NSW · Northern Beaches Council
Collaroy Plateau, NSW, 2097
Desirability index
80.4/100
How this score is calculated#140 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Collaroy Plateau is a smaller suburban community in the Northern Beaches area, home to around 4,805 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 267 offences in Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 with falling year-on-year trends (-14%), roughly 55.6 offences per 1,000 residents, median weekly rent around $825 (flats $795, houses $1,295), 3 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many public transport stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 4,805
- Median age
- 40
- Median household income / week
- $3,278
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 51 of 1,495
- Median monthly mortgage
- $3,467
- Employment rate
- 68.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 74 / 38 / 46
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Housing
- Flats / units (January to March 2026)
- $795
- Houses (January to March 2026)
- $1,295
- All types (January to March 2026)
- $825
- Rental bonds lodged (January to March 2026)
- 103
Median weekly rent from NSW DCJ rent tables. Figures can be unreliable where few bonds were lodged in the quarter.
Data sources & freshness
- DCJ rent tables — NSW Department of Communities and Justice · Period: January to March 2026 · Updated on site · Quarterly releases
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2025 to Dec 2025)
- 267
- Against the person
- 106
- Against property
- 103
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 55.6
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 45 residents
- State safety percentile
- 4.1th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -14.4%
Most common offence types
- Domestic Violence Related Assault30
- Fraud22
- Intimidation, Stalking And Harassment30
- Malicious Damage To Property20
- Non-Domestic Violence Related Assault25
Data sources & freshness
- BOCSAR postcode crime statistics — NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research · Period: Jan 2024 to Dec 2024 → Jan 2025 to Dec 2025; Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Updated on site · Rolling 12-month windows
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 3
- Median school ICSEA (3 schools)
- 1,109
- Collaroy Plateau Public SchoolPrimary
- St Rose Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary
- Wheeler Heights Public SchoolPrimary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
50 public transport stops in this suburb
- Collaroy Plateau Shops, Veterans Pde
- Fuller St At Hall Av
- Hall Av Before Heather St
- Telopea St Before Fuller St
- Veterans Pde Opp Ettalong St
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from NSW Planning Portal (lodged 2020–2026).
220 planning-related records
2026· 16 proposals
June 2026
- Attached dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure61 PARKES ROAD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool31 AUBREEN STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Under Assessment
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure109 PARKES ROAD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Additional Information Requested
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure75 EDGECLIFFE BOULEVARD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Under Assessment
May 2026
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation10 DUNCAN CRESCENT COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support43 IDALINE STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Under Assessment
April 2026
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure93 PARKES ROAD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Under Assessment
- Secondary dwelling; Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation45 PARKES ROAD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Under Assessment
March 2026
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation132 ANZAC AVENUE COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Under Assessment
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation132 ANZAC AVENUE COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Deferred Commencement
February 2026
- Early Education and Care Facility; Hours of operation and trading; Supporting Development47 STELLA STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure111 ANZAC AVENUE COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Stairway112 CLAUDARE STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation10 ACACIA STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation10 DUNCAN CRESCENT COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
January 2026
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Fences88 CLAUDARE STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
2025· 27 proposals
December 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure84 FULLER STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure96 HILMA STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Business premises; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia47 STELLA STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Withdrawn
November 2025
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure52 EDGECLIFFE BOULEVARD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Dwelling house; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia; Residential Accommodation78 AUBREEN STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Operational consent issued
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation73 STELLA STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Dual occupancy (attached)54 STELLA STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
October 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah (screened enclosures); Swimming pool134 PARKES ROAD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure9 BLANDFORD STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
September 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure7/118B PARKES ROAD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Secondary dwelling; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Swimming pool21 KANGAROO ROAD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
August 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure70 HILMA STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Business premises; Change of use of land or a building or the classification of a building under the Building Code of Australia4 18 AUBREEN STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
July 2025
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure32 EDGECLIFFE BOULEVARD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure96 HILMA STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
June 2025
- Dual occupancy; Demolition; Subdivision; Dual occupancy (attached); Swimming pool94 EDGECLIFFE BOULEVARD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
May 2025
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation73 TELOPEA STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Erection of a new structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural support; Garage, carport or carparking space43 IDALINE STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Dual occupancy; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Dual occupancy (attached)64 EDGECLIFFE BOULEVARD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
April 2025
- Erection of a new structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Cabanas, cubby houses, ferneries, garden sheds, gazebos and greenhouses; Portable swimming pools and spas and child-resistant barriers23 EDGECLIFFE BOULEVARD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Demolition; Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure70 HILMA STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
March 2025
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure; Residential Accommodation55 KANGAROO ROAD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Dwelling house; Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Residential Accommodation23 PLATEAU ROAD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
- Dwelling house; Erection of a new structure93 PARKES ROAD COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Determined
2024· 29 proposals
29 proposals lodged in 2024. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2023· 32 proposals
32 proposals lodged in 2023. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2022· 37 proposals
37 proposals lodged in 2022. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2021· 50 proposals
50 proposals lodged in 2021. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
2020· 29 proposals
29 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.
Data sources & freshness
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
Amenities
46 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Fleet Street Spirits & BeerAlcohol
Telopea Street
- Commonwealth BankATM
Veterans Parade, Collaroy Plateau
- Bench
- Anzac Av at Kangaroo RdBus stop
- Anzac Av at Parkes RdBus stop
- Aubreen St at Telopea StBus stop
- Collaroy Park, Parkes RdBus stop
- Collaroy Plateau Public School, Plateau RdBus stop
- Collaroy Plateau Shops, Veterans PdeBus stop
- Edgecliffe Bvd at Acacia StBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
2 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Edgar Gornall Wildflower GardenPark
- Randall ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 10/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 10/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Childcare
1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap
- The Owl and the PussycatStella Streetkindergarten
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via NSW bush fire prone land mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 7
- Parks (OSM)
- 4
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 80.4/100
- Cohort rank
- #140 among Metro Sydney suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Collaroy Plateau Shops, Veterans Pdetransport
- Fuller St At Hall Avtransport
- Hall Av Before Heather Sttransport
- Telopea St Before Fuller Sttransport
- Veterans Pde Opp Ettalong Sttransport
- The Owl and the PussycatchildcareStella Streetkindergarten
- Edgar Gornall Wildflower Gardengovernmentpark
- Randall Reservegovernmentpark
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Balcony, deck, patio, terrace or verandah; Minor building alterations (internal); Minor building alterations (external); Stairwayplanning112 CLAUDARE STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Lodged 13 Feb 2026 · Determined
- Alterations or additions to an existing building or structure; Earthworks, retaining walls and structural supportplanning43 IDALINE STREET COLLAROY PLATEAU 2097Lodged 04 May 2026 · Under Assessment
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- Online DA development application register — NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure · Updated on site · Daily open-data feed (applications from Oct 2018)
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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