NSW · Wingecarribee Council
Manchester Square, NSW, 2577
Suburb snapshot
Manchester Square is a small locality in the Wingecarribee area, home to around 27 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 696 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with relatively stable year-on-year trends (-3%), roughly 25777.8 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $700, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 27
- Median age
- 66
- Median household income / week
- $2,750
- Dwelling vacancy
- 50%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 8 of 16
- Median monthly mortgage
- $5,400
- Employment rate
- 45.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $710
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 90
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 696
- Against the person
- 193
- Against property
- 247
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 25,777.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 83.7th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -2.8%
Most common offence types
- Breach Bail Conditions63
- Fraud72
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment73
- Malicious Damage To Property56
- Prohibited And Regulated Weapons Offences41
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
7 planning-related records
2024· 2 proposals
June 2024
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Commercial livestock grazing526 MERYLA ROAD MANCHESTER SQUARE 2577Withdrawn
May 2024
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure221 MERYLA ROAD MANCHESTER SQUARE 2577Determined
2022· 4 proposals
August 2022
- ShedMeryla road, Manchester SquareDetermined
June 2022
- Alterations and additions to residential development221 MERYLA ROAD MANCHESTER SQUARE 2577Determined
May 2022
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling; Pools / decks / fencingMERYLA ROAD MANCHESTER SQUARE 2577Determined
February 2022
- ShedMeryla road, Manchester SquareDetermined
2021· 1 proposal
August 2021
- ShedMeryla road, Manchester SquareDetermined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2021; 2022… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Recent changes
- Alterations and additions to residential developmentplanning221 MERYLA ROAD MANCHESTER SQUARE 2577Lodged 02 Jun 2022 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Commercial livestock grazingplanning526 MERYLA ROAD MANCHESTER SQUARE 2577Lodged 25 Jun 2024 · Withdrawn
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structureplanning221 MERYLA ROAD MANCHESTER SQUARE 2577Lodged 22 May 2024 · Determined
- Dwelling; Secondary dwelling; Pools / decks / fencingplanningMERYLA ROAD MANCHESTER SQUARE 2577Lodged 19 May 2022 · Determined
- ShedplanningMeryla road, Manchester SquareLodged 09 Aug 2022 · Determined
- ShedplanningMeryla road, Manchester SquareLodged 18 Feb 2022 · Determined
- ShedplanningMeryla road, Manchester SquareLodged 13 Aug 2021 · Determined
- Breach Bail Conditionscrime63
- Fraudcrime72
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassmentcrime73
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)