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Grose Vale bushfire risk

Of Grose Vale’s 689 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 99% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Grose Vale’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
99%
In a bushfire area
689
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Grose Vale

Flood and bushfire areas across Grose Vale. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Grose Vale

Grose Vale sits in the Hawkesbury council area, which recorded 3,818 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,818 total. Figures are for the whole Hawkesbury council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Grose Vale

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$1,076,000+15.7%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$755,000+16.15%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Grose Vale shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in Grose Vale

Grose Vale is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other82.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production Small Lots

Environmental10% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Living

Other5.8% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Primary Production

School catchments in Grose Vale

Grose Vale can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Grose Vale

At the 2021 Census, 14.4% of Grose Vale’s 1,272 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian40.1%
English37.2%
Irish13%
Scottish11.6%
Maltese7.8%
Italian6.1%

Top countries of birth

England4.1%
United States0.9%
China0.9%
South Africa0.8%
Italy0.7%
Malta0.7%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Grose Vale

Hawkesbury council approved 428 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

428
Dwellings/yr
394
Houses
34
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hawkesbury council area (not just Grose Vale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Grose Vale address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.