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Balgowlah, 2093

Est. population · Jun 2025

8,163

Growth (1 yr)

+0.1%

Growth (5 yr)

-0.8%

Median age

41

Median income

$2,681/wk

Employment rate

65.9%

University qualified

47.3%

Work from home

53.4%

Median house price · October to December 2025

$3,580,000

Languages at home

14.4%non-English

Most common: Spanish, French, Mandarin

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

69.1/100
Good

Top 2% of New South Wales' suburbs

Verified 100% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Café precinct
  • Walkable
  • Golf
  • High desirability
What Balgowlah is known for: Beach, Café precinct, Walkable, Golf, High desirability

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Suburb profile

Balgowlah is a mixed commercial-residential suburb of Sydney, in Northern Beaches Council, with mainly dense residential and commercial development. The North Harbour is part of the surrounding geography.

Public transport is a very strong feature of the suburb, with public transport 56% above the peer median. Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median, well above typical levels for mixed commercial-residential suburbs. Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places, and household incomes sit well above the peer median, with household incomes 23% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are thinner park access and weaker population growth, with park access 65% below the peer median.

Balgowlah is a better fit for people who value lower crime and school quality more than open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Mixed commercial-residential suburb · compared with mixed commercial-residential suburbs in New South Wales (130)

Strengths

  • Reported crime is exceptionally low against comparable places
  • Local school ICSEA scores sit well above the peer median
  • Household incomes sit well above the peer median
  • Public transport is a relative strength

Weaknesses

  • Park access is a relative weakness
  • Population has been growing more slowly than in comparable places, or declining

What stands out

  • Balgowlah Beach
  • Dirty Haul Beach
  • Overseas-born and multilingual community
  • North Harbour

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Balgowlah compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$3.58M

+2.3% change

Median rent

$915/wk

Houses $1,513 · Units $805

Population (ERP)

8,163

+0.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

6.4%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#18

among Metro Sydney · Established

Crime rate

5th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

39th

percentile in NSW

Rented dwellings

32%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

10/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

96th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
69.1/100 — Good
State standing
Top 2% of New South Wales' suburbs
National rank
49th in Australia
State rank
30th in NSW
Peer rank
#18 among Metro Sydney · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#25 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data confidence
100%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Flats / units (January to March 2026)
$805
Houses (January to March 2026)
$1,513
All types (January to March 2026)
$915
Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
165
Median house price (October to December 2025)
$3,580,000
Median price change
+2.3%

Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

8,163(June 2025)

+0.1% annual · -0.8% over 5 years · 39th percentile in NSW

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+0.1%
5-year growth
-0.8%
Change in 1 year
+4
Change in 5 years
-62
Growth rank in NSW
39th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~8,250), extrapolated at +0.2% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
8,068
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$2,681
Dwelling vacancy
6.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
216 of 3,369
Median monthly mortgage
$3,250
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$640
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
34.8% / 33.4% / 31.8%
Employment rate
65.9%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
53.4% / 3.1% / 26.4%
Walked or cycled to work
3.4%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,091 / 728 / 1,269 (+ 64 other)

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

47.3% of adults have a university degree, compared with 27.8% across New South Wales. 8.1% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified47.3% · 27.8% NSW
  • Diploma qualified11.2% · 9.3% NSW
  • Trade / vocational8.1% · 15% NSW
  • Year 12 or below33.4% · 47.9% NSW

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce33.5%
  • Society and culture15.7%
  • Health9.5%
  • Engineering and related technologies8.5%
  • Education7.6%
  • Creative arts7.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$77,501

94th percentile in NSW · +32% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$80,596

90th percentile in NSW · +24% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
19.0%

80th percentile in NSW · +38% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$125,434

91st percentile in NSW · +98% vs Australia

Residents with business income
10.0%

50th percentile in NSW · -4% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 2093 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
16,175
Taxpayers reporting net rent
3,125
Median net rent
$324
Taxpayers reporting business income
1,672
Taxable income vs state median
+38%
Salary / wages vs state median
+28%
Rental investment vs state median
+36%
Super vs state median
+78%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in NSW, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

14.4% speak a language other than English at home; 33.2% born overseas

Language at home
6,723 English only · 1,130 other
Non-English at home
14.4%
Born overseas
2,610 (33.2%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
35 (0.4%)
Australian citizens
7,028
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
24

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Spanish57 · 14.2%
  • French52 · 13%
  • Mandarin38 · 9.5%
  • Portuguese38 · 9.5%
  • Italian34 · 8.5%
  • Greek27 · 6.8%
  • German22 · 5.5%
  • Cantonese13 · 3.2%

