Manilla vs Namoi River

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Manilla, about half of households are people living alone. In Namoi River, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Manilla tends to suit people living alone, while Namoi River 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

Manilla

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Namoi River carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Manilla

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $370/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 35%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Manilla

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (333 min vs 395 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (453.2 km vs 479.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Manilla

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 23%)
  • But Namoi River carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

Namoi River

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (1.7% vs -6.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Manilla Namoi River
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.

Manilla Namoi River
Walkability 8 / 0
Manilla — Walkability: 8/100 Namoi River — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 74
Manilla — Safety: 18/100 Namoi River — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 69 / 47
Manilla — Low fire risk: 69/100 Namoi River — Low fire risk: 47/100

Demographics

Manilla has more residents (2,386 vs 61); Namoi River rents higher ($370/wk vs $260/wk).

Manilla Namoi River
Population 2,386
+97% vs other
 61
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.4% +1.7%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $51,688/yr $55,224/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $370/wk
+42% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Manilla Namoi River
0-4 4.9% / 6.6%
Manilla — 0-4: 4.9% Namoi River — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 11.5% / 11.5%
Manilla — 5-14: 11.5% Namoi River — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 5.4% / 4.9%
Manilla — 15-19: 5.4% Namoi River — 15-19: 4.9%
20-24 4.9% / 11.5%
Manilla — 20-24: 4.9% Namoi River — 20-24: 11.5%
25-34 9.1% / —
Manilla — 25-34: 9.1% Namoi River — 25-34: not among its largest
35-44 9.5% / 4.9%
Manilla — 35-44: 9.5% Namoi River — 35-44: 4.9%
45-54 11.9% / 19.7%
Manilla — 45-54: 11.9% Namoi River — 45-54: 19.7%
55-64 13.9% / 23.0%
Manilla — 55-64: 13.9% Namoi River — 55-64: 23.0%
65-74 15.9% / 16.4%
Manilla — 65-74: 15.9% Namoi River — 65-74: 16.4%
75-84 9.5% / 6.6%
Manilla — 75-84: 9.5% Namoi River — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 3.0% / —
Manilla — 85+: 3.0% Namoi River — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Manilla 24.3% couple families
Manilla — Couple Families: 24.3% Manilla — Lone Person: 45.2% Manilla — One Parent Families: 23.9% Manilla — Group Household: 3.8% Manilla — Other Families: 2.7%
Namoi River 75.0% couple families
Namoi River — Couple Families: 75.0% Namoi River — Lone Person: 25.0% Namoi River — One Parent Families: 0.0% Namoi River — Group Household: 0.0% Namoi River — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Manilla 27.3% renting
Manilla — Owned Outright: 45.1% Manilla — Mortgage: 27.6% Manilla — Renting: 27.3%
Namoi River 0.0% renting
Namoi River — Owned Outright: 66.7% Namoi River — Mortgage: 33.3% Namoi River — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Manilla 94.6% houses
Manilla — Houses: 94.6% Manilla — Townhouses: 3.9% Manilla — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Namoi River 100.0% houses
Namoi River — Houses: 100.0% Namoi River — Townhouses: 0.0% Namoi River — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Manilla Namoi River
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 16.4%
Manilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% Namoi River — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 9.8%
Manilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Namoi River — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / —
Manilla — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Namoi River — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / —
Manilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% Namoi River — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / —
Manilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% Namoi River — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Property market

Manilla Namoi River
Median house price $395,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $639,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 23 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Manilla Namoi River
Rural and farming 94% 100%
Residential 5% 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

Manilla Namoi River
New dwellings approved 390
across Tamworth
same for both
Approvals change year on year -35%
same for both

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.

Manilla Namoi River
Houses 4.8%
$490/wk on $532K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Manilla Namoi River
House price Higher than 11% of NSW —
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of NSW —

Liveability

Manilla is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Manilla Namoi River
Grade D —
Score 16/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Manilla carries more crime risk (82 vs 26); Namoi River carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 31).

Manilla Namoi River
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Moderate
53/100
Crime High
82/100
 Low
26/100
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

Manilla Namoi River
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Manilla

  • Manilla Central School Government · Combined above peers
  • St Michael's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary at peers

Schools in Namoi River

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

Amenities in the suburb

Manilla Namoi River
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 8 0
Childcare 3 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Namoi River sits further from the CBD (479.2 km vs 453.2 km).

Manilla Namoi River
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 453.2 km 479.2 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 333 min 395 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2346
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2346
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.

Manilla Namoi River
Car (driver) 79.4% / 47.8%
Manilla — Car (driver): 79.4% Namoi River — Car (driver): 47.8%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 52.2%
Manilla — Worked from Home: 9.2% Namoi River — Worked from Home: 52.2%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Manilla — Car (passenger): 6.0% Namoi River — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.9% / —
Manilla — Walked Only: 4.9% Namoi River — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Manilla — Bicycle: 0.6% Namoi River — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.4%).

Setting

Manilla Namoi River
Elevation 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 578 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Manilla Namoi River
Connectivity score 54/100 15/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
1,263 premises
 0%
22 premises

Climate

Manilla Namoi River
Annual rainfall 679 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 32.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Manilla Namoi River
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

Manilla Namoi River
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Manilla Namoi River
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Manilla

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Namoi River

Rural

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