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Tahmoor vs Menangle Park

Urban Centre comparison ≈ 20 km apart · Tahmoor profile · Menangle Park profile

Tahmoor Menangle Park

Tahmoor and Menangle Park (L) are nearby areas in New South Wales with very different characters. Tahmoor is a larger, very walkable community where 68.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries and 61.9% are near health services. In contrast, Menangle Park (L) is sparsely populated and car-dependent, with no homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries or health services. Tahmoor also has a younger population, with a typical age of 34 compared to 39 in Menangle Park (L), and a higher proportion of adults working or looking for work at 61.3% versus 49.4%.

These two places share very similar typical weekly household incomes, which both sit around $1,600 to $1,700. They also have similar shares of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents and people aged 65 and over. While some gaps have narrowed, such as the difference in the share of people born overseas, others have widened. For example, the gap in the proportion of people caring for children unpaid has grown since 2011, with Tahmoor now well higher at 30.3% compared to 21.8% in Menangle Park (L).

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Where they differ most

Population: 4,807 larger in Tahmoor PT commute: 1.1 pts higher in Tahmoor Limited English: 0.9 pts higher in Tahmoor Renting: 16.3 pts higher in Menangle Park Under 15: 7.7 pts higher in Tahmoor

Demographics & Identity

Population in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +4,807 larger in Tahmoor gap steady
5,014 86th pct 207 11th pct
Median age in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +5 yrs older in Menangle Park gap widening
34 yrs 13th pct 39 yrs 29th pct
First Nations in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +0.9 pts higher in Tahmoor gap steady
7.2% 69th pct 6.3% 64th pct
Aged 65+ in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +0.5 pts higher in Menangle Park gap narrowing
15.0% 25th pct 15.5% 26th pct
Under 15 in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +7.7 pts higher in Tahmoor gap widening
23.2% 86th pct 15.5% 32nd pct
De facto in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +4.5 pts higher in Menangle Park gap steady
14.3% 63rd pct 18.8% 87th pct

Age structure

27.1% Young adults (25–44) +0.5 pts ▸ 27.5%
22.7% Older adults (45–64) +4.4 pts ▸ 27.1%
23.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +7.7 pts 15.5%
12.3% Youth (15–24) +3.7 pts ▸ 15.9%
15.0% Seniors (65+) +0.5 pts ▸ 15.5%

Marital status

37.1% Never married +15.2 pts ▸ 52.4%
42.5% Married ◂ +13.6 pts 28.8%
10.7% Divorced ◂ +3.6 pts 7.1%
5.0% Widowed +2.7 pts ▸ 7.6%
4.6% Separated +1.3 pts ▸ 5.9%

Age & sex structure

Tahmoor Menangle Park

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +5.9 pts higher in Tahmoor gap narrowing
10.7% 49th pct 4.8% 11th pct

Country of birth

85.3% Australia ◂ +4.1 pts 81.2%
2.9% England ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%
1.1% New Zealand ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.5% Philippines ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.3% South Africa ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.2% Italy ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.2% India ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

44.8% Australian ◂ +3.3 pts 41.5%
40.4% English +0.2 pts ▸ 40.6%
11.2% Irish ◂ +2.5 pts 8.7%
9.6% Scottish +0.1 pts ▸ 9.7%
3.9% German +0.9 pts ▸ 4.8%
3.3% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.9%
1.5% Dutch ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%
1.2% Chinese ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.9% Filipino ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%
0.8% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%
0.2% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Other language in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +2.2 pts higher in Tahmoor gap widening
5.6% 72nd pct 3.4% 45th pct
Limited English in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +0.9 pts higher in Tahmoor gap steady
0.9% 76th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Language used at home

90.1% English only ◂ +4.2 pts 86.0%
0.5% Italian +1.9 pts ▸ 2.4%
0.6% Arabic ◂ +0.6 pts 0.0%
0.3% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.0%
0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%
0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

Religion

No religion in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +3.1 pts higher in Tahmoor gap narrowing
39.8% 40th pct 36.7% 29th pct

Religious affiliation

51.9% Christianity ◂ +2.1 pts 49.8%
39.8% No religion ◂ +3.1 pts 36.7%
5.8% Not stated +4.3 pts ▸ 10.1%
0.7% Islam +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.2% Buddhism ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%
0.5% Other religions ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%
0.1% Hinduism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +9.5 pts higher in Tahmoor gap narrowing
38.3% 49th pct 28.8% 17th pct
Bachelor+ in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +5.6 pts higher in Tahmoor gap narrowing
10.9% 46th pct 5.3% 11th pct

Highest year of school

38.3% Year 12 ◂ +9.5 pts 28.8%
35.4% Year 10 +2.0 pts ▸ 37.4%
13.3% Year 9 or below ◂ +3.5 pts 9.8%
7.5% Year 11 ◂ +0.2 pts 7.4%

Highest qualification level

44.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +4.1 pts 40.7%
15.6% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +8.6 pts 7.0%
12.6% Bachelor degree ◂ +2.1 pts 10.5%
3.4% Certificate I / II +3.6 pts ▸ 7.0%
4.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.6 pts 0.0%
1.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

