New Mexico vs Upper Manilla
New Mexico is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 53 in Upper Manilla. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In New Mexico, most households are people living alone. In Upper Manilla, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, New Mexico tends to suit young adults and 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- New Mexico has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
- Upper Manilla is already more of a family suburb (50% vs 27%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
New Mexico
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (13% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Upper Manilla
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $250/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
New Mexico
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (337 min vs 344 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (461.7 km vs 468.8 km)
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
New Mexico
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.5% vs -15.3%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
New Mexico and Upper Manilla drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Upper Manilla has more residents (105 vs 59); New Mexico rents higher ($250/wk vs $150/wk).
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 59 | 105 +78% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.5% | -15.3% |
| Median age | 48 | 53 |
| Median household income | $110,448/yr +22% vs other | $86,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +40% vs other | $150/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.1%).
Property market
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,120,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 99% |
| 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
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Tamworth same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -35% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 94% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 75% of NSW | Higher than 55% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 13% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 6% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of NSW | Higher than 39% of NSW |
Liveability
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Upper Manilla carries more bushfire risk (25 vs 14).
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 14/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 58/100 | Moderate 50/100 |
| 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
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 0 | 4 |
Mobility
Upper Manilla sits further from the CBD (468.8 km vs 461.7 km).
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 461.7 km | 468.8 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 337 min | 344 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 2346 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 50 postcode 2346 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.9%).
Setting
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 413 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 484 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 19/100 | 27/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 7 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 679 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 0.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,397/yr same for both | |
| Council | Tamworth same for both | |
Federal electorate
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | New England same for both | |
| Member | Barnaby Joyce same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| New Mexico | Upper Manilla | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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