Cudal vs Manildra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Cudal: a median of $522,000, against $470,000 in Manildra, and rent is higher there too.

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

  • Cudal carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 52/100)
  • Manildra has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)

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

  • Cudal has cheaper land ($215,000 vs $430,000)
  • Manildra has cheaper houses ($470,000 vs $522,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Manildra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $256/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cudal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (305.5 km vs 314.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cudal

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cudal Manildra
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.

Cudal Manildra
Walkability 0 / 0
Cudal — Walkability: 0/100 Manildra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 59 / 48
Cudal — Safety: 59/100 Manildra — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 82 / 55
Cudal — Low fire risk: 82/100 Manildra — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Manildra has more residents (822 vs 586); Cudal rents higher ($256/wk vs $220/wk).

Cudal Manildra
Population 586 822
+40% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +6.0% +8.2%
Median age 44 43
Median household income $68,224/yr $75,348/yr
+10% vs other
Median weekly rent $256/wk
+14% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cudal Manildra
0-4 5.6% / 4.4%
Cudal — 0-4: 5.6% Manildra — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 14.7% / 15.5%
Cudal — 5-14: 14.7% Manildra — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 5.3% / 5.0%
Cudal — 15-19: 5.3% Manildra — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 4.3% / 4.4%
Cudal — 20-24: 4.3% Manildra — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 8.2% / 9.4%
Cudal — 25-34: 8.2% Manildra — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 12.1% / 13.3%
Cudal — 35-44: 12.1% Manildra — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 11.1% / 15.1%
Cudal — 45-54: 11.1% Manildra — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 13.8% / 10.9%
Cudal — 55-64: 13.8% Manildra — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 15.5% / 14.7%
Cudal — 65-74: 15.5% Manildra — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 7.7% / 4.6%
Cudal — 75-84: 7.7% Manildra — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 1.9% / 2.4%
Cudal — 85+: 1.9% Manildra — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cudal 42.3% couple families
Cudal — Couple Families: 42.3% Cudal — Lone Person: 39.4% Cudal — One Parent Families: 9.9% Cudal — Group Household: 4.9% Cudal — Other Families: 3.5%
Manildra 43.4% couple families
Manildra — Couple Families: 43.4% Manildra — Lone Person: 40.0% Manildra — One Parent Families: 14.6% Manildra — Group Household: 2.0% Manildra — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cudal 14.9% renting
Cudal — Owned Outright: 49.3% Cudal — Mortgage: 35.7% Cudal — Renting: 14.9%
Manildra 14.7% renting
Manildra — Owned Outright: 44.6% Manildra — Mortgage: 40.7% Manildra — Renting: 14.7%
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.

Cudal Manildra
New Zealand 1.9% / 1.1%
Cudal — New Zealand: 1.9% Manildra — New Zealand: 1.1%
England 0.9% / 1.2%
Cudal — England: 0.9% Manildra — England: 1.2%
Malaysia — / 0.5%
Cudal — Malaysia: not among its largest Manildra — Malaysia: 0.5%
Pakistan — / 0.5%
Cudal — Pakistan: not among its largest Manildra — Pakistan: 0.5%
India — / 0.4%
Cudal — India: not among its largest Manildra — India: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.9%).

Qualifications

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

Cudal Manildra
Certificate III & IV 18.4% / 19.5%
Cudal — Certificate III & IV: 18.4% Manildra — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.2% / 5.2%
Cudal — Bachelor Degree: 7.2% Manildra — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 4.5%
Cudal — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Manildra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 1.1%
Cudal — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Manildra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 0.5%
Cudal — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Manildra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cudal 96.9% houses
Cudal — Houses: 96.9% Cudal — Flats / Apartments: 3.1%
Manildra 96.7% houses
Manildra — Houses: 96.7% Manildra — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cudal Manildra
Median house price $522,500 $470,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $215,000 $430,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 3 sales
 48 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Cudal Manildra
Rural and farming 97% 94%
Environmental 0% 4%
Residential 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

Cudal Manildra
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cudal Manildra
House price Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 31% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Cudal scores higher overall (39 vs 26).

Cudal Manildra
Grade C D
Score 39/100 26/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
same for both

Risk profile

Manildra carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 18); Manildra carries more crime risk (52 vs 41).

Cudal Manildra
Bushfire Low
18/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
41/100
 Moderate
52/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Cudal Manildra
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Cudal

  • Cudal Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Manildra

  • Manildra Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Manildra Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cudal Manildra
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 4
same for both
Childcare 2 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 4 23

Mobility

Manildra sits further from the CBD (314.5 km vs 305.5 km).

Cudal Manildra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 305.5 km 314.5 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 264 min
same for both
Public transport score 26/100
Bus
 35/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 14.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 3 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2864
 0.0%
postcode 2865
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2864
 67
postcode 2865

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.

Cudal Manildra
Car (driver) 74.6% / 80.6%
Cudal — Car (driver): 74.6% Manildra — Car (driver): 80.6%
Worked from Home 16.9% / 12.2%
Cudal — Worked from Home: 16.9% Manildra — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 5.9% / 2.5%
Cudal — Car (passenger): 5.9% Manildra — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only 2.5% / 4.7%
Cudal — Walked Only: 2.5% Manildra — Walked Only: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Cudal Manildra
Elevation 410 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 448 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cudal Manildra
Connectivity score 30/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
275 premises
 0%
354 premises

Climate

Cudal Manildra
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cudal Manildra
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Cudal Manildra
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cudal Manildra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cudal

Affordable Retirees Rural

Manildra

Rural

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