Klori vs Manilla

Klori is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 48 in Manilla. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Klori, the large majority of households are couple families. In Manilla, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Klori tends to suit young adults and couples.

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 Klori is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 48%)

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

First-home buyers

Klori

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 25%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Klori leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 26%)
  • Manilla has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $480/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Klori

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (442.1 km vs 453.2 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (325 min vs 333 min)
  • But Manilla is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Manilla

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)

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

Investors

Klori

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -6.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Klori 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.

Klori 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.

Klori Manilla
Walkability 0 / 8
Klori — Walkability: 0/100 Manilla — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 19 / 18
Klori — Safety: 19/100 Manilla — Safety: 18/100
Low fire risk 74 / 69
Klori — Low fire risk: 74/100 Manilla — Low fire risk: 69/100

Demographics

Manilla has more residents (2,386 vs 53); Klori has higher household incomes ($132,184 vs $51,688).

Klori Manilla
Population 53 2,386
+4402% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.9% -6.4%
Median age 38 48
Median household income $132,184/yr
+61% vs other
 $51,688/yr
Median weekly rent $480/wk
+46% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Klori Manilla
0-4 7.5% / 4.9%
Klori — 0-4: 7.5% Manilla — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 9.4% / 11.5%
Klori — 5-14: 9.4% Manilla — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 7.5% / 5.4%
Klori — 15-19: 7.5% Manilla — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 13.2% / 4.9%
Klori — 20-24: 13.2% Manilla — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 15.1% / 9.1%
Klori — 25-34: 15.1% Manilla — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 18.9% / 9.5%
Klori — 35-44: 18.9% Manilla — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 5.7% / 11.9%
Klori — 45-54: 5.7% Manilla — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 11.3% / 13.9%
Klori — 55-64: 11.3% Manilla — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 18.9% / 15.9%
Klori — 65-74: 18.9% Manilla — 65-74: 15.9%
75-84 5.7% / 9.5%
Klori — 75-84: 5.7% Manilla — 75-84: 9.5%
85+ — / 3.0%
Klori — 85+: not among its largest Manilla — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Klori 100.0% couple families
Klori — Couple Families: 100.0% Klori — Lone Person: 0.0% Klori — One Parent Families: 0.0% Klori — Group Household: 0.0% Klori — 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.

Klori 18.8% renting
Klori — Owned Outright: 37.5% Klori — Mortgage: 43.8% Klori — Renting: 18.8%
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.

Klori Manilla
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 16.5%
Klori — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Manilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 15.1% / 5.0%
Klori — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.1% Manilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.4% / 4.5%
Klori — Bachelor Degree: 9.4% Manilla — Bachelor Degree: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Klori — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Manilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.5%
Klori — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Manilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

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.

Klori Manilla
South Africa 11.3% / —
Klori — South Africa: 11.3% Manilla — South Africa: not among its largest
England — / 1.8%
Klori — England: not among its largest Manilla — England: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 0.9%
Klori — New Zealand: not among its largest Manilla — New Zealand: 0.9%
India — / 0.5%
Klori — India: not among its largest Manilla — India: 0.5%
China — / 0.4%
Klori — China: not among its largest Manilla — China: 0.4%
Germany — / 0.3%
Klori — Germany: not among its largest Manilla — Germany: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Klori 106.2% houses
Klori — Houses: 106.2% Klori — Townhouses: 0.0% Klori — 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

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

Zoning mix

Klori Manilla
Rural and farming 100% 94%
Residential 0% 5%
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

Klori 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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Klori Manilla
House price — Higher than 11% of NSW
Income Higher than 89% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 3% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 79% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of NSW

Liveability

Manilla is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Klori Manilla
Grade — D
Score — 16/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Klori Manilla
Bushfire Low
26/100
 Low
31/100
Crime High
81/100
 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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Klori 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 Klori

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

Klori 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 2 1

Mobility

Manilla sits further from the CBD (453.2 km vs 442.1 km).

Klori Manilla
Walkability score 0/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 442.1 km 453.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 325 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.

Klori Manilla
Car (driver) 76.9% / 79.4%
Klori — Car (driver): 76.9% Manilla — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 23.1% / 9.2%
Klori — Worked from Home: 23.1% Manilla — Worked from Home: 9.2%
Car (passenger) — / 6.0%
Klori — Car (passenger): not among its largest Manilla — Car (passenger): 6.0%
Walked Only — / 4.9%
Klori — Walked Only: not among its largest Manilla — Walked Only: 4.9%
Bicycle — / 0.6%
Klori — Bicycle: not among its largest Manilla — Bicycle: 0.6%

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

Setting

Klori Manilla
Elevation 425 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Klori Manilla
Connectivity score 28/100 54/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
21 premises
 22%
1,263 premises

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Klori

Rural Students

Manilla

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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