Mannering Park vs Wyee

Mannering Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 49 in Wyee. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Wyee: a median of $1.03 million, against $826,000 in Mannering Park. On these figures, Mannering Park tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Wyee suits older residents.

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

Mannering Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (60/100 vs 78/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (94% vs 78%)

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

First-home buyers

Mannering Park

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($826,500 vs $1,030,250)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mannering Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Wyee

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (86 min vs 93 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (105.9 km vs 113.4 km)
  • But Mannering Park is more walkable (23/100 vs 8/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Mannering Park is more walkable (23/100 vs 8/100)
  • Wyee has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 6%)

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

Investors

Wyee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.9% vs 3.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mannering Park Wyee
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.

Mannering Park Wyee
Walkability 23 / 8
Mannering Park — Walkability: 23/100 Wyee — Walkability: 8/100
Safety 40 / 22
Mannering Park — Safety: 40/100 Wyee — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 24 / 46
Mannering Park — Low fire risk: 24/100 Wyee — Low fire risk: 46/100

Demographics

Wyee skews older (49 vs 41).

Mannering Park Wyee
Population 2,554 2,909
+14% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.3% +20.9%
Median age 41 49
Median household income $72,332/yr $71,968/yr
Median weekly rent $378/wk
+5% vs other
 $360/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mannering Park Wyee
0-4 5.7% / 4.4%
Mannering Park — 0-4: 5.7% Wyee — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 13.6% / 9.9%
Mannering Park — 5-14: 13.6% Wyee — 5-14: 9.9%
15-19 5.5% / 5.2%
Mannering Park — 15-19: 5.5% Wyee — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.5% / 6.5%
Mannering Park — 20-24: 5.5% Wyee — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 11.5% / 8.8%
Mannering Park — 25-34: 11.5% Wyee — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 11.7% / 10.2%
Mannering Park — 35-44: 11.7% Wyee — 35-44: 10.2%
45-54 13.9% / 12.1%
Mannering Park — 45-54: 13.9% Wyee — 45-54: 12.1%
55-64 13.3% / 13.4%
Mannering Park — 55-64: 13.3% Wyee — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 10.8% / 13.2%
Mannering Park — 65-74: 10.8% Wyee — 65-74: 13.2%
75-84 6.8% / 10.8%
Mannering Park — 75-84: 6.8% Wyee — 75-84: 10.8%
85+ 1.4% / 5.5%
Mannering Park — 85+: 1.4% Wyee — 85+: 5.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mannering Park 35.8% couple families
Mannering Park — Couple Families: 35.8% Mannering Park — Lone Person: 33.1% Mannering Park — One Parent Families: 24.9% Mannering Park — Group Household: 4.9% Mannering Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Wyee 43.8% couple families
Wyee — Couple Families: 43.8% Wyee — Lone Person: 32.2% Wyee — One Parent Families: 17.7% Wyee — Group Household: 4.1% Wyee — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mannering Park 28.7% renting
Mannering Park — Owned Outright: 33.4% Mannering Park — Mortgage: 37.8% Mannering Park — Renting: 28.7%
Wyee 15.4% renting
Wyee — Owned Outright: 43.0% Wyee — Mortgage: 41.6% Wyee — Renting: 15.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mannering Park Wyee
Certificate III & IV 21.8% / 21.1%
Mannering Park — Certificate III & IV: 21.8% Wyee — Certificate III & IV: 21.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 6.6%
Mannering Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Wyee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 5.3%
Mannering Park — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Wyee — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.2%
Mannering Park — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Wyee — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.1%
Mannering Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Wyee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.8%).

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.

