Located in New South Wales within the Yass Valley local government area, Manton is a quiet locality (postcode 2582). The area has roughly 350 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 45. Households earn a median income of $143K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +1.2% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 67 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward public admin & safety and professional services. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
Manton has a median house price of $1.8 million, which has posted strong gains by 6% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $610. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Public transport access includes 24 bus stops. The crime rate in the Yass Valley LGA is low at 1,774 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Manton shows a gross rental yield of approximately 1.8%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.8M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 12.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +6.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.