% couple families
Grose Vale — Couple Families: 64.5% Grose Vale — Lone Person: 18.5% Grose Vale — One Parent Families: 12.9% Grose Vale — Group Household: 3.1% Grose Vale — Other Families: 1.0%
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.

Grose Vale 7.2% renting
Grose Vale — Owned Outright: 48.3% Grose Vale — Mortgage: 44.5% Grose Vale — Renting: 7.2%
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.

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 19.0%
Grose Vale — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Grose Wold — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 11.1%
Grose Vale — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Grose Wold — Bachelor Degree: 11.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 10.8%
Grose Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Grose Wold — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 3.1%
Grose Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Grose Wold — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.8%
Grose Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Grose Wold — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.3%).

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.

Grose Vale Grose Wold
England 4.1% / 4.8%
Grose Vale — England: 4.1% Grose Wold — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.7%
Grose Vale — New Zealand: 0.7% Grose Wold — New Zealand: 0.7%
China 0.9% / —
Grose Vale — China: 0.9% Grose Wold — China: not among its largest
South Africa 0.8% / —
Grose Vale — South Africa: 0.8% Grose Wold — South Africa: not among its largest
Italy 0.7% / —
Grose Vale — Italy: 0.7% Grose Wold — Italy: not among its largest
India — / 0.4%
Grose Vale — India: not among its largest Grose Wold — India: 0.4%
Lebanon — / 0.4%
Grose Vale — Lebanon: not among its largest Grose Wold — Lebanon: 0.4%
Canada — / 0.4%
Grose Vale — 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.

Grose Vale 99.2% houses
Grose Vale — Houses: 99.2% Grose Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Grose Wold 97.7% houses
Grose Wold — Houses: 97.7% Grose Wold — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Median house price $1,537,500 $1,950,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,815,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 87 days
from 14 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Grose Wold has more rural and farming land (87% vs 69%); Grose Vale has more land zoned for conservation (31% vs 13%).

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Rural and farming 69% 87%
Environmental 31% 13%
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

Grose Vale Grose Wold
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Grose Vale Grose Wold
House price Higher than 84% 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 70% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Grose Vale is more walkable (21 vs 13).

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 44/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
91/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
26/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Grose Vale 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 Grose Vale

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

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 9 12

Mobility

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Walkability score 21/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 73.8 km
+2% vs other
 72.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 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.

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Car (driver) 53.6% / 54.1%
Grose Vale — Car (driver): 53.6% Grose Wold — Car (driver): 54.1%
Worked from Home 39.6% / 40.9%
Grose Vale — Worked from Home: 39.6% Grose Wold — Worked from Home: 40.9%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.9%
Grose Vale — Car (passenger): 4.2% Grose Wold — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.8% / 1.1%
Grose Vale — Walked Only: 1.8% Grose Wold — Walked Only: 1.1%
Train 0.7% / —
Grose Vale — Train: 0.7% Grose Wold — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.1%).

Setting

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Elevation 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Connectivity score 64/100 49/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
442 premises
 15%
249 premises

Climate

Grose Vale 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)

Grose Vale 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

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Grose Vale Grose Wold
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Grose Vale

Acreage

Grose Wold

Acreage River

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