Grose Vale vs Kurrajong Hills

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 Kurrajong Hills: a median of $1.85 million, against $1.54 million in Grose Vale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Grose Vale 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

Grose Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

First-home buyers

Grose Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,537,500 vs $1,850,000)
  • has cheaper land ($1,815,000 vs $2,100,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Grose Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($538/wk vs $600/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Grose Vale

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (72 min vs 79 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (73.8 km vs 79.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grose Vale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 27/100)

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

Grose Vale and Kurrajong Hills 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 Kurrajong Hills
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 Kurrajong Hills
Walkability 21 / 0
Grose Vale — Walkability: 21/100 Kurrajong Hills — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 73
Grose Vale — Safety: 83/100 Kurrajong Hills — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 11 / 15
Grose Vale — Low fire risk: 11/100 Kurrajong Hills — Low fire risk: 15/100

Demographics

Grose Vale has more residents (1,272 vs 705); Kurrajong Hills rents higher ($600/wk vs $538/wk).

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Population 1,272
+45% vs other
 705
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% +5.5%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $127,244/yr $137,488/yr
+8% vs other
Median weekly rent $538/wk $600/wk
+12% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
0-4 4.2% / 4.1%
Grose Vale — 0-4: 4.2% Kurrajong Hills — 0-4: 4.1%
5-14 10.9% / 13.8%
Grose Vale — 5-14: 10.9% Kurrajong Hills — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 7.8% / 6.8%
Grose Vale — 15-19: 7.8% Kurrajong Hills — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.0% / 6.0%
Grose Vale — 20-24: 6.0% Kurrajong Hills — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 9.1% / 9.6%
Grose Vale — 25-34: 9.1% Kurrajong Hills — 25-34: 9.6%
35-44 9.5% / 8.9%
Grose Vale — 35-44: 9.5% Kurrajong Hills — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 15.7% / 17.0%
Grose Vale — 45-54: 15.7% Kurrajong Hills — 45-54: 17.0%
55-64 16.5% / 13.9%
Grose Vale — 55-64: 16.5% Kurrajong Hills — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 12.5% / 11.9%
Grose Vale — 65-74: 12.5% Kurrajong Hills — 65-74: 11.9%
75-84 4.8% / 4.5%
Grose Vale — 75-84: 4.8% Kurrajong Hills — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 2.0% / 0.9%
Grose Vale — 85+: 2.0% Kurrajong Hills — 85+: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

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%
Kurrajong Hills 69.0% couple families
Kurrajong Hills — Couple Families: 69.0% Kurrajong Hills — Lone Person: 18.7% Kurrajong Hills — One Parent Families: 9.7% Kurrajong Hills — Group Household: 2.6% Kurrajong Hills — 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%
Kurrajong Hills 5.0% renting
Kurrajong Hills — Owned Outright: 43.7% Kurrajong Hills — Mortgage: 51.4% Kurrajong Hills — Renting: 5.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 16.7%
Grose Vale — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Kurrajong Hills — Certificate III & IV: 16.7%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 15.0%
Grose Vale — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Kurrajong Hills — Bachelor Degree: 15.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 9.5%
Grose Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Kurrajong Hills — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 5.1%
Grose Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Kurrajong Hills — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.4%
Grose Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Kurrajong Hills — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

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 Kurrajong Hills
England 4.1% / 6.2%
Grose Vale — England: 4.1% Kurrajong Hills — England: 6.2%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.4%
Grose Vale — New Zealand: 0.7% Kurrajong Hills — New Zealand: 1.4%
South Africa 0.8% / 0.6%
Grose Vale — South Africa: 0.8% Kurrajong Hills — South Africa: 0.6%
Germany — / 1.0%
Grose Vale — Germany: not among its largest Kurrajong Hills — Germany: 1.0%
China 0.9% / —
Grose Vale — China: 0.9% Kurrajong Hills — China: not among its largest
India — / 0.9%
Grose Vale — India: not among its largest Kurrajong Hills — India: 0.9%
Italy 0.7% / —
Grose Vale — Italy: 0.7% Kurrajong Hills — Italy: not among its largest
Philippines — / 0.6%
Grose Vale — Philippines: not among its largest Kurrajong Hills — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

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%
Kurrajong Hills 101.8% houses
Kurrajong Hills — Houses: 101.8% Kurrajong Hills — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Median house price $1,537,500 $1,850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,815,000 $2,100,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 87 days
from 14 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Grose Vale has more rural and farming land (69% vs 36%); Kurrajong Hills has more land zoned for conservation (61% vs 31%).

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Rural and farming 69% 36%
Environmental 31% 61%
Residential 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
House price Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 83% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Grose Vale is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 46/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Kurrajong Hills carries more crime risk (27 vs 17).

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
85/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
27/100
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

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
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 Kurrajong Hills

  • Kurrajong North Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 9 6

Mobility

Kurrajong Hills sits further from the CBD (79.6 km vs 73.8 km).

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 73.8 km 79.6 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min 79 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2753
 0.9%
postcode 2758
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 2753
 57
postcode 2758

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 Kurrajong Hills
Car (driver) 53.6% / 56.5%
Grose Vale — Car (driver): 53.6% Kurrajong Hills — Car (driver): 56.5%
Worked from Home 39.6% / 37.6%
Grose Vale — Worked from Home: 39.6% Kurrajong Hills — Worked from Home: 37.6%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.3%
Grose Vale — Car (passenger): 4.2% Kurrajong Hills — Car (passenger): 3.3%
Walked Only 1.8% / 1.0%
Grose Vale — Walked Only: 1.8% Kurrajong Hills — Walked Only: 1.0%
Train 0.7% / 1.6%
Grose Vale — Train: 0.7% Kurrajong Hills — Train: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.5%).

Setting

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Elevation 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 178 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grose Vale Kurrajong Hills
Connectivity score 64/100 42/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
442 premises
 11%
268 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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Grose Vale

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