Grose Wold vs North Richmond

North Richmond is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 42 in Grose Wold. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Grose Wold, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Grose Wold: a median of $1.95 million, against $1.2 million in North Richmond, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Grose Wold tends to suit couples, while North Richmond 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

Grose Wold

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 55/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 63%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% vs 80%)
  • But North Richmond has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

North Richmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,200,000 vs $1,950,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Richmond

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 17%)
  • has cheaper rent ($408/wk vs $450/wk)
  • But Grose Wold leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

North Richmond

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (66 min vs 71 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (68.2 km vs 72.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

North Richmond

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (20% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 16%)
  • But Grose Wold carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

North Richmond

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.7% vs 5.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Grose Wold and North Richmond 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 Wold North Richmond
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 Wold North Richmond
Walkability 13 / 20
Grose Wold — Walkability: 13/100 North Richmond — Walkability: 20/100
Safety 74 / 45
Grose Wold — Safety: 74/100 North Richmond — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 9 / 100
Grose Wold — Low fire risk: 9/100 North Richmond — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

North Richmond has more residents (6,358 vs 668); Grose Wold has higher household incomes ($125,268 vs $89,648).

Grose Wold North Richmond
Population 668 6,358
+852% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% +27.7%
Median age 42 39
Median household income $125,268/yr
+28% vs other
 $89,648/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+9% vs other
 $408/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grose Wold North Richmond
0-4 5.5% / 6.4%
Grose Wold — 0-4: 5.5% North Richmond — 0-4: 6.4%
5-14 14.1% / 12.6%
Grose Wold — 5-14: 14.1% North Richmond — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 7.3% / 5.9%
Grose Wold — 15-19: 7.3% North Richmond — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.6% / 5.2%
Grose Wold — 20-24: 6.6% North Richmond — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 9.3% / 14.0%
Grose Wold — 25-34: 9.3% North Richmond — 25-34: 14.0%
35-44 10.9% / 12.3%
Grose Wold — 35-44: 10.9% North Richmond — 35-44: 12.3%
45-54 15.7% / 12.1%
Grose Wold — 45-54: 15.7% North Richmond — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 16.0% / 9.5%
Grose Wold — 55-64: 16.0% North Richmond — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 9.0% / 11.0%
Grose Wold — 65-74: 9.0% North Richmond — 65-74: 11.0%
75-84 5.7% / 8.1%
Grose Wold — 75-84: 5.7% North Richmond — 75-84: 8.1%
85+ 0.9% / 2.7%
Grose Wold — 85+: 0.9% North Richmond — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
North Richmond 43.6% couple families
North Richmond — Couple Families: 43.6% North Richmond — Lone Person: 33.0% North Richmond — One Parent Families: 19.4% North Richmond — Group Household: 3.2% North Richmond — Other Families: 0.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Grose Wold 16.7% renting
Grose Wold — Owned Outright: 44.2% Grose Wold — Mortgage: 39.1% Grose Wold — Renting: 16.7%
North Richmond 29.0% renting
North Richmond — Owned Outright: 32.9% North Richmond — Mortgage: 38.1% North Richmond — Renting: 29.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Grose Wold North Richmond
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 18.2%
Grose Wold — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% North Richmond — Certificate III & IV: 18.2%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 9.0%
Grose Wold — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% North Richmond — Bachelor Degree: 9.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 8.8%
Grose Wold — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% North Richmond — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 3.2%
Grose Wold — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% North Richmond — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.5%
Grose Wold — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% North Richmond — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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 Wold North Richmond
England 4.8% / 3.8%
Grose Wold — England: 4.8% North Richmond — England: 3.8%
India 0.4% / 1.4%
Grose Wold — India: 0.4% North Richmond — India: 1.4%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.0%
Grose Wold — New Zealand: 0.7% North Richmond — New Zealand: 1.0%
Philippines — / 0.6%
Grose Wold — Philippines: not among its largest North Richmond — Philippines: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Grose Wold — Scotland: not among its largest North Richmond — Scotland: 0.6%
Lebanon 0.4% / —
Grose Wold — Lebanon: 0.4% North Richmond — Lebanon: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Grose Wold — Canada: 0.4% North Richmond — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Grose Wold 97.7% houses
Grose Wold — Houses: 97.7% Grose Wold — Townhouses: 0.0% Grose Wold — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
North Richmond 79.8% houses
North Richmond — Houses: 79.8% North Richmond — Townhouses: 18.0% North Richmond — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Grose Wold North Richmond
Median house price $1,950,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price — $600,000
Median land price — $1,810,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 39 days
from 115 sales

Zoning mix

Grose Wold has more land zoned for conservation (13% vs 2%).

Grose Wold North Richmond
Rural and farming 87% 80%
Environmental 13% 2%
Residential 0% 12%
Parks and recreation 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 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 Wold North Richmond
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Grose Wold North Richmond
Houses — 2.5%
$685/wk on $1.41M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Grose Wold North Richmond
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 58% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 8% of NSW

Liveability

North Richmond scores higher overall (55 vs 44).

Grose Wold North Richmond
Grade C B
Score 44/100 55/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Grose Wold carries more bushfire risk (91 vs 0); North Richmond carries more crime risk (55 vs 26).

Grose Wold North Richmond
Bushfire High
91/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
26/100
 Moderate
55/100
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 2
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Grose Wold North Richmond
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 1
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Grose Wold

  • Grose View Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in North Richmond

  • Richmond North Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Colo High School Government · Secondary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Grose Wold North Richmond
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 9
Childcare 1 7
GPs 0 4
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4
Waterways 12 9

Mobility

Grose Wold sits further from the CBD (72.1 km vs 68.2 km).

Grose Wold North Richmond
Walkability score 13/100 20/100
Distance to Sydney 72.1 km
+5% vs other
 68.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 71 min 66 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2753
 0.6%
postcode 2754
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 40
postcode 2753
 54
postcode 2754

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 Wold North Richmond
Car (driver) 54.1% / 62.9%
Grose Wold — Car (driver): 54.1% North Richmond — Car (driver): 62.9%
Worked from Home 40.9% / 31.1%
Grose Wold — Worked from Home: 40.9% North Richmond — Worked from Home: 31.1%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.9%
Grose Wold — Car (passenger): 3.9% North Richmond — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.2%
Grose Wold — Walked Only: 1.1% North Richmond — Walked Only: 1.2%
Train — / 1.0%
Grose Wold — Train: not among its largest North Richmond — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.9%).

Setting

Grose Wold North Richmond
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grose Wold North Richmond
Connectivity score 49/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
249 premises
 48%
3,449 premises

Climate

Grose Wold North Richmond
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Grose Wold

Acreage River

North Richmond

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