NSW · Tamworth Regional Council
Upper Manilla, NSW, 2346
Suburb snapshot
Upper Manilla is a small locality in the Tamworth Regional area, home to around 105 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 234 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-6%), roughly 2228.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $425, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, and some planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 105
- Median age
- 53
- Median household income / week
- $1,666
- Dwelling vacancy
- 13%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 6 of 46
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,153
- Employment rate
- 57.8%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 15 / 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)
- $430
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)
- 234
- Against the person
- 79
- Against property
- 90
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 2,228.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 46.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -6.4%
Most common offence types
- Break And Enter Non-Dwelling15
- Domestic Violence Related Assault25
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment21
- Malicious Damage To Property26
- Other Offences17
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
Public transport
32 public transport stops in this suburb
- 1161 Manilla Rd
- 150 Sneesby Rd
- 6618 Manilla Rd
- Manilla Rd Opp 6618
- Manilla Rd Opp Wimborne Rd
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
2 planning-related records
2023· 1 proposal
March 2023
- Secondary dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spacesBUENA VISTA ROAD UPPER MANILLA 2346Determined
2022· 1 proposal
October 2022
- Shed67 BUENA VISTA ROAD UPPER MANILLA NSW 2346Determined
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020–2026; 2022; 2023 · 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)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
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
Heritage
1 state heritage place
- Manilla railway underbridgesTamworth-Barraba railway, ManillaSHR
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
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
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- 1161 Manilla Rdtransport
- 150 Sneesby Rdtransport
- 6618 Manilla Rdtransport
- Manilla Rd Opp 6618transport
- Manilla Rd Opp Wimborne Rdtransport
- Manilla railway underbridgesheritageTamworth-Barraba railway, ManillaSHR
- Secondary dwelling; Garages, carports and car parking spacesplanningBUENA VISTA ROAD UPPER MANILLA 2346Lodged 22 Mar 2023 · Determined
- Shedplanning67 BUENA VISTA ROAD UPPER MANILLA NSW 2346Lodged 26 Oct 2022 · Determined
- Break And Enter Non-Dwellingcrime15
- Domestic Violence Related Assaultcrime25
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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