Mayfield vs Manar
In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mayfield: a median of $990,000, against $5,000 in Manar, though rent is higher in Manar. On these figures, Mayfield tends to suit families with children and couples, while Manar suits 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
Mayfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Mayfield leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 31%)
- Manar has cheaper houses ($5,000 vs $990,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Mayfield
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $485/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (3% vs 24%)
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 11%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Mayfield
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (231.7 km vs 256.2 km)
- has a shorter drive in (172 min vs 184 min)
- But Manar is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Manar
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Mayfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (159.1% vs -5.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Mayfield and Manar 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
Manar rents higher ($485/wk vs $50/wk); Manar has more residents (112 vs 57).
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 57 | 112 +96% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +159.1% | -5.1% |
| Median age | 41 | 39 |
| Median household income | $99,112/yr | $102,856/yr +4% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $50/wk | $485/wk +870% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (29.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).
Property market
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $990,500 | $5,000 |
| Median unit price | $740,000 | — |
| Median land price | $421,740 | — |
Zoning mix
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 97% |
| Environmental | 0% | 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
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 510 across Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +231% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 12% of NSW | Higher than 54% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 100% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 48% of NSW | Higher than 73% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 17% of NSW |
Liveability
Manar is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mayfield carries more bushfire risk (21 vs 11).
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 21/100 | Low 11/100 |
| Crime | — | Low 19/100 |
| 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
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 10 | 5 |
Mobility
Manar sits further from the CBD (256.2 km vs 231.7 km).
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 8/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 231.7 km | 256.2 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 172 min | 184 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.5% postcode 2580 | 0.8% postcode 2622 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 41 postcode 2580 | 57 postcode 2622 |
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 (83.3%).
Setting
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 634 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 660 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 16/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 17 premises | 0% 22 premises |
Climate
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 718 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,751/yr same for both | |
| Council | Queanbeyan-Palerang same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Eden-monaro same for both | |
| Member | Kristy Mcbain same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Mayfield | Manar | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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