Grose Wold vs Yarramundi

Comparing Grose Wold and Yarramundi, NSW: Grose Wold is more walkable (13 vs 0); Yarramundi carries more crime risk (50 vs 26); and Yarramundi rents higher ($660/wk vs $450/wk).

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 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

Yarramundi

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Grose Wold

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $660/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Grose Wold

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (72.1 km vs 74.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Grose Wold

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Grose Wold

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (5.2% vs -1.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Grose Wold 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 Wold 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 Wold Yarramundi
Walkability 13 / 0
Grose Wold — Walkability: 13/100 Yarramundi — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 74 / 50
Grose Wold — Safety: 74/100 Yarramundi — Safety: 50/100
Low fire risk 9 / 13
Grose Wold — Low fire risk: 9/100 Yarramundi — Low fire risk: 13/100

Demographics

Yarramundi rents higher ($660/wk vs $450/wk); Yarramundi has higher household incomes ($147,108 vs $125,268).

Grose Wold Yarramundi
Population 668 829
+24% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.2% -1.3%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $125,268/yr $147,108/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk $660/wk
+47% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Grose Wold Yarramundi
0-4 5.5% / 3.6%
Grose Wold — 0-4: 5.5% Yarramundi — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 14.1% / 12.9%
Grose Wold — 5-14: 14.1% Yarramundi — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 7.3% / 9.9%
Grose Wold — 15-19: 7.3% Yarramundi — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 6.6% / 9.2%
Grose Wold — 20-24: 6.6% Yarramundi — 20-24: 9.2%
25-34 9.3% / 9.4%
Grose Wold — 25-34: 9.3% Yarramundi — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 10.9% / 10.5%
Grose Wold — 35-44: 10.9% Yarramundi — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 15.7% / 17.2%
Grose Wold — 45-54: 15.7% Yarramundi — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 16.0% / 13.9%
Grose Wold — 55-64: 16.0% Yarramundi — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 9.0% / 9.3%
Grose Wold — 65-74: 9.0% Yarramundi — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 5.7% / 4.2%
Grose Wold — 75-84: 5.7% Yarramundi — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 0.9% / 0.6%
Grose Wold — 85+: 0.9% Yarramundi — 85+: 0.6%

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

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%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

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%
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 Wold Yarramundi
Certificate III & IV 19.0% / 21.4%
Grose Wold — Certificate III & IV: 19.0% Yarramundi — Certificate III & IV: 21.4%
Bachelor Degree 11.1% / 10.4%
Grose Wold — Bachelor Degree: 11.1% Yarramundi — Bachelor Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 7.7%
Grose Wold — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Yarramundi — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 3.1% / 2.9%
Grose Wold — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1% Yarramundi — Postgraduate Degree: 2.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 1.4%
Grose Wold — 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 Wold Yarramundi
England 4.8% / 1.8%
Grose Wold — England: 4.8% Yarramundi — England: 1.8%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.0%
Grose Wold — New Zealand: 0.7% Yarramundi — New Zealand: 1.0%
South Africa — / 1.0%
Grose Wold — South Africa: not among its largest Yarramundi — South Africa: 1.0%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Grose Wold — Netherlands: not among its largest Yarramundi — Netherlands: 0.6%
Italy — / 0.5%
Grose Wold — Italy: not among its largest Yarramundi — Italy: 0.5%
India 0.4% / —
Grose Wold — India: 0.4% Yarramundi — India: not among its largest
Lebanon 0.4% / —
Grose Wold — Lebanon: 0.4% Yarramundi — Lebanon: not among its largest
Canada 0.4% / —
Grose Wold — Canada: 0.4% Yarramundi — 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 — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Yarramundi 99.1% houses
Yarramundi — Houses: 99.1% Yarramundi — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Grose Wold Yarramundi
Median house price $1,950,000 $1,970,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,885,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 154 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Grose Wold has more rural and farming land (87% vs 11%); Yarramundi has more land zoned for conservation (81% vs 13%).

Grose Wold Yarramundi
Rural and farming 87% 11%
Environmental 13% 81%
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 Wold Yarramundi
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Grose Wold Yarramundi
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 49% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Grose Wold is more walkable (13 vs 0); Grose Wold scores higher overall (44 vs 38).

Grose Wold Yarramundi
Grade C
same for both
Score 44/100 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 26).

Grose Wold Yarramundi
Bushfire High
91/100
 High
87/100
Crime Low
26/100
 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 2
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Grose Wold Yarramundi
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Grose Wold

  • Grose View Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Yarramundi

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Grose Wold Yarramundi
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 1 0
Waterways 12 14

Mobility

Yarramundi sits further from the CBD (74.7 km vs 72.1 km).

Grose Wold Yarramundi
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 72.1 km 74.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 71 min 72 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 Wold Yarramundi
Car (driver) 54.1% / 59.2%
Grose Wold — Car (driver): 54.1% Yarramundi — Car (driver): 59.2%
Worked from Home 40.9% / 34.9%
Grose Wold — Worked from Home: 40.9% Yarramundi — Worked from Home: 34.9%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 3.5%
Grose Wold — Car (passenger): 3.9% Yarramundi — Car (passenger): 3.5%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.6%
Grose Wold — Walked Only: 1.1% Yarramundi — Walked Only: 1.6%
Train — / 0.8%
Grose Wold — Train: not among its largest Yarramundi — Train: 0.8%

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

Setting

Grose Wold Yarramundi
Elevation 62 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 174 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Grose Wold Yarramundi
Connectivity score 49/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
249 premises
 0%
258 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Grose Wold Yarramundi
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

Yarramundi

Acreage Premium River

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