Cape Clear vs Mannibadar

Mannibadar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Cape Clear. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cape Clear tends to suit older residents, while Mannibadar suits people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cape Clear is already more of a family suburb (42% vs 32%)
  • Mannibadar carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

Cape Clear

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 26%)

Weighs 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

Cape Clear

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (117 min vs 124 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (150.2 km vs 157.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cape Clear

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 17%)
  • But Mannibadar carries lower crime risk (70/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Cape Clear

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (18.4% vs -18.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cape Clear Mannibadar
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.

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Walkability 13 / 0
Cape Clear — Walkability: 13/100 Mannibadar — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 20 / 30
Cape Clear — Safety: 20/100 Mannibadar — Safety: 30/100
Low fire risk 83 / 100
Cape Clear — Low fire risk: 83/100 Mannibadar — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 57 / 62
Cape Clear — Low flood risk: 57/100 Mannibadar — Low flood risk: 62/100

Demographics

Cape Clear has more residents (148 vs 65); Mannibadar has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $62,816).

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Population 148
+56% vs other
 65
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +18.4% -18.8%
Median age 52 48
Median household income $62,816/yr $74,724/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $180/wk
+3% vs other
 $175/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cape Clear Mannibadar
0-4 3.4% / —
Cape Clear — 0-4: 3.4% Mannibadar — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.5% / 18.5%
Cape Clear — 5-14: 11.5% Mannibadar — 5-14: 18.5%
15-19 5.4% / —
Cape Clear — 15-19: 5.4% Mannibadar — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.4% / 4.6%
Cape Clear — 20-24: 3.4% Mannibadar — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 5.4% / —
Cape Clear — 25-34: 5.4% Mannibadar — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 7.4% / 13.8%
Cape Clear — 35-44: 7.4% Mannibadar — 35-44: 13.8%
45-54 15.5% / 21.5%
Cape Clear — 45-54: 15.5% Mannibadar — 45-54: 21.5%
55-64 16.9% / 18.5%
Cape Clear — 55-64: 16.9% Mannibadar — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 16.2% / 4.6%
Cape Clear — 65-74: 16.2% Mannibadar — 65-74: 4.6%
75-84 11.5% / 12.3%
Cape Clear — 75-84: 11.5% Mannibadar — 75-84: 12.3%
85+ 2.0% / —
Cape Clear — 85+: 2.0% Mannibadar — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cape Clear 57.6% lone person
Cape Clear — Lone Person: 57.6% Cape Clear — Couple Families: 30.3% Cape Clear — One Parent Families: 12.1%
Mannibadar 68.4% lone person
Mannibadar — Lone Person: 68.4% Mannibadar — Couple Families: 31.6% Mannibadar — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cape Clear 4.9% renting
Cape Clear — Owned Outright: 57.4% Cape Clear — Mortgage: 37.7% Cape Clear — Renting: 4.9%
Mannibadar 10.7% renting
Mannibadar — Owned Outright: 53.6% Mannibadar — Mortgage: 35.7% Mannibadar — Renting: 10.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cape Clear 95.2% houses
Cape Clear — Houses: 95.2% Cape Clear — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Mannibadar 100.0% houses
Mannibadar — Houses: 100.0% Mannibadar — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Certificate III & IV 19.6% / 13.8%
Cape Clear — Certificate III & IV: 19.6% Mannibadar — Certificate III & IV: 13.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 4.6%
Cape Clear — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Mannibadar — Bachelor Degree: 4.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 9.2%
Cape Clear — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mannibadar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 2.7% / 4.6%
Cape Clear — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7% Mannibadar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / —
Cape Clear — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Mannibadar — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

Zoning mix

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Rural and farming 97% 99%
Residential 2% 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

Cape Clear Mannibadar
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Cape Clear Mannibadar
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 24% of VIC Higher than 41% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 64% of VIC

Liveability

Cape Clear is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Cape Clear carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Cape Clear carries more crime risk (80 vs 70).

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Bushfire Low
17/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
80/100
 High
70/100
Flood Moderate
43/100
 Low
38/100
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

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cape Clear

  • Cape Clear Primary School Government · Primary

Schools in Mannibadar

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Mannibadar sits further from the CBD (157.3 km vs 150.2 km).

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 150.2 km 157.3 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 117 min 124 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
 0.5%
postcode 3360
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
 42
postcode 3360

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.

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Car (driver) 71.7% / 29.3%
Cape Clear — Car (driver): 71.7% Mannibadar — Car (driver): 29.3%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 48.8%
Cape Clear — Worked from Home: 20.8% Mannibadar — Worked from Home: 48.8%
Walked Only 7.5% / 22.0%
Cape Clear — Walked Only: 7.5% Mannibadar — Walked Only: 22.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Elevation 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
77 premises
 0%
40 premises

Climate

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Annual rainfall 602 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cape Clear Mannibadar
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cape Clear

Retirees Rural

Mannibadar

Rural

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