Manilla vs New Mexico

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 New Mexico, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in New Mexico: a median of $3.12 million, against $395,000 in Manilla. On these figures, Manilla tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while New Mexico suits young adults and people living alone.

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 4 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 New Mexico carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 82/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Manilla has cheaper houses ($395,000 vs $3,120,000)
  • New Mexico leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 25%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

New Mexico

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 26%)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

Manilla

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (453.2 km vs 461.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Manilla

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • But New Mexico carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 82/100)

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

Investors

New Mexico

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (13.5% vs -6.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Manilla and New Mexico 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 New Mexico
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 New Mexico
Walkability 8 / 0
Manilla — Walkability: 8/100 New Mexico — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 18 / 42
Manilla — Safety: 18/100 New Mexico — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 69 / 86
Manilla — Low fire risk: 69/100 New Mexico — Low fire risk: 86/100

Demographics

Manilla has more residents (2,386 vs 59); New Mexico has higher household incomes ($110,448 vs $51,688).

Manilla New Mexico
Population 2,386
+98% vs other
 59
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -6.4% +13.5%
Median age 48
same for both
Median household income $51,688/yr $110,448/yr
+114% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk
+4% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Manilla New Mexico
0-4 4.9% / —
Manilla — 0-4: 4.9% New Mexico — 0-4: not among its largest
5-14 11.5% / 6.8%
Manilla — 5-14: 11.5% New Mexico — 5-14: 6.8%
15-19 5.4% / 10.2%
Manilla — 15-19: 5.4% New Mexico — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 4.9% / 5.1%
Manilla — 20-24: 4.9% New Mexico — 20-24: 5.1%
25-34 9.1% / 20.3%
Manilla — 25-34: 9.1% New Mexico — 25-34: 20.3%
35-44 9.5% / —
Manilla — 35-44: 9.5% New Mexico — 35-44: not among its largest
45-54 11.9% / 15.3%
Manilla — 45-54: 11.9% New Mexico — 45-54: 15.3%
55-64 13.9% / 11.9%
Manilla — 55-64: 13.9% New Mexico — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 15.9% / 16.9%
Manilla — 65-74: 15.9% New Mexico — 65-74: 16.9%
75-84 9.5% / 11.9%
Manilla — 75-84: 9.5% New Mexico — 75-84: 11.9%
85+ 3.0% / —
Manilla — 85+: 3.0% New Mexico — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Manilla 45.2% lone person
Manilla — Lone Person: 45.2% Manilla — Couple Families: 24.3% Manilla — One Parent Families: 23.9% Manilla — Group Household: 3.8% Manilla — Other Families: 2.7%
New Mexico 72.7% lone person
New Mexico — Lone Person: 72.7% New Mexico — Couple Families: 27.3% New Mexico — One Parent Families: 0.0% New Mexico — Group Household: 0.0% New Mexico — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families 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%
New Mexico 0.0% renting
New Mexico — Owned Outright: 63.2% New Mexico — Mortgage: 36.8% New Mexico — 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%
New Mexico 100.0% houses
New Mexico — Houses: 100.0% New Mexico — Townhouses: 0.0% New Mexico — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Manilla New Mexico
Certificate III & IV 16.5% / 15.3%
Manilla — Certificate III & IV: 16.5% New Mexico — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 11.9%
Manilla — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% New Mexico — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 5.1%
Manilla — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% New Mexico — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.1% / 6.8%
Manilla — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1% New Mexico — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.5% / —
Manilla — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5% New Mexico — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

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

Property market

Manilla New Mexico
Median house price $395,000 $3,120,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $639,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 23 sales
 —

Zoning mix

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

Ranking within NSW

Manilla New Mexico
House price Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Income Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 13% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 6% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 95% of NSW —

Liveability

Manilla is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Manilla New Mexico
Grade D —
Score 16/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Manilla carries more bushfire risk (31 vs 14); Manilla carries more crime risk (82 vs 58).

Manilla New Mexico
Bushfire Low
31/100
 Low
14/100
Crime High
82/100
 Moderate
58/100
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 New Mexico
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 New Mexico

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

Amenities in the suburb

Manilla New Mexico
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 0

Mobility

New Mexico sits further from the CBD (461.7 km vs 453.2 km).

Manilla New Mexico
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 453.2 km 461.7 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 333 min 337 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 New Mexico
Car (driver) 79.4% / 59.3%
Manilla — Car (driver): 79.4% New Mexico — Car (driver): 59.3%
Worked from Home 9.2% / 40.7%
Manilla — Worked from Home: 9.2% New Mexico — Worked from Home: 40.7%
Car (passenger) 6.0% / —
Manilla — Car (passenger): 6.0% New Mexico — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 4.9% / —
Manilla — Walked Only: 4.9% New Mexico — Walked Only: not among its largest
Bicycle 0.6% / —
Manilla — Bicycle: 0.6% New Mexico — Bicycle: not among its largest

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

Setting

Manilla New Mexico
Elevation 370 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 413 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Manilla New Mexico
Connectivity score 54/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 22%
1,263 premises
 0%
7 premises

Climate

Manilla New Mexico
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 New Mexico
Average residential rate $1,397/yr
same for both
Council Tamworth
same for both

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Manilla New Mexico
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

New Mexico

Premium Retirees Rural

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