Manning Point vs Mitchells Island

Mitchells Island is the younger of the two, with a median age of 55 against 64 in Manning Point. In both, most households own their home. In Manning Point, about half of homes are flats or apartments and the large majority of households are people living alone. In Mitchells Island, the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Mitchells Island: a median of $925,000, against $775,000 in Manning Point, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Manning Point tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Mitchells Island

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 81/100)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

  • Manning Point has cheaper houses ($775,000 vs $925,000)
  • Mitchells Island leaves households under less mortgage stress (22% vs 39%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Manning Point

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 9%)
  • has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $290/wk)
  • But Mitchells Island leaves renters under less rental stress (22% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mitchells Island

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (228 min vs 233 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (326.6 km vs 332.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Manning Point

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 2%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (46% vs 32%)
  • But Mitchells Island carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 81/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Manning Point Mitchells Island
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.

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Walkability 19 / 13
Manning Point — Walkability: 19/100 Mitchells Island — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 19 / 82
Manning Point — Safety: 19/100 Mitchells Island — Safety: 82/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Manning Point — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mitchells Island — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Mitchells Island has more residents (462 vs 229); Mitchells Island has higher household incomes ($67,808 vs $36,036).

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Population 229 462
+102% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.2% -1.3%
Median age 64 55
Median household income $36,036/yr $67,808/yr
+88% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk $290/wk
+38% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Manning Point Mitchells Island
0-4 2.2% / 1.7%
Manning Point — 0-4: 2.2% Mitchells Island — 0-4: 1.7%
5-14 3.5% / 9.5%
Manning Point — 5-14: 3.5% Mitchells Island — 5-14: 9.5%
15-19 3.9% / 4.8%
Manning Point — 15-19: 3.9% Mitchells Island — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 1.3% / 3.9%
Manning Point — 20-24: 1.3% Mitchells Island — 20-24: 3.9%
25-34 2.2% / 3.9%
Manning Point — 25-34: 2.2% Mitchells Island — 25-34: 3.9%
35-44 5.7% / 8.7%
Manning Point — 35-44: 5.7% Mitchells Island — 35-44: 8.7%
45-54 14.4% / 16.9%
Manning Point — 45-54: 14.4% Mitchells Island — 45-54: 16.9%
55-64 22.3% / 19.3%
Manning Point — 55-64: 22.3% Mitchells Island — 55-64: 19.3%
65-74 27.9% / 22.3%
Manning Point — 65-74: 27.9% Mitchells Island — 65-74: 22.3%
75-84 14.8% / 7.8%
Manning Point — 75-84: 14.8% Mitchells Island — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 3.5% / 2.4%
Manning Point — 85+: 3.5% Mitchells Island — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Manning Point 82.3% lone person
Manning Point — Lone Person: 82.3% Manning Point — Couple Families: 4.2% Manning Point — One Parent Families: 5.2% Manning Point — Group Household: 8.3% Manning Point — Other Families: 0.0%
Mitchells Island 29.8% lone person
Mitchells Island — Lone Person: 29.8% Mitchells Island — Couple Families: 39.4% Mitchells Island — One Parent Families: 21.3% Mitchells Island — Group Household: 4.3% Mitchells Island — Other Families: 5.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Manning Point 30.0% renting
Manning Point — Owned Outright: 57.5% Manning Point — Mortgage: 12.5% Manning Point — Renting: 30.0%
Mitchells Island 9.1% renting
Mitchells Island — Owned Outright: 63.0% Mitchells Island — Mortgage: 27.9% Mitchells Island — Renting: 9.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Manning Point Mitchells Island
England 4.4% / 3.5%
Manning Point — England: 4.4% Mitchells Island — England: 3.5%
France 1.3% / —
Manning Point — France: 1.3% Mitchells Island — France: not among its largest
New Zealand — / 1.3%
Manning Point — New Zealand: not among its largest Mitchells Island — New Zealand: 1.3%
Malaysia — / 1.3%
Manning Point — Malaysia: not among its largest Mitchells Island — Malaysia: 1.3%
South Africa — / 1.1%
Manning Point — South Africa: not among its largest Mitchells Island — South Africa: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

Qualifications

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

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Certificate III & IV 23.6% / 19.7%
Manning Point — Certificate III & IV: 23.6% Mitchells Island — Certificate III & IV: 19.7%
Bachelor Degree 3.9% / 8.9%
Manning Point — Bachelor Degree: 3.9% Mitchells Island — Bachelor Degree: 8.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.2% / 3.7%
Manning Point — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2% Mitchells Island — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.5%
Manning Point — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Mitchells Island — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.7%
Manning Point — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Mitchells Island — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Manning Point 50.0% houses
Manning Point — Houses: 50.0% Manning Point — Flats / Apartments: 50.0%
Mitchells Island 98.2% houses
Mitchells Island — Houses: 98.2% Mitchells Island — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Median house price $775,000 $925,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,005,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 40 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Manning Point has more land zoned for conservation (85% vs 25%); Mitchells Island has more rural and farming land (72% vs 12%).

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Environmental 85% 25%
Rural and farming 12% 72%
Residential 0% 3%
Planning zones cover 98% of Manning Point and 100% of Mitchells Island. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Manning Point Mitchells Island
New dwellings approved 743
across Mid-Coast
same for both
Approvals change year on year +327%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Manning Point Mitchells Island
House price Higher than 14% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Income Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 36% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 60% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW

Liveability

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Manning Point carries more crime risk (81 vs 18).

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 Low
18/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion High
94/100
 High
81/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Manning Point

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

Schools in Mitchells Island

  • Mitchells Island Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 0 8

Mobility

Manning Point sits further from the CBD (332.6 km vs 326.6 km).

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Walkability score 19/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 332.6 km
+2% vs other
 326.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 233 min 228 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2430
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2430
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.

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Car (driver) 69.6% / 73.0%
Manning Point — Car (driver): 69.6% Mitchells Island — Car (driver): 73.0%
Worked from Home 15.2% / 18.4%
Manning Point — Worked from Home: 15.2% Mitchells Island — Worked from Home: 18.4%
Walked Only 15.2% / 2.6%
Manning Point — Walked Only: 15.2% Mitchells Island — Walked Only: 2.6%
Car (passenger) — / 3.9%
Manning Point — Car (passenger): not among its largest Mitchells Island — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bicycle — / 2.0%
Manning Point — Bicycle: not among its largest Mitchells Island — Bicycle: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.0%).

Setting

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Elevation 0 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 3 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 186 m
897 m to a named beach
 2.6 km
4.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
232 premises
 0%
241 premises

Climate

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Annual rainfall 1,331 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Average residential rate $1,560/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Coast
same for both

Federal electorate

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Division Lyne
same for both
Member Alison Penfold
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Manning Point Mitchells Island
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Manning Point

Beach Coastal Retirees

Mitchells Island

Coastal Retirees Rural

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