Grose Vale, NSW

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 30 May 2026

88/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Grose Vale is more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1065, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Grose Vale at a glance

Population (2021): 1,272
Median age: 46
Median weekly household income: $2,447
SEIFA score: 1065
Coordinates: -33.5876, 150.6791

Grose Vale demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Grose Vale using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 33%, 7% of homes are rented, and 15% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	193	15%
Youth (15–24)	175	14%
Young adults (25–44)	237	19%
Mid-life (45–64)	410	33%
Seniors (65+)	245	19%

Share of the 1,260 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	188	47%
Owned with a mortgage	173	43%
Rented	28	7%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	388	99%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 393 occupied private dwellings in Grose Vale.

Median weekly rent: $538
Median monthly mortgage: $2,600
Average household size: 3.2 people
Median weekly family income: $2,530
Median weekly personal income: $838

Community and culture

Born overseas: 187 (15%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 92 (7%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 40 (3%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 543 (53%)
Labour-force participation: 65%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%
Employed full-time: 352
Employed part-time: 240

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in Grose Vale

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Grose Vale is January (average daytime high around 28.9°C) and the coolest is July (around 16.6°C). The area receives roughly 1006 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	28.9°C	17.8°C	106 mm
Feb	27.6°C	17.1°C	118 mm
Mar	25.3°C	16°C	189 mm
Apr	22.7°C	12.7°C	73 mm
May	19.4°C	9°C	35 mm
Jun	16.5°C	7.2°C	51 mm
Jul	16.6°C	6.1°C	50 mm
Aug	17.8°C	6.6°C	49 mm
Sep	21.1°C	8.8°C	46 mm
Oct	24.1°C	11.7°C	98 mm
Nov	25.9°C	13.7°C	83 mm
Dec	28.1°C	15.9°C	108 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Common questions about Grose Vale

Where is Grose Vale?

Grose Vale is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Grose Vale?

At the 2021 Census, Grose Vale had a population of about 1,272.

Is Grose Vale an advantaged area?

Grose Vale has an ABS SEIFA score of 1065, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 88 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in Grose Vale?

Grose Vale has average daytime highs of about 22.8°C and overnight lows of about 11.9°C, with roughly 1,006 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).