Field of qualification

16.6% Management & commerce +3.1 pts ▸ 19.8%
19.1% Engineering & related ◂ +7.5 pts 11.6%
12.3% Society & culture ◂ +7.7 pts 4.7%
9.3% Health ◂ +4.7 pts 4.7%
8.4% Architecture & building +0.9 pts ▸ 9.3%
8.1% Education ◂ +2.3 pts 5.8%
6.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +6.8 pts 0.0%
2.0% Agriculture & environment +2.7 pts ▸ 4.7%
2.3% Creative arts ◂ +2.3 pts 0.0%
1.6% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.6 pts 0.0%
0.8% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +$25 higher in Menangle Park gap narrowing
$780 73rd pct $805 77th pct
Household income in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +$66 higher in Tahmoor gap narrowing
$1,691 75th pct $1,625 73rd pct
Family income in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +$80 higher in Menangle Park gap narrowing
$1,961 74th pct $2,041 77th pct
High earners in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +4.4 pts higher in Tahmoor gap widening
8.5% 67th pct 4.1% 27th pct
High-income homes in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +2.7 pts higher in Menangle Park gap narrowing
17.0% 73rd pct 19.7% 80th pct

Household income distribution

33.5% $1,500–$2,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 34.8%
28.2% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.5 pts 25.8%
15.2% Under $650 ◂ +10.6 pts 4.5%
6.9% $4,000 or more +8.2 pts ▸ 15.2%
10.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +5.5 pts 4.5%

Personal income distribution

40.6% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 41.8%
35.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +0.1 pts 35.3%
16.3% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 12.9%
1.9% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 0.0%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +4.3 pts higher in Tahmoor
33.3% 51st pct 29.0% 29th pct
Mental health in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +2.4 pts higher in Tahmoor
11.6% 73rd pct 9.2% 41st pct
Needs assistance in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +1.8 pts higher in Menangle Park gap steady
6.4% 51st pct 8.2% 72nd pct

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Arthritis +0.5 pts ▸ 11.6%
11.6% Mental health ◂ +2.4 pts 9.2%
10.6% Asthma ◂ +5.8 pts 4.8%
9.0% Other condition ◂ +3.2 pts 5.8%
4.0% Heart disease +3.3 pts ▸ 7.2%
5.5% Diabetes ◂ +1.2 pts 4.3%
2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%
2.3% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.9%
1.1% Stroke ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.4% Dementia ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Number of long-term health conditions

59.9% None ◂ +2.9 pts 57.0%
22.0% One condition ◂ +3.1 pts 18.8%
7.5% Two conditions ◂ +0.7 pts 6.8%
3.9% Three or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.9%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +0.5 pts higher in Tahmoor gap narrowing
9.9% 11th pct 9.4% 10th pct
Unpaid carers in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +0.3 pts higher in Menangle Park gap narrowing
12.1% 34th pct 12.4% 38th pct
Unpaid child care in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +8.6 pts higher in Tahmoor gap widening
30.3% 77th pct 21.8% 36th pct
Defence service in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +0.7 pts higher in Tahmoor
2.4% 22nd pct 1.8% 12th pct
Housework 15h+ in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +4.3 pts higher in Tahmoor gap steady
23.1% 41st pct 18.8% 14th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +0.1 larger in Menangle Park gap steady
2.7 76th pct 2.8 81st pct
One-parent in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +2.5 pts higher in Menangle Park gap narrowing
20.8% 78th pct 23.3% 86th pct
Living alone in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +6.4 pts higher in Tahmoor gap narrowing
23.1% 31st pct 16.7% 15th pct

Family composition

57.1% Couples with children ◂ +7.7 pts 49.3%
21.2% Couples without children +6.1 pts ▸ 27.3%
20.8% One-parent families +2.5 pts ▸ 23.3%
0.9% Other families ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Household size

30.8% 2 people +13.1 pts ▸ 43.9%
23.1% 1 person ◂ +6.4 pts 16.7%
16.9% 4 people ◂ +1.8 pts 15.2%
16.3% 3 people ◂ +2.7 pts 13.6%
8.8% 5 people +1.8 pts ▸ 10.6%
3.8% 6 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 6.1%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +$90 higher in Menangle Park gap narrowing
$410 88th pct $500 97th pct
Mortgage in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +$346 higher in Tahmoor gap narrowing
$2,058 89th pct $1,712 76th pct
People / bedroom in Tahmoorin Menangle Park even gap steady
0.80 57th pct 0.80 57th pct
Renting in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +16.3 pts higher in Menangle Park gap steady
32.2% 76th pct 48.5% 89th pct
Owned outright in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +2.1 pts higher in Tahmoor gap steady
24.8% 15th pct 22.7% 13th pct
Separate houses in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +8.2 pts higher in Menangle Park gap narrowing
90.3% 34th pct 98.5% 78th pct
3+ bedrooms in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +3.1 pts higher in Menangle Park gap narrowing
87.8% 82nd pct 90.9% 89th pct

