Halls Creek vs Manilla

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Halls Creek, most households are couple families. In Manilla, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Halls Creek: a median of $925,000, against $395,000 in Manilla, though rent is higher in Manilla. On these figures, Halls Creek tends to suit families with children and couples, while Manilla suits people living alone, older residents, 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

Manilla

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Halls Creek carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 82/100)

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

  • Halls Creek has cheaper land ($340,000 vs $639,500)
  • Manilla has cheaper houses ($395,000 vs $925,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Halls Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $260/wk)
  • But Manilla has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 17%)

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

Commuting to the city

Manilla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (333 min vs 350 min)
  • But Halls Creek sits closer to the CBD (449.6 km vs 453.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Manilla

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 13%)
  • But Halls Creek carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Halls Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (40.6% vs -6.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Halls Creek Manilla
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.

Halls Creek Manilla
Walkability 0 / 8
Halls Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Manilla — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 52 / 18
Halls Creek — Safety: 52/100 Manilla — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 54 / 69
Halls Creek — Low fire risk: 54/100 Manilla — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Manilla has more residents (2,386 vs 180); Halls Creek has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $51,688).

Halls Creek Manilla
Population 180 2,386
+1226% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +40.6% -6.4%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $74,724/yr
+31% vs other
 $51,688/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $260/wk
+30% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Halls Creek Manilla
0-4 6.7% / 4.9%
Halls Creek — 0-4: 6.7% Manilla — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 15.0% / 11.5%
Halls Creek — 5-14: 15.0% Manilla — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.6% / 5.4%
Halls Creek — 15-19: 5.6% Manilla — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 2.8% / 4.9%
Halls Creek — 20-24: 2.8% Manilla — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 8.3% / 9.1%
Halls Creek — 25-34: 8.3% Manilla — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 11.7% / 9.5%
Halls Creek — 35-44: 11.7% Manilla — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 16.7% / 11.9%
Halls Creek — 45-54: 16.7% Manilla — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 18.3% / 13.9%
Halls Creek — 55-64: 18.3% Manilla — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 8.3% / 15.9%
Halls Creek — 65-74: 8.3% Manilla — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 5.0% / 9.5%
Halls Creek — 75-84: 5.0% Manilla — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ — / 3.0%
Halls Creek — 85+: not among its largest Manilla — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Halls Creek 67.5% couple families
Halls Creek — Couple Families: 67.5% Halls Creek — Lone Person: 32.5% Halls Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Halls Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Halls Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Manilla 24.3% couple families
Manilla — Couple Families: 24.3% Manilla — Lone Person: 45.2% Manilla — One Parent Families: 23.9% Manilla — Group Household: 3.8% Manilla — Other Families: 2.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Halls Creek 16.9% renting
Halls Creek — Owned Outright: 44.1% Halls Creek — Mortgage: 39.0% Halls Creek — Renting: 16.9%
Manilla 27.3% renting
Manilla — Owned Outright: 45.1% Manilla — Mortgage: 27.6% Manilla — Renting: 27.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Halls Creek Manilla
Certificate III & IV 15.0% / 16.5%
Halls Creek — Certificate III & IV: 15.0% Manilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 4.5%
Halls Creek — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Manilla — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 5.0%
Halls Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Manilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 0.5%
Halls Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Manilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Halls Creek — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Manilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

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.

Halls Creek Manilla
South Africa 3.3% / —
Halls Creek — South Africa: 3.3% Manilla — South Africa: not among its largest
England — / 1.8%
Halls Creek — England: not among its largest Manilla — England: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Halls Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest Manilla — New Zealand: 0.9%
India — / 0.5%
Halls Creek — India: not among its largest Manilla — India: 0.5%
China — / 0.4%
Halls Creek — China: not among its largest Manilla — China: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.3%
Halls Creek — Germany: not among its largest Manilla — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Halls Creek 100.0% houses
Halls Creek — Houses: 100.0% Halls Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Halls Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Manilla 94.6% houses
Manilla — Houses: 94.6% Manilla — Townhouses: 3.9% Manilla — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Halls Creek Manilla
Median house price $925,000 $395,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $340,000 $639,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 44 days
from 23 sales

Zoning mix

Halls Creek Manilla
Rural and farming 98% 94%
Residential 0% 5%
Environmental 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

Halls Creek Manilla
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Halls Creek Manilla
Houses — 4.8%
$490/wk on $532K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Halls Creek Manilla
House price Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 48% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of NSW

Liveability

Manilla is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Halls Creek Manilla
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Manilla carries more crime risk (82 vs 48); Halls Creek carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 31).

Halls Creek Manilla
Bushfire Moderate
46/100
 Low
31/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 High
82/100
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 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Halls Creek Manilla
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Halls Creek

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

Schools in Manilla

  • Manilla Central School Government · Combined above peers
  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Halls Creek Manilla
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 8
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Manilla sits further from the CBD (453.2 km vs 449.6 km).

Halls Creek Manilla
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 449.6 km 453.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 350 min 333 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2346
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2346
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.

Halls Creek Manilla
Car (driver) 53.8% / 79.4%
Halls Creek — Car (driver): 53.8% Manilla — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 26.9% / 9.2%
Halls Creek — Worked from Home: 26.9% Manilla — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Walked Only 8.6% / 4.9%
Halls Creek — Walked Only: 8.6% Manilla — Walked Only: 4.9%
Car (passenger) 6.5% / 6.0%
Halls Creek — Car (passenger): 6.5% Manilla — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Bus 4.3% / —
Halls Creek — Bus: 4.3% Manilla — Bus: not among its largest
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Halls Creek — Bicycle: not among its largest Manilla — Bicycle: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Halls Creek Manilla
Elevation 547 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Halls Creek Manilla
Connectivity score 16/100 54/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
79 premises
 22%
1,263 premises

Climate

Halls Creek Manilla
Annual rainfall 784 mm 679 mm
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C 32.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 0.1°C 0.9°C

Council rates

Halls Creek Manilla
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Halls Creek Manilla
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Halls Creek Manilla
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Halls Creek

Rural

Manilla

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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