Manar vs Warri

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 Warri: a median of $368,000, against $5,000 in Manar, though rent is higher in Manar. On these figures, Manar tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Warri suits families with children.

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 $368,334)
  • Warri leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 31%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Warri

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (8% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $485/wk)

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

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 200 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (256.2 km vs 267.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Manar

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Warri

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (32.1% vs -5.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Manar and Warri 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 Warri
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 Warri
Walkability 8 / 0
Manar — Walkability: 8/100 Warri — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 81 / 76
Manar — Safety: 81/100 Warri — Safety: 76/100
Low fire risk 89 / 22
Manar — Low fire risk: 89/100 Warri — Low fire risk: 22/100

Demographics

Manar rents higher ($485/wk vs $250/wk); Warri has higher household incomes ($163,800 vs $102,856).

Manar Warri
Population 112 144
+29% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.1% +32.1%
Median age 39
same for both
Median household income $102,856/yr $163,800/yr
+59% vs other
Median weekly rent $485/wk
+48% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Manar Warri
0-4 4.5% / 9.7%
Manar — 0-4: 4.5% Warri — 0-4: 9.7%
5-14 11.6% / 18.8%
Manar — 5-14: 11.6% Warri — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 4.5% / 2.8%
Manar — 15-19: 4.5% Warri — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 2.7% / —
Manar — 20-24: 2.7% Warri — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 17.9% / 8.3%
Manar — 25-34: 17.9% Warri — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 10.7% / 18.8%
Manar — 35-44: 10.7% Warri — 35-44: 18.8%
45-54 15.2% / 13.9%
Manar — 45-54: 15.2% Warri — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 17.0% / 17.4%
Manar — 55-64: 17.0% Warri — 55-64: 17.4%
65-74 8.0% / 4.9%
Manar — 65-74: 8.0% Warri — 65-74: 4.9%
75-84 — / 4.2%
Manar — 75-84: not among its largest Warri — 75-84: 4.2%
85+ 2.7% / —
Manar — 85+: 2.7% Warri — 85+: not among its largest

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

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.

Manar Warri
England 8.9% / 5.6%
Manar — England: 8.9% Warri — England: 5.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Manar 66.7% couple families
Manar — Couple Families: 66.7% Manar — Lone Person: 33.3%
Warri 65.4% couple families
Warri — Couple Families: 65.4% Warri — Lone Person: 34.6%
Couple Families Lone Person

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Manar 100.0% houses
Manar — Houses: 100.0%
Warri 100.0% houses
Warri — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Manar Warri
Certificate III & IV 18.8% / 17.4%
Manar — Certificate III & IV: 18.8% Warri — Certificate III & IV: 17.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 14.3% / 12.5%
Manar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 14.3% Warri — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5%
Bachelor Degree 13.4% / 11.8%
Manar — Bachelor Degree: 13.4% Warri — Bachelor Degree: 11.8%
Postgraduate Degree 4.5% / 8.3%
Manar — Postgraduate Degree: 4.5% Warri — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.4% / —
Manar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.4% Warri — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

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%
Warri 7.0% renting
Warri — Owned Outright: 27.9% Warri — Mortgage: 65.1% Warri — Renting: 7.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Manar Warri
Median house price $5,000 $368,334
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Manar Warri
Rural and farming 97% 90%
Environmental 2% 10%
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 Warri
New dwellings approved 510
across Queanbeyan-Palerang
same for both
Approvals change year on year +231%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Manar Warri
House price Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 97% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 100% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 73% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW

Liveability

Manar is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Manar Warri
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Warri carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 11).

Manar Warri
Bushfire Low
11/100
 High
78/100
Crime Low
19/100
 Low
24/100
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 Warri
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 Warri
Waterways 5 8

Mobility

Warri sits further from the CBD (267.7 km vs 256.2 km).

Manar Warri
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 256.2 km 267.7 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 184 min 200 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 Warri
Car (driver) 73.1% / 61.5%
Manar — Car (driver): 73.1% Warri — Car (driver): 61.5%
Worked from Home 21.2% / 33.8%
Manar — Worked from Home: 21.2% Warri — Worked from Home: 33.8%
Car (passenger) 5.8% / 4.6%
Manar — Car (passenger): 5.8% Warri — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.1%).

Setting

Manar Warri
Elevation 660 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 670 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Manar Warri
Connectivity score 15/100 17/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
22 premises
 0%
33 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Manar

Affordable Rural

Warri

Affordable Family Professionals Rural Young Families

More comparisons

Other comparisons with Manar

Manar vs Mulloon Manar vs Boro Manar vs Mayfield

Other comparisons with Warri

Warri vs Bombay Warri vs Mulloon
Full data on Manar Full data on Warri
Unlock full address-level data — $29/month

Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
See Data Sources and How We Calculate for details.

Save this page for later

We'll email you a link to this page so you can finish reading it on any device. We use your address once to send it and don't keep it.

or