How homes are owned or rented

32.2% Rented +16.3 pts ▸ 48.5%
40.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +20.8 pts 19.7%
24.8% Owned outright ◂ +2.1 pts 22.7%
1.5% Other tenure ◂ +1.5 pts 0.0%
1.2% Not stated ◂ +1.2 pts 0.0%

Types of homes

90.3% Separate house +8.2 pts ▸ 98.5%
8.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +8.6 pts 0.0%
0.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +0.7 pts 0.0%
0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

41.3% 3 bedrooms +5.7 pts ▸ 47.0%
39.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +16.7 pts 22.7%
7.0% 5 or more +14.2 pts ▸ 21.2%
9.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.3 pts 4.5%
1.8% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.8 pts 0.0%
0.0% Studio / none even 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

67.6% $350–$549 ◂ +5.1 pts 62.5%
4.9% $550–$749 +17.0 pts ▸ 21.9%
15.9% $200–$349 +2.8 pts ▸ 18.8%
6.3% Under $200 ◂ +6.3 pts 0.0%
0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

45.9% $1,800–$2,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 46.2%
25.7% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +25.7 pts 0.0%
14.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +14.2 pts 0.0%
10.3% Under $1,000 ◂ +10.3 pts 0.0%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +4.4 pts higher in Menangle Park gap narrowing
5.5% 64th pct 9.8% 86th pct
Work from home in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +5.7 pts higher in Menangle Park gap widening
17.8% 87th pct 23.5% 92nd pct
PT commute in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +1.1 pts higher in Tahmoor gap narrowing
1.1% 78th pct 0.0% 0th pct

How people get to work

57.2% Car (driver) ◂ +1.9 pts 55.3%
17.8% Worked at home +5.7 pts ▸ 23.5%
3.5% Car (passenger) +5.9 pts ▸ 9.4%
1.7% Walked ◂ +1.7 pts 0.0%
1.1% Train ◂ +1.1 pts 0.0%
0.1% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%
0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

39.2% 2 vehicles +1.8 pts ▸ 41.0%
30.8% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.6 pts 26.2%
15.4% 3 vehicles +4.2 pts ▸ 19.7%
5.5% No vehicle +4.4 pts ▸ 9.8%
9.2% 4 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +12.7 pts higher in Tahmoor gap narrowing
44.0% 86th pct 31.3% 33rd pct
Recent arrivals in Tahmoorin Menangle Park gap widening
4.1% 46th pct —

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +3.6 pts higher in Tahmoor gap widening
3.6% 31st pct 0.0% 0th pct
Participation in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +11.9 pts higher in Tahmoor gap widening
61.3% 74th pct 49.4% 39th pct
Full-time in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +7.4 pts higher in Tahmoor gap widening
57.9% 60th pct 50.6% 23rd pct

Industries people work in

0.5% Arts & recreation +17.2 pts ▸ 17.6%
16.3% Construction +0.2 pts ▸ 16.5%
13.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.3 pts 11.8%
11.2% Retail trade ◂ +7.7 pts 3.5%
9.9% Manufacturing ◂ +6.4 pts 3.5%
7.8% Education & training ◂ +3.1 pts 4.7%
3.8% Other services +3.3 pts ▸ 7.1%
5.7% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.7% Public administration & safety +0.2 pts ▸ 5.9%
5.3% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 4.7%
3.7% Professional & technical ◂ +3.7 pts 0.0%
2.7% Administrative & support ◂ +2.7 pts 0.0%

Occupations people work in

18.7% Technicians & trades +0.2 pts ▸ 18.8%
13.1% Labourers +5.7 pts ▸ 18.8%
13.2% Clerical & administrative +4.5 pts ▸ 17.6%
13.3% Professionals ◂ +3.9 pts 9.4%
11.8% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 10.6%
10.1% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +3.0 pts 7.1%
9.8% Managers ◂ +3.9 pts 5.9%
8.7% Sales workers ◂ +5.2 pts 3.5%

Walkability

Walk score in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +4.6 higher in Tahmoor
6.1 86th pct 1.6 16th pct
Types ≤15 min in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +4.6 more in Tahmoor
5.8 72nd pct 1.2 11th pct
15-min city in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +65.6 pts higher in Tahmoor
65.6% 55th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to shops in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +68.1 pts higher in Tahmoor
68.1% 57th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to transit in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +17.3 pts higher in Tahmoor
98.3% 98th pct 81.0% 72nd pct
Walk to school in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +36.4 pts higher in Tahmoor
36.4% 29th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Walk to a park in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +70.9 pts higher in Tahmoor
94.9% 57th pct 24.0% 8th pct
Walk to health in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +61.9 pts higher in Tahmoor
61.9% 69th pct 0.0% 0th pct
Amenities/1k in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +16.1 more in Menangle Park
17.8 48th pct 33.8 77th pct
Intersections/km² in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +60 higher in Tahmoor
80 87th pct 19 29th pct
Mean slope in Tahmoorin Menangle Park +1.1 pts higher in Menangle Park
5.1% 56th pct 6.2% 70th pct

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Compare Menangle Park with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Tahmoor vs Menangle Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ucl/UCL114032/tahmoor/vs/UCL122084/menangle-park