Carcoar vs Mandurama

Mandurama is the younger of the two, with a median age of 50 against 55 in Carcoar. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Carcoar, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Carcoar: a median of $690,000, against $350,000 in Mandurama, though rent is higher in Mandurama. On these figures, Carcoar tends to suit people living alone, while Mandurama suits 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

They split

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

  • Carcoar has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • Mandurama carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 54/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

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

  • Carcoar has cheaper land ($145,000 vs $175,000)
  • Mandurama has cheaper houses ($350,000 vs $690,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carcoar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($195/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carcoar

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (260.6 km vs 277.3 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (219 min vs 230 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carcoar

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (29/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (32% vs 24%)
  • But Mandurama carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Mandurama

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-2.8% vs -10.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Carcoar Mandurama
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.

Carcoar Mandurama
Walkability 29 / 0
Carcoar — Walkability: 29/100 Mandurama — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 46 / 64
Carcoar — Safety: 46/100 Mandurama — Safety: 64/100
Low fire risk 90 / 71
Carcoar — Low fire risk: 90/100 Mandurama — Low fire risk: 71/100

Demographics

Mandurama rents higher ($250/wk vs $195/wk); Mandurama has more residents (345 vs 271).

Carcoar Mandurama
Population 271 345
+27% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.0% -2.8%
Median age 55 50
Median household income $61,724/yr $65,884/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $195/wk $250/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Carcoar Mandurama
0-4 4.1% / 3.2%
Carcoar — 0-4: 4.1% Mandurama — 0-4: 3.2%
5-14 12.9% / 9.3%
Carcoar — 5-14: 12.9% Mandurama — 5-14: 9.3%
15-19 4.8% / 4.6%
Carcoar — 15-19: 4.8% Mandurama — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 2.2% / 4.1%
Carcoar — 20-24: 2.2% Mandurama — 20-24: 4.1%
25-34 6.3% / 11.9%
Carcoar — 25-34: 6.3% Mandurama — 25-34: 11.9%
35-44 5.9% / 7.5%
Carcoar — 35-44: 5.9% Mandurama — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 14.4% / 14.2%
Carcoar — 45-54: 14.4% Mandurama — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 21.8% / 19.4%
Carcoar — 55-64: 21.8% Mandurama — 55-64: 19.4%
65-74 18.1% / 11.3%
Carcoar — 65-74: 18.1% Mandurama — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 9.2% / 9.6%
Carcoar — 75-84: 9.2% Mandurama — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 4.4% / 3.2%
Carcoar — 85+: 4.4% Mandurama — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Carcoar 53.8% lone person
Carcoar — Lone Person: 53.8% Carcoar — Couple Families: 31.2% Carcoar — One Parent Families: 15.0% Carcoar — Other Families: 0.0% Carcoar — Group Household: 0.0%
Mandurama 38.9% lone person
Mandurama — Lone Person: 38.9% Mandurama — Couple Families: 30.5% Mandurama — One Parent Families: 21.1% Mandurama — Other Families: 5.3% Mandurama — Group Household: 4.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Carcoar 13.4% renting
Carcoar — Owned Outright: 54.5% Carcoar — Mortgage: 32.1% Carcoar — Renting: 13.4%
Mandurama 14.2% renting
Mandurama — Owned Outright: 55.9% Mandurama — Mortgage: 29.9% Mandurama — Renting: 14.2%
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.

Carcoar Mandurama
England 2.6% / 2.9%
Carcoar — England: 2.6% Mandurama — England: 2.9%
Scotland 1.8% / —
Carcoar — Scotland: 1.8% Mandurama — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines — / 1.2%
Carcoar — Philippines: not among its largest Mandurama — Philippines: 1.2%
New Zealand 1.1% / —
Carcoar — New Zealand: 1.1% Mandurama — New Zealand: not among its largest
Netherlands 1.1% / —
Carcoar — Netherlands: 1.1% Mandurama — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Carcoar Mandurama
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 15.9%
Carcoar — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Mandurama — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 9.9%
Carcoar — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Mandurama — Bachelor Degree: 9.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 11.4% / 4.6%
Carcoar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 11.4% Mandurama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.8% / 2.0%
Carcoar — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8% Mandurama — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.1% / 1.4%
Carcoar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1% Mandurama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Carcoar 94.8% houses
Carcoar — Houses: 94.8% Carcoar — Townhouses: 3.4% Carcoar — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
Mandurama 100.0% houses
Mandurama — Houses: 100.0% Mandurama — Townhouses: 0.0% Mandurama — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Carcoar Mandurama
Median house price $690,000 $350,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $145,000 $175,000

Zoning mix

Carcoar Mandurama
Rural and farming 99% 100%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 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

Carcoar Mandurama
New dwellings approved 51
across Blayney
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Carcoar Mandurama
House price Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Income Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption —
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 57% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW

Liveability

Carcoar is more walkable (29 vs 0).

Carcoar Mandurama
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mandurama carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 10); Carcoar carries more crime risk (54 vs 36).

Carcoar Mandurama
Bushfire Low
10/100
 Low
29/100
Crime Moderate
54/100
 Low
36/100
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

Carcoar Mandurama
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Carcoar

  • Carcoar Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mandurama

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

Amenities in the suburb

Carcoar Mandurama
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 28
same for both

Mobility

Mandurama sits further from the CBD (277.3 km vs 260.6 km).

Carcoar Mandurama
Walkability score 29/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 260.6 km 277.3 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 219 min 230 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2791
 0.0%
postcode 2792
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2791
 51
postcode 2792

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.

Carcoar Mandurama
Car (driver) 64.3% / 64.6%
Carcoar — Car (driver): 64.3% Mandurama — Car (driver): 64.6%
Worked from Home 28.7% / 23.6%
Carcoar — Worked from Home: 28.7% Mandurama — Worked from Home: 23.6%
Walked Only 4.3% / 6.9%
Carcoar — Walked Only: 4.3% Mandurama — Walked Only: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 2.6% / 4.9%
Carcoar — Car (passenger): 2.6% Mandurama — Car (passenger): 4.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).

Setting

Carcoar Mandurama
Elevation 751 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 664 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Carcoar Mandurama
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
169 premises
 0%
195 premises

Climate

Carcoar Mandurama
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Carcoar Mandurama
Average residential rate $925/yr
same for both
Council Blayney
same for both

Federal electorate

Carcoar Mandurama
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Carcoar Mandurama
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Carcoar

Quiet Retirees Rural

Mandurama

Rural

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