Maxwell vs Mangoplah

Maxwell is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 47 in Mangoplah. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Maxwell tends to suit families with children.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Maxwell is already more of a family suburb (86% vs 75%)
  • Mangoplah carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 59/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mangoplah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Mangoplah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $470/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Maxwell

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (304 min vs 314 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (477 km vs 491.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Mangoplah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Maxwell

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.0% vs -5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Maxwell Mangoplah
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.

Maxwell Mangoplah
Walkability 6 / 0
Maxwell — Walkability: 6/100 Mangoplah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 41 / 88
Maxwell — Safety: 41/100 Mangoplah — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 100 / 89
Maxwell — Low fire risk: 100/100 Mangoplah — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Mangoplah has more residents (291 vs 90); Maxwell rents higher ($470/wk vs $200/wk).

Maxwell Mangoplah
Population 90 291
+223% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.0% -5.8%
Median age 36 47
Median household income $112,632/yr
+4% vs other
 $107,900/yr
Median weekly rent $470/wk
+57% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Maxwell Mangoplah
0-4 5.6% / 4.5%
Maxwell — 0-4: 5.6% Mangoplah — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 21.1% / 10.7%
Maxwell — 5-14: 21.1% Mangoplah — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 — / 6.9%
Maxwell — 15-19: not among its largest Mangoplah — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 3.3% / 5.5%
Maxwell — 20-24: 3.3% Mangoplah — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 11.1% / 10.3%
Maxwell — 25-34: 11.1% Mangoplah — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 13.3% / 10.3%
Maxwell — 35-44: 13.3% Mangoplah — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 12.2% / 16.5%
Maxwell — 45-54: 12.2% Mangoplah — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 10.0% / 18.2%
Maxwell — 55-64: 10.0% Mangoplah — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 10.0% / 11.3%
Maxwell — 65-74: 10.0% Mangoplah — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 6.7% / 4.8%
Maxwell — 75-84: 6.7% Mangoplah — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ — / 1.0%
Maxwell — 85+: not among its largest Mangoplah — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.1%).

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.

Maxwell Mangoplah
England 6.7% / 1.4%
Maxwell — England: 6.7% Mangoplah — England: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Maxwell 66.7% couple families
Maxwell — Couple Families: 66.7% Maxwell — Lone Person: 14.3% Maxwell — One Parent Families: 19.0% Maxwell — Group Household: 0.0%
Mangoplah 61.9% couple families
Mangoplah — Couple Families: 61.9% Mangoplah — Lone Person: 20.6% Mangoplah — One Parent Families: 12.7% Mangoplah — Group Household: 4.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Maxwell 100.0% houses
Maxwell — Houses: 100.0% Maxwell — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Mangoplah 97.9% houses
Mangoplah — Houses: 97.9% Mangoplah — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Maxwell Mangoplah
Certificate III & IV 14.4% / 18.6%
Maxwell — Certificate III & IV: 14.4% Mangoplah — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Bachelor Degree 13.3% / 11.0%
Maxwell — Bachelor Degree: 13.3% Mangoplah — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 5.2%
Maxwell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Mangoplah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.3% / 1.7%
Maxwell — Postgraduate Degree: 3.3% Mangoplah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Maxwell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mangoplah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Maxwell 11.5% renting
Maxwell — Owned Outright: 26.9% Maxwell — Mortgage: 61.5% Maxwell — Renting: 11.5%
Mangoplah 17.8% renting
Mangoplah — Owned Outright: 42.2% Mangoplah — Mortgage: 40.0% Mangoplah — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Maxwell Mangoplah
Median house price — $599,900
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $413,964 —

Zoning mix

Maxwell Mangoplah
Rural and farming 100% 99%
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

Maxwell Mangoplah
New dwellings approved 548
across Wagga Wagga
same for both
Approvals change year on year +139%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Maxwell Mangoplah
House price — Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Maxwell Mangoplah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
same for both

Risk profile

Mangoplah carries more bushfire risk (11 vs 0); Maxwell carries more crime risk (59 vs 12).

Maxwell Mangoplah
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
11/100
Crime Moderate
59/100
 Low
12/100
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

Maxwell Mangoplah
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

Maxwell Mangoplah
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 17 26

Mobility

Mangoplah sits further from the CBD (491.8 km vs 477 km).

Maxwell Mangoplah
Walkability score 6/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 477 km 491.8 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 304 min 314 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2650
 0.1%
postcode 2652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2650
 58
postcode 2652

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.

Maxwell Mangoplah
Car (driver) 65.6% / 59.9%
Maxwell — Car (driver): 65.6% Mangoplah — Car (driver): 59.9%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 30.7%
Maxwell — Worked from Home: 34.4% Mangoplah — Worked from Home: 30.7%
Walked Only — / 9.5%
Maxwell — Walked Only: not among its largest Mangoplah — Walked Only: 9.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.6%).

Setting

Maxwell Mangoplah
Elevation 280 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Maxwell Mangoplah
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
121 premises

Climate

Maxwell Mangoplah
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Maxwell Mangoplah
Average residential rate $1,254/yr
same for both
Council Wagga Wagga
same for both

Federal electorate

Maxwell Mangoplah
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Maxwell Mangoplah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Maxwell

Family River Rural

Mangoplah

Rural

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