Erudgere vs Menah

Erudgere is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in Menah. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Erudgere: a median of $1.23 million, against $1 million in Menah. On these figures, Erudgere tends to suit families with children, while Menah suits people living alone and 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

Erudgere

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (88% vs 70%)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 69/100)

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

  • Erudgere leaves households under less mortgage stress (16% vs 24%)
  • Menah has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,225,000)

Weighs house prices and 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

Menah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 241 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (281.7 km vs 285.4 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Erudgere

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Menah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.4% vs 0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Erudgere 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.

Erudgere Menah
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.

Erudgere Menah
Walkability 12 / 8
Erudgere — Walkability: 12/100 Menah — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 44 / 31
Erudgere — Safety: 44/100 Menah — Safety: 31/100
Low fire risk 75 / 73
Erudgere — Low fire risk: 75/100 Menah — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Menah has more residents (186 vs 108); Erudgere has higher household incomes ($145,132 vs $115,128).

Erudgere Menah
Population 108 186
+72% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% +22.4%
Median age 38 46
Median household income $145,132/yr
+21% vs other
 $115,128/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Erudgere Menah
0-4 10.2% / 4.8%
Erudgere — 0-4: 10.2% Menah — 0-4: 4.8%
5-14 18.5% / 17.7%
Erudgere — 5-14: 18.5% Menah — 5-14: 17.7%
15-19 8.3% / 9.1%
Erudgere — 15-19: 8.3% Menah — 15-19: 9.1%
20-24 3.7% / 3.8%
Erudgere — 20-24: 3.7% Menah — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 3.7% / 1.6%
Erudgere — 25-34: 3.7% Menah — 25-34: 1.6%
35-44 14.8% / 11.3%
Erudgere — 35-44: 14.8% Menah — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 14.8% / 15.1%
Erudgere — 45-54: 14.8% Menah — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 9.3% / 17.2%
Erudgere — 55-64: 9.3% Menah — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 11.1% / 8.1%
Erudgere — 65-74: 11.1% Menah — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 4.6% / 5.9%
Erudgere — 75-84: 4.6% Menah — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / —
Erudgere — 85+: not among its largest Menah — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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.

Erudgere Menah
England 2.8% / 2.2%
Erudgere — England: 2.8% Menah — England: 2.2%
New Zealand — / 1.6%
Erudgere — New Zealand: not among its largest Menah — New Zealand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Erudgere 61.5% couple families
Erudgere — Couple Families: 61.5% Erudgere — Lone Person: 11.5% Erudgere — One Parent Families: 26.9%
Menah 62.5% couple families
Menah — Couple Families: 62.5% Menah — Lone Person: 30.0% Menah — One Parent Families: 7.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Erudgere 96.8% houses
Erudgere — Houses: 96.8% Erudgere — Flats / Apartments: 3.2%
Menah 100.0% houses
Menah — Houses: 100.0% Menah — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Erudgere Menah
Certificate III & IV 27.8% / 12.9%
Erudgere — Certificate III & IV: 27.8% Menah — Certificate III & IV: 12.9%
Bachelor Degree 9.3% / 9.1%
Erudgere — Bachelor Degree: 9.3% Menah — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 9.1%
Erudgere — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Menah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.2%
Erudgere — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Menah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.6%
Erudgere — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Menah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.8%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Erudgere 18.2% renting
Erudgere — Owned Outright: 36.4% Erudgere — Mortgage: 45.5% Erudgere — Renting: 18.2%
Menah 14.0% renting
Menah — Owned Outright: 38.6% Menah — Mortgage: 47.4% Menah — Renting: 14.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Erudgere Menah
Median house price $1,225,000 $1,000,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $575,000

Zoning mix

Erudgere has more land zoned for conservation (16% vs 0%).

Erudgere Menah
Rural and farming 66% 69%
Residential 19% 30%
Environmental 16% 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

Erudgere Menah
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Erudgere Menah
House price Higher than 64% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Income Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW

Liveability

Erudgere Menah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Menah carries more crime risk (69 vs 56).

Erudgere Menah
Bushfire Low
25/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
56/100
 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

Erudgere 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

Erudgere Menah
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 8
same for both

Mobility

Erudgere sits further from the CBD (285.4 km vs 281.7 km).

Erudgere Menah
Walkability score 12/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 285.4 km
+1% vs other
 281.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 241 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.

Erudgere Menah
Car (driver) 67.4% / 63.7%
Erudgere — Car (driver): 67.4% Menah — Car (driver): 63.7%
Worked from Home 32.6% / 22.5%
Erudgere — Worked from Home: 32.6% Menah — Worked from Home: 22.5%
Car (passenger) — / 8.8%
Erudgere — Car (passenger): not among its largest Menah — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Walked Only — / 5.0%
Erudgere — Walked Only: not among its largest Menah — Walked Only: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

Erudgere Menah
Elevation 480 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 534 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Erudgere Menah
Connectivity score 16/100 29/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
44 premises
 0%
76 premises

Climate

Erudgere Menah
Annual rainfall 687 mm 665 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 30.3°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.8°C

Council rates

Erudgere Menah
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Erudgere Menah
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Erudgere Menah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Erudgere

Family River Rural Young Families

Menah

Family Rural

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