Grose Vale vs Yarramundi

Yarramundi is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 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 Yarramundi: a median of $1.97 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, while Yarramundi suits couples.

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

  • Grose Vale carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 50/100)
  • Yarramundi is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 77%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Grose Vale has cheaper houses ($1,537,500 vs $1,970,000)
  • Yarramundi leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)

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 $660/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 0/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Grose Vale

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 50/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 14%)

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 Yarramundi 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 Yarramundi
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 Yarramundi
Walkability 21 / 0
Grose Vale — Walkability: 21/100 Yarramundi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 83 / 50
Grose Vale — Safety: 83/100 Yarramundi — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 11 / 13
Grose Vale — Low fire risk: 11/100 Yarramundi — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Grose Vale has more residents (1,272 vs 829); Yarramundi rents higher ($660/wk vs $538/wk).

Grose Vale Yarramundi
Population 1,272
+35% vs other
 829
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.6% -1.3%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $127,244/yr $147,108/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $538/wk $660/wk
+23% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grose Vale Yarramundi
0-4 4.2% / 3.6%
Grose Vale — 0-4: 4.2% Yarramundi — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 10.9% / 12.9%
Grose Vale — 5-14: 10.9% Yarramundi — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 7.8% / 9.9%
Grose Vale — 15-19: 7.8% Yarramundi — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 6.0% / 9.2%
Grose Vale — 20-24: 6.0% Yarramundi — 20-24: 9.2%
25-34 9.1% / 9.4%
Grose Vale — 25-34: 9.1% Yarramundi — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 9.5% / 10.5%
Grose Vale — 35-44: 9.5% Yarramundi — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 15.7% / 17.2%
Grose Vale — 45-54: 15.7% Yarramundi — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 16.5% / 13.9%
Grose Vale — 55-64: 16.5% Yarramundi — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 12.5% / 9.3%
Grose Vale — 65-74: 12.5% Yarramundi — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 4.8% / 4.2%
Grose Vale — 75-84: 4.8% Yarramundi — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 2.0% / 0.6%
Grose Vale — 85+: 2.0% Yarramundi — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

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%
Yarramundi 78.3% couple families
Yarramundi — Couple Families: 78.3% Yarramundi — Lone Person: 11.8% Yarramundi — One Parent Families: 8.1% Yarramundi — Group Household: 1.9% Yarramundi — 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%
Yarramundi 7.5% renting
Yarramundi — Owned Outright: 46.3% Yarramundi — Mortgage: 46.3% Yarramundi — Renting: 7.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grose Vale Yarramundi
Certificate III & IV 21.3% / 21.4%
Grose Vale — Certificate III & IV: 21.3% Yarramundi — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.7% / 10.4%
Grose Vale — Bachelor Degree: 11.7% Yarramundi — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 7.7%
Grose Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Yarramundi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.0% / 2.9%
Grose Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0% Yarramundi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.4%
Grose Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% Yarramundi — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).

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 Yarramundi
England 4.1% / 1.8%
Grose Vale — England: 4.1% Yarramundi — England: 1.8%
South Africa 0.8% / 1.0%
Grose Vale — South Africa: 0.8% Yarramundi — South Africa: 1.0%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.0%
Grose Vale — New Zealand: 0.7% Yarramundi — New Zealand: 1.0%
Italy 0.7% / 0.5%
Grose Vale — Italy: 0.7% Yarramundi — Italy: 0.5%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.6%
Grose Vale — Netherlands: 0.5% Yarramundi — Netherlands: 0.6%
China 0.9% / —
Grose Vale — China: 0.9% Yarramundi — China: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

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%
Yarramundi 99.1% houses
Yarramundi — Houses: 99.1% Yarramundi — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Grose Vale Yarramundi
Median house price $1,537,500 $1,970,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,815,000 $1,885,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 87 days
from 14 sales
 154 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Grose Vale has more rural and farming land (69% vs 11%); Yarramundi has more land zoned for conservation (81% vs 31%).

Grose Vale Yarramundi
Environmental 31% 81%
Rural and farming 69% 11%
Residential 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 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

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

Ranking within NSW

Grose Vale Yarramundi
House price Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Grose Vale is more walkable (21 vs 0); Grose Vale scores higher overall (48 vs 38).

Grose Vale Yarramundi
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 38/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Yarramundi carries more crime risk (50 vs 17).

Grose Vale Yarramundi
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
87/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Moderate
50/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Grose Vale Yarramundi
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

Grose Vale Yarramundi
Parks & reserves 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 9 14

Mobility

Grose Vale Yarramundi
Walkability score 21/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 73.8 km 74.7 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 72 min
same for both
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 Yarramundi
Car (driver) 53.6% / 59.2%
Grose Vale — Car (driver): 53.6% Yarramundi — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 39.6% / 34.9%
Grose Vale — Worked from Home: 39.6% Yarramundi — Worked from Home: 34.9%
Car (passenger) 4.2% / 3.5%
Grose Vale — Car (passenger): 4.2% Yarramundi — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 1.8% / 1.6%
Grose Vale — Walked Only: 1.8% Yarramundi — Walked Only: 1.6%
Train 0.7% / 0.8%
Grose Vale — Train: 0.7% Yarramundi — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.2%).

Setting

Grose Vale Yarramundi
Elevation 133 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grose Vale Yarramundi
Connectivity score 64/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
442 premises
 0%
258 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Grose Vale Yarramundi
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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