Manton vs Marchmont
Marchmont is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 45 in Manton. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Marchmont: a median of $1.2 million, against $75,000 in Manton, though rent is higher in Manton. On these figures, Manton tends to suit 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
Marchmont
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 25/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Manton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($75,000 vs $1,202,000)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Marchmont
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 22%)
- has cheaper rent ($340/wk vs $620/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Manton
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (176 min vs 188 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (270.4 km vs 278.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Marchmont
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (15/100 vs 25/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Marchmont
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (24.5% vs 19.0%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Manton and Marchmont drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Manton rents higher ($620/wk vs $340/wk); Marchmont has higher household incomes ($165,724 vs $143,000).
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 350 +19% vs other | 285 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.0% | +24.5% |
| Median age | 45 | 42 |
| Median household income | $143,000/yr | $165,724/yr +16% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $620/wk +45% vs other | $340/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $75,000 | $1,202,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Marchmont has more rural and farming land (84% vs 59%); Manton has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 5%).
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 59% | 84% |
| Environmental | 25% | 5% |
| Residential | 14% | 10% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| 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
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 121 across Yass Valley same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +14% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 1% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 93% of NSW | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 9% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 100% of NSW | Higher than 83% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 88% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 54% of NSW | Higher than 52% of NSW |
Liveability
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Manton carries more bushfire risk (52 vs 0); Manton carries more crime risk (25 vs 15).
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Low 25/100 | Low 15/100 |
| 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
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 9 |
Mobility
Marchmont sits further from the CBD (278.9 km vs 270.4 km).
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 6/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 270.4 km | 278.9 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 176 min | 188 min |
| Public transport score | 24/100 Bus | 21/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 5.8 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.8 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 3.5 min scheduled, not actual | 2.5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2582 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 2582 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.1%).
Setting
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 566 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 537 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 132 premises | 0% 102 premises |
Climate
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 889 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,162/yr same for both | |
| Council | Yass Valley same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Manton | Marchmont | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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