Upper Manilla NSW 2346
72 addresses · 10 streets
New England Electorate › Tamworth Regional LGA › Upper Manilla · 365 km from Sydney
Living Here
Upper Manilla is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 105 people, with a median age of 53. The typical household earns around $1,666 a week, with median rent near $150 a week. Most homes are houses. About 79% of households own their home and 12% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Tamworth Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Upper Manilla itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 12.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 12.6% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 36.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 1.9% · Labour-force participation 58.9%
Population by age in Upper Manilla
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 10 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 5 |
| 25-34 | 11 |
| 35-44 | 16 |
| 45-54 | 14 |
| 55-64 | 24 |
| 65-74 | 20 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Upper Manilla
| House | 36 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Upper Manilla
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 11 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 16 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Upper Manilla
| English | 45 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 33 |
| Ancestry NS | 19 |
| Irish | 15 |
| Scottish | 14 |
| German | 9 |
Housing tenure in Upper Manilla
| Owned | 14 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 13 |
| Rented | 4 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Upper Manilla
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 14 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4+ | 7 |
Commute to work in Upper Manilla
| Car | 26 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 16 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
316 bird observations recorded near Upper Manilla — most often seen:
- Magpie-lark (31)
- Welcome Swallow (24)
- Yellow-rumped Thornbill (22)
- Crested Pigeon (16)
- Eastern Galah (12)
- Willie Wagtail (12)
- Australian Wood Duck (11)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (11)
- Nankeen Kestrel (11)
- Rainbow Bee-eater (11)
- Southern Magpie-lark (11)
- Southern Willie Wagtail (11)
- Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater (11)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Upper Manilla
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (10)
- Pacific Black Duck (10)
- Red-rumped Parrot (9)
- Rufous Songlark (8)
- Southern Whiteface (8)
- Australian Magpie (7)
- Diamond Firetail (7)
- Little Black Cormorant (7)
- Noisy Friarbird (7)
- Pallid Cuckoo (7)
- Black-shouldered Kite (6)
- Common Starling (6)
- Fan-tailed Cuckoo (6)
- Grey Teal (6)
- Mainland Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (6)
- Striated Pardalote (6)
- Superb Fairy-wren (6)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Upper Manilla:
- Wimborne (7.5 km)
- New Mexico (14.7 km)
- Red Hill (14.9 km)
- Namoi River (15 km)
- Manilla (15.4 km)
- Borah Creek (15.8 km)
- Wongo Creek (19 km)
- Longarm (19.4 km)
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Streets
- Barraba Road (2)
- Borah Road (2)
- Buena Vista Road (11)
- Kurrajong Hills Road (2)
- Manilla Road (23)
- Oakhampton Road (8)
- Sneesby Road (5)
- Split Rock Dam Road (10)
- Wimborne Lane (2)
- Wimborne Road (7)
