Boro vs Manar

Manar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Boro. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Boro: a median of $730,000, against $5,000 in Manar. On these figures, Manar 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

Manar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 64/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Boro leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 31%)
  • Manar has cheaper houses ($5,000 vs $730,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Boro

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 11%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Boro sits closer to the CBD (252.1 km vs 256.2 km)
  • Manar is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Manar

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 64/100)

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

Investors

Boro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.2% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Boro Manar
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.

Boro Manar
Walkability 0 / 8
Boro — Walkability: 0/100 Manar — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 36 / 81
Boro — Safety: 36/100 Manar — Safety: 81/100
Low fire risk 46 / 89
Boro — Low fire risk: 46/100 Manar — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Boro has higher household incomes ($131,820 vs $102,856); Boro skews older (47 vs 39).

Boro Manar
Population 97 112
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% -5.1%
Median age 47 39
Median household income $131,820/yr
+22% vs other
 $102,856/yr
Median weekly rent $468/wk $485/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Boro Manar
0-4 — / 4.5%
Boro — 0-4: not among its largest Manar — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 16.5% / 11.6%
Boro — 5-14: 16.5% Manar — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 8.2% / 4.5%
Boro — 15-19: 8.2% Manar — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 4.1% / 2.7%
Boro — 20-24: 4.1% Manar — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 7.2% / 17.9%
Boro — 25-34: 7.2% Manar — 25-34: 17.9%
35-44 10.3% / 10.7%
Boro — 35-44: 10.3% Manar — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 21.6% / 15.2%
Boro — 45-54: 21.6% Manar — 45-54: 15.2%
55-64 26.8% / 17.0%
Boro — 55-64: 26.8% Manar — 55-64: 17.0%
65-74 3.1% / 8.0%
Boro — 65-74: 3.1% Manar — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 4.1% / —
Boro — 75-84: 4.1% Manar — 75-84: not among its largest
85+ — / 2.7%
Boro — 85+: not among its largest Manar — 85+: 2.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

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.

Boro Manar
England 4.1% / 8.9%
Boro — England: 4.1% Manar — England: 8.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Boro 64.7% couple families
Boro — Couple Families: 64.7% Boro — Lone Person: 35.3%
Manar 66.7% couple families
Manar — Couple Families: 66.7% Manar — Lone Person: 33.3%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Boro 108.8% houses
Boro — Houses: 108.8%
Manar 100.0% houses
Manar — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Boro Manar
Certificate III & IV 22.7% / 18.8%
Boro — Certificate III & IV: 22.7% Manar — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.2% / 13.4%
Boro — Bachelor Degree: 6.2% Manar — Bachelor Degree: 13.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.1% / 14.3%
Boro — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.1% Manar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.1% / 5.4%
Boro — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.1% Manar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 4.5%
Boro — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Manar — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Boro 26.3% renting
Boro — Owned Outright: 31.6% Boro — Mortgage: 42.1% Boro — Renting: 26.3%
Manar 11.4% renting
Manar — Owned Outright: 28.6% Manar — Mortgage: 60.0% Manar — Renting: 11.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Boro Manar
Median house price $730,000 $5,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,000 —

Zoning mix

Boro Manar
Rural and farming 99% 97%
Environmental 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

Boro Manar
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Boro Manar
House price Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 73% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 19% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW

Liveability

Manar is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Boro Manar
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Boro carries more bushfire risk (54 vs 11); Boro carries more crime risk (64 vs 19).

Boro Manar
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Moderate
64/100
 Low
19/100
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

Boro Manar
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

Boro Manar
Waterways 6 5

Mobility

Manar sits further from the CBD (256.2 km vs 252.1 km).

Boro Manar
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 252.1 km 256.2 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 180 min 184 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2622
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2622
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.

Boro Manar
Car (driver) 81.6% / 73.1%
Boro — Car (driver): 81.6% Manar — Car (driver): 73.1%
Worked from Home 10.2% / 21.2%
Boro — Worked from Home: 10.2% Manar — Worked from Home: 21.2%
Car (passenger) 8.2% / 5.8%
Boro — Car (passenger): 8.2% Manar — Car (passenger): 5.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Boro Manar
Elevation 685 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 660 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Boro Manar
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Boro Manar
Annual rainfall 718 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Boro Manar
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Boro Manar
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Boro Manar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Boro

Rural

Manar

Affordable Rural

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