Religion

47.1%No religion

No religion is the most common response at 47.1%, while Christianity accounts for 45.4%.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion47.1%32.8%
Christianity45.4%47.6%
Other / not stated7.5%19.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic23%22.4%
Anglican14.3%11.9%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Offence counts are estimated for this suburb from postcode 2093, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
197
Against the person
51
Against property
100
Rate per 1,000 residents
24.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 158 residents
State crime-rate percentile
5th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate)
+0.8%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
77
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
9.43

Most common offence types

  • Fraud17
  • Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment15
  • Malicious Damage To Property18
  • Steal From Motor Vehicle17
  • Steal From Retail Store14

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
10
Median school ICSEA (10 schools)
1,156
Median ICSEA percentile
96th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
5
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
3
School list
  • St Cecilia's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1168 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 232 students · Top SEA quarter 65% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Manly West Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1147 · 95th percentile · LBOTE 25% · 761 students · Top SEA quarter 60% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys CampusSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1115 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 26% · 1,100 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 0.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Seaforth Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1165 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 16% · 394 students · Top SEA quarter 67% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Balgowlah Heights Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1177 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 22% · 651 students · Top SEA quarter 72% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • Manly Vale Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1129 · 91th percentile · LBOTE 24% · 553 students · Top SEA quarter 51% · 1.3 km awayView on My School →
  • St Kieran's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1122 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 141 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Northern Beaches Secondary College Mackellar Girls CampusSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1115 · 88th percentile · LBOTE 32% · 1,023 students · Top SEA quarter 46% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Balgowlah North Public SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1169 · 98th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 381 students · Top SEA quarter 68% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Farmhouse Montessori SchoolPrimary · Independent · ICSEA 1165 · 97th percentile · LBOTE 20% · 37 students · Top SEA quarter 70% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Balgowlah Hts PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Balgowlah NPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Manly Vale PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Manly WPSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • NBSC Balgowlah BoysGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • NBSC Mackellar GirlsGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Seaforth PSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • The Forest HSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Childcare

3 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Balgowlah Preschoolkindergarten
  • childcarechildcare
  • childcarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

103 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Balgowlah Golf Club, Sydney Rd
  • Seaview St At Upper Beach St
  • Sydney Rd At Rickard St
  • Sydney Rd Before Wanganella St
  • Upper Beach St At Kareema St

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

  • Timetables Complete GTFS stops (© Transport for NSW, CC BY 4.0) — Transport for NSW — Open Data Hub · current · Updated · Nightly GTFS feed

Amenities

226 mapped amenities

8 restaurants · 10 cafes · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 3 fast food · 2 bakeries · 2 places of worship · 2 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Good local dining options — 23 food & drink venues nearby
  • Decent local green space — 3 parks in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 103 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.24
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
2.85
Parks per 1,000 residents
0.37
Food & drink(23)
  • Balgowlah PiesBakery
  • Harlequin'sBakery
  • Aggy’s CornerCafe

    94 West Street

  • Balgowlah Gourmet Chicken & SaladCafe
  • Buoy KioskCafe
  • Cafe (2)
  • Forty BeansCafe
  • Roasted GrapeCafe
  • Roseberry Sandwich BarCafe
  • Roseberry St CafeCafe
  • Three BeansCafe
  • I Love PizzaFast food

    348 Sydney Road, Balgowlah

  • Johny GioFast food
  • Zeus Street GreekFast food

    385 Sydney Road

  • Ajmer's Indian RestaurantRestaurant
  • hamro aanganRestaurant
  • Khao Thai RestaurantRestaurant
  • Monkey King ThaiRestaurant

    Unit Shop 68 197-215 Condamine Street, Balgowlah

  • Pizza HutRestaurant
  • Ray's PizzaRestaurant
  • Restaurant
  • Tru BluRestaurant
Shopping(13)
  • BWSBottle shop
  • Porter's LiquorBottle shop
  • Richard's MeatsButcher
  • BP ShopConvenience store
  • Bing LeeDepartment store
  • Harvey NormanDepartment store

    176-190 Condamine Street, Balgowlah

  • Bunnings WarehouseHardware store
  • North Shore Cement & SandHardware store
  • The Salvation ArmyOp shop
  • The Village - Balgowlah StocklandShopping centre
  • ColesSupermarket

    197-215 Condamine Street

  • WoolworthsSupermarket

    17-19 Roseberry Street, Balgowlah

Everyday services(4)
  • bp pulseEV charging
  • Tesla SuperchargerEV charging
  • BP SeaforthPetrol station
  • Australia PostPost office
Community(6)
  • Childcare (2)
  • Balgowlah PreschoolKindergarten
  • Manly West Public SchoolSchool

