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Collaroy NSW 2097

4,198 addresses · 44 streets

Mackellar Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › Collaroy · 17 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Collaroy is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,944 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,372 a week, with median rent near $600 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 68% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,944Population
43Median age
$2,372Median household income / wk
$600Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Narrabeen - Collaroy statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Collaroy itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Manly Wharf, 7.6 km south · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 15.5 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

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: 13.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Collaroy

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Collaroy NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.8%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201919.0%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202131.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 64.2%

Population by age in Collaroy
Population by age, Collaroy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4417
5-14792
15-19502
20-24461
25-341,022
35-44976
45-541,146
55-641,059
65-74818
75-84498
85+263
Dwelling types in Collaroy
Dwelling types, Collaroy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,245
Townhouse129
Apartment1,589
Other21
Households by weekly income in Collaroy
Households by weekly income, Collaroy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650274
$650-1,499608
$1,500-2,999836
$3,000+1,112
Top ancestries in Collaroy
Top ancestries, Collaroy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English3,319
Australian2,543
Irish1,136
Other924
Scottish874
Italian561
Housing tenure in Collaroy
Housing tenure, Collaroy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,091
Mortgage911
Rented888
Other70
Cars per household in Collaroy
Cars per household, Collaroy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0158
11,186
21,109
3320
4+189
Commute to work in Collaroy
Commute to work, Collaroy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,645
Train0
Bus122
Tram/ferry0
Walked59
Bicycle12
Home1,675
Top countries of birth in Collaroy
Top countries of birth, Collaroy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England509
New Zealand178
Brazil128
Italy103
South Africa96
China95
Languages used at home in Collaroy
Languages used at home, Collaroy NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Portuguese147
Italian137
Spanish105
Mandarin90
Greek46
German43

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

128,981 bird observations recorded near Collaroy — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Collaroy

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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