Bango vs Manton

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bango: a median of $720,000, against $75,000 in Manton. On these figures, Manton tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Manton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Manton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($75,000 vs $720,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Manton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (176 min vs 186 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (270.4 km vs 276.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Manton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (25/100 vs 55/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Bango

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (27.1% vs 19.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Bango and Manton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Bango Manton
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Bango Manton
Walkability 0 / 6
Bango — Walkability: 0/100 Manton — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 45 / 75
Bango — Safety: 45/100 Manton — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 51 / 48
Bango — Low fire risk: 51/100 Manton — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Manton has more residents (350 vs 122); Manton skews older (45 vs 43).

Bango Manton
Population 122 350
+187% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.1% +19.0%
Median age 43 45
Median household income $136,500/yr $143,000/yr
+5% vs other
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+5% vs other
 $620/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Bango Manton
0-4 4.1% / 8.3%
Bango — 0-4: 4.1% Manton — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 18.0% / 13.4%
Bango — 5-14: 18.0% Manton — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 3.3% / 5.4%
Bango — 15-19: 3.3% Manton — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Bango — 20-24: not among its largest Manton — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 7.4% / 7.7%
Bango — 25-34: 7.4% Manton — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 13.9% / 13.4%
Bango — 35-44: 13.9% Manton — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 17.2% / 18.9%
Bango — 45-54: 17.2% Manton — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 12.3% / 14.9%
Bango — 55-64: 12.3% Manton — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 8.2% / 10.0%
Bango — 65-74: 8.2% Manton — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 3.3% / 3.1%
Bango — 75-84: 3.3% Manton — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 4.9% / —
Bango — 85+: 4.9% Manton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Bango 57.7% couple families
Bango — Couple Families: 57.7% Bango — Lone Person: 26.9% Bango — One Parent Families: 15.4%
Manton 66.2% couple families
Manton — Couple Families: 66.2% Manton — Lone Person: 24.3% Manton — One Parent Families: 9.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Bango 6.4% renting
Bango — Owned Outright: 36.2% Bango — Mortgage: 57.4% Bango — Renting: 6.4%
Manton 2.7% renting
Manton — Owned Outright: 33.6% Manton — Mortgage: 63.7% Manton — Renting: 2.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Bango Manton
England 3.3% / 5.7%
Bango — England: 3.3% Manton — England: 5.7%
Germany 4.1% / —
Bango — Germany: 4.1% Manton — Germany: not among its largest
New Zealand 3.3% / —
Bango — New Zealand: 3.3% Manton — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Bango Manton
Certificate III & IV 13.9% / 13.7%
Bango — Certificate III & IV: 13.9% Manton — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Bachelor Degree 8.2% / 15.7%
Bango — Bachelor Degree: 8.2% Manton — Bachelor Degree: 15.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.9% / 8.3%
Bango — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9% Manton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.4% / 5.1%
Bango — Postgraduate Degree: 7.4% Manton — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 5.4%
Bango — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% Manton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Bango 100.0% houses
Bango — Houses: 100.0% Bango — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Manton 99.1% houses
Manton — Houses: 99.1% Manton — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Bango Manton
Median house price $720,000 $75,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Bango has more rural and farming land (94% vs 59%); Manton has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 5%).

Bango Manton
Rural and farming 94% 59%
Environmental 5% 25%
Residential 1% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Bango Manton
New dwellings approved 121
across Yass Valley
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Bango Manton
House price Higher than 27% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 88% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW

Liveability

Bango Manton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Bango carries more crime risk (55 vs 25).

Bango Manton
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Moderate
55/100
 Low
25/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Bango Manton
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Bango Manton
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 19 1

Mobility

Bango sits further from the CBD (276.8 km vs 270.4 km).

Bango Manton
Walkability score 0/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 276.8 km
+2% vs other
 270.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 186 min 176 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2582
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 2582
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Bango Manton
Car (driver) 66.1% / 67.1%
Bango — Car (driver): 66.1% Manton — Car (driver): 67.1%
Worked from Home 33.9% / 20.3%
Bango — Worked from Home: 33.9% Manton — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Bango — Car (passenger): not among its largest Manton — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Bus — / 2.5%
Bango — Bus: not among its largest Manton — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Bango — Walked Only: not among its largest Manton — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.1%).

Setting

Bango Manton
Elevation 668 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 566 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Bango Manton
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
54 premises
 0%
132 premises

Climate

Bango Manton
Annual rainfall 889 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Bango Manton
Average residential rate $1,162/yr
same for both
Council Yass Valley
same for both

Federal electorate

Bango Manton
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Bango Manton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Bango

Family Rural

Manton

Affordable Rural

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