Grantham Farm NSW 2765
Grantham Farm sits 49 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 48 minutes by car. Census data records 3,669 residents with a median age of 30 and a median household income of $133,640 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $540 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,700. The area shows high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is moderate.
Is Grantham Farm a good suburb?
Grantham Farm scores a A (71/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and community.
Some car dependence
Walkability 56/100 · 48.7 km · 48 min drive to Sydney
More affordable than most
Median $1.16M · More affordable than 79% of NSW
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 62/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 30 · 3,669 residents
Liveability Rating
71 / 100 · Ranked #290 in NSWEach bar is Grantham Farm's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
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Our score
71 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataThe median house sale price in Grantham Farm sits at $1.16 million, broadly flat year-on-year. That said, only five sales settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level.
$1,160,000
Based on only 5 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Rental Market
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $725/wk
- 66 bonds
- +38% since 2021
- 2-bed units
- $550/wk
- 18 bonds
- +45% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2765 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202596 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 31% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2765.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Short-Stay Rentals
3 active Airbnb listings: 1 whole home and 2 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Grantham Farm safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in Grantham Farm sits in the moderate band, with 156 incidents recorded in 2025 — up roughly 50% on the prior year.
156 offences
50.0% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20257 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Blacktown City Council has published 3 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
Schools
Walkability
Grantham Farm is somewhat walkable on foot — at 56/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Grantham Farm.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 40.8 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 24.2 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 17.2 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 16.6 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Grantham Farm.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 100%
- Premises covered
- 2,008
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Blacktown: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 8 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 3 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Grantham Farm is home to about 3,700 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 30 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $134,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.1%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,669
Median Age
30
Median Household Income
$133,640/yr
Census Median Rent
$540/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,700/mo
Avg Household Size
3.2
Median Personal Income
$60,008/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.1%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.0%
Total Dwellings
1,117
Owner-Occupier Rate
69.0%
Houses
99.6%
Rental Stress
21.0%
Mortgage Stress
24.2%
Work From Home
46.5%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 53.9%
- English Spoken at Home
- 52.8%
- Employment Rate
- 71.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 50.8%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
260 residents (7.1%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 3,176 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
13% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (253 of 1,897).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,157 a year through Blacktown based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 55%
- Infrastructure and transport 20%
- Environmental 17%
- Parks and recreation 7%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Blacktown
In the year to August 2026, 2,325 new dwellings were approved across Blacktown. That mix is 1,825 houses and 500 units. Approvals are down 17.5% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6.1 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 15.5 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.53 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 1 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Rouse Hill monitoring station, 3.6 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, 12.7 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 33 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 33.8 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 11.0% of addresses
- 249 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 806 mm
- 59 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
4 facilities within 5 km- 1.6 kmPaint and Coatings ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Acetone · Xylenes (individual or mixed isomers)
- 2.6 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Oxides of Nitrogen
- 3.5 kmWaste Treatment and Disposal ServicesTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Carbon monoxide
- 4.7 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Chlorine & compounds
EV adoption
In postcode 2765, 1,159 of 43,273 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 6.2% (2,695 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 8.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2765, 15,452 rooftop-solar systems totalling 145.8 MW have been installed since 2001. 1,972 went up in the last year.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 85 across postcode 2765.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $1,160,000 this is $560,000 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Michelle Rowland Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Michelle Rowland | 63.8% | 36.2% | +5.8 |
| 2022 | Michelle Rowland | 61.5% | 38.5% | -8.7 |
| 2019 | Michelle Rowland | 52.8% | 47.2% | +3.5 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Warren Kirby Labor
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Warren Kirby ALP | 53.7% |
| 2019 | Kevin Conolly LP | 56.3% |
| 2015 | Kevin Conolly LP | 62.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
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Common questions about Grantham Farm
Is Grantham Farm a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Grantham Farm is moderate (62/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Grantham Farm?
Grantham Farm has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Grantham Farm a good place to live?
Grantham Farm has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of A (71/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Grantham Farm?
Grantham Farm, NSW had a population of 3,669 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Grantham Farm, NSW?
The postcode for Grantham Farm, NSW is 2765.
How far is Grantham Farm from Sydney?
Grantham Farm is 49 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 48 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Grantham Farm?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Grantham Farm was $133,640 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Grantham Farm?
There are too few current rental listings in Grantham Farm for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $540, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Grantham Farm?
The median age of residents in Grantham Farm was 30 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Grantham Farm walkable?
Grantham Farm scores 56/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Grantham Farm?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Grantham Farm (Rouse Hill) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.1 µg/m³ and PM10 of 15.5 µg/m³. That puts Grantham Farm below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Grantham Farm?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Grantham Farm, Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury (12.7 km away), 806 mm of rain a year over 59 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Grantham Farm?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Grantham Farm belong to?
Grantham Farm sits within the Blacktown local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Grantham Farm?
The average residential rates bill through Blacktown is $1,157 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Grantham Farm?
Across Blacktown, 2,325 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 17.5% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Grantham Farm in?
Grantham Farm sits within the federal Division of Greenway, currently held by Michelle Rowland (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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