Mannibadar vs Skipton

Mannibadar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Skipton. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Mannibadar tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Skipton 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

Skipton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)

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

Mannibadar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 22%)
  • has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $194/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Mannibadar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (124 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (157.3 km vs 168.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Skipton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)

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

Investors

Skipton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (3.9% vs -18.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mannibadar Skipton
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.

Mannibadar Skipton
Walkability 0 / 0
Mannibadar — Walkability: 0/100 Skipton — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 30 / 28
Mannibadar — Safety: 30/100 Skipton — Safety: 28/100
Low fire risk 100 / 88
Mannibadar — Low fire risk: 100/100 Skipton — Low fire risk: 88/100
Low flood risk 62 / 78
Mannibadar — Low flood risk: 62/100 Skipton — Low flood risk: 78/100

Demographics

Skipton has more residents (609 vs 65); Mannibadar has higher household incomes ($74,724 vs $46,488).

Mannibadar Skipton
Population 65 609
+837% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -18.8% +3.9%
Median age 48 53
Median household income $74,724/yr
+38% vs other
 $46,488/yr
Median weekly rent $175/wk $194/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mannibadar Skipton
0-4 — / 2.0%
Mannibadar — 0-4: not among its largest Skipton — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 18.5% / 12.3%
Mannibadar — 5-14: 18.5% Skipton — 5-14: 12.3%
15-19 — / 5.9%
Mannibadar — 15-19: not among its largest Skipton — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.6% / 3.1%
Mannibadar — 20-24: 4.6% Skipton — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 — / 7.4%
Mannibadar — 25-34: not among its largest Skipton — 25-34: 7.4%
35-44 13.8% / 11.0%
Mannibadar — 35-44: 13.8% Skipton — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 21.5% / 12.0%
Mannibadar — 45-54: 21.5% Skipton — 45-54: 12.0%
55-64 18.5% / 19.2%
Mannibadar — 55-64: 18.5% Skipton — 55-64: 19.2%
65-74 4.6% / 12.8%
Mannibadar — 65-74: 4.6% Skipton — 65-74: 12.8%
75-84 12.3% / 10.0%
Mannibadar — 75-84: 12.3% Skipton — 75-84: 10.0%
85+ — / 4.3%
Mannibadar — 85+: not among its largest Skipton — 85+: 4.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mannibadar 68.4% lone person
Mannibadar — Lone Person: 68.4% Mannibadar — Couple Families: 31.6% Mannibadar — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mannibadar — Group Household: 0.0%
Skipton 59.7% lone person
Skipton — Lone Person: 59.7% Skipton — Couple Families: 19.9% Skipton — One Parent Families: 17.3% Skipton — Group Household: 3.1%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mannibadar 10.7% renting
Mannibadar — Owned Outright: 53.6% Mannibadar — Mortgage: 35.7% Mannibadar — Renting: 10.7%
Skipton 13.0% renting
Skipton — Owned Outright: 52.9% Skipton — Mortgage: 34.0% Skipton — Renting: 13.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mannibadar 100.0% houses
Mannibadar — Houses: 100.0% Mannibadar — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Skipton 99.6% houses
Skipton — Houses: 99.6% Skipton — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Mannibadar Skipton
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 14.9%
Mannibadar — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Skipton — Certificate III & IV: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.6% / 7.9%
Mannibadar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.6% Skipton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 6.9%
Mannibadar — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Skipton — Bachelor Degree: 6.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 9.2% / 2.0%
Mannibadar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 9.2% Skipton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.0%
Mannibadar — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Skipton — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Property market

Mannibadar Skipton
Median house price — $360,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $160,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 41 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Mannibadar Skipton
Rural and farming 99% 98%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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

Mannibadar Skipton
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
 45
across Pyrenees
Approvals change year on year +10% +100%

Ranking within VIC

Mannibadar Skipton
House price — Higher than 3% of VIC
Income Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 6% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 89% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 64% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC

Liveability

Mannibadar Skipton
Grade — D
Score — 31/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Skipton carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Mannibadar carries more flood risk (38 vs 22).

Mannibadar Skipton
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
12/100
Crime High
70/100
 High
72/100
Flood Low
38/100
 Low
22/100
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

Mannibadar Skipton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Mannibadar

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

Schools in Skipton

  • Skipton Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Mannibadar Skipton
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 0 3
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 13

Mobility

Skipton sits further from the CBD (168.6 km vs 157.3 km).

Mannibadar Skipton
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 157.3 km 168.6 km
+7% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 124 min 135 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3360
 0.0%
postcode 3361
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 3360
 36
postcode 3361

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.

Mannibadar Skipton
Car (driver) 29.3% / 70.2%
Mannibadar — Car (driver): 29.3% Skipton — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 48.8% / 21.3%
Mannibadar — Worked from Home: 48.8% Skipton — Worked from Home: 21.3%
Walked Only 22.0% / 4.5%
Mannibadar — Walked Only: 22.0% Skipton — Walked Only: 4.5%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Mannibadar — Car (passenger): not among its largest Skipton — Car (passenger): 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.2%).

Setting

Mannibadar Skipton
Elevation 277 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mannibadar Skipton
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
40 premises
 0%
326 premises

Climate

Mannibadar Skipton
Annual rainfall 602 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Mannibadar Skipton
Average residential rate $2,052/yr $1,584/yr
Council Golden Plains Pyrenees

Federal electorate

Mannibadar Skipton
Division Ballarat Wannon
Member Catherine King Dan Tehan
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Mannibadar Skipton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mannibadar

Rural

Skipton

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