QLD · Brisbane Council

Manly, 4179

Est. population · Jun 2025

4,494

Growth (1 yr)

+1.1%

Growth (5 yr)

+3.7%

Median age

46

Median income

$2,079/wk

Employment rate

62.6%

University qualified

32.1%

Work from home

24%

Languages at home

5.9%non-English

Most common: German, Spanish, French

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

64.2/100
Good

Top 4% of Queensland's suburbs

Verified 94% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Beach
  • Excellent transport
  • Green suburb
  • Walkable
  • High desirability
What Manly is known for: Beach, Excellent transport, Green suburb, Walkable, High desirability

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Suburb profile

Manly is a coastal middle-ring metropolitan suburb of Brisbane, in Brisbane Council. Notable landmarks include Manly War Memorial.

The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places, placing it among the highest-ranked middle-ring metropolitan suburbs. Dining and cafés are a relative strength. Open-space access is better than in most comparable places, with park access 56% above the peer median. Working from home is more common than in comparable places, with working from home 32% above the peer median. The clearer weaknesses are relatively limited childcare access and limited health access, with childcare access 50% below the peer median.

Overall, the suburb suits people prioritising walkability and dining over nearby family services.

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

Middle-ring metropolitan suburb · compared with middle-ring metropolitan suburbs in Queensland (110)

Strengths

  • The suburb is highly walkable compared with similar places
  • Dining and cafés are a relative strength
  • Open-space access is better than in most comparable places
  • Working from home is more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Childcare access is relatively limited
  • Health-facility access is relatively limited

What stands out

  • Eastwood beach
  • Dog off-leash beach
  • Manly War Memorial

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Manly compares

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

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent

$680/wk

Population (ERP)

4,494

+1.1% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

7.4%

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

#4

among Coastal & beach · Mature

Crime rate

22nd

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

48th

percentile in QLD

Rented dwellings

31%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

9/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

72nd

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
64.2/100 — Good
State standing
Top 4% of Queensland's suburbs
National rank
218th in Australia
State rank
46th in QLD
Peer rank
#4 among Coastal & beach · Mature suburbs
Cohort rank
#6 among Coastal & beach suburbs
Data confidence
94%

Data sources & freshness

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

Housing

All types (Mar 2026)
$680

Median weekly rent from Queensland RTA rental bond data. 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

4,494(June 2025)

+1.1% annual · +3.7% over 5 years · 48th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+1.1%
5-year growth
+3.7%
Change in 1 year
+49
Change in 5 years
+161
Growth rank in QLD
48th 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 (~4,700), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
4,273
Median age
46
Median household income / week
$2,079
Dwelling vacancy
7.4%
Unoccupied private dwellings
134 of 1,806
Median monthly mortgage
$2,200
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$403
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
36.8% / 32.6% / 30.6%
Employment rate
62.6%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
24% / 4.7% / 54.6%
Walked or cycled to work
3%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,183 / 109 / 270 (+ 113 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

32.1% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 16.3% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified32.1% · 21.9% QLD
  • Diploma qualified12% · 9.4% QLD
  • Trade / vocational16.3% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below39.6% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

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

  • Management and commerce25.6%
  • Engineering and related technologies18.3%
  • Society and culture12.1%
  • Health10.2%
  • Education9.7%
  • Architecture and building7.3%
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)
$68,906

88th percentile in QLD · +17% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$75,447

91st percentile in QLD · +16% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
13.0%

74th percentile in QLD · -6% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$118,879

96th percentile in QLD · +88% vs Australia

Residents with business income
7.0%

11th percentile in QLD · -33% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 4179 — 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
12,824
Taxpayers reporting net rent
1,716
Median net rent
-$703
Taxpayers reporting business income
953
Taxable income vs state median
+24%
Salary / wages vs state median
+24%
Rental investment vs state median
+18%
Super vs state median
+72%
Business income vs state median
-30%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in QLD, 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

