Manildra vs Garra
Garra is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Manildra. In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Garra, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Garra: a median of $1.1 million, against $470,000 in Manildra, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Manildra tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Garra 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
Manildra
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
- has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 63%)
- But Garra carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Manildra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($470,000 vs $1,100,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Manildra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $305/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Garra
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (257 min vs 264 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (312 km vs 314.5 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Garra
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (37% vs 3%)
- carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 52/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Garra
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (21.9% vs 8.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Manildra and Garra 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
Manildra has more residents (822 vs 117); Garra has higher household incomes ($107,692 vs $75,348).
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 822 +86% vs other | 117 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +8.2% | +21.9% |
| Median age | 43 | 36 |
| Median household income | $75,348/yr | $107,692/yr +43% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $220/wk | $305/wk +39% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).
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 (2.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.4%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $470,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $430,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 48 days from 3 sales | — |
Zoning mix
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% | 100% |
| Environmental | 4% | 0% |
| 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
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 29 across Cabonne same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -43% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 15% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 30% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 87% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 47% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
Garra is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 26/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 |
Risk profile
Manildra carries more crime risk (52 vs 29).
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 52/100 | Low 29/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Manildra
- Manildra Public School Government · Primary above peers
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Manildra Catholic · Primary above peers
Schools in Garra
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 4 | 0 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Police stations | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 23 | 2 |
Mobility
Manildra sits further from the CBD (314.5 km vs 312 km).
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 314.5 km | 312 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 264 min | 257 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2865 | 0.2% postcode 2866 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 67 postcode 2865 | 52 postcode 2866 |
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 (80.6%).
Setting
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 448 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 481 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 354 premises | 0% 38 premises |
Climate
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 692 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $750/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cabonne same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Manildra | Garra | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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