North Manly NSW 2100
1,332 addresses · 32 streets
Warringah Electorate › Northern Beaches LGA › North Manly · 12 km from Sydney
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Living Here
North Manly is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,396 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $3,169 a week, with median rent near $675 a week. Most homes are houses. About 77% of households own their home and 22% 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 Freshwater - Brookvale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: North Manly itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
40 schools
- Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
- Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls Campus
- The Beach School
- St Kieran's Catholic Primary School
- Harbord Public School
- Brookvale Public School
- Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus
- Stella Maris College - Benedict Campus
- Stewart House School
16 doctors & medical clinics
1 physiotherapist
39 hospitals
17 childcare & kindergartens
4 beauty salons
2 electricians
Getting around. Train station: Roseville, 9 km west · Bus interchange: Crows Nest Terminus (263, 267), 8.9 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Manly Wharf, 3.1 km south · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 10.7 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: 18.3% 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 | 18.3% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 28.5% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 46.7% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.2% · Labour-force participation 68.8%
Population by age in North Manly
| 0-4 | 169 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 600 |
| 15-19 | 260 |
| 20-24 | 151 |
| 25-34 | 309 |
| 35-44 | 476 |
| 45-54 | 611 |
| 55-64 | 350 |
| 65-74 | 257 |
| 75-84 | 147 |
| 85+ | 74 |
Dwelling types in North Manly
| House | 872 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 73 |
| Apartment | 111 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in North Manly
| <$650 | 88 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 140 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 252 |
| $3,000+ | 522 |
Top ancestries in North Manly
| English | 1,403 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,042 |
| Irish | 405 |
| Other | 388 |
| Scottish | 363 |
| Italian | 210 |
Housing tenure in North Manly
| Owned | 357 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 451 |
| Rented | 228 |
| Other | 17 |
Cars per household in North Manly
| 0 | 68 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 361 |
| 2 | 427 |
| 3 | 132 |
| 4+ | 74 |
Commute to work in North Manly
| Car | 562 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 45 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 48 |
| Bicycle | 25 |
| Home | 813 |
Top countries of birth in North Manly
| England | 246 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 95 |
| Italy | 60 |
| South Africa | 48 |
| Germany | 36 |
| Brazil | 35 |
Languages used at home in North Manly
| Italian | 90 |
|---|---|
| Spanish | 52 |
| Mandarin | 42 |
| German | 41 |
| Portuguese | 30 |
| French | 29 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
121,432 bird observations recorded near North Manly — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (10,449)
- Noisy Miner (8,546)
- Australian Magpie (7,625)
- Australian Brush-turkey (7,076)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (6,682)
- Silver Gull (6,326)
- Australian Raven (6,146)
- Pied Currawong (6,009)
- Laughing Kookaburra (5,704)
- Welcome Swallow (5,058)
- Grey Butcherbird (4,771)
- Eastern Whipbird (3,966)
- Little Wattlebird (3,373)
Show all 30 birds recorded near North Manly
- Rock Dove (3,188)
- Red Wattlebird (3,085)
- Common Myna (3,039)
- Masked Lapwing (2,618)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,597)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,585)
- White-faced Heron (2,463)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,276)
- Superb Fairy-wren (2,224)
- New Holland Honeyeater (2,174)
- White-browed Scrubwren (2,043)
- Silvereye (1,988)
- Australian Pelican (1,935)
- Crested Pigeon (1,929)
- Australian White Ibis (1,889)
- Little Penguin (1,842)
- Crested Tern (1,826)
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 Manly:
- Freshwater (1 km)
- Brookvale (1.2 km)
- Manly Vale (1.3 km)
- Queenscliff (1.4 km)
- Curl Curl (1.5 km)
- Allambie Heights (2 km)
- North Curl Curl (2.1 km)
- Fairlight (2.4 km)
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Streets
- Alua Close (4)
- Amourin Street (77)
- Ankali Place (11)
- Austral Avenue (71)
- Cirella Close (7)
- Condamine Street (2)
- Corrie Road (130)
- Harbord Road (7)
- Hillcrest Place (12)
- Hope Avenue (21)
- Keirle Street (19)
- Lakeside Crescent (27)
- Montague Street (15)
- Nenagh Street (19)
- Nicholson Street (17)
- Oatway Parade (19)
- Ozone Street (3)
- Palm Avenue (24)
- Pittwater Road (318)
- Quilpie Street (2)
- Riverview Parade (48)
- Robert Avenue (35)
- Short Street (7)
- Sterland Avenue (20)
- Thomas Street (87)
- Waiwera Avenue (21)
- Wakefield Street (31)
- Wattle Road (37)
- Welch Street (15)
- Western Avenue (36)
- William Street (102)
- Wyadra Avenue (88)
