Lade Vale vs Manton

Manton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 48 in Lade Vale. 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 Lade Vale: a median of $900,000, against $75,000 in Manton, though rent is higher in Manton. On these figures, Lade Vale tends to suit people living alone and older residents, while Manton suits families with children 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

Manton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 67%)

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

First-home buyers

Manton

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($75,000 vs $900,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Lade Vale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (16% vs 3%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $620/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Lade Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (260 km vs 270.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (170 min vs 176 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Lade Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 13%)

Weighs 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

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

Lade Vale Manton
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.

Lade Vale Manton
Walkability 5 / 6
Lade Vale — Walkability: 5/100 Manton — Walkability: 6/100
Safety 80 / 75
Lade Vale — Safety: 80/100 Manton — Safety: 75/100
Low fire risk 51 / 48
Lade Vale — Low fire risk: 51/100 Manton — Low fire risk: 48/100

Demographics

Manton has more residents (350 vs 158); Manton rents higher ($620/wk vs $300/wk).

Lade Vale Manton
Population 158 350
+122% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +23.4% +19.0%
Median age 48 45
Median household income $110,500/yr $143,000/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $300/wk $620/wk
+107% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lade Vale Manton
0-4 3.2% / 8.3%
Lade Vale — 0-4: 3.2% Manton — 0-4: 8.3%
5-14 13.3% / 13.4%
Lade Vale — 5-14: 13.3% Manton — 5-14: 13.4%
15-19 5.7% / 5.4%
Lade Vale — 15-19: 5.7% Manton — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 — / 2.9%
Lade Vale — 20-24: not among its largest Manton — 20-24: 2.9%
25-34 12.7% / 7.7%
Lade Vale — 25-34: 12.7% Manton — 25-34: 7.7%
35-44 10.1% / 13.4%
Lade Vale — 35-44: 10.1% Manton — 35-44: 13.4%
45-54 12.7% / 18.9%
Lade Vale — 45-54: 12.7% Manton — 45-54: 18.9%
55-64 17.7% / 14.9%
Lade Vale — 55-64: 17.7% Manton — 55-64: 14.9%
65-74 13.3% / 10.0%
Lade Vale — 65-74: 13.3% Manton — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 6.3% / 3.1%
Lade Vale — 75-84: 6.3% Manton — 75-84: 3.1%
85+ 1.9% / —
Lade Vale — 85+: 1.9% Manton — 85+: not among its largest

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

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.

Lade Vale Manton
England 7.6% / 5.7%
Lade Vale — England: 7.6% Manton — England: 5.7%
New Zealand 1.9% / —
Lade Vale — New Zealand: 1.9% Manton — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lade Vale 56.7% couple families
Lade Vale — Couple Families: 56.7% Lade Vale — Lone Person: 33.3% Lade Vale — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Manton 66.2% couple families
Manton — Couple Families: 66.2% Manton — Lone Person: 24.3% Manton — One Parent Families: 9.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lade Vale 100.0% houses
Lade Vale — Houses: 100.0% Lade Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Manton 99.1% houses
Manton — Houses: 99.1% Manton — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Lade Vale Manton
Bachelor Degree 17.7% / 15.7%
Lade Vale — Bachelor Degree: 17.7% Manton — Bachelor Degree: 15.7%
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 13.7%
Lade Vale — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Manton — Certificate III & IV: 13.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.0% / 8.3%
Lade Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0% Manton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.1% / 5.1%
Lade Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1% Manton — Postgraduate Degree: 5.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.2% / 5.4%
Lade Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2% Manton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lade Vale 16.0% renting
Lade Vale — Owned Outright: 44.0% Lade Vale — Mortgage: 40.0% Lade Vale — Renting: 16.0%
Manton 2.7% renting
Manton — Owned Outright: 33.6% Manton — Mortgage: 63.7% Manton — Renting: 2.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Lade Vale Manton
Median house price $900,000 $75,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $20,198 —

Zoning mix

Lade Vale has more rural and farming land (98% vs 59%); Manton has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 1%).

Lade Vale Manton
Rural and farming 98% 59%
Environmental 1% 25%
Residential 0% 14%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Lade Vale Manton
New dwellings approved 44
across Upper Lachlan
 121
across Yass Valley
Approvals change year on year +175% +14%

Ranking within NSW

Lade Vale Manton
House price Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
Income Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 93% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 50% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 100% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW

Liveability

Lade Vale Manton
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Lade Vale Manton
Bushfire Moderate
49/100
 Moderate
52/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
25/100
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

Lade Vale Manton
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

Lade Vale Manton
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 21 1

Mobility

Manton sits further from the CBD (270.4 km vs 260 km).

Lade Vale Manton
Walkability score 5/100 6/100
Distance to Sydney 260 km 270.4 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 170 min 176 min
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 2581
 1.4%
postcode 2582
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2581
 66
postcode 2582

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.

Lade Vale Manton
Car (driver) 62.9% / 67.1%
Lade Vale — Car (driver): 62.9% Manton — Car (driver): 67.1%
Worked from Home 37.1% / 20.3%
Lade Vale — Worked from Home: 37.1% Manton — Worked from Home: 20.3%
Car (passenger) — / 7.6%
Lade Vale — Car (passenger): not among its largest Manton — Car (passenger): 7.6%
Bus — / 2.5%
Lade Vale — Bus: not among its largest Manton — Bus: 2.5%
Walked Only — / 2.5%
Lade Vale — Walked Only: not among its largest Manton — Walked Only: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.1%).

Setting

Lade Vale Manton
Elevation 593 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 566 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Lade Vale Manton
Connectivity score 15/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 0%
132 premises

Council rates

Lade Vale Manton
Average residential rate $636/yr $1,162/yr
Council Upper Lachlan Yass Valley

Federal electorate

Lade Vale Manton
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lade Vale Manton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lade Vale

Affordable Rural

Manton

Affordable Rural

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