Mandagery vs Parkes

Mandagery is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Parkes. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mandagery, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Mandagery: a median of $740,000, against $470,000 in Parkes, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mandagery tends to suit families with children, while Parkes suits 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

Parkes

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (32 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Mandagery has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)

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

First-home buyers

Parkes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($470,000 vs $740,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Parkes

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 13%)
  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $300/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Mandagery sits closer to the CBD (343.2 km vs 354.6 km)
  • Parkes has a shorter drive in (293 min vs 314 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Parkes

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 15%)
  • But Mandagery carries lower crime risk (79/100 vs 89/100)

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

Investors

Mandagery

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (26.2% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mandagery Parkes
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.

Mandagery Parkes
Walkability 0 / 0
Mandagery — Walkability: 0/100 Parkes — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 21 / 11
Mandagery — Safety: 21/100 Parkes — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 50 / 53
Mandagery — Low fire risk: 50/100 Parkes — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Parkes has more residents (11,324 vs 82); Mandagery rents higher ($300/wk vs $260/wk).

Mandagery Parkes
Population 82 11,324
+13710% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.2% -0.7%
Median age 36 39
Median household income $75,816/yr
+4% vs other
 $72,852/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
+13% vs other
 $260/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mandagery Parkes
0-4 6.1% / 6.5%
Mandagery — 0-4: 6.1% Parkes — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 23.2% / 14.2%
Mandagery — 5-14: 23.2% Parkes — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 4.9% / 6.2%
Mandagery — 15-19: 4.9% Parkes — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.9% / 6.0%
Mandagery — 20-24: 4.9% Parkes — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 13.4% / 11.8%
Mandagery — 25-34: 13.4% Parkes — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 13.4% / 11.2%
Mandagery — 35-44: 13.4% Parkes — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 11.0% / 11.6%
Mandagery — 45-54: 11.0% Parkes — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 11.0% / 12.5%
Mandagery — 55-64: 11.0% Parkes — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 11.0% / 10.1%
Mandagery — 65-74: 11.0% Parkes — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 3.7% / 6.9%
Mandagery — 75-84: 3.7% Parkes — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 3.0%
Mandagery — 85+: not among its largest Parkes — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mandagery 45.5% lone person
Mandagery — Lone Person: 45.5% Mandagery — Couple Families: 36.4% Mandagery — One Parent Families: 18.2% Mandagery — Group Household: 0.0% Mandagery — Other Families: 0.0%
Parkes 41.7% lone person
Parkes — Lone Person: 41.7% Parkes — Couple Families: 35.8% Parkes — One Parent Families: 17.8% Parkes — Group Household: 3.4% Parkes — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mandagery 13.3% renting
Mandagery — Owned Outright: 60.0% Mandagery — Mortgage: 26.7% Mandagery — Renting: 13.3%
Parkes 30.4% renting
Parkes — Owned Outright: 35.3% Parkes — Mortgage: 34.3% Parkes — Renting: 30.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mandagery 100.0% houses
Mandagery — Houses: 100.0% Mandagery — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Mandagery — Townhouses: 0.0%
Parkes 88.3% houses
Parkes — Houses: 88.3% Parkes — Flats / Apartments: 7.8% Parkes — Townhouses: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Mandagery Parkes
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 17.8%
Mandagery — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Parkes — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.3% / 6.8%
Mandagery — Bachelor Degree: 7.3% Parkes — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.7% / 5.4%
Mandagery — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7% Parkes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.4%
Mandagery — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Parkes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.1%
Mandagery — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Parkes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

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

Property market

Mandagery Parkes
Median house price $740,000 $470,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $270,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 94 sales

Zoning mix

Mandagery has more rural and farming land (99% vs 78%); Parkes has more land zoned for conservation (12% vs 0%).

Mandagery Parkes
Rural and farming 99% 78%
Environmental 0% 12%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 1%
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

Mandagery Parkes
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
 15
across Parkes
Approvals change year on year -43% -100%

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.

Mandagery Parkes
Houses — 4.7%
$450/wk on $495K
Units — 3.6%
$245/wk on $350K

Ranking within NSW

Mandagery Parkes
House price Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 83% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 12% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 17% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 14% of NSW

Liveability

Mandagery Parkes
Grade — C
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Parkes carries more crime risk (89 vs 79).

Mandagery Parkes
Bushfire Moderate
50/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime High
79/100
 High
89/100
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

Mandagery Parkes
Inside the suburb 0 6
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mandagery

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

Schools in Parkes

  • Holy Family Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Middleton Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Parkes Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Parkes Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Parkes East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Parkes High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mandagery Parkes
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 0 32
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 0 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 16 60

Mobility

Parkes sits further from the CBD (354.6 km vs 343.2 km).

Mandagery Parkes
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 343.2 km 354.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 314 min 293 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2870
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2870
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.

Mandagery Parkes
Car (driver) 54.5% / 78.9%
Mandagery — Car (driver): 54.5% Parkes — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 45.5% / 9.4%
Mandagery — Worked from Home: 45.5% Parkes — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Car (passenger) — / 6.8%
Mandagery — Car (passenger): not among its largest Parkes — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only — / 4.4%
Mandagery — Walked Only: not among its largest Parkes — Walked Only: 4.4%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Mandagery — Bicycle: not among its largest Parkes — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.9%).

Setting

Mandagery Parkes
Elevation 511 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 342 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mandagery Parkes
Connectivity score 15/100 66/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
23 premises
 43%
6,149 premises

Climate

Mandagery Parkes
Annual rainfall 692 mm 587 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 33.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.5°C

Council rates

Mandagery Parkes
Average residential rate $750/yr $1,146/yr
Council Cabonne Parkes

Federal electorate

Mandagery Parkes
Division Calare Parkes
Member Andrew Gee Jamie Chaffey
Party Independent The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Mandagery Parkes
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mandagery

Family Rural

Parkes

Affordable Rural

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