Mannering Park Wyee
England 2.9% / 3.6%
Mannering Park — England: 2.9% Wyee — England: 3.6%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
Mannering Park — New Zealand: 1.3% Wyee — New Zealand: 1.2%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.3%
Mannering Park — Philippines: 0.5% Wyee — Philippines: 0.3%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.3%
Mannering Park — South Africa: 0.5% Wyee — South Africa: 0.3%
Scotland 0.3% / 0.3%
Mannering Park — Scotland: 0.3% Wyee — Scotland: 0.3%
Ireland — / 0.3%
Mannering Park — Ireland: not among its largest Wyee — Ireland: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mannering Park 94.1% houses
Mannering Park — Houses: 94.1% Mannering Park — Flats / Apartments: 4.8% Mannering Park — Townhouses: 1.1%
Wyee 77.8% houses
Wyee — Houses: 77.8% Wyee — Flats / Apartments: 11.3% Wyee — Townhouses: 10.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Mannering Park Wyee
Median house price $826,500 $1,030,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $347,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 22 sales
 48 days
from 41 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Mannering Park Wyee
3 bed $815K / $810K
Mannering Park — 3 bed: $815K (34 sales) Wyee — 3 bed: $810K (8 sales)

34 vs 8 sales

4 bed $853K / $1.03M
Mannering Park — 4 bed: $853K (13 sales) Wyee — 4 bed: $1.03M (39 sales)

13 vs 39 sales

Zoning mix

Wyee has more land zoned for conservation (49% vs 5%); Wyee has more rural and farming land (30% vs 0%).

Mannering Park Wyee
Infrastructure and transport 79% 17%
Environmental 5% 49%
Rural and farming 0% 30%
Residential 14% 4%
Parks and recreation 3% 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

Mannering Park Wyee
New dwellings approved 1,441
across Central Coast (NSW)
 1,212
across Lake Macquarie
Approvals change year on year +67% +2%

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.

Mannering Park Wyee
Houses 3.8%
$600/wk on $830K
 3.9%
$820/wk on $1.1M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Mannering Park Wyee
House price Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Income Higher than 39% of NSW
same for both
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 54% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 65% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Mannering Park is more walkable (23 vs 8); Wyee scores higher overall (26 vs 19).

Mannering Park Wyee
Grade D
same for both
Score 19/100 26/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mannering Park carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 54); Wyee carries more crime risk (78 vs 60).

Mannering Park Wyee
Bushfire High
76/100
 Moderate
54/100
Crime Moderate
60/100
 High
78/100
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 5
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Mannering Park Wyee
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Mannering Park

  • Mannering Park Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Wyee

  • Wyee Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mannering Park Wyee
Parks & reserves 4 2
Childcare 2 3
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 1 8

Mobility

Mannering Park sits further from the CBD (113.4 km vs 105.9 km).

Mannering Park Wyee
Walkability score 23/100 8/100
Distance to Sydney 113.4 km
+7% vs other
 105.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 86 min
Public transport score 67/100
Bus
 69/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 51.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 38.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2259
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2259
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.

Mannering Park Wyee
Car (driver) 75.6% / 69.4%
Mannering Park — Car (driver): 75.6% Wyee — Car (driver): 69.4%
Worked from Home 17.1% / 22.5%
Mannering Park — Worked from Home: 17.1% Wyee — Worked from Home: 22.5%
Car (passenger) 4.8% / 3.8%
Mannering Park — Car (passenger): 4.8% Wyee — Car (passenger): 3.8%
Walked Only 1.4% / 2.8%
Mannering Park — Walked Only: 1.4% Wyee — Walked Only: 2.8%
Train 1.2% / 0.8%
Mannering Park — Train: 1.2% Wyee — Train: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.6%).

Setting

Mannering Park Wyee
Elevation 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.5 km 12.1 km

NBN connectivity

Mannering Park Wyee
Connectivity score 73/100 71/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
1,152 premises
 52%
1,605 premises

Climate

Mannering Park Wyee
Annual rainfall 1,272 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.6°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mannering Park Wyee
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.6 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.27 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Mannering Park Wyee
Average residential rate $1,409/yr $1,708/yr
Council Central Coast (NSW) Lake Macquarie

Federal electorate

Mannering Park Wyee
Division Shortland Hunter
Member Pat Conroy Dan Repacholi
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mannering Park Wyee
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mannering Park

Acreage

Wyee

Retirees Rural Trains

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