Manly NSW 2095
Manly is in Northern Beaches LGA, NSW, postcode 2095, with population 16,296.
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Manly has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Manly rents screen above the local benchmark. Postcode-derived rent for 2095. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Rent-pressure candidate
Manly rents screen above the local benchmark. Snapshot rent $995/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2095. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Manly has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
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No major visible gaps in the current status panel.
Manly currently reads as a premium-market candidate with a livability-led secondary angle.
Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Manly NSW
Manly is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the Northern Beaches local government area (postcode 2095). With a population of 16,296, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $165K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Manly is $4.8 million, having dipped slightly 0.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $110,000. The current median weekly rent is $995. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,467.
Manly is served by 5 schools, including 2 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1134, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 5 ferry wharfves, 47 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public and 1 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Northern Beaches LGA is low at 1,515 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Manly offers a gross rental yield of 1.1%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($4.8M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 29.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -0.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Manly is a well-established suburb in New South Wales within the Northern Beaches local government area (postcode 2095). With a population of 16,296, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $165K per year, with an average household size of 2.2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward professional services and finance & insurance. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Manly is $4.8 million, having dipped slightly 0.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $110,000. The current median weekly rent is $995. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.1%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $3,467.
Manly is served by 5 schools, including 2 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1134, which is well above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 5 ferry wharfves, 47 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public and 1 private hospitals. The crime rate in the Northern Beaches LGA is low at 1,515 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Manly offers a gross rental yield of 1.1%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($4.8M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 29.4x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -0.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Manly FAQ
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What LGA is Manly in?
Manly is in the Northern Beaches Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2095. Council-level context for Northern Beaches LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Manly?
The current median house price in Manly, NSW is $4.8M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Manly?
The median weekly rent in Manly is $995/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent-pressure candidate.
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What does the rent signal say about Manly?
Rent-pressure candidate: Manly rents screen above the local benchmark. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Manly a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Manly show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Manly?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Manly data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.