Caerleon vs Menah
Caerleon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 29 against 46 in Menah. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Menah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Menah: a median of $1 million, against $757,000 in Caerleon, though rent is higher in Caerleon. On these figures, Caerleon tends to suit young adults, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Menah suits couples.
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
Menah
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 90/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 59%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Caerleon
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper land ($297,500 vs $575,000)
- has cheaper houses ($757,000 vs $1,000,000)
Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Menah
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $520/wk)
- But Caerleon has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 14%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Caerleon
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (278.4 km vs 281.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Menah
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (69/100 vs 90/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Where they sit
Caerleon and Menah drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Menah skews older (46 vs 29); Caerleon rents higher ($520/wk vs $450/wk).
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 184 | 186 +1% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | — | +22.4% |
| Median age | 29 | 46 |
| Median household income | $100,724/yr | $115,128/yr +14% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $520/wk +13% vs other | $450/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $757,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $297,500 | $575,000 |
Zoning mix
Menah has more rural and farming land (69% vs 29%).
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 29% | 69% |
| Residential | 48% | 30% |
| Environmental | 9% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 8% | 1% |
| Industrial | 3% | 0% |
| Parks and recreation | 3% | 0% |
| 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
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 51% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 69% of NSW | Higher than 79% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 55% of NSW | Higher than 53% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 84% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 | advantaged area decile 8/10 |
Risk profile
Menah carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Caerleon carries more crime risk (90 vs 69).
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 27/100 |
| Crime | High 90/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| 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
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 8 |
Mobility
Menah sits further from the CBD (281.7 km vs 278.4 km).
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 9/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 278.4 km | 281.7 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 234 min | 236 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2850 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2850 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.3%).
Setting
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 483 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 534 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 97/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 95% 451 premises | 0% 76 premises |
Climate
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 687 mm | 665 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | — | 30.3°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | — | 1.8°C |
Council rates
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Caerleon | Menah | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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