    Balgowlah

  • Northern Beaches Secondary College Balgowlah Boys CampusSchool

    Balgowlah

  • St Cecilia’s Catholic Primary School BalhowlahSchool

    59 Seaview Street, Balgowlah

Health & services(6)
  • Australian Skin Cancer ClinicsClinic
  • Hypoxi BalgowlahClinic
  • Kids Plan-ItClinic
  • Balgowlah Family PracticeMedical clinic
  • Balgowlah PharmacyPharmacy
  • Two by Two Vetinary HospitalVeterinary
Sport & outdoors(22)
  • BBQ (2)
  • Beach
  • Dirty Haul BeachBeach
  • Balgowlah HeightsCycling route
  • Manly to Spit Bridge WalkCycling route
  • North Harbour ReserveDog park
  • Drinking water (4)
  • Balgowlah Golf ClubGolf course
  • Gym
  • Brimebecon ParkPark
  • Manly West ParkPark
  • Playground (2)
  • ExelooPublic toilets
  • Public toilets
  • Sports field
  • Swimming pool
  • Manly to Spit Bridge WalkWalking trail
Transport(47)

47 bus stops

Other(55)
  • Antiques
  • Apartment

    446 Sydney Road

  • Art
  • AudioClinicAudiologist
  • Bench (12)
  • Ride in WorkshopBicycle
  • Bicycle Parking (9)
  • Berkelouw BooksBooks

    215 Condamine Street

  • Canteen
  • Bellamour CourtureClothes
  • Charlotte SewingClothes

    342 Sydney Road, Balgowlah

  • Embody.DenimClothes
  • African VibeDeli
  • Balgowlah Dry CleanersDry Cleaning
  • naOmi & cOFlorist
  • Frame
  • Simplicity FuneralsFuneral Directors
  • Emporium AvenueFurniture
  • Fantastic FurnitureFurniture
  • Matt BlattFurniture
  • SnoozeFurniture
  • The Outdoor Furniture SpecialistsFurniture
  • Pieces of ProvenceGift
  • Hairdresser
  • KAWII HairdressingHairdresser
  • Men's Cuts MedihairHairdresser
  • Mike's BarbersHairdresser
  • Monty's SalonHairdresser
  • Sass & CoHairdresser
  • Spence + Co HairHairdresser
  • Loading Dock (2)
  • Siam Orchid MassageMassage
  • Australia Post Parcel LockerParcel Locker
  • Harvey Norman Car ParkParking
  • Northern Beaches CouncilParking
  • Parking (11)
  • Parking Entrance
  • PetstockPet
  • Physiotherapist
  • Picnic Table (6)
  • Place of worship
  • Saint Cecelia'sPlace of worship

    54 Wanganella Street, Balgowlah

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box (2)
  • Recycling (2)
  • Douglass Hanly MoirSample Collection
  • Shelter
  • Humphreys Office SuppliesStationery
  • TelstraTelephone
  • EvoTiles
  • CruiseAboutTravel Agency
  • WoolworthsTrolley Bay
  • Vending machine (2)
  • Waste Basket (14)
  • Belaroma Coffee CentreWholesale

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

2 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Balgowlah Golf Club

    Golf

  • Balgowlah Golf Club, Sydney Rd

    Golf

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

3 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Brimebecon ParkPark
  • Manly West ParkPark
  • North Harbour ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
7.6%
Woodland / forest cover
5.3%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
6
Parks (OSM)
3
Typical summer maximum
25°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Places of worship

2 places of worship within ~1.5 km

  • Place of worship
  • Saint Cecelia's

    54 Wanganella Street, Balgowlah

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
8
Nearest hospital
Manly Waters Private Hospital (2.4 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
4
GPs tagged bulk billing (OSM)
0 of 4
Aged-care services
1

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

  • AudioClinicAudiologist
  • Australian Skin Cancer ClinicsClinic
  • Balgowlah Family PracticeGP
  • Balgowlah PharmacyPharmacy
  • Douglass Hanly MoirSample_Collection
  • Hypoxi BalgowlahClinic
  • Kids Plan-ItClinic
  • PhysiotherapistPhysiotherapist
Aged-care services
  • Just Better Care Northern Beaches and MosmanBALGOWLAHHome Care

Australian Government–subsidised services from the AIHW GEN list (30 June 2025), assigned to this suburb by location.

