North Balgowlah NSW 2093
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Warringah Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › North Balgowlah · 10 km from Sydney
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Living Here
North Balgowlah is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,816 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $4,212 a week, with median rent near $825 a week. Most homes are houses. About 86% of households own their home and 14% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Manly Vale - Allambie Heights statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: North Balgowlah itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
53 schools
- Seaforth Public School
- Balgowlah North Public School
- Manly Vale Public School
- Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys Campus
- St Cecilia’s Catholic Primary School Balhowlah
- St Kieran's Catholic Primary School
- Manly West Public School
- The Beach School
- Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus
- Balgowlah Heights Public School
53 hospitals
2 playgrounds
5 beauty salons
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Artarmon, 6.5 km west · Metro station: Crows Nest, 6.4 km south-west · Bus interchange: Crows Nest Terminus (263, 267), 6.3 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Manly Wharf, 3.4 km south-east · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 9.3 km south.
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: 24.3% 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 | 24.3% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 35.7% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 69.5% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 70.4%
Population by age in North Balgowlah
| 0-4 | 240 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 844 |
| 15-19 | 304 |
| 20-24 | 150 |
| 25-34 | 179 |
| 35-44 | 579 |
| 45-54 | 715 |
| 55-64 | 378 |
| 65-74 | 256 |
| 75-84 | 133 |
| 85+ | 39 |
Dwelling types in North Balgowlah
| House | 1,026 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 42 |
| Apartment | 74 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in North Balgowlah
| <$650 | 75 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 145 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 209 |
| $3,000+ | 655 |
Top ancestries in North Balgowlah
| English | 1,795 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,356 |
| Irish | 507 |
| Scottish | 443 |
| Other | 421 |
| German | 174 |
Housing tenure in North Balgowlah
| Owned | 372 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 598 |
| Rented | 157 |
| Other | 6 |
Cars per household in North Balgowlah
| 0 | 34 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 322 |
| 2 | 571 |
| 3 | 143 |
| 4+ | 65 |
Commute to work in North Balgowlah
| Car | 490 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 29 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 17 |
| Bicycle | 12 |
| Home | 1,053 |
Top countries of birth in North Balgowlah
| England | 440 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 120 |
| New Zealand | 70 |
| Scotland | 46 |
| United States | 39 |
| Ireland | 34 |
Languages used at home in North Balgowlah
| French | 42 |
|---|---|
| German | 42 |
| Spanish | 34 |
| Mandarin | 29 |
| Cantonese | 27 |
| Afrikaans | 25 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
113,338 bird observations recorded near North Balgowlah — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (11,467)
- Noisy Miner (9,083)
- Australian Magpie (7,282)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (7,184)
- Laughing Kookaburra (6,818)
- Australian Brush-turkey (6,646)
- Pied Currawong (6,047)
- Silver Gull (5,703)
- Australian Raven (5,491)
- Grey Butcherbird (4,880)
- Welcome Swallow (4,481)
- Eastern Whipbird (3,896)
- Rock Dove (2,732)
Show all 30 birds recorded near North Balgowlah
- Red Wattlebird (2,441)
- Masked Lapwing (2,230)
- White-browed Scrubwren (2,230)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,224)
- Little Wattlebird (2,085)
- Common Myna (1,997)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,932)
- White-faced Heron (1,873)
- Little Penguin (1,813)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (1,758)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,734)
- Crested Pigeon (1,729)
- Australian White Ibis (1,566)
- Variegated Fairy-wren (1,523)
- Silvereye (1,516)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,492)
- Crested Tern (1,485)
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 North Balgowlah:
- Seaforth (1 km)
- Balgowlah (1.3 km)
- Manly Vale (1.7 km)
- Clontarf (2.2 km)
- Balgowlah Heights (2.3 km)
- Allambie Heights (2.3 km)
- Fairlight (2.4 km)
- North Manly (2.6 km)
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Streets
- Abingdon Street (44)
- Bangaroo Street (123)
- Bardoo Avenue (17)
- Birrima Street (7)
- Boronia Street (17)
- Burringbar Street (24)
- Clontarf Street (32)
- Condover Street (43)
- Coramba Street (29)
- Daisy Street (25)
- Dorrigo Avenue (11)
- Eileen Street (49)
- Eurella Avenue (15)
- Florence Court (9)
- Garraween Avenue (24)
- Gloucester Street (23)
- Hunter Street (45)
- Illalong Avenue (39)
- Kalaui Street (29)
- Kimo Street (25)
- Lone Pine Place (14)
- Manning Street (10)
- Marlee Street (15)
- Mons Road (19)
- Myrtle Street (23)
- Nimbin Street (5)
- Serpentine Crescent (122)
- St Pauls Road (29)
- Taree Avenue (14)
- Tottenham Street (33)
- Upper Clontarf Street (3)
- Urunga Street (35)
- Waimea Street (10)
- Warringah Street (37)
- Water Reserve Road (35)
- Winsome Avenue (28)
- Wonga Street (15)
- Woodbine Street (100)
- Woolgoolga Street (62)
- Worrobil Street (46)
- Yamba Street (16)