Shanes Park vs Melonba

Melonba is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 39 in Shanes Park. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Melonba, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Shanes Park: a median of $2.71 million, against $1.16 million in Melonba, though rent is higher in Melonba. On these figures, Melonba tends to suit young adults, 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

Melonba

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (95% vs 60%)

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

First-home buyers

Melonba

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,160,000 vs $2,710,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Shanes Park

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($440/wk vs $600/wk)
  • But Melonba leaves renters under less rental stress (21% vs 29%)

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

Commuting to the city

Melonba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (30/100 vs 14/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Shanes Park has more residents already 65 and over (14% vs 2%)
  • Melonba is more walkable (30/100 vs 14/100)

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

Where they sit

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

Shanes Park Melonba
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.

Shanes Park Melonba
Walkability 14 / 30
Shanes Park — Walkability: 14/100 Melonba — Walkability: 30/100
Safety 13 / 5
Shanes Park — Safety: 13/100 Melonba — Safety: 5/100
Low fire risk 37 / 36
Shanes Park — Low fire risk: 37/100 Melonba — Low fire risk: 36/100

Demographics

Melonba has more residents (1,439 vs 384); Melonba has higher household incomes ($148,668 vs $79,612).

Shanes Park Melonba
Population 384 1,439
+275% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -5.7% —
Median age 39 31
Median household income $79,612/yr $148,668/yr
+87% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk $600/wk
+36% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park Melonba
0-4 3.6% / 11.8%
Shanes Park — 0-4: 3.6% Melonba — 0-4: 11.8%
5-14 12.2% / 17.8%
Shanes Park — 5-14: 12.2% Melonba — 5-14: 17.8%
15-19 6.8% / 3.3%
Shanes Park — 15-19: 6.8% Melonba — 15-19: 3.3%
20-24 8.3% / 4.4%
Shanes Park — 20-24: 8.3% Melonba — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 10.7% / 23.8%
Shanes Park — 25-34: 10.7% Melonba — 25-34: 23.8%
35-44 14.1% / 25.5%
Shanes Park — 35-44: 14.1% Melonba — 35-44: 25.5%
45-54 16.7% / 6.6%
Shanes Park — 45-54: 16.7% Melonba — 45-54: 6.6%
55-64 11.7% / 4.4%
Shanes Park — 55-64: 11.7% Melonba — 55-64: 4.4%
65-74 8.9% / 1.8%
Shanes Park — 65-74: 8.9% Melonba — 65-74: 1.8%
75-84 3.4% / 0.2%
Shanes Park — 75-84: 3.4% Melonba — 75-84: 0.2%
85+ 1.8% / —
Shanes Park — 85+: 1.8% Melonba — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park 39.8% couple families
Shanes Park — Couple Families: 39.8% Shanes Park — Lone Person: 28.6% Shanes Park — One Parent Families: 20.4% Shanes Park — Other Families: 8.2% Shanes Park — Group Household: 3.1%
Melonba 87.7% couple families
Melonba — Couple Families: 87.7% Melonba — Lone Person: 3.2% Melonba — One Parent Families: 7.3% Melonba — Other Families: 0.0% Melonba — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Other Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park 27.4% renting
Shanes Park — Owned Outright: 50.0% Shanes Park — Mortgage: 22.6% Shanes Park — Renting: 27.4%
Melonba 8.5% renting
Melonba — Owned Outright: 4.5% Melonba — Mortgage: 87.0% Melonba — Renting: 8.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Shanes Park Melonba
Bachelor Degree 3.6% / 26.0%
Shanes Park — Bachelor Degree: 3.6% Melonba — Bachelor Degree: 26.0%
Certificate III & IV 16.7% / 6.7%
Shanes Park — Certificate III & IV: 16.7% Melonba — Certificate III & IV: 6.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 7.6%
Shanes Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Melonba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6%
Postgraduate Degree — / 10.8%
Shanes Park — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Melonba — Postgraduate Degree: 10.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 1.7%
Shanes Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Melonba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.0%).

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.

