Menah vs Piambong

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Menah, most households are couple families. In Piambong, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Menah: a median of $1 million, against $850,000 in Piambong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Menah tends to suit couples, while Piambong suits people living alone.

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

  • Menah is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 60%)
  • Piambong carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 69/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Menah has cheaper land ($575,000 vs $690,000)
  • Piambong has cheaper houses ($850,000 vs $1,000,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Piambong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $450/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (14% vs 20%)

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

Commuting to the city

Menah

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (236 min vs 255 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (281.7 km vs 298.1 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Menah is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
  • Piambong carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 69/100)

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

Investors

Menah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.4% vs 1.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Menah Piambong
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.

Menah Piambong
Walkability 8 / 0
Menah — Walkability: 8/100 Piambong — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 31 / 60
Menah — Safety: 31/100 Piambong — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 73 / 78
Menah — Low fire risk: 73/100 Piambong — Low fire risk: 78/100

Demographics

Menah rents higher ($450/wk vs $250/wk); Menah has higher household incomes ($115,128 vs $94,224).

Menah Piambong
Population 186
+16% vs other
 157
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.4% +1.9%
Median age 46 48
Median household income $115,128/yr
+18% vs other
 $94,224/yr
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+44% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Menah Piambong
0-4 4.8% / 7.6%
Menah — 0-4: 4.8% Piambong — 0-4: 7.6%
5-14 17.7% / 12.7%
Menah — 5-14: 17.7% Piambong — 5-14: 12.7%
15-19 9.1% / —
Menah — 15-19: 9.1% Piambong — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.8% / 5.7%
Menah — 20-24: 3.8% Piambong — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 1.6% / 11.5%
Menah — 25-34: 1.6% Piambong — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 11.3% / 9.6%
Menah — 35-44: 11.3% Piambong — 35-44: 9.6%
45-54 15.1% / 17.8%
Menah — 45-54: 15.1% Piambong — 45-54: 17.8%
55-64 17.2% / 24.2%
Menah — 55-64: 17.2% Piambong — 55-64: 24.2%
65-74 8.1% / 4.5%
Menah — 65-74: 8.1% Piambong — 65-74: 4.5%
75-84 5.9% / 4.5%
Menah — 75-84: 5.9% Piambong — 75-84: 4.5%
85+ — / 3.2%
Menah — 85+: not among its largest Piambong — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Menah 62.5% couple families
Menah — Couple Families: 62.5% Menah — Lone Person: 30.0% Menah — One Parent Families: 7.5%
Piambong 50.0% couple families
Piambong — Couple Families: 50.0% Piambong — Lone Person: 40.0% Piambong — One Parent Families: 10.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Menah 14.0% renting
Menah — Owned Outright: 38.6% Menah — Mortgage: 47.4% Menah — Renting: 14.0%
Piambong 18.3% renting
Piambong — Owned Outright: 45.0% Piambong — Mortgage: 36.7% Piambong — Renting: 18.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Menah 100.0% houses
Menah — Houses: 100.0%
Piambong 100.0% houses
Piambong — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Menah Piambong
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 22.3%
Menah — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Piambong — Certificate III & IV: 22.3%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 10.8%
Menah — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Piambong — Bachelor Degree: 10.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 6.4%
Menah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Piambong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 2.5%
Menah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Piambong — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Menah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Piambong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

Property market

Menah Piambong
Median house price $1,000,000 $850,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $575,000 $690,000

Zoning mix

Piambong has more rural and farming land (92% vs 69%).

Menah Piambong
Rural and farming 69% 92%
Residential 30% 6%
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

Menah Piambong
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Menah Piambong
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 39% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 38% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 72% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW

Liveability

Menah is more walkable (8 vs 0).

Menah Piambong
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Menah carries more crime risk (69 vs 40).

Menah Piambong
Bushfire Low
27/100
 Low
22/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Moderate
40/100
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

Menah Piambong
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

Menah Piambong
Waterways 8 41

Mobility

Piambong sits further from the CBD (298.1 km vs 281.7 km).

Menah Piambong
Walkability score 8/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 281.7 km 298.1 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 236 min 255 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2850
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2850
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.

Menah Piambong
Car (driver) 63.7% / 72.2%
Menah — Car (driver): 63.7% Piambong — Car (driver): 72.2%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 27.8%
Menah — Worked from Home: 22.5% Piambong — Worked from Home: 27.8%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / —
Menah — Car (passenger): 8.8% Piambong — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 5.0% / —
Menah — Walked Only: 5.0% Piambong — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Menah Piambong
Elevation 534 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 635 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Menah Piambong
Connectivity score 29/100 21/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
69 premises

Climate

Menah Piambong
Annual rainfall 665 mm 669 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.3°C 31.0°C
Winter min (Jul) 1.8°C 3.4°C

Council rates

Menah Piambong
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Menah Piambong
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Menah Piambong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Menah

Family Rural

Piambong

Rural

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