Grose Wold, NSW

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

88/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs

Grose Wold is more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1066, 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 Wold at a glance

Population (2021): 668
Median age: 42
Median weekly household income: $2,409
SEIFA score: 1066
Coordinates: -33.6002, 150.6822

Grose Wold demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile Grose Wold 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 31%, 16% of homes are rented, and 13% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	131	19%
Youth (15–24)	93	14%
Young adults (25–44)	135	20%
Mid-life (45–64)	212	31%
Seniors (65+)	104	15%

Share of the 675 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	95	43%
Owned with a mortgage	84	38%
Rented	36	16%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	210	99%
Townhouses & semis	0	0%
Flats & apartments	0	0%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 213 occupied private dwellings in Grose Wold.

Median weekly rent: $450
Median monthly mortgage: $2,817
Average household size: 3.1 people
Median weekly family income: $2,434
Median weekly personal income: $914

Community and culture

Born overseas: 83 (13%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 35 (5%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 13 (2%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 246 (48%)
Labour-force participation: 65.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%
Employed full-time: 179
Employed part-time: 136

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 Wold

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Grose Wold 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 Wold

Where is Grose Wold?

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

What is the population of Grose Wold?

At the 2021 Census, Grose Wold had a population of about 668.

Is Grose Wold an advantaged area?

Grose Wold has an ABS SEIFA score of 1066, 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 Wold?

Grose Wold 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).