Mandurama vs Cargo

Cargo is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 50 in Mandurama. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cargo, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Cargo: a median of $570,000, against $350,000 in Mandurama. On these figures, Mandurama tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Cargo suits families with children 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

Cargo

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 36/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 52%)

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

  • Mandurama has cheaper houses ($350,000 vs $570,000)
  • Cargo leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 26%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cargo

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (13% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mandurama

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (230 min vs 260 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (277.3 km vs 302.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mandurama has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)
  • Cargo carries lower crime risk (21/100 vs 36/100)

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

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

Mandurama Cargo
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.

Mandurama Cargo
Walkability 0 / 0
Mandurama — Walkability: 0/100 Cargo — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 64 / 79
Mandurama — Safety: 64/100 Cargo — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 71 / 84
Mandurama — Low fire risk: 71/100 Cargo — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Cargo has more residents (562 vs 345); Cargo has higher household incomes ($104,468 vs $65,884).

Mandurama Cargo
Population 345 562
+63% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% -5.7%
Median age 50 38
Median household income $65,884/yr $104,468/yr
+59% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk $260/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mandurama Cargo
0-4 3.2% / 6.6%
Mandurama — 0-4: 3.2% Cargo — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 9.3% / 20.3%
Mandurama — 5-14: 9.3% Cargo — 5-14: 20.3%
15-19 4.6% / 5.2%
Mandurama — 15-19: 4.6% Cargo — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 4.1% / 2.7%
Mandurama — 20-24: 4.1% Cargo — 20-24: 2.7%
25-34 11.9% / 11.7%
Mandurama — 25-34: 11.9% Cargo — 25-34: 11.7%
35-44 7.5% / 13.7%
Mandurama — 35-44: 7.5% Cargo — 35-44: 13.7%
45-54 14.2% / 14.1%
Mandurama — 45-54: 14.2% Cargo — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 19.4% / 13.3%
Mandurama — 55-64: 19.4% Cargo — 55-64: 13.3%
65-74 11.3% / 7.5%
Mandurama — 65-74: 11.3% Cargo — 65-74: 7.5%
75-84 9.6% / 4.1%
Mandurama — 75-84: 9.6% Cargo — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 3.2% / 2.5%
Mandurama — 85+: 3.2% Cargo — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mandurama 30.5% couple families
Mandurama — Couple Families: 30.5% Mandurama — Lone Person: 38.9% Mandurama — One Parent Families: 21.1% Mandurama — Group Household: 4.2% Mandurama — Other Families: 5.3%
Cargo 58.0% couple families
Cargo — Couple Families: 58.0% Cargo — Lone Person: 23.9% Cargo — One Parent Families: 15.2% Cargo — Group Household: 2.9% Cargo — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mandurama 14.2% renting
Mandurama — Owned Outright: 55.9% Mandurama — Mortgage: 29.9% Mandurama — Renting: 14.2%
Cargo 9.9% renting
Cargo — Owned Outright: 35.1% Cargo — Mortgage: 55.0% Cargo — Renting: 9.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Mandurama Cargo
England 2.9% / 0.9%
Mandurama — England: 2.9% Cargo — England: 0.9%
New Zealand — / 1.4%
Mandurama — New Zealand: not among its largest Cargo — New Zealand: 1.4%
Philippines 1.2% / —
Mandurama — Philippines: 1.2% Cargo — Philippines: not among its largest
Singapore — / 0.5%
Mandurama — Singapore: not among its largest Cargo — Singapore: 0.5%
France — / 0.5%
Mandurama — France: not among its largest Cargo — France: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.9%).

Qualifications

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

Mandurama Cargo
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 19.2%
Mandurama — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Cargo — Certificate III & IV: 19.2%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 8.0%
Mandurama — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Cargo — Bachelor Degree: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 7.5%
Mandurama — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Cargo — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.0% / 1.6%
Mandurama — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0% Cargo — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 0.9%
Mandurama — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Cargo — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mandurama 100.0% houses
Mandurama — Houses: 100.0% Mandurama — Townhouses: 0.0%
Cargo 98.4% houses
Cargo — Houses: 98.4% Cargo — Townhouses: 1.6%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Mandurama Cargo
Median house price $350,000 $570,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $175,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) — 43 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Mandurama Cargo
Rural and farming 100% 95%
Environmental 0% 4%
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

Mandurama Cargo
New dwellings approved 51
across Blayney
 29
across Cabonne
Approvals change year on year +14% -43%

Ranking within NSW

Mandurama Cargo
House price Higher than 7% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Income Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 60% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW

Liveability

Mandurama Cargo
Grade — C
Score — 48/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Mandurama carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 16); Mandurama carries more crime risk (36 vs 21).

Mandurama Cargo
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Low
36/100
 Low
21/100
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

Mandurama Cargo
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mandurama

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

Schools in Cargo

  • Cargo Public School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Mandurama Cargo
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 1 4
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 28 36

Mobility

Cargo sits further from the CBD (302.6 km vs 277.3 km).

Mandurama Cargo
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 277.3 km 302.6 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 230 min 260 min
Public transport score 25/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 3.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 7.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 2.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2792
 0.6%
postcode 2800
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 51
postcode 2792
 48
postcode 2800

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.

Mandurama Cargo
Car (driver) 64.6% / 76.9%
Mandurama — Car (driver): 64.6% Cargo — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 23.6% / 15.1%
Mandurama — Worked from Home: 23.6% Cargo — Worked from Home: 15.1%
Walked Only 6.9% / 3.8%
Mandurama — Walked Only: 6.9% Cargo — Walked Only: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.2%
Mandurama — Car (passenger): 4.9% Cargo — Car (passenger): 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.9%).

Setting

Mandurama Cargo
Elevation 664 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 665 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mandurama Cargo
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
195 premises
 0%
258 premises

Climate

Mandurama Cargo
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Mandurama Cargo
Average residential rate $925/yr $750/yr
Council Blayney Cabonne

Federal electorate

Mandurama Cargo
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mandurama Cargo
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mandurama

Rural

Cargo

Family Rural

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