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QLD · Brisbane Council
Manly West, 4179
Est. population · Jun 2025
13,182
Growth (1 yr)
+0.6%
Growth (5 yr)
+3.1%
Median age
41
Median income
$2,039/wk
Employment rate
62.9%
Languages at home
9%non-English
Most common: French, Spanish, Afrikaans
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
- High desirability
- Green suburb
- Education hub
- National parks
- Excellent transport
Suburb profile
In Brisbane Council, Manly West is a settled established suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with plenty of young families in the mix. Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs.
Everyday cafés are limited locally, with the wider metro area covering the bigger food and entertainment trips. Green space punches above what many metro suburbs offer, with parks and playgrounds woven through the suburb. Daily life works well on foot, with buses also serving the suburb.
Homes cost more here than in most comparable suburbs. The streetscape feels settled and established, with older homes giving the area a familiar, lived-in look.
Against similar metro suburbs, community and employment stand out and the overall desirability rating is excellent, with safety less decisive.
At a glance
Manly West snapshot
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median rent
$750/wk
Population (ERP)
13,182
+0.6% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.1%
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
#22
among Metro Brisbane · Established
Safety
24th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
31st
percentile in QLD
Advantage (IRSAD)
8/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
65th
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
- 74.0/100 — Excellent
- State standing
- Top 3% of Queensland's suburbs
- National rank
- 81st in Australia
- State rank
- 35th in QLD
- Peer rank
- #22 among Metro Brisbane · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #25 among Metro Brisbane suburbs
- Data confidence
- 85%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
Housing
- All types (Mar 2026)
- $750
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 (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
- RTA bond statistics — Residential Tenancies Authority (Queensland) · Mar 2026 · Updated · Quarterly releases
Population
Estimated resident population
13,182(June 2025)
+0.6% annual · +3.1% over 5 years · 31th percentile in QLD
Growth figures & methodology
- Annual growth
- +0.6%
- 5-year growth
- +3.1%
- Change in 1 year
- +81
- Change in 5 years
- +393
- Growth rank in QLD
- 31th 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 (~13,750), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census figures
2021 Census
- Population
- 12,436
- Median age
- 41
- Median household income / week
- $2,039
- Dwelling vacancy
- 4.1%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 198 of 4,788
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,053
- Employment rate
- 62.9%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 3,580 / 981 / 25
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs 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
Community & culture
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Offence counts & rates
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Aug 2026)
- 396
- Against the person
- 49
- Against property
- 217
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 30
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 254 residents
- State safety percentile
- 24.1th (lower crime is better)
- Increase (daily rate, partial year)
- +7.8%
Most common offence types
- Assault41
- Other Property Damage50
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)213
- Traffic And Related Offences52
- Drug Offences134
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Aug 2026; Jan 2026 to Aug 2026 · Updated · Calendar-year aggregates
Family & Lifestyle
Schools & preschools
- Schools within 2 km
- 9
- Median school ICSEA (9 schools)
- 1,041
- Median ICSEA percentile
- 65th
School list
- Manly West State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 992 · 43th percentile · LBOTE 9% · 232 students · Top SEA quarter 12% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Wondall Heights State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1041 · 65th percentile · LBOTE 15% · 588 students · Top SEA quarter 22% · 0.8 km awayView on My School →
- Moreton Bay Boys' CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1125 · 90th percentile · LBOTE 29% · 568 students · Top SEA quarter 50% · 0.9 km awayView on My School →
- Moreton Bay CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1139 · 93th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 1,236 students · Top SEA quarter 54% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
- Brisbane Bayside State CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 981 · 38th percentile · LBOTE 18% · 910 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Wynnum State High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1035 · 62th percentile · LBOTE 14% · 1,109 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
- Manly State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1105 · 86th percentile · LBOTE 13% · 691 students · Top SEA quarter 42% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
- Wynnum West State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 964 · 31th percentile · LBOTE 23% · 340 students · Top SEA quarter 7% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
- Lota State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1061 · 72th percentile · LBOTE 12% · 244 students · Top SEA quarter 27% · 2.0 km awayView on My School →
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · 2025 · Updated · Annual release
Childcare
5 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
- Busy Bees at Moreton BayRadford Roadchildcare
- Butterfly ChildcareManly Roadkindergarten
- Mother Duck Childcarechildcare
- Silky Oaks Child Care Centrekindergarten
- childcarechildcare
