Toogong vs Manildra

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Toogong, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Toogong 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

Manildra

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (58% vs 50%)
  • But Toogong has more separate houses rather than flats (130% vs 97%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here

  • Toogong has cheaper land ($325,000 vs $430,000)
  • Manildra leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 45%)

Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Manildra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Manildra

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.2% vs -10.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Toogong Manildra
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.

Toogong Manildra
Walkability 0 / 0
Toogong — Walkability: 0/100 Manildra — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 56 / 48
Toogong — Safety: 56/100 Manildra — Safety: 48/100
Low fire risk 79 / 55
Toogong — Low fire risk: 79/100 Manildra — Low fire risk: 55/100

Demographics

Manildra has more residents (822 vs 71); Manildra has higher household incomes ($75,348 vs $46,800).

Toogong Manildra
Population 71 822
+1058% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -10.1% +8.2%
Median age 41 43
Median household income $46,800/yr $75,348/yr
+61% vs other
Median weekly rent $235/wk
+6% vs other
 $220/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Toogong Manildra
0-4 9.9% / 4.4%
Toogong — 0-4: 9.9% Manildra — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 12.7% / 15.5%
Toogong — 5-14: 12.7% Manildra — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 4.2% / 5.0%
Toogong — 15-19: 4.2% Manildra — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 8.5% / 4.4%
Toogong — 20-24: 8.5% Manildra — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 11.3% / 9.4%
Toogong — 25-34: 11.3% Manildra — 25-34: 9.4%
35-44 16.9% / 13.3%
Toogong — 35-44: 16.9% Manildra — 35-44: 13.3%
45-54 5.6% / 15.1%
Toogong — 45-54: 5.6% Manildra — 45-54: 15.1%
55-64 12.7% / 10.9%
Toogong — 55-64: 12.7% Manildra — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 9.9% / 14.7%
Toogong — 65-74: 9.9% Manildra — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 7.0% / 4.6%
Toogong — 75-84: 7.0% Manildra — 75-84: 4.6%
85+ 7.0% / 2.4%
Toogong — 85+: 7.0% Manildra — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Toogong 50.0% couple families
Toogong — Couple Families: 50.0% Toogong — Lone Person: 50.0% Toogong — One Parent Families: 0.0% Toogong — Group Household: 0.0%
Manildra 43.4% couple families
Manildra — Couple Families: 43.4% Manildra — Lone Person: 40.0% Manildra — One Parent Families: 14.6% Manildra — Group Household: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Toogong 15.8% renting
Toogong — Owned Outright: 42.1% Toogong — Mortgage: 42.1% Toogong — Renting: 15.8%
Manildra 14.7% renting
Manildra — Owned Outright: 44.6% Manildra — Mortgage: 40.7% Manildra — Renting: 14.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Toogong 130.0% houses
Toogong — Houses: 130.0% Toogong — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Manildra 96.7% houses
Manildra — Houses: 96.7% Manildra — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Toogong Manildra
Certificate III & IV 18.3% / 19.5%
Toogong — Certificate III & IV: 18.3% Manildra — Certificate III & IV: 19.5%
Bachelor Degree 9.9% / 5.2%
Toogong — Bachelor Degree: 9.9% Manildra — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.6% / 4.5%
Toogong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6% Manildra — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.2% / 0.5%
Toogong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2% Manildra — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.1%
Toogong — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Manildra — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Property market

Toogong Manildra
Median house price — $470,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $325,000 $430,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 3 sales

Zoning mix

Toogong Manildra
Rural and farming 99% 94%
Environmental 0% 4%
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

Toogong Manildra
New dwellings approved 29
across Cabonne
same for both
Approvals change year on year -43%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Toogong Manildra
House price — Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 8% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 1% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
Affordability — Higher than 87% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 50% of NSW —
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of NSW Higher than 47% of NSW

Liveability

Toogong Manildra
Grade — D
Score — 26/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 below-average income
decile 3/10

Risk profile

Manildra carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 21).

Toogong Manildra
Bushfire Low
21/100
 Moderate
45/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
52/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Toogong Manildra
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 Toogong

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

Schools in Manildra

  • Manildra Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Manildra Catholic · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Toogong Manildra
Parks & reserves 0 4
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 23

Mobility

Toogong Manildra
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Sydney 316 km 314.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 267 min 264 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2864
 0.0%
postcode 2865
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 67
postcode 2864
 67
postcode 2865

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.

Toogong Manildra
Car (driver) 33.3% / 80.6%
Toogong — Car (driver): 33.3% Manildra — Car (driver): 80.6%
Worked from Home 55.6% / 12.2%
Toogong — Worked from Home: 55.6% Manildra — Worked from Home: 12.2%
Car (passenger) 11.1% / 2.5%
Toogong — Car (passenger): 11.1% Manildra — Car (passenger): 2.5%
Walked Only — / 4.7%
Toogong — Walked Only: not among its largest Manildra — Walked Only: 4.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.6%).

Setting

Toogong Manildra
Elevation 377 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 448 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Toogong Manildra
Connectivity score 24/100 29/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
30 premises
 0%
354 premises

Climate

Toogong Manildra
Annual rainfall 692 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Toogong Manildra
Average residential rate $750/yr
same for both
Council Cabonne
same for both

Federal electorate

Toogong Manildra
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Toogong Manildra
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Toogong

Family Rural Young Families

Manildra

Rural

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