Manildra vs Parkes

Parkes is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Manildra. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses.

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

Parkes

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (32 vs 4)
  • has more childcare (8 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 2)
  • But Manildra carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 89/100)

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

First-home buyers

Parkes

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper land ($270,000 vs $430,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Manildra has cheaper rent ($220/wk vs $260/wk)
  • Parkes has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Manildra

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (314.5 km vs 354.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (264 min vs 293 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Manildra carries lower crime risk (52/100 vs 89/100)
  • Parkes has more GPs (3 vs 1)

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

Investors

Manildra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs -0.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Manildra Parkes
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.

Manildra Parkes
Walkability 0 / 0
Manildra — Walkability: 0/100 Parkes — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 48 / 11
Manildra — Safety: 48/100 Parkes — Safety: 11/100
Low fire risk 55 / 53
Manildra — Low fire risk: 55/100 Parkes — Low fire risk: 53/100

Demographics

Parkes has more residents (11,324 vs 822); Parkes rents higher ($260/wk vs $220/wk).

Manildra Parkes
Population 822 11,324
+1278% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.2% -0.7%
Median age 43 39
Median household income $75,348/yr
+3% vs other
 $72,852/yr
Median weekly rent $220/wk $260/wk
+18% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Manildra Parkes
0-4 4.4% / 6.5%
Manildra — 0-4: 4.4% Parkes — 0-4: 6.5%
5-14 15.5% / 14.2%
Manildra — 5-14: 15.5% Parkes — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 5.0% / 6.2%
Manildra — 15-19: 5.0% Parkes — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 4.4% / 6.0%
Manildra — 20-24: 4.4% Parkes — 20-24: 6.0%
25-34 9.4% / 11.8%
Manildra — 25-34: 9.4% Parkes — 25-34: 11.8%
35-44 13.3% / 11.2%
Manildra — 35-44: 13.3% Parkes — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 15.1% / 11.6%
Manildra — 45-54: 15.1% Parkes — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 10.9% / 12.5%
Manildra — 55-64: 10.9% Parkes — 55-64: 12.5%
65-74 14.7% / 10.1%
Manildra — 65-74: 14.7% Parkes — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 4.6% / 6.9%
Manildra — 75-84: 4.6% Parkes — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ 2.4% / 3.0%
Manildra — 85+: 2.4% Parkes — 85+: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Manildra 40.0% lone person
Manildra — Lone Person: 40.0% Manildra — Couple Families: 43.4% Manildra — One Parent Families: 14.6% Manildra — Group Household: 2.0% Manildra — Other Families: 0.0%
Parkes 41.7% lone person
Parkes — Lone Person: 41.7% Parkes — Couple Families: 35.8% Parkes — One Parent Families: 17.8% Parkes — Group Household: 3.4% Parkes — Other Families: 1.2%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Manildra 14.7% renting
Manildra — Owned Outright: 44.6% Manildra — Mortgage: 40.7% Manildra — Renting: 14.7%
Parkes 30.4% renting
Parkes — Owned Outright: 35.3% Parkes — Mortgage: 34.3% Parkes — Renting: 30.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Manildra Parkes
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 17.8%
Manildra — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Parkes — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 5.2% / 6.8%
Manildra — Bachelor Degree: 5.2% Parkes — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.5% / 5.4%
Manildra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5% Parkes — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 1.4%
Manildra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Parkes — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / 1.1%
Manildra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Parkes — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Manildra Parkes
England 1.2% / 0.9%
Manildra — England: 1.2% Parkes — England: 0.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / 0.6%
Manildra — New Zealand: 1.1% Parkes — New Zealand: 0.6%
Philippines 0.4% / 0.7%
Manildra — Philippines: 0.4% Parkes — Philippines: 0.7%
India 0.4% / 0.2%
Manildra — India: 0.4% Parkes — India: 0.2%
Malaysia 0.5% / —
Manildra — Malaysia: 0.5% Parkes — Malaysia: not among its largest
Pakistan 0.5% / —
Manildra — Pakistan: 0.5% Parkes — Pakistan: not among its largest
South Africa — / 0.4%
Manildra — South Africa: not among its largest Parkes — South Africa: 0.4%
China — / 0.3%
Manildra — China: not among its largest Parkes — China: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (1.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Manildra 96.7% houses
Manildra — Houses: 96.7% Manildra — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Manildra — Townhouses: 0.0%
Parkes 88.3% houses
Parkes — Houses: 88.3% Parkes — Flats / Apartments: 7.8% Parkes — Townhouses: 3.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Manildra Parkes
Median house price $470,000
same for both
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $430,000 $270,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 48 days
from 3 sales
 40 days
from 94 sales

Zoning mix

Manildra has more rural and farming land (94% vs 78%).

Manildra Parkes
Rural and farming 94% 78%
Environmental 4% 12%
Other and special use 0% 5%
Residential 0% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
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

Manildra Parkes
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
 15
across Parkes
Approvals change year on year -43% -100%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Manildra Parkes
Houses — 4.7%
$450/wk on $495K
Units — 3.6%
$245/wk on $350K

Ranking within NSW

Manildra Parkes
House price Higher than 15% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 83% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 87% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
EV adoption — Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 94% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 14% of NSW

Liveability

Parkes scores higher overall (32 vs 26).

Manildra Parkes
Grade D C
Score 26/100 32/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Parkes carries more crime risk (89 vs 52).

Manildra Parkes
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Moderate
47/100
Crime Moderate
52/100
 High
89/100
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 Parkes
Inside the suburb 2 6
Rated above peers 2 3
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Manildra

  • Manildra Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Manildra Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Parkes

  • Holy Family Parish School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Middleton Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Parkes Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Parkes Christian School Independent · Combined at peers
  • Parkes East Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Parkes High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Manildra Parkes
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 4 32
Childcare 1 8
GPs 1 3
Pharmacies 0 3
Hospitals 0 2
Police stations 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1 5
Fuel stations 1 5
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 23 60

Mobility

Parkes sits further from the CBD (354.6 km vs 314.5 km).

Manildra Parkes
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 314.5 km 354.6 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 264 min 293 min
Public transport score 35/100
Bus
 66/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 14.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 119.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 2865
 0.2%
postcode 2870
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2865
 53
postcode 2870

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.

Manildra Parkes
Car (driver) 80.6% / 78.9%
Manildra — Car (driver): 80.6% Parkes — Car (driver): 78.9%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 9.4%
Manildra — Worked from Home: 12.2% Parkes — Worked from Home: 9.4%
Car (passenger) 2.5% / 6.8%
Manildra — Car (passenger): 2.5% Parkes — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Walked Only 4.7% / 4.4%
Manildra — Walked Only: 4.7% Parkes — Walked Only: 4.4%
Bicycle — / 0.3%
Manildra — Bicycle: not among its largest Parkes — Bicycle: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Manildra Parkes
Elevation 448 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 342 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Manildra Parkes
Connectivity score 29/100 66/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
354 premises
 43%
6,149 premises

Climate

Manildra Parkes
Annual rainfall 692 mm 587 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 33.4°C
Winter min (Jul) — 5.5°C

Council rates

Manildra Parkes
Average residential rate $750/yr $1,146/yr
Council Cabonne Parkes

Federal electorate

Manildra Parkes
Division Calare Parkes
Member Andrew Gee Jamie Chaffey
Party Independent The Nationals

First Home Owner Grant

Manildra Parkes
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Manildra

Rural

Parkes

Affordable Rural

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