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
121
Participants per 1,000 residents
14.8

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
25° / 17°
Rainfall
321 mm · ~40 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
22° / 14°
Rainfall
359 mm · ~45 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
17° / 8°
Rainfall
263 mm · ~33 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
21° / 12°
Rainfall
242 mm · ~30 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from NSW Planning Portal.

2026· 23 proposals

  • September 2026

  • Subdivision
    464 SYDNEY ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Under Assessment
  • Residential flat building; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure
    137A WOODLAND STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Under Assessment

  • August 2026

  • Hotel or motel accommodation; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    64 BALGOWLAH ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Additional Information Requested
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    63 BUNGALOE AVENUE BALGOWLAH 2093Additional Information Requested
  • Demolition; Residential flat building; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure
    59 WEST STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Under Assessment
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    32 BOYLE STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Under Assessment
  • Demolition; Advertising and signage; Erection of a new structure; Self storage units
    61-63 KENNETH ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Under Assessment

  • July 2026

  • Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Swimming pool
    76 CONDAMINE STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Under Assessment
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    61 BUNGALOE AVENUE BALGOWLAH 2093Determined

  • June 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    42 BUNGALOE AVENUE BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Swimming pool
    241 WOODLAND STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    155 WOODLAND STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    15 WANGANELLA STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined

  • May 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    297 SYDNEY ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    307 SYDNEY ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Home business; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia
    25 MARETIMO STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined

  • April 2026

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Fences; Pathways and paving
    22 WHITE STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Subdivision
    69 WANGANELLA STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined

  • March 2026

  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Semi-detached dwelling
    58 SEAVIEW STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    40 BOYLE STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined

  • February 2026

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    31 WEST STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Subdivision
    7 PARIS STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external)
    521 SYDNEY ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
2025· 27 proposals

  • December 2025

  • Dual occupancy; Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation
    19 WARATAH STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation
    7 LEARMONTH AVENUE BALGOWLAH 2093Under Assessment
  • Demolition; Residential flat building; Erection of a new structure
    35 LODGE STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Under Assessment
  • Subdivision
    1 BRIGHTON STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Subdivision; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Erection of a new structure; Semi-detached dwelling
    80 WEST STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Recreation facility (indoor); Hours of operation and trading
    42 BALGOWLAH ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Boat shed
    gourlay avenue balgowlah nsw 2093Determined

  • November 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    40 BOYLE STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Subdivision
    286 SYDNEY ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    60 BUNGALOE AVENUE BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    101 WEST STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces
    286 SYDNEY ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Determined

  • October 2025

  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation
    2 NEW STREET EAST BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces
    15 CLARENCE STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Advertising and signage; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Service station
    487 SYDNEY ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached)
    17 WARATAH STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined

  • September 2025

  • Artisan food and drink industry; Hours of operation and trading
    2 11 LOWER BEACH STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    307 SYDNEY ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    3 WARATAH STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    109 CONDAMINE STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Withdrawn
  • Demolition; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Swimming pool
    69 GRIFFITHS STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah
    149 CONDAMINE STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached); Residential Accommodation
    10 WEST STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Withdrawn

  • August 2025

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure
    17 MARETIMO STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined

  • July 2025

  • Demolition; Dwelling house; Subdivision; Erection of a new structure; Driveways and hard stand spaces
    286 SYDNEY ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Subdivision
    219 CONDAMINE STREET BALGOWLAH 2093Determined
  • Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure
    297 SYDNEY ROAD BALGOWLAH 2093Determined

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Substation83 Griffiths Street BalgowlahSHR

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping. Flood cover uses NSW flood planning polygons against the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Warringah
Member of Parliament
Zali STEGGALL (Independent)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
130,761
Turnout (2025)
92.1%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+5.3 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 45.5%Labor 54.5%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.9 km away).

Coalition 45.6%Labor 54.4%

0.1 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.9 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • Balgowlah EastLabor 54.2% · Coalition 45.8% TPP (2025)0.5 km away
  • BalgowlahLabor 53.6% · Coalition 46.4% TPP (2025)0.6 km away
  • Manly WestLabor 58.3% · Coalition 41.7% TPP (2025)0.8 km away
  • SeaforthLabor 50.9% · Coalition 49.1% TPP (2025)0.9 km away
  • Balgowlah HeightsLabor 48.5% · Coalition 51.5% TPP (2025)1.3 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
10/10
IRSD decile (2021)
10/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

Compare with

Similar suburbs to weigh up side by side — scores, safety, schools, and lifestyle.

More in Northern Beaches Council

Other suburbs in the same local government area.

Comparable suburbs

Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of New South Wales.