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
- Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · current · Updated
Public transport
50 public transport stops in this suburb
- Whites Rd at Curtis Street, stop 71
- Whites Rd at Gannon Avenue, stop 72
- Whites Rd at Manly Gardens, stop 73
- Whites Rd at Manly Gardens, stop 73
- Whites Rd at Muriel Ave
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · current · Updated
Amenities
171 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
1 cafes · 2 supermarkets · 1 pharmacies · 3 fast food · 1 bakeries · 2 libraries · 1 places of worship · 14 playgrounds
Local character & venue list
Local character
- Highly walkable for everyday errands
- Great for outdoor family life — 23 parks mapped in suburb, 14 playgrounds nearby
- Well connected by public transport — 50 public transport stops
- Strong local sport and recreation — 21 sport and outdoor facilities nearby
- Walkability proxy
- 80/100
- Cafés per 1,000 residents
- 0.08
- Food & drink per 1,000 residents
- 0.4
- Parks per 1,000 residents
- 1.85
Food & drink(5)
- Brumby's BakeriesBakery
- Salt Cafe BistroCafe
- Fast food
- Pita PitFast food
- Pizza CapersFast food
Shopping(4)
- 7-ElevenConvenience store
459 Manly Road
- IGA Wondall RoadSupermarket
- WoolworthsSupermarket
Community(10)
- Busy Bees at Moreton BayChildcare
183 Radford Road, Manly West
- Childcare
- Mother Duck ChildcareChildcare
- Butterfly ChildcareKindergarten
399 Manly Road, Manly West
- Silky Oaks Child Care CentreKindergarten
- Alice J Alison Greene Secondary LibraryLibrary
- Ngaire Tagney Primary LibraryLibrary
- Manly West State SchoolSchool
- Moreton Bay Boys CollegeSchool
- Wondall Heights State SchoolSchool
Health & services(6)
- Clinic
- Dentist
99 Whites Road, Manly West
- Pharmacy
- Manly Road Veterinary HospitalVeterinary
- SuperVetsVeterinary
- Veterinary
Sport & outdoors(41)
- Dog park
- Amberjack Street ParkPark
49 Amberjack Street, Manly West
- Aphrodite Street ParkPark
- Barramundi Street ParkPark
30 Barramundi Street, Manly West
- Denise Street ParkPark
- Hargreaves Road ParkPark
- Heers ParkPark
- Hunter Street ParkPark
- Lewis Place ParkPark
- Merlina Street ParkPark
- Park (3)
- Sabot Court ParkPark
- Salacia Street ParkPark
- Stannard Road ParkPark
- Sweetapple Place ParkPark
- Tantani Street ParkPark
- Toulby Street ParkPark
20 Toulby Street, Manly West
- Trevally Crescent ParkPark
15 Teraglin Street, Manly West
- Picnic area
- Heers Park PlaygroundPlayground
- Playground (13)
- Kougari OvalSports centre
- Sports centre
- Heers Park Basketball CourtSports field
- Manly Bowls ClubSports field
- Sports field
- Swimming pool
Transport(38)
38 bus stops
Other(30)
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
459 Manly Road
- CellarbrationsAlcohol
Unit 5 11 Burnett Street
- Thirsty CamelAlcohol
- Bench (11)
- Car wash
- Hoppys Car and Dog WashCar wash
- Common
- Bunnings WarehouseDoityourself
398 Wondall Road, Manly West
- Drinking water (2)
- Baskin-RobbinsIce Cream
- Loading Dock
- Mall
11 Burnett Street
- Manly Heights Shopping VillageMall
- Moreton Bay Boys College Nature RefugeNature Reserve
- Butterfly ChildcareParking
- Parking (20)
- Parking Entrance (2)
- Pastry
- 7-ElevenPetrol station
459 Manly Road, Manly West
- BPPetrol station
- Picnic Table
- Bayside Uniting ChurchPlace of worship
- Australia PostPost Box
- Post Box (5)
- Public toilets
- Shelter (2)
- Bethany Christian Care Janoah GardensSocial Facility
- Telephone
- Waste Basket (3)
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Parks & reserves
18 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Amberjack Street ParkPark
- Aphrodite Street ParkPark
- Barramundi Street ParkPark
- Denise Street ParkPark
- Hargreaves Road ParkPark
- Heers ParkPark
- Hunter Street ParkPark
- Lewis Place ParkPark
- Merlina Street ParkPark
- Moreton Bay Boys College Nature RefugeNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · current · Updated
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 28
- Parks (OSM)
- 23
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Places of worship
1 places of worship within ~1.5 km
- Bayside Uniting Church
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated
Health access
- Hospitals & GP clinics in suburb
- 2
- Nearest hospital
- Belmont Private Hospital (7.6 km)
- Nearest hospital type
- Hospital
- Nearest hospital emergency
- Emergency department
- Emergency department in suburb
- Not in suburb
- ClinicClinic
- PharmacyPharmacy
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
- Hospitals & clinics — OpenStreetMap + state health datasets · current · Updated
NDIS participation
- NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
- 314
- Participants per 1,000 residents
- 23.8
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
- NDIS participants by SA2 — National Disability Insurance Agency · 2026-Q1 · Updated · Quarterly SA2 counts allocated to suburb boundaries
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 (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
- Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated
Future & Planning
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard 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 2.1 km away).
Coalition 40.6%Labor 59.4%
4.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +8.7 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
- Manly WestLabor 59.0% · Coalition 41.0% TPP (2025)0.7 km away
- Wondall HeightsLabor 59.4% · Coalition 40.6% TPP (2025)0.8 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)1.2 km away
- BaysideLabor 58.6% · Coalition 41.4% TPP (2025)1.6 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
- Federal election results — Australian Electoral Commission · Updated · 2025 election with by-election overlays
Socio-economic
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 8/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 7/10
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 (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated
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