Menah vs Putta Bucca

Menah is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 52 in Putta Bucca. 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. Houses cost more in Putta Bucca: a median of $1.4 million, against $1 million in Menah. On these figures, Menah tends to suit families with children, couples, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Putta Bucca suits older residents.

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

Putta Bucca

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 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 2 things we measure here

  • Menah has cheaper houses ($1,000,000 vs $1,400,000)
  • Putta Bucca leaves households under less mortgage stress (18% vs 24%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Putta Bucca

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 8/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (276.8 km vs 281.7 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Putta Bucca

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (26/100 vs 8/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 69/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 14%)

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 -15.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Menah and Putta Bucca 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 Putta Bucca
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 Putta Bucca
Walkability 8 / 26
Menah — Walkability: 8/100 Putta Bucca — Walkability: 26/100
Safety 31 / 78
Menah — Safety: 31/100 Putta Bucca — Safety: 78/100
Low fire risk 73 / 100
Menah — Low fire risk: 73/100 Putta Bucca — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Putta Bucca has higher household incomes ($133,224 vs $115,128); Putta Bucca skews older (52 vs 46).

Menah Putta Bucca
Population 186 190
+2% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +22.4% -15.2%
Median age 46 52
Median household income $115,128/yr $133,224/yr
+16% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk $470/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Menah Putta Bucca
0-4 4.8% / 3.7%
Menah — 0-4: 4.8% Putta Bucca — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 17.7% / 14.2%
Menah — 5-14: 17.7% Putta Bucca — 5-14: 14.2%
15-19 9.1% / 5.8%
Menah — 15-19: 9.1% Putta Bucca — 15-19: 5.8%
20-24 3.8% / 2.1%
Menah — 20-24: 3.8% Putta Bucca — 20-24: 2.1%
25-34 1.6% / 3.7%
Menah — 25-34: 1.6% Putta Bucca — 25-34: 3.7%
35-44 11.3% / 9.5%
Menah — 35-44: 11.3% Putta Bucca — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 15.1% / 14.2%
Menah — 45-54: 15.1% Putta Bucca — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 17.2% / 16.8%
Menah — 55-64: 17.2% Putta Bucca — 55-64: 16.8%
65-74 8.1% / 14.7%
Menah — 65-74: 8.1% Putta Bucca — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 5.9% / 7.9%
Menah — 75-84: 5.9% Putta Bucca — 75-84: 7.9%
85+ — / 1.6%
Menah — 85+: not among its largest Putta Bucca — 85+: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

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%
Putta Bucca 44.1% couple families
Putta Bucca — Couple Families: 44.1% Putta Bucca — Lone Person: 26.5% Putta Bucca — One Parent Families: 29.4%
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%
Putta Bucca 4.7% renting
Putta Bucca — Owned Outright: 65.6% Putta Bucca — Mortgage: 29.7% Putta Bucca — Renting: 4.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Menah 100.0% houses
Menah — Houses: 100.0%
Putta Bucca 100.0% houses
Putta Bucca — Houses: 100.0%
Houses

Qualifications

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

Menah Putta Bucca
Certificate III & IV 12.9% / 14.7%
Menah — Certificate III & IV: 12.9% Putta Bucca — Certificate III & IV: 14.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 11.6%
Menah — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Putta Bucca — Bachelor Degree: 11.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.1% / 10.0%
Menah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1% Putta Bucca — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.0%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 3.2%
Menah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Putta Bucca — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.1%
Menah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Putta Bucca — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

Property market

Menah Putta Bucca
Median house price $1,000,000 $1,400,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $575,000 —

Zoning mix

Menah Putta Bucca
Rural and farming 69% 66%
Residential 30% 13%
Parks and recreation 0% 21%
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 Putta Bucca
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Menah Putta Bucca
House price Higher than 51% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Income Higher than 79% of NSW Higher than 90% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 60% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW

Liveability

Putta Bucca is more walkable (26 vs 8).

Menah Putta Bucca
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Menah carries more bushfire risk (27 vs 0); Menah carries more crime risk (69 vs 22).

Menah Putta Bucca
Bushfire Low
27/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
69/100
 Low
22/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Menah Putta Bucca
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 Putta Bucca
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 2
Waterways 8 1

Mobility

Menah sits further from the CBD (281.7 km vs 276.8 km).

Menah Putta Bucca
Walkability score 8/100 26/100
Distance to Sydney 281.7 km
+2% vs other
 276.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 236 min 232 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 Putta Bucca
Car (driver) 63.7% / 76.0%
Menah — Car (driver): 63.7% Putta Bucca — Car (driver): 76.0%
Worked from Home 22.5% / 13.3%
Menah — Worked from Home: 22.5% Putta Bucca — Worked from Home: 13.3%
Car (passenger) 8.8% / 10.7%
Menah — Car (passenger): 8.8% Putta Bucca — Car (passenger): 10.7%
Walked Only 5.0% / —
Menah — Walked Only: 5.0% Putta Bucca — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.0%).

Setting

Menah Putta Bucca
Elevation 534 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 445 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Menah Putta Bucca
Connectivity score 29/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
76 premises
 0%
92 premises

Climate

Menah Putta Bucca
Annual rainfall 665 mm 687 mm
Summer max (Jan) 30.3°C —
Winter min (Jul) 1.8°C —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Menah Putta Bucca
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Menah

Family Rural

Putta Bucca

Quiet Rural

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