Methul vs Ganmain

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Methul, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Methul tends to suit 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

Ganmain

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Ganmain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (17% vs 67%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Methul

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($50/wk vs $200/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (4% vs 17%)
  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (44% vs 13%)

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

Commuting to the city

Methul

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (476.3 km vs 494.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (325 min vs 332 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Methul

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.4% vs 1.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Methul Ganmain
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.

Methul Ganmain
Walkability 0 / 0
Methul — Walkability: 0/100 Ganmain — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 49 / 40
Methul — Safety: 49/100 Ganmain — Safety: 40/100
Low fire risk 90 / 82
Methul — Low fire risk: 90/100 Ganmain — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Ganmain has more residents (793 vs 60); Ganmain rents higher ($200/wk vs $50/wk).

Methul Ganmain
Population 60 793
+1222% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +15.4% +1.8%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $58,500/yr $61,100/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $50/wk $200/wk
+300% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Methul Ganmain
0-4 — / 5.0%
Methul — 0-4: not among its largest Ganmain — 0-4: 5.0%
5-14 15.0% / 13.5%
Methul — 5-14: 15.0% Ganmain — 5-14: 13.5%
15-19 — / 6.4%
Methul — 15-19: not among its largest Ganmain — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 15.0% / 4.2%
Methul — 20-24: 15.0% Ganmain — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 5.0% / 8.3%
Methul — 25-34: 5.0% Ganmain — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 11.7% / 9.2%
Methul — 35-44: 11.7% Ganmain — 35-44: 9.2%
45-54 16.7% / 14.1%
Methul — 45-54: 16.7% Ganmain — 45-54: 14.1%
55-64 13.3% / 13.9%
Methul — 55-64: 13.3% Ganmain — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 28.3% / 14.2%
Methul — 65-74: 28.3% Ganmain — 65-74: 14.2%
75-84 — / 9.1%
Methul — 75-84: not among its largest Ganmain — 75-84: 9.1%
85+ — / 2.1%
Methul — 85+: not among its largest Ganmain — 85+: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (28.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Methul 63.6% lone person
Methul — Lone Person: 63.6% Methul — Couple Families: 36.4% Methul — One Parent Families: 0.0% Methul — Group Household: 0.0%
Ganmain 43.6% lone person
Ganmain — Lone Person: 43.6% Ganmain — Couple Families: 37.6% Ganmain — One Parent Families: 13.8% Ganmain — Group Household: 5.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Methul 43.5% renting
Methul — Owned Outright: 56.5% Methul — Mortgage: 0.0% Methul — Renting: 43.5%
Ganmain 12.9% renting
Ganmain — Owned Outright: 50.0% Ganmain — Mortgage: 37.1% Ganmain — Renting: 12.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Methul 100.0% houses
Methul — Houses: 100.0% Methul — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Ganmain 97.2% houses
Ganmain — Houses: 97.2% Ganmain — Flats / Apartments: 2.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Methul Ganmain
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 19.3%
Methul — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Ganmain — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 4.9%
Methul — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Ganmain — Bachelor Degree: 4.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma — / 4.4%
Methul — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: not among its largest Ganmain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.9%
Methul — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Ganmain — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Methul — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Ganmain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Property market

Methul Ganmain
Median house price — $359,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $191,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 94 days
from 7 sales

Zoning mix

Methul Ganmain
Rural and farming 100%
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

Methul Ganmain
New dwellings approved 26
across Coolamon
same for both
Approvals change year on year -33%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Methul Ganmain
House price — Higher than 8% of NSW
Income Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 91% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 13% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 36% of NSW Higher than 54% of NSW

Liveability

Methul Ganmain
Grade — D
Score — 29/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Methul Ganmain
Bushfire Low
10/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
60/100
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

Methul Ganmain
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Methul

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

Schools in Ganmain

  • Ganmain Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Brendan's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Methul Ganmain
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 13 30

Mobility

Ganmain sits further from the CBD (494.5 km vs 476.3 km).

Methul Ganmain
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 476.3 km 494.5 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 325 min 332 min
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 2701
 0.0%
postcode 2702
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2701
 59
postcode 2702

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.

Methul Ganmain
Car (driver) 46.2% / 77.1%
Methul — Car (driver): 46.2% Ganmain — Car (driver): 77.1%
Worked from Home 25.6% / 12.3%
Methul — Worked from Home: 25.6% Ganmain — Worked from Home: 12.3%
Walked Only 17.9% / 4.6%
Methul — Walked Only: 17.9% Ganmain — Walked Only: 4.6%
Car (passenger) 10.3% / 6.0%
Methul — Car (passenger): 10.3% Ganmain — Car (passenger): 6.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.1%).

Setting

Methul Ganmain
Elevation 222 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 192 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Methul Ganmain
Connectivity score 25/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
32 premises
 0%
415 premises

Climate

Methul Ganmain
Annual rainfall 420 mm 453 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 33.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 3.7°C

Council rates

Methul Ganmain
Average residential rate $441/yr
same for both
Council Coolamon
same for both

Federal electorate

Methul Ganmain
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Methul Ganmain
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Methul

Retirees Rural

Ganmain

Affordable Retirees Rural

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