5.9% speak a language other than English at home; 24.8% born overseas

Language at home
3,892 English only · 242 other
Non-English at home
5.9%
Born overseas
1,023 (24.8%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
80 (1.9%)
Australian citizens
3,785
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
15

Top languages other than English

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

  • German12 · 13%
  • Spanish11 · 12%
  • French9 · 9.8%
  • Mandarin9 · 9.8%
  • Japanese7 · 7.6%
  • Polish7 · 7.6%
  • Greek6 · 6.5%
  • Tagalog6 · 6.5%

Religion

51.1%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 51.1%, while 41.2% reported no religion.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion41.2%40.7%
Christianity51.1%45.7%
Other / not stated7.8%13.6%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic24.7%18.6%
Anglican14.8%11.3%
Uniting Church3.6%3.6%
Presbyterian and Reformed2.4%2.1%

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 4179, which is shared with other suburbs.

Reported offences are running higher than the same point last year.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (Jan 2026 to Sep 2026)
155
Against the person
19
Against property
86
Rate per 1,000 residents (annualised)
46.1
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 225 residents
State crime-rate percentile
22.1th (higher = more crime)
Increase (daily rate, partial year)
+1.6%

Most common offence types

  • Drug Offences32
  • Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)52
  • Other Property Damage12
  • Assault10
  • Traffic And Related Offences12

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

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

Data sources & freshness

  • QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Sep 2026; Jan 2026 to Sep 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
7
Median school ICSEA (7 schools)
1,061
Median ICSEA percentile
72th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
2
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
1
School list
  • St John Vianney's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1096 · 83th percentile · LBOTE 5% · 452 students · Top SEA quarter 36% · 0.2 km awayView on My School →
  • Manly State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1105 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 691 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 0.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Darling Point Special SchoolSpecial · Government · ICSEA 1021 · 56th percentile · LBOTE 11% · 182 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Wynnum State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1035 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 1,109 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
  • Guardian Angels' Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 1083 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 7% · 447 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Lota State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1061 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 244 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Manly West State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 992 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 232 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Lota SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Manly SSGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Wynnum SHSGovernment 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

1 childcare service from OpenStreetMap

  • childcarechildcare

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Childcare centres per 1,000 residents

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated

Public transport

25 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Manly Rd at Preston Rd
  • Manly Rd near Fisher St Stop 70
  • Nelson Pde at Boswell Terrace, stop 88
  • Whites Rd at Curtis Street, stop 71
  • Whites Rd at Gannon Avenue, stop 72

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

216 mapped amenities

4 restaurants · 8 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 bars · 1 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 2 fast food · 1 bakeries

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Highly walkable for shops and everyday services
  • Notable café culture — 8 cafés nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 12 parks mapped in suburb, 3 playgrounds nearby
  • Well connected by public transport — 25 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
100/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
1.87
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
3.98
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.81
Food & drink(17)
  • Bakery
  • Manly Harbour Boat ClubBar
  • Boardwalk Cafe & BarCafe
  • Cafe (5)
  • Lido ItaliaCafe
  • TideCafe
  • Fast food (2)
  • Manly HotelPub
  • Manly BoathouseRestaurant

    4 Trafalgar Street

  • Manly Harbour Boat ClubRestaurant
  • Restaurant
  • Sea VibesRestaurant
Shopping(5)
  • Bottle shop
  • Butcher
  • Harbour VillageShopping centre
  • IGASupermarket
Everyday services(6)
  • Bank of QldATM
  • Commonwealth BankATM
  • BPPetrol station
  • MBTBC MarinaPetrol station
  • Petrol station
  • Australia Post ManlyPost office
Community(4)
  • Childcare
  • Darling Point Special SchoolSchool

