Menangle vs Cawdor

Cawdor is the younger of the two, with a median age of 44 against 54 in Menangle. 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 Cawdor: a median of $2.04 million, against $1.07 million in Menangle. On these figures, Menangle tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and 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

They split

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

  • Menangle carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 86/100)
  • Cawdor is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 61%)

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

First-home buyers

Menangle

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($670,900 vs $2,187,335)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,075,000 vs $2,036,250)
  • But Cawdor leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 39%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cawdor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Cawdor

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (27/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Menangle

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (48/100 vs 86/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 23%)
  • But Cawdor is more walkable (27/100 vs 10/100)

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

Investors

Menangle

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.9% vs -0.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Menangle Cawdor
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.

Menangle Cawdor
Walkability 10 / 27
Menangle — Walkability: 10/100 Cawdor — Walkability: 27/100
Safety 52 / 14
Menangle — Safety: 52/100 Cawdor — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 70 / 84
Menangle — Low fire risk: 70/100 Cawdor — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Menangle has more residents (1,252 vs 430); Cawdor has higher household incomes ($124,748 vs $76,752).

Menangle Cawdor
Population 1,252
+66% vs other
 430
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% -0.9%
Median age 54 44
Median household income $76,752/yr $124,748/yr
+63% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Menangle Cawdor
0-4 6.0% / 3.7%
Menangle — 0-4: 6.0% Cawdor — 0-4: 3.7%
5-14 8.1% / 10.9%
Menangle — 5-14: 8.1% Cawdor — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.7% / 10.2%
Menangle — 15-19: 5.7% Cawdor — 15-19: 10.2%
20-24 5.4% / 5.6%
Menangle — 20-24: 5.4% Cawdor — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 6.2% / 11.2%
Menangle — 25-34: 6.2% Cawdor — 25-34: 11.2%
35-44 8.4% / 9.8%
Menangle — 35-44: 8.4% Cawdor — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 9.7% / 16.3%
Menangle — 45-54: 9.7% Cawdor — 45-54: 16.3%
55-64 10.5% / 11.4%
Menangle — 55-64: 10.5% Cawdor — 55-64: 11.4%
65-74 12.9% / 16.0%
Menangle — 65-74: 12.9% Cawdor — 65-74: 16.0%
75-84 16.5% / 3.0%
Menangle — 75-84: 16.5% Cawdor — 75-84: 3.0%
85+ 9.7% / 3.7%
Menangle — 85+: 9.7% Cawdor — 85+: 3.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Menangle 57.0% couple families
Menangle — Couple Families: 57.0% Menangle — Lone Person: 37.8% Menangle — One Parent Families: 3.6% Menangle — Group Household: 1.6%
Cawdor 66.7% couple families
Cawdor — Couple Families: 66.7% Cawdor — Lone Person: 18.3% Cawdor — One Parent Families: 15.1% Cawdor — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Menangle 10.7% renting
Menangle — Owned Outright: 45.3% Menangle — Mortgage: 44.0% Menangle — Renting: 10.7%
Cawdor 16.0% renting
Cawdor — Owned Outright: 48.8% Cawdor — Mortgage: 35.2% Cawdor — Renting: 16.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Menangle Cawdor
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 19.8%
Menangle — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Cawdor — Certificate III & IV: 19.8%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.9%
Menangle — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Cawdor — Bachelor Degree: 10.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 9.5%
Menangle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Cawdor — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.1%
Menangle — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Cawdor — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / —
Menangle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Cawdor — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).

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.

Menangle Cawdor
England 3.8% / 2.3%
Menangle — England: 3.8% Cawdor — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.7%
Menangle — New Zealand: 0.5% Cawdor — New Zealand: 0.7%
Germany — / 1.2%
Menangle — Germany: not among its largest Cawdor — Germany: 1.2%
Italy 0.7% / —
Menangle — Italy: 0.7% Cawdor — Italy: not among its largest
South Africa 0.5% / —
Menangle — South Africa: 0.5% Cawdor — South Africa: not among its largest
Indonesia 0.5% / —
Menangle — Indonesia: 0.5% Cawdor — Indonesia: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Menangle 88.8% houses
Menangle — Houses: 88.8% Menangle — Townhouses: 9.2% Menangle — Flats / Apartments: 2.0%
Cawdor 95.5% houses
Cawdor — Houses: 95.5% Cawdor — Townhouses: 0.0% Cawdor — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Menangle Cawdor
Median house price $1,075,000 $2,036,250
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $670,900 $2,187,335
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 36 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Cawdor has more rural and farming land (99% vs 71%); Menangle has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 0%).

Menangle Cawdor
Rural and farming 71% 99%
Environmental 24% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Residential 2% 0%
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

Menangle Cawdor
New dwellings approved 1,338
across Wollondilly
same for both
Approvals change year on year +92%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Menangle Cawdor
Houses 1.9%
$550/wk on $1.5M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Menangle Cawdor
House price Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 63% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Cawdor is more walkable (27 vs 10).

Menangle Cawdor
Grade B —
Score 54/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Menangle carries more bushfire risk (30 vs 16); Cawdor carries more crime risk (86 vs 48).

Menangle Cawdor
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 High
86/100
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

Menangle Cawdor
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Menangle

  • Camden Park Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Schools in Cawdor

  • Camden High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Cawdor Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Menangle Cawdor
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Menangle Cawdor
Walkability score 10/100 27/100
Distance to Sydney 69.9 km 71.7 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 63 min
Public transport score 55/100
Rail · Bus
 68/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 30.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2568
 0.9%
postcode 2570
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 2568
 56
postcode 2570

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.

Menangle Cawdor
Car (driver) 59.6% / 54.3%
Menangle — Car (driver): 59.6% Cawdor — Car (driver): 54.3%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 34.3%
Menangle — Worked from Home: 35.0% Cawdor — Worked from Home: 34.3%
Walked Only 1.6% / 6.9%
Menangle — Walked Only: 1.6% Cawdor — Walked Only: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.6%
Menangle — Car (passenger): 3.8% Cawdor — Car (passenger): 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.6%).

Setting

Menangle Cawdor
Elevation 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.4 km 32.6 km

NBN connectivity

Menangle Cawdor
Connectivity score 54/100 31/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
688 premises
 1%
156 premises

Climate

Menangle Cawdor
Annual rainfall 817 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Menangle Cawdor
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³ 5.1 µg/m³
PM10 14.8 µg/m³ 13.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.97 pphm 0.37 pphm

Council rates

Menangle Cawdor
Average residential rate $2,099/yr
same for both
Council Wollondilly
same for both

Federal electorate

Menangle Cawdor
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Menangle Cawdor
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Menangle

Acreage Retirees Trains

Cawdor

Premium Rural

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