Mangoola vs Wybong

Wybong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 37 against 46 in Mangoola. In both, most households rent and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Wybong, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Wybong tends to suit 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

  • Mangoola carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 90/100)
  • Wybong is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 31%)

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

First-home buyers

Wybong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 33%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Wybong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% 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

  • sits closer to the CBD (269.4 km vs 273.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mangoola

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 90/100)

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 -20.0%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mangoola and Wybong 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 Wybong
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 Wybong
Walkability 0 / 0
Mangoola — Walkability: 0/100 Wybong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 68 / 10
Mangoola — Safety: 68/100 Wybong — Safety: 10/100
Low fire risk 71 / 40
Mangoola — Low fire risk: 71/100 Wybong — Low fire risk: 40/100

Demographics

Wybong has higher household incomes ($107,224 vs $71,500); Wybong has more residents (100 vs 76).

Mangoola Wybong
Population 76 100
+32% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +58.3% -20.0%
Median age 46 37
Median household income $71,500/yr $107,224/yr
+50% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $280/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mangoola Wybong
0-4 5.3% / 3.0%
Mangoola — 0-4: 5.3% Wybong — 0-4: 3.0%
5-14 13.2% / 26.0%
Mangoola — 5-14: 13.2% Wybong — 5-14: 26.0%
15-19 10.5% / 8.0%
Mangoola — 15-19: 10.5% Wybong — 15-19: 8.0%
20-24 11.8% / —
Mangoola — 20-24: 11.8% Wybong — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 6.6% / 15.0%
Mangoola — 25-34: 6.6% Wybong — 25-34: 15.0%
35-44 3.9% / 11.0%
Mangoola — 35-44: 3.9% Wybong — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 10.5% / 14.0%
Mangoola — 45-54: 10.5% Wybong — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 17.1% / 9.0%
Mangoola — 55-64: 17.1% Wybong — 55-64: 9.0%
65-74 3.9% / 5.0%
Mangoola — 65-74: 3.9% Wybong — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 5.3% / 6.0%
Mangoola — 75-84: 5.3% Wybong — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ — / —
Mangoola — 85+: not among its largest Wybong — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

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.

Mangoola Wybong
Ireland — / 7.0%
Mangoola — Ireland: not among its largest Wybong — Ireland: 7.0%
New Zealand 3.9% / —
Mangoola — New Zealand: 3.9% Wybong — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mangoola 37.5% lone person
Mangoola — Lone Person: 37.5% Mangoola — Couple Families: 31.2% Mangoola — Group Household: 31.2% Mangoola — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Wybong 40.9% lone person
Wybong — Lone Person: 40.9% Wybong — Couple Families: 45.5% Wybong — Group Household: 0.0% Wybong — One Parent Families: 13.6%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mangoola 100.0% houses
Mangoola — Houses: 100.0%
Wybong 100.0% houses
Wybong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Mangoola Wybong
Certificate III & IV 22.4% / 19.0%
Mangoola — Certificate III & IV: 22.4% Wybong — Certificate III & IV: 19.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 5.0%
Mangoola — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Wybong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0%
Bachelor Degree — / 4.0%
Mangoola — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest Wybong — Bachelor Degree: 4.0%

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%
Wybong 60.7% renting
Wybong — Owned Outright: 25.0% Wybong — Mortgage: 14.3% Wybong — Renting: 60.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Mangoola Wybong
Median house price — $755,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Wybong has more land zoned for conservation (63% vs 36%); Mangoola has more rural and farming land (64% vs 37%).

Mangoola Wybong
Rural and farming 64% 37%
Environmental 36% 63%
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 Wybong
New dwellings approved 71
across Muswellbrook
same for both
Approvals change year on year +13%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mangoola Wybong
House price — Higher than 30% of NSW
Income Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 35% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 84% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 29% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW

Liveability

Mangoola Wybong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Wybong carries more crime risk (90 vs 32); Wybong carries more bushfire risk (60 vs 29).

Mangoola Wybong
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Moderate
60/100
Crime Low
32/100
 High
90/100
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 Wybong
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 Wybong
Waterways 2 8

Mobility

Wybong sits further from the CBD (273.6 km vs 269.4 km).

Mangoola Wybong
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 269.4 km 273.6 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 195 min
same for both
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 Wybong
Car (driver) 66.7% / 76.9%
Mangoola — Car (driver): 66.7% Wybong — Car (driver): 76.9%
Worked from Home 20.8% / 11.5%
Mangoola — Worked from Home: 20.8% Wybong — Worked from Home: 11.5%
Walked Only 12.5% / —
Mangoola — Walked Only: 12.5% Wybong — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) — / 11.5%
Mangoola — Car (passenger): not among its largest Wybong — Car (passenger): 11.5%

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

Setting

Mangoola Wybong
Elevation 126 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 161 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mangoola Wybong
Connectivity score 20/100 15/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster)
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
13 premises
 0%
24 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Mangoola Wybong
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

Wybong

Family Rural

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