    368 Upper Esplanade, Manly

  • Manly State SchoolSchool
  • Saint John Vianneys SchoolSchool
Health & services(1)
  • Manly VillagePharmacy
Sport & outdoors(44)
  • BBQ (4)
  • Dog off-leash beachBeach
  • Eastwood beachBeach
  • Boat ramp
  • WMYCBoat ramp
  • WMYC SlipwayBoat ramp
  • Moreton Bay Cycle WayCycling route
  • Moreton Bay CyclewayCycling route
  • Drinking water (10)
  • Fitness station (4)
  • Bayside ParkPark
  • Border ParkPark
  • Harman's ReservePark
  • Little Bayside ParkPark
  • Park (6)
  • Richard Russell ParkPark
  • Playground (3)
  • Public toilets
  • Manly PoolSports centre

    1 Fairlead Crescent, Manly

  • Sports centre
  • Swimming pool (2)
Places to stay(2)
  • Manly Harbour BackpackersHostel

    45 Cambridge Parade

  • Marina Cove MotelHotel
Transport(19)

16 bus stops · 3 train stations

Other(29)
  • Bench (30)
  • Bicycle Parking (3)
  • Queensland RailBicycle Parking
  • East Coast MarinaBoat Storage
  • Manly station, stop 85Bus Station
  • Brisbane Coast GaurdCoast Guard
  • Garden (5)
  • Gift
  • Information (2)
  • ReceptionInformation
  • Tide Cafe Wine BarInformation
  • Etchells BrisbaneParking
  • Manly park 'n' rideParking
  • Parking (28)
  • Parking Space (2)
  • Picnic Table (8)
  • Place of worship
  • St Paul'sPlace of worship

    99 Ernest Street, Manly

  • Australia PostPost Box
  • Post Box (2)
  • Recycling
  • Shelter (9)
  • Muir MarineShip Chandler
  • Telephone
  • TelstraTelephone
  • Multihull Yacht Sales AustraliaToys

    Unit 5 457 Esplanade

  • Toys
  • Waste Basket (11)
  • Water Point

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

4 named sporting clubs in this suburb

  • Multihull Yacht Club Qld

    Sailing

  • Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron

    Sailing

  • Wynnum Manly Yacht Club

    Sailing

  • Wynnum Table Tennis Association

    Table Tennis

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

5 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Bayside ParkPark
  • Border ParkPark
  • Harman's ReservePark
  • Little Bayside ParkPark
  • Richard Russell ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
4.7%
Woodland / forest cover
0.4%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
14
Parks (OSM)
12
Typical summer maximum
28°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
  • St Paul's

    99 Ernest Street, Manly

From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
1
Nearest hospital
Belmont Private Hospital (9.9 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
Emergency department in suburb
Not in suburb
GP clinics in suburb
0

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

  • Manly VillagePharmacy

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
103
Participants per 1,000 residents
22.9

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
28° / 18°
Rainfall
493 mm · ~62 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
25° / 14°
Rainfall
343 mm · ~43 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
20° / 7°
Rainfall
144 mm · ~18 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
25° / 12°
Rainfall
249 mm · ~31 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

3 heritage places

  • Manly Retaining WallState heritage place
  • Manly War MemorialState heritage place
  • Residence, 150 Kingsley Terrace (c1888)State heritage place

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 Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

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
Bonner
Member of Parliament
Kara COOK (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
113,498
Turnout (2025)
91.4%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+8.4 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 45.0%Labor 55.0%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.9 km away).

Coalition 47.5%Labor 52.5%

2.5 percentage points more Coalition-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +8.2 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • ManlyLabor 51.8% · Coalition 48.2% TPP (2025)0.2 km away
  • Manly West NorthLabor 63.1% · Coalition 36.9% TPP (2025)1.2 km away
  • Wynnum SouthLabor 60.4% · Coalition 39.6% TPP (2025)1.6 km away
  • LotaLabor 59.3% · Coalition 40.7% TPP (2025)1.7 km away
  • WynnumLabor 59.4% · Coalition 40.6% TPP (2025)1.9 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)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
8/10

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.

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