Manar vs Mulloon

Manar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Mulloon. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Manar, most households are couple families. In Mulloon, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mulloon: a median of $1.02 million, against $5,000 in Manar, though rent is higher in Manar. On these figures, Manar tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mulloon suits older residents.

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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 6 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

  • Manar has cheaper houses ($5,000 vs $1,025,000)
  • Mulloon leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mulloon

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (17% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($405/wk vs $485/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Manar

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (184 min vs 207 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (256.2 km vs 264 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Manar is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mulloon has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 11%)

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

Investors

Manar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-5.1% vs -10.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Manar Mulloon
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.

Manar Mulloon
Walkability 8 / 0
Manar — Walkability: 8/100 Mulloon — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 73
Manar — Safety: 81/100 Mulloon — Safety: 73/100
Low fire risk 89 / 27
Manar — Low fire risk: 89/100 Mulloon — Low fire risk: 27/100

Demographics

Mulloon has higher household incomes ($125,632 vs $102,856); Manar rents higher ($485/wk vs $405/wk).

Manar Mulloon
Population 112 129
+15% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.1% -10.4%
Median age 39 45
Median household income $102,856/yr $125,632/yr
+22% vs other
Median weekly rent $485/wk
+16% vs other
 $405/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Manar Mulloon
0-4 4.5% / 6.2%
Manar — 0-4: 4.5% Mulloon — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 11.6% / 10.9%
Manar — 5-14: 11.6% Mulloon — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 4.5% / —
Manar — 15-19: 4.5% Mulloon — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 2.7% / 3.9%
Manar — 20-24: 2.7% Mulloon — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 17.9% / 12.4%
Manar — 25-34: 17.9% Mulloon — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 10.7% / 9.3%
Manar — 35-44: 10.7% Mulloon — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 15.2% / 14.7%
Manar — 45-54: 15.2% Mulloon — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 17.0% / 21.7%
Manar — 55-64: 17.0% Mulloon — 55-64: 21.7%
65-74 8.0% / 12.4%
Manar — 65-74: 8.0% Mulloon — 65-74: 12.4%
75-84 — / 7.8%
Manar — 75-84: not among its largest Mulloon — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 2.7% / —
Manar — 85+: 2.7% Mulloon — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Manar 66.7% couple families
Manar — Couple Families: 66.7% Manar — Lone Person: 33.3% Manar — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Mulloon 53.6% couple families
Mulloon — Couple Families: 53.6% Mulloon — Lone Person: 35.7% Mulloon — One Parent Families: 10.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Manar 11.4% renting
Manar — Owned Outright: 28.6% Manar — Mortgage: 60.0% Manar — Renting: 11.4%
Mulloon 0.0% renting
Mulloon — Owned Outright: 36.4% Mulloon — Mortgage: 63.6% Mulloon — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Manar 100.0% houses
Manar — Houses: 100.0%
Mulloon 100.0% houses
Mulloon — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Manar Mulloon
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 13.2%
Manar — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Mulloon — Certificate III & IV: 13.2%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 12.4%
Manar — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Mulloon — Bachelor Degree: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.3% / 9.3%
Manar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.3% Mulloon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 5.4%
Manar — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Mulloon — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.4% / 3.1%
Manar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4% Mulloon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Property market

Manar Mulloon
Median house price $5,000 $1,025,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Manar Mulloon
Rural and farming 97% 89%
Environmental 2% 11%
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

Manar Mulloon
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Manar Mulloon
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 73% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW

Liveability

Manar is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Manar Mulloon
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

Mulloon carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 11).

Manar Mulloon
Bushfire Low
11/100
 High
73/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
27/100
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

Manar Mulloon
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

Manar Mulloon
Parks & reserves 0 1
Waterways 5 4

Mobility

Mulloon sits further from the CBD (264 km vs 256.2 km).

Manar Mulloon
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 256.2 km 264 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 184 min 207 min
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 2622
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2622
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.

Manar Mulloon
Car (driver) 73.1% / 79.4%
Manar — Car (driver): 73.1% Mulloon — Car (driver): 79.4%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 5.9%
Manar — Worked from Home: 21.2% Mulloon — Worked from Home: 5.9%
Walked Only — / 10.3%
Manar — Walked Only: not among its largest Mulloon — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 4.4%
Manar — Car (passenger): 5.8% Mulloon — Car (passenger): 4.4%

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

Setting

Manar Mulloon
Elevation 660 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 781 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Manar Mulloon
Connectivity score 15/100
same for both
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
33 premises

Climate

Manar Mulloon
Annual rainfall 718 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 1.0°C
same for both

Council rates

Manar Mulloon
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both

Federal electorate

Manar Mulloon
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Manar Mulloon
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Manar

Affordable Rural

Mulloon

Rural

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