Yerong Creek vs Mangoplah

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Yerong Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Mangoplah, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mangoplah: a median of $600,000, against $240,000 in Yerong Creek. On these figures, Yerong Creek tends to suit families with children and buyers on a tighter budget, while Mangoplah suits 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

Mangoplah

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 74/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 66%)

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

First-home buyers

Yerong Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($240,000 vs $599,900)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mangoplah

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 15%)

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

Commuting to the city

Mangoplah

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (314 min vs 323 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (491.8 km vs 502 km)
  • But Yerong Creek is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Yerong Creek is more walkable (37/100 vs 0/100)
  • Mangoplah carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Yerong Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (0.9% vs -5.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
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.

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Walkability 37 / 0
Yerong Creek — Walkability: 37/100 Mangoplah — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 88
Yerong Creek — Safety: 26/100 Mangoplah — Safety: 88/100
Low fire risk 88 / 89
Yerong Creek — Low fire risk: 88/100 Mangoplah — Low fire risk: 89/100

Demographics

Mangoplah has higher household incomes ($107,900 vs $70,408); Yerong Creek skews older (49 vs 47).

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Population 355
+18% vs other
 291
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.9% -5.8%
Median age 49 47
Median household income $70,408/yr $107,900/yr
+53% vs other
Median weekly rent $200/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
0-4 4.8% / 4.5%
Yerong Creek — 0-4: 4.8% Mangoplah — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 14.4% / 10.7%
Yerong Creek — 5-14: 14.4% Mangoplah — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 8.7% / 6.9%
Yerong Creek — 15-19: 8.7% Mangoplah — 15-19: 6.9%
20-24 5.1% / 5.5%
Yerong Creek — 20-24: 5.1% Mangoplah — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 5.9% / 10.3%
Yerong Creek — 25-34: 5.9% Mangoplah — 25-34: 10.3%
35-44 9.3% / 10.3%
Yerong Creek — 35-44: 9.3% Mangoplah — 35-44: 10.3%
45-54 12.4% / 16.5%
Yerong Creek — 45-54: 12.4% Mangoplah — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 22.3% / 18.2%
Yerong Creek — 55-64: 22.3% Mangoplah — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 12.7% / 11.3%
Yerong Creek — 65-74: 12.7% Mangoplah — 65-74: 11.3%
75-84 5.9% / 4.8%
Yerong Creek — 75-84: 5.9% Mangoplah — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 2.3% / 1.0%
Yerong Creek — 85+: 2.3% Mangoplah — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).

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.

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
New Zealand 2.0% / —
Yerong Creek — New Zealand: 2.0% Mangoplah — New Zealand: not among its largest
England — / 1.4%
Yerong Creek — England: not among its largest Mangoplah — England: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Yerong Creek 48.5% couple families
Yerong Creek — Couple Families: 48.5% Yerong Creek — Lone Person: 29.4% Yerong Creek — One Parent Families: 17.6% Yerong Creek — Group Household: 4.4%
Mangoplah 61.9% couple families
Mangoplah — Couple Families: 61.9% Mangoplah — Lone Person: 20.6% Mangoplah — One Parent Families: 12.7% Mangoplah — Group Household: 4.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Yerong Creek 94.6% houses
Yerong Creek — Houses: 94.6% Yerong Creek — Flats / Apartments: 5.4%
Mangoplah 97.9% houses
Mangoplah — Houses: 97.9% Mangoplah — Flats / Apartments: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Certificate III & IV 9.9% / 18.6%
Yerong Creek — Certificate III & IV: 9.9% Mangoplah — Certificate III & IV: 18.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.8% / 11.0%
Yerong Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.8% Mangoplah — Bachelor Degree: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 5.2%
Yerong Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Mangoplah — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.2%
Postgraduate Degree 0.8% / 1.7%
Yerong Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8% Mangoplah — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 1.0%
Yerong Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Mangoplah — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Yerong Creek 12.7% renting
Yerong Creek — Owned Outright: 61.8% Yerong Creek — Mortgage: 25.5% Yerong Creek — Renting: 12.7%
Mangoplah 17.8% renting
Mangoplah — Owned Outright: 42.2% Mangoplah — Mortgage: 40.0% Mangoplah — Renting: 17.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Median house price $240,000 $599,900
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Rural and farming 99%
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

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
New dwellings approved 7
across Lockhart
 548
across Wagga Wagga
Approvals change year on year -33% +139%

Ranking within NSW

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
House price Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Income Higher than 34% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 77% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 32% of NSW Higher than 3% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 9% of NSW Higher than 53% of NSW

Liveability

Yerong Creek is more walkable (37 vs 0).

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Yerong Creek carries more crime risk (74 vs 12).

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Bushfire Low
12/100
 Low
11/100
Crime High
74/100
 Low
12/100
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

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
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 Yerong Creek

  • Yerong Creek Public School Government · Primary

Schools in Mangoplah

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

Amenities in the suburb

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Cafes & restaurants 2 0
Parks & reserves 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 41 26

Mobility

Yerong Creek sits further from the CBD (502 km vs 491.8 km).

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Walkability score 37/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 502 km
+2% vs other
 491.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 323 min 314 min
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 2642
 0.1%
postcode 2652
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 80
postcode 2642
 58
postcode 2652

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.

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Car (driver) 68.5% / 59.9%
Yerong Creek — Car (driver): 68.5% Mangoplah — Car (driver): 59.9%
Worked from Home 21.8% / 30.7%
Yerong Creek — Worked from Home: 21.8% Mangoplah — Worked from Home: 30.7%
Walked Only 9.7% / 9.5%
Yerong Creek — Walked Only: 9.7% Mangoplah — Walked Only: 9.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Elevation 219 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 289 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Connectivity score 15/100 30/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
41 premises
 0%
121 premises

Climate

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Annual rainfall 565 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Average residential rate $394/yr $1,254/yr
Council Lockhart Wagga Wagga

Federal electorate

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Division Riverina
same for both
Member Michael Mccormack
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Yerong Creek Mangoplah
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Yerong Creek

Quiet River Rural

Mangoplah

Rural

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