Menangle vs Douglas Park

Douglas Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 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 Douglas Park: a median of $1.42 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, while Douglas Park suits 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

Douglas Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (77% 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 $1,528,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,075,000 vs $1,420,000)
  • But Douglas Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 39%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Douglas Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 30%)

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

Commuting to the city

Menangle

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 65 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (69.9 km vs 74 km)
  • But Douglas Park is more walkable (50/100 vs 10/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Menangle has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 19%)
  • Douglas Park is more walkable (50/100 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 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Menangle and Douglas Park 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 Douglas Park
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 Douglas Park
Walkability 10 / 50
Menangle — Walkability: 10/100 Douglas Park — Walkability: 50/100
Safety 52 / 57
Menangle — Safety: 52/100 Douglas Park — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 70 / 21
Menangle — Low fire risk: 70/100 Douglas Park — Low fire risk: 21/100

Demographics

Douglas Park has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $76,752); Menangle skews older (54 vs 42).

Menangle Douglas Park
Population 1,252 1,386
+11% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% +1.8%
Median age 54 42
Median household income $76,752/yr $117,000/yr
+52% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk $446/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Menangle Douglas Park
0-4 6.0% / 5.4%
Menangle — 0-4: 6.0% Douglas Park — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 8.1% / 13.8%
Menangle — 5-14: 8.1% Douglas Park — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 5.7% / 7.4%
Menangle — 15-19: 5.7% Douglas Park — 15-19: 7.4%
20-24 5.4% / 6.3%
Menangle — 20-24: 5.4% Douglas Park — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 6.2% / 8.8%
Menangle — 25-34: 6.2% Douglas Park — 25-34: 8.8%
35-44 8.4% / 11.9%
Menangle — 35-44: 8.4% Douglas Park — 35-44: 11.9%
45-54 9.7% / 13.5%
Menangle — 45-54: 9.7% Douglas Park — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 10.5% / 14.1%
Menangle — 55-64: 10.5% Douglas Park — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 12.9% / 13.3%
Menangle — 65-74: 12.9% Douglas Park — 65-74: 13.3%
75-84 16.5% / 4.0%
Menangle — 75-84: 16.5% Douglas Park — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ 9.7% / 1.3%
Menangle — 85+: 9.7% Douglas Park — 85+: 1.3%

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% Menangle — Other Families: 0.0%
Douglas Park 64.1% couple families
Douglas Park — Couple Families: 64.1% Douglas Park — Lone Person: 21.1% Douglas Park — One Parent Families: 12.5% Douglas Park — Group Household: 1.0% Douglas Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

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%
Douglas Park 9.2% renting
Douglas Park — Owned Outright: 41.9% Douglas Park — Mortgage: 48.9% Douglas Park — Renting: 9.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Menangle Douglas Park
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 20.3%
Menangle — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Douglas Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.3%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 8.4%
Menangle — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Douglas Park — Bachelor Degree: 8.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.7%
Menangle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Douglas Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 2.5%
Menangle — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Douglas Park — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 1.4%
Menangle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Douglas Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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 Douglas Park
England 3.8% / 4.2%
Menangle — England: 3.8% Douglas Park — England: 4.2%
Italy 0.7% / 0.4%
Menangle — Italy: 0.7% Douglas Park — Italy: 0.4%
New Zealand 0.5% / 0.5%
Menangle — New Zealand: 0.5% Douglas Park — New Zealand: 0.5%
Indonesia 0.5% / 0.4%
Menangle — Indonesia: 0.5% Douglas Park — Indonesia: 0.4%
Philippines — / 0.9%
Menangle — Philippines: not among its largest Douglas Park — Philippines: 0.9%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Menangle — South Africa: 0.5% Douglas Park — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.4%
Menangle — Ireland: not among its largest Douglas Park — Ireland: 0.4%
Zimbabwe — / 0.4%
Menangle — Zimbabwe: not among its largest Douglas Park — Zimbabwe: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

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%
Douglas Park 96.3% houses
Douglas Park — Houses: 96.3% Douglas Park — Townhouses: 3.5% Douglas Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Menangle Douglas Park
Median house price $1,075,000 $1,420,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $670,900 $1,528,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 36 sales
 72 days
from 7 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Menangle Douglas Park
3 bed $1.17M / $1.37M
Menangle — 3 bed: $1.17M (5 sales) Douglas Park — 3 bed: $1.37M (7 sales)

5 vs 7 sales

4 bed $815K / $1.45M
Menangle — 4 bed: $815K (58 sales) Douglas Park — 4 bed: $1.45M (14 sales)

58 vs 14 sales

Zoning mix

Menangle has more land zoned for conservation (24% vs 3%); Douglas Park has more rural and farming land (89% vs 71%).

Menangle Douglas Park
Rural and farming 71% 89%
Environmental 24% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 5%
Residential 2%
same for both
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 Douglas Park
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 Douglas Park
Houses 1.9%
$550/wk on $1.5M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Menangle Douglas Park
House price Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 81% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 52% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Douglas Park is more walkable (50 vs 10); Menangle scores higher overall (54 vs 45).

Menangle Douglas Park
Grade B C
Score 54/100 45/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Douglas Park carries more bushfire risk (79 vs 30).

Menangle Douglas Park
Bushfire Low
30/100
 High
79/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
43/100
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
 3
within 5 km

Schools

Menangle Douglas Park
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Menangle

  • Camden Park Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Schools in Douglas Park

  • Douglas Park Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Menangle Douglas Park
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Childcare 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 2 1

Mobility

Douglas Park sits further from the CBD (74 km vs 69.9 km).

Menangle Douglas Park
Walkability score 10/100 50/100
Distance to Sydney 69.9 km 74 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 65 min
Public transport score 55/100
Rail · Bus
 45/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 13.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2568
 0.5%
postcode 2569
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 2568
 72
postcode 2569

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 Douglas Park
Car (driver) 59.6% / 64.2%
Menangle — Car (driver): 59.6% Douglas Park — Car (driver): 64.2%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 29.5%
Menangle — Worked from Home: 35.0% Douglas Park — Worked from Home: 29.5%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.0%
Menangle — Car (passenger): 3.8% Douglas Park — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Walked Only 1.6% / 1.1%
Menangle — Walked Only: 1.6% Douglas Park — Walked Only: 1.1%
Train — / 1.1%
Menangle — Train: not among its largest Douglas Park — Train: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.2%).

Setting

Menangle Douglas Park
Elevation 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 117 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.4 km 24.3 km

NBN connectivity

Menangle Douglas Park
Connectivity score 54/100 73/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
688 premises
 44%
497 premises

Climate

Menangle Douglas Park
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 Douglas Park
PM2.5 5.8 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.97 pphm
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

Menangle Douglas Park
Division Hume
same for both
Member Angus Taylor
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

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