Grahamstown, NSW

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

33/100

Suburb Score

Less advantaged than the national average

Grahamstown is more socio-economically advantaged than about 33% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 958, 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.

Grahamstown at a glance

Population (2021): 71
Median age: 54
Median weekly household income: $1,125
SEIFA score: 958
Coordinates: -35.2579, 148.0348

Grahamstown demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Grahamstown 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 36%, 0% of homes are rented, and 14% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	8	14%
Youth (15–24)	0	0%
Young adults (25–44)	13	22%
Mid-life (45–64)	21	36%
Seniors (65+)	16	28%

Share of the 58 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	16	62%
Owned with a mortgage	10	38%
Rented	0	0%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	26	100%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 26 occupied private dwellings in Grahamstown.

Median weekly rent: $23
Median monthly mortgage: $1,272
Average household size: 2.3 people
Median weekly family income: $1,562
Median weekly personal income: $584

Community and culture

Born overseas: 10 (14%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 0 (0%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 0 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 19 (33%)
Labour-force participation: 65.6%
Unemployment rate: 5%
Employed full-time: 17
Employed part-time: 11

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.

Common questions about Grahamstown

Where is Grahamstown?

Grahamstown is a suburb of New South Wales, Australia.

What is the population of Grahamstown?

At the 2021 Census, Grahamstown had a population of about 71.

Is Grahamstown an advantaged area?

Grahamstown has an ABS SEIFA score of 958, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 33 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 33% of Australian suburbs.