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Manildra vs Murga
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 17 km apart · Manildra profile · Murga profile
Manildra Murga
Manildra and Murga are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different social profiles. Manildra is a larger hub where people are more likely to be working or looking for work and have more access to services, with a walkability score of 3.0 (mostly car-dependent). In contrast, Murga is sparsely populated and far more elderly, with a typical resident aged 52 compared to 43 in Manildra. Murga also has a much higher share of volunteers at 38.5% and typical home-loan payments that are far higher, at $2,449 a month compared to $1,300 in Manildra.
Both areas have a similar share of residents aged 65 and over, and their typical weekly personal incomes are nearly the same, sitting around the national figure. However, the gap in their workforce has shifted, as full-time employment is now far higher in Murga. Manildra remains more connected, with more people moving in recently and far higher access to public transport and schools.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 728
- First area, 2016: 760
- First area, 2021: 822
- Second area, 2016: 62
- Second area, 2021: 58
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 47 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 52 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Manildra: 0.5% males, 1.7% females; 85+ in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Manildra: 1.2% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Manildra: 1.4% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Murga: 0.0% males, 7.7% females
- 70–74 in Manildra: 4.0% males, 4.2% females; 70–74 in Murga: 10.3% males, 0.0% females
- 65–69 in Manildra: 3.4% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 60–64 in Manildra: 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 60–64 in Murga: 10.3% males, 0.0% females
- 55–59 in Manildra: 3.2% males, 2.4% females; 55–59 in Murga: 7.7% males, 0.0% females
- 50–54 in Manildra: 3.5% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Murga: 7.7% males, 17.9% females
- 45–49 in Manildra: 4.6% males, 3.9% females; 45–49 in Murga: 10.3% males, 0.0% females
- 40–44 in Manildra: 3.0% males, 2.5% females; 40–44 in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 35–39 in Manildra: 4.5% males, 3.2% females; 35–39 in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 30–34 in Manildra: 1.6% males, 2.4% females; 30–34 in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 25–29 in Manildra: 2.1% males, 2.1% females; 25–29 in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 20–24 in Manildra: 2.4% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 15–19 in Manildra: 2.2% males, 2.7% females; 15–19 in Murga: 17.9% males, 10.3% females
- 10–14 in Manildra: 4.1% males, 2.2% females; 10–14 in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Manildra: 4.6% males, 3.9% females; 5–9 in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Manildra: 2.6% males, 2.4% females; 0–4 in Murga: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $473
- First area, 2016: $591
- First area, 2021: $743
- Second area, 2016: $628
- Second area, 2021: $762
- First area, 2011: $948
- First area, 2016: $1,264
- First area, 2021: $1,449
- Second area, 2016: $1,125
- Second area, 2021: $1,625
- First area, 2011: $1,138
- First area, 2016: $1,529
- First area, 2021: $2,008
- Second area, 2016: $1,437
- Second area, 2021: $2,250
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.4
- First area, 2016: 2.3
- First area, 2021: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 1.9
- Second area, 2021: 2.7
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $103
- First area, 2016: $150
- First area, 2021: $220
- First area, 2011: $1,300
- First area, 2016: $1,213
- First area, 2021: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $2,600
- Second area, 2021: $2,449
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2016: 0.60
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Manildra vs Murga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL12483/manildra/vs/SAL12859/murga