Mangerton vs Mount Saint Thomas

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Mangerton, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mangerton: a median of $1.35 million, against $915,000 in Mount Saint Thomas, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Mount Saint Thomas tends to suit 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mangerton has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • Mount Saint Thomas carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Saint Thomas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($915,000 vs $1,355,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mount Saint Thomas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $353/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Mangerton has more units and townhouses to downsize into (28% vs 8%)
  • Mount Saint Thomas carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 74/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
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.

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Walkability 77 / 75
Mangerton — Walkability: 77/100 Mount Saint Thomas — Walkability: 75/100
Safety 26 / 45
Mangerton — Safety: 26/100 Mount Saint Thomas — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Mangerton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mount Saint Thomas — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mangerton has more residents (2,862 vs 1,449); Mangerton rents higher ($353/wk vs $300/wk).

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Population 2,862
+49% vs other
 1,449
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.1% —
Median age 39 37
Median household income $111,644/yr
+15% vs other
 $95,420/yr
Median weekly rent $353/wk
+15% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
0-4 5.6% / 6.8%
Mangerton — 0-4: 5.6% Mount Saint Thomas — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 12.6% / 12.6%
Mangerton — 5-14: 12.6% Mount Saint Thomas — 5-14: 12.6%
15-19 7.1% / 6.0%
Mangerton — 15-19: 7.1% Mount Saint Thomas — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 6.7% / 6.3%
Mangerton — 20-24: 6.7% Mount Saint Thomas — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 12.5% / 13.7%
Mangerton — 25-34: 12.5% Mount Saint Thomas — 25-34: 13.7%
35-44 13.8% / 14.6%
Mangerton — 35-44: 13.8% Mount Saint Thomas — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 15.0% / 12.9%
Mangerton — 45-54: 15.0% Mount Saint Thomas — 45-54: 12.9%
55-64 12.5% / 13.0%
Mangerton — 55-64: 12.5% Mount Saint Thomas — 55-64: 13.0%
65-74 9.0% / 8.0%
Mangerton — 65-74: 9.0% Mount Saint Thomas — 65-74: 8.0%
75-84 4.0% / 4.5%
Mangerton — 75-84: 4.0% Mount Saint Thomas — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ 1.2% / 1.6%
Mangerton — 85+: 1.2% Mount Saint Thomas — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mangerton 47.8% couple families
Mangerton — Couple Families: 47.8% Mangerton — Lone Person: 33.2% Mangerton — One Parent Families: 11.7% Mangerton — Group Household: 5.7% Mangerton — Other Families: 1.6%
Mount Saint Thomas 43.8% couple families
Mount Saint Thomas — Couple Families: 43.8% Mount Saint Thomas — Lone Person: 32.7% Mount Saint Thomas — One Parent Families: 17.3% Mount Saint Thomas — Group Household: 4.1% Mount Saint Thomas — Other Families: 2.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mangerton 26.6% renting
Mangerton — Owned Outright: 34.7% Mangerton — Mortgage: 38.7% Mangerton — Renting: 26.6%
Mount Saint Thomas 27.5% renting
Mount Saint Thomas — Owned Outright: 29.0% Mount Saint Thomas — Mortgage: 43.5% Mount Saint Thomas — Renting: 27.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Bachelor Degree 19.0% / 12.9%
Mangerton — Bachelor Degree: 19.0% Mount Saint Thomas — Bachelor Degree: 12.9%
Certificate III & IV 11.0% / 16.6%
Mangerton — Certificate III & IV: 11.0% Mount Saint Thomas — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.4% / 8.1%
Mangerton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4% Mount Saint Thomas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Postgraduate Degree 8.2% / 4.4%
Mangerton — Postgraduate Degree: 8.2% Mount Saint Thomas — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 2.2%
Mangerton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Mount Saint Thomas — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.0%).

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.

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
England 3.5% / 3.5%
Mangerton — England: 3.5% Mount Saint Thomas — England: 3.5%
Italy 0.4% / 1.8%
Mangerton — Italy: 0.4% Mount Saint Thomas — Italy: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.1%
Mangerton — New Zealand: 1.0% Mount Saint Thomas — New Zealand: 1.1%
India 1.0% / 0.4%
Mangerton — India: 1.0% Mount Saint Thomas — India: 0.4%
China 1.1% / —
Mangerton — China: 1.1% Mount Saint Thomas — China: not among its largest
Thailand — / 1.0%
Mangerton — Thailand: not among its largest Mount Saint Thomas — Thailand: 1.0%
Myanmar — / 0.8%
Mangerton — Myanmar: not among its largest Mount Saint Thomas — Myanmar: 0.8%
Greece 0.6% / —
Mangerton — Greece: 0.6% Mount Saint Thomas — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mangerton 71.7% houses
Mangerton — Houses: 71.7% Mangerton — Townhouses: 11.7% Mangerton — Flats / Apartments: 16.6%
Mount Saint Thomas 92.3% houses
Mount Saint Thomas — Houses: 92.3% Mount Saint Thomas — Townhouses: 6.6% Mount Saint Thomas — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Median house price $1,355,000 $915,000
Median unit price $530,000 —
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 33 days
from 7 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Residential 87% 83%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 15%
Environmental 5% 0%
Parks and recreation 2%
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

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
House price Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Income Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 91% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 49% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW

Liveability

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Grade B
same for both
Score 67/100 64/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Mangerton carries more crime risk (74 vs 55).

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
74/100
 Moderate
55/100
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 16
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
UOW Wollongong, 2.0 km
 1
UOW Wollongong, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.4% 1.7%

Schools in Mangerton

  • Mount St Thomas Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Mount Saint Thomas

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

Amenities in the suburb

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Cafes & restaurants 4 0
Parks & reserves 7 1
Childcare 3 1

Mobility

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Walkability score 77/100 75/100
Distance to Sydney 85.5 km 86.8 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 80 min 82 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 63/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 30.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 21.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 2500
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 14
postcode 2500
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.

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Car (driver) 54.4% / 57.5%
Mangerton — Car (driver): 54.4% Mount Saint Thomas — Car (driver): 57.5%
Worked from Home 39.2% / 36.7%
Mangerton — Worked from Home: 39.2% Mount Saint Thomas — Worked from Home: 36.7%
Car (passenger) 3.0% / 3.8%
Mangerton — Car (passenger): 3.0% Mount Saint Thomas — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 1.1% / 0.5%
Mangerton — Walked Only: 1.1% Mount Saint Thomas — Walked Only: 0.5%
Bus 0.9% / 0.5%
Mangerton — Bus: 0.9% Mount Saint Thomas — Bus: 0.5%
Train 0.5% / 0.9%
Mangerton — Train: 0.5% Mount Saint Thomas — Train: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.5%).

Setting

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Elevation 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 46 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.7 km
2.7 km to a named beach
 2.2 km
2.7 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Connectivity score 99/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 97%
1,305 premises
 100%
589 premises

Climate

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.66 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Division Cunningham
same for both
Member Alison Byrnes
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mangerton Mount Saint Thomas
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mangerton

Coastal Parks Professionals

Mount Saint Thomas

Coastal Parks Quiet

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