Shanes Park Melonba
India — / 31.0%
Shanes Park — India: not among its largest Melonba — India: 31.0%
Philippines — / 12.5%
Shanes Park — Philippines: not among its largest Melonba — Philippines: 12.5%
China 8.1% / —
Shanes Park — China: 8.1% Melonba — China: not among its largest
Fiji 2.3% / 1.2%
Shanes Park — Fiji: 2.3% Melonba — Fiji: 1.2%
England 2.6% / —
Shanes Park — England: 2.6% Melonba — England: not among its largest
Pakistan — / 2.3%
Shanes Park — Pakistan: not among its largest Melonba — Pakistan: 2.3%
Lebanon 1.8% / —
Shanes Park — Lebanon: 1.8% Melonba — Lebanon: not among its largest
Egypt 1.8% / —
Shanes Park — Egypt: 1.8% Melonba — Egypt: not among its largest
Nepal — / 1.7%
Shanes Park — Nepal: not among its largest Melonba — Nepal: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (31.0%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Shanes Park 99.1% houses
Shanes Park — Houses: 99.1% Shanes Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.9% Shanes Park — Townhouses: 0.0%
Melonba 97.9% houses
Melonba — Houses: 97.9% Melonba — Flats / Apartments: 1.2% Melonba — Townhouses: 0.9%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Shanes Park Melonba
Median house price $2,710,000 $1,160,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 4 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Shanes Park has more land zoned for conservation (64% vs 32%); Shanes Park has more rural and farming land (31% vs 16%).

Shanes Park Melonba
Environmental 64% 32%
Residential 0% 39%
Rural and farming 31% 16%
Infrastructure and transport 5% 8%
Parks and recreation 1% 5%
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

Shanes Park Melonba
New dwellings approved 2,325
across Blacktown
same for both
Approvals change year on year -18%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Shanes Park Melonba
House price Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Income Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 18% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 98% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW

Liveability

Melonba is more walkable (30 vs 14).

Shanes Park Melonba
Grade — C
Score — 39/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Shanes Park Melonba
Bushfire Moderate
63/100
 Moderate
64/100
Crime High
87/100
 High
95/100
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 5
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Shanes Park Melonba
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 1
Western Sydney University - Penrith, 8.6 km
 None

Schools in Shanes Park

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

Schools in Melonba

  • Melonba High School Government · Secondary at peers
  • Melonba Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Northbourne Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Shanes Park Melonba
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 0 3
Waterways 2 3

Mobility

Shanes Park Melonba
Walkability score 14/100 30/100
Distance to Sydney 54.5 km
+3% vs other
 52.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 54 min 50 min
Public transport score 23/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 3.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 76.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 10 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2747
 2.7%
postcode 2765
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 45
postcode 2747
 —
postcode 2765

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.

Shanes Park Melonba
Worked from Home 42.6% / 48.6%
Shanes Park — Worked from Home: 42.6% Melonba — Worked from Home: 48.6%
Car (driver) 44.3% / 41.4%
Shanes Park — Car (driver): 44.3% Melonba — Car (driver): 41.4%
Walked Only 9.0% / —
Shanes Park — Walked Only: 9.0% Melonba — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train — / 6.9%
Shanes Park — Train: not among its largest Melonba — Train: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 2.3%
Shanes Park — Car (passenger): 4.1% Melonba — Car (passenger): 2.3%
Bus — / 0.7%
Shanes Park — Bus: not among its largest Melonba — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.6%).

Setting

Shanes Park Melonba
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 20 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 42.7 km 41.5 km

NBN connectivity

Shanes Park Melonba
Connectivity score 98/100 100/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 90%
157 premises
 100%
3,724 premises

Climate

Shanes Park Melonba
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Shanes Park Melonba
PM2.5 7.2 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.6 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Shanes Park Melonba
Average residential rate $1,157/yr
same for both
Council Blacktown
same for both

Federal electorate

Shanes Park Melonba
Division Chifley
same for both
Member Ed Husic
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Shanes Park

Acreage Multicultural Outer

Melonba

Acreage Family Multicultural Outer Professionals River Young Families

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