Mandurama vs Neville
Neville is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 50 in Mandurama. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Neville, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Neville: a median of $411,000, against $350,000 in Mandurama, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mandurama tends to suit people living alone, while Neville 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Mandurama carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 71/100)
- Neville is already more of a family suburb (69% 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 $411,000)
- Neville leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mandurama
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $278/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Neville
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (273.5 km vs 277.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Mandurama
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (36/100 vs 71/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 17%)
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 Neville drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Mandurama has more residents (345 vs 229); Neville has higher household incomes ($80,756 vs $65,884).
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 345 +34% vs other | 229 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -2.8% | -7.7% |
| Median age | 50 | 42 |
| Median household income | $65,884/yr | $80,756/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk | $278/wk +11% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $350,000 | $411,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $175,000 | — |
Zoning mix
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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 | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 51 across Blayney | 33 across Cowra |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% | +0% |
Ranking within NSW
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 7% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 48% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 35% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 44% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
Liveability
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Neville carries more crime risk (71 vs 36).
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 29/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | Low 36/100 | High 71/100 |
| 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 | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Neville
- Neville Public School Government · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 28 | 24 |
Mobility
Mandurama sits further from the CBD (277.3 km vs 273.5 km).
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 277.3 km +1% vs other | 273.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 230 min | 233 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2792 | 0.4% postcode 2799 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 2792 | 44 postcode 2799 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.6%).
Setting
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 664 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 963 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 195 premises | 0% 135 premises |
Climate
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $925/yr | $583/yr |
| Council | Blayney | Cowra |
Federal electorate
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare | Riverina |
| Member | Andrew Gee | Michael Mccormack |
| Party | Independent | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mandurama | Neville | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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