Menangle vs Razorback

Razorback is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 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 Razorback: a median of $2.27 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 Razorback suits families with children and couples.

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

Razorback

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (80% vs 61%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 89%)

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 $1,860,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,075,000 vs $2,267,500)
  • But Razorback leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 39%)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Razorback

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (16% 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

  • sits closer to the CBD (69.9 km vs 77.4 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (60 min vs 66 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Menangle

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (11% vs 1%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 15%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Menangle and Razorback 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 Razorback
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 Razorback
Walkability 10 / 12
Menangle — Walkability: 10/100 Razorback — Walkability: 12/100
Safety 52 / 54
Menangle — Safety: 52/100 Razorback — Safety: 54/100
Low fire risk 70 / 73
Menangle — Low fire risk: 70/100 Razorback — Low fire risk: 73/100

Demographics

Razorback has higher household incomes ($141,960 vs $76,752); Menangle skews older (54 vs 43).

Menangle Razorback
Population 1,252
+6% vs other
 1,174
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.9% +8.5%
Median age 54 43
Median household income $76,752/yr $141,960/yr
+85% vs other
Median weekly rent $450/wk
+1% vs other
 $445/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Menangle Razorback
0-4 6.0% / 4.2%
Menangle — 0-4: 6.0% Razorback — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 8.1% / 15.2%
Menangle — 5-14: 8.1% Razorback — 5-14: 15.2%
15-19 5.7% / 9.9%
Menangle — 15-19: 5.7% Razorback — 15-19: 9.9%
20-24 5.4% / 5.5%
Menangle — 20-24: 5.4% Razorback — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 6.2% / 7.3%
Menangle — 25-34: 6.2% Razorback — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 8.4% / 10.8%
Menangle — 35-44: 8.4% Razorback — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 9.7% / 17.1%
Menangle — 45-54: 9.7% Razorback — 45-54: 17.1%
55-64 10.5% / 15.7%
Menangle — 55-64: 10.5% Razorback — 55-64: 15.7%
65-74 12.9% / 9.9%
Menangle — 65-74: 12.9% Razorback — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 16.5% / 4.1%
Menangle — 75-84: 16.5% Razorback — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 9.7% / 0.6%
Menangle — 85+: 9.7% Razorback — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).

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 — Other Families: 0.0% Menangle — Group Household: 1.6%
Razorback 71.9% couple families
Razorback — Couple Families: 71.9% Razorback — Lone Person: 18.4% Razorback — One Parent Families: 7.9% Razorback — Other Families: 1.8% Razorback — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other 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%
Razorback 8.5% renting
Razorback — Owned Outright: 43.7% Razorback — Mortgage: 47.8% Razorback — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Menangle Razorback
Certificate III & IV 15.6% / 15.9%
Menangle — Certificate III & IV: 15.6% Razorback — Certificate III & IV: 15.9%
Bachelor Degree 10.1% / 10.7%
Menangle — Bachelor Degree: 10.1% Razorback — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 9.9%
Menangle — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Razorback — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.6% / 3.1%
Menangle — Postgraduate Degree: 2.6% Razorback — Postgraduate Degree: 3.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.7% / 0.7%
Menangle — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7% Razorback — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

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 Razorback
England 3.8% / 3.1%
Menangle — England: 3.8% Razorback — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 0.5% / 1.8%
Menangle — New Zealand: 0.5% Razorback — New Zealand: 1.8%
Italy 0.7% / 1.4%
Menangle — Italy: 0.7% Razorback — Italy: 1.4%
Scotland 0.4% / 0.8%
Menangle — Scotland: 0.4% Razorback — Scotland: 0.8%
Germany — / 0.7%
Menangle — Germany: not among its largest Razorback — Germany: 0.7%
South Africa 0.5% / —
Menangle — South Africa: 0.5% Razorback — South Africa: not among its largest
Indonesia 0.5% / —
Menangle — Indonesia: 0.5% Razorback — 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%
Razorback 99.1% houses
Razorback — Houses: 99.1% Razorback — Townhouses: 0.0% Razorback — Flats / Apartments: 0.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Menangle Razorback
Median house price $1,075,000 $2,267,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $670,900 $1,860,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 60 days
from 36 sales
 50 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Menangle Razorback
Rural and farming 71% 77%
Environmental 24% 20%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Residential 2% 0%
Industrial 0% 1%
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 Razorback
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 Razorback
Houses 1.9%
$550/wk on $1.5M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Menangle Razorback
House price Higher than 25% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Income Higher than 44% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 58% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 77% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 51% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of NSW —

Liveability

Menangle Razorback
Grade B
same for both
Score 54/100 58/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Menangle Razorback
Bushfire Low
30/100
 Low
27/100
Crime Moderate
48/100
 Moderate
46/100
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

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

Schools in Menangle

  • Camden Park Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Schools in Razorback

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Menangle Razorback
Parks & reserves 2 0
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Razorback sits further from the CBD (77.4 km vs 69.9 km).

Menangle Razorback
Walkability score 10/100 12/100
Distance to Sydney 69.9 km 77.4 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 60 min 66 min
Public transport score 55/100
Rail · Bus
 29/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 17.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 8.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 2 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2568
 0.9%
postcode 2571
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 96
postcode 2568
 75
postcode 2571

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 Razorback
Car (driver) 59.6% / 53.7%
Menangle — Car (driver): 59.6% Razorback — Car (driver): 53.7%
Worked from Home 35.0% / 40.0%
Menangle — Worked from Home: 35.0% Razorback — Worked from Home: 40.0%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 4.7%
Menangle — Car (passenger): 3.8% Razorback — Car (passenger): 4.7%
Walked Only 1.6% / 0.8%
Menangle — Walked Only: 1.6% Razorback — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bus — / 0.8%
Menangle — Bus: not among its largest Razorback — Bus: 0.8%

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

Setting

Menangle Razorback
Elevation 98 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 292 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 26.4 km 31.2 km

NBN connectivity

Menangle Razorback
Connectivity score 54/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 34%
688 premises
 0%
389 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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