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Collaroy Plateau NSW 2097

1,737 addresses · 31 streets

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

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Living Here

Collaroy Plateau is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,805 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $3,278 a week, with median rent near $800 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. 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.

4,805Population
40Median age
$3,278Median household income / wk
$800Median rent / wk
3.2Avg 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 Plateau itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Ferry wharf: Manly Wharf, 7.9 km south · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 15.8 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
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: 13.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Collaroy Plateau

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

Tree cover measures, Collaroy Plateau NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202013.3%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201923.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202138.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 69.8%

Population by age in Collaroy Plateau
Population by age, Collaroy Plateau NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4282
5-14789
15-19390
20-24283
25-34365
35-44669
45-54825
55-64574
65-74365
75-84206
85+72
Dwelling types in Collaroy Plateau
Dwelling types, Collaroy Plateau NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,362
Townhouse38
Apartment46
Other0
Households by weekly income in Collaroy Plateau
Households by weekly income, Collaroy Plateau NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$65070
$650-1,499189
$1,500-2,999338
$3,000+751
Top ancestries in Collaroy Plateau
Top ancestries, Collaroy Plateau NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,946
Australian1,744
Irish574
Scottish495
Other462
Italian360
Housing tenure in Collaroy Plateau
Housing tenure, Collaroy Plateau NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned542
Mortgage695
Rented180
Other14
Cars per household in Collaroy Plateau
Cars per household, Collaroy Plateau NSW (ABS Census 2021)
036
1318
2657
3242
4+184
Commute to work in Collaroy Plateau
Commute to work, Collaroy Plateau NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,067
Train0
Bus42
Tram/ferry0
Walked47
Bicycle6
Home996
Top countries of birth in Collaroy Plateau
Top countries of birth, Collaroy Plateau NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England303
New Zealand101
China67
Italy59
South Africa57
Scotland35
Languages used at home in Collaroy Plateau
Languages used at home, Collaroy Plateau NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Italian84
Serbian50
Mandarin47
Spanish40
Cantonese38
Croatian21

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

130,330 bird observations recorded near Collaroy Plateau — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Collaroy Plateau

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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Image — Sardaka (talk) 08:01, 21 February 2009 (UTC) · CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons).