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Manly West QLD 4179

5,583 addresses · 169 streets

Bonner Electorate › Brisbane LGA › Manly West · 14 km from Brisbane

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Living Here

Manly West is a suburb of Queensland, home to about 12,436 people, with a median age of 41. The typical household earns around $2,039 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 74% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

12,436Population
41Median age
$2,039Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Manly, 1.7 km north-east · Bus interchange: Capalaba bus station, 6.8 km south · Ferry wharf: Tangalooma Ferry Terminal, 6.5 km north-west · Airport: Brisbane Airport, 10.6 km north-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources6/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 19.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Manly West

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

Tree cover measures, Manly West QLD
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202019.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202119.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 65.8%

Population by age in Manly West
Population by age, Manly West QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0-4713
5-141,830
15-19796
20-24571
25-341,234
35-441,808
45-541,929
55-641,401
65-741,055
75-84772
85+327
Dwelling types in Manly West
Dwelling types, Manly West QLD (ABS Census 2021)
House3,580
Townhouse981
Apartment25
Other0
Households by weekly income in Manly West
Households by weekly income, Manly West QLD (ABS Census 2021)
<$650669
$650-1,4991,022
$1,500-2,9991,301
$3,000+1,300
Top ancestries in Manly West
Top ancestries, Manly West QLD (ABS Census 2021)
English5,560
Australian4,350
Irish1,768
Scottish1,557
Other1,044
German780
Housing tenure in Manly West
Housing tenure, Manly West QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,430
Mortgage1,901
Rented1,031
Other155
Cars per household in Manly West
Cars per household, Manly West QLD (ABS Census 2021)
0241
11,478
21,905
3606
4+309
Commute to work in Manly West
Commute to work, Manly West QLD (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,775
Train142
Bus75
Tram/ferry3
Walked53
Bicycle21
Home1,235
Top countries of birth in Manly West
Top countries of birth, Manly West QLD (ABS Census 2021)
England601
New Zealand592
South Africa202
India97
Philippines86
Scotland71
Languages used at home in Manly West
Languages used at home, Manly West QLD (ABS Census 2021)
French80
Spanish79
Mandarin62
Afrikaans54
Italian53
Cantonese46

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

269,847 bird observations recorded near Manly West — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Manly West

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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