Mangoola vs Castle Rock

In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mangoola, most households rent. In Castle Rock, most households own their home and most households are couple families. On these figures, Mangoola tends to suit renters, while Castle Rock suits 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

Castle Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 31%)

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

First-home buyers

Castle Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mangoola

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (61% vs 42%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $325/wk)
  • But Castle Rock leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mangoola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (195 min vs 204 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Castle Rock

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 9%)

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

Investors

Mangoola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (58.3% vs -25.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mangoola Castle Rock
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.

Mangoola Castle Rock
Walkability 0 / 0
Mangoola — Walkability: 0/100 Castle Rock — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 70
Mangoola — Safety: 68/100 Castle Rock — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 71 / 59
Mangoola — Low fire risk: 71/100 Castle Rock — Low fire risk: 59/100

Demographics

Castle Rock has higher household incomes ($158,132 vs $71,500); Castle Rock has more residents (131 vs 76).

Mangoola Castle Rock
Population 76 131
+72% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +58.3% -25.1%
Median age 46 44
Median household income $71,500/yr $158,132/yr
+121% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $325/wk
+20% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mangoola Castle Rock
0-4 5.3% / 9.2%
Mangoola — 0-4: 5.3% Castle Rock — 0-4: 9.2%
5-14 13.2% / 11.5%
Mangoola — 5-14: 13.2% Castle Rock — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 10.5% / 9.2%
Mangoola — 15-19: 10.5% Castle Rock — 15-19: 9.2%
20-24 11.8% / 6.1%
Mangoola — 20-24: 11.8% Castle Rock — 20-24: 6.1%
25-34 6.6% / 10.7%
Mangoola — 25-34: 6.6% Castle Rock — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 3.9% / 7.6%
Mangoola — 35-44: 3.9% Castle Rock — 35-44: 7.6%
45-54 10.5% / 12.2%
Mangoola — 45-54: 10.5% Castle Rock — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 17.1% / 19.1%
Mangoola — 55-64: 17.1% Castle Rock — 55-64: 19.1%
65-74 3.9% / 8.4%
Mangoola — 65-74: 3.9% Castle Rock — 65-74: 8.4%
75-84 5.3% / 8.4%
Mangoola — 75-84: 5.3% Castle Rock — 75-84: 8.4%
85+ — / —
Mangoola — 85+: not among its largest Castle Rock — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

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.

Mangoola Castle Rock
New Zealand 3.9% / —
Mangoola — New Zealand: 3.9% Castle Rock — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 2.3%
Mangoola — England: not among its largest Castle Rock — England: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mangoola 31.2% couple families
Mangoola — Couple Families: 31.2% Mangoola — Lone Person: 37.5% Mangoola — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mangoola — Group Household: 31.2%
Castle Rock 68.4% couple families
Castle Rock — Couple Families: 68.4% Castle Rock — Lone Person: 0.0% Castle Rock — One Parent Families: 31.6% Castle Rock — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mangoola 100.0% houses
Mangoola — Houses: 100.0%
Castle Rock 100.0% houses
Castle Rock — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mangoola Castle Rock
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 16.8%
Mangoola — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Castle Rock — Certificate III & IV: 16.8%
Bachelor Degree — / 9.2%
Mangoola — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Castle Rock — Bachelor Degree: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 7.6%
Mangoola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Castle Rock — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mangoola 61.1% renting
Mangoola — Owned Outright: 38.9% Mangoola — Mortgage: 0.0% Mangoola — Renting: 61.1%
Castle Rock 41.9% renting
Castle Rock — Owned Outright: 35.5% Castle Rock — Mortgage: 22.6% Castle Rock — Renting: 41.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mangoola Castle Rock
Median house price — $1,075,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Mangoola Castle Rock
Rural and farming 64% 70%
Environmental 36% 30%
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

Mangoola Castle Rock
New dwellings approved 71
across Muswellbrook
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mangoola Castle Rock
House price — Higher than 55% of NSW
Income Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW

Liveability

Mangoola Castle Rock
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
same for both

Risk profile

Castle Rock carries more bushfire risk (41 vs 29).

Mangoola Castle Rock
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Low
30/100
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

Mangoola Castle Rock
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

Mangoola Castle Rock
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Mangoola Castle Rock
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 269.4 km 267.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 195 min 204 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2328
 0.2%
postcode 2333
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 2328
 42
postcode 2333

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.

Mangoola Castle Rock
Car (driver) 66.7% / 74.6%
Mangoola — Car (driver): 66.7% Castle Rock — Car (driver): 74.6%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 19.0%
Mangoola — Worked from Home: 20.8% Castle Rock — Worked from Home: 19.0%
Walked Only 12.5% / —
Mangoola — Walked Only: 12.5% Castle Rock — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 6.3%
Mangoola — Car (passenger): not among its largest Castle Rock — Car (passenger): 6.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.6%).

Setting

Mangoola Castle Rock
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 218 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mangoola Castle Rock
Connectivity score 20/100 16/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
36 premises

Climate

Mangoola Castle Rock
Annual rainfall 631 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mangoola Castle Rock
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mangoola Castle Rock
Average residential rate $936/yr
same for both
Council Muswellbrook
same for both

Federal electorate

Mangoola Castle Rock
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mangoola Castle Rock
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mangoola

River Rural Students

Castle Rock

Rural Young Families

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