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Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth vs Manly - Fairlight
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.2 km apart · Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth profile · Manly - Fairlight profile
Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth Manly - Fairlight
Manly - Fairlight and Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth are large, neighbouring areas with very different housing styles. Manly - Fairlight is dominated by rentals and apartments, with 47.2% of homes rented and only 15.2% being separate houses. In contrast, Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth has a far higher share of separate houses at 65.3% and more large homes, with 77.0% having three or more bedrooms compared to 42.5% in Manly - Fairlight. This difference is reflected in the people who live there; Manly - Fairlight has far more people living alone (29.6%) and those in de facto relationships (19.9%).
While the share of people moving into Manly - Fairlight has grown since 2011, the two areas remain very similar in other ways. They share almost identical typical weekly household incomes and have nearly the same proportion of residents aged 65 and over. Both areas also have a high number of university-qualified adults, well above the national figure. This shared professional profile is consistent across both neighbourhoods, even as the gap in the number of people moving into Manly - Fairlight has widened over the last decade.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 19,182
- First area, 2016: 20,186
- First area, 2021: 20,732
- Second area, 2011: 20,566
- Second area, 2016: 21,704
- Second area, 2021: 22,438
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 40 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 38 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 0.9% males, 1.2% females; 85+ in Manly - Fairlight: 0.8% males, 1.3% females
- 80–84 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 1.0% males, 1.1% females; 80–84 in Manly - Fairlight: 0.8% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 1.6% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Manly - Fairlight: 1.6% males, 1.7% females
- 70–74 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 1.9% males, 2.2% females; 70–74 in Manly - Fairlight: 1.9% males, 2.0% females
- 65–69 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 1.9% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Manly - Fairlight: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 60–64 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 2.8% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Manly - Fairlight: 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 55–59 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 3.7% males, 3.8% females; 55–59 in Manly - Fairlight: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 50–54 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 4.0% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Manly - Fairlight: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 45–49 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 4.3% males, 4.6% females; 45–49 in Manly - Fairlight: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 3.3% males, 3.9% females; 40–44 in Manly - Fairlight: 3.8% males, 3.7% females
- 35–39 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 2.5% males, 3.1% females; 35–39 in Manly - Fairlight: 4.6% males, 4.7% females
- 30–34 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 1.8% males, 2.0% females; 30–34 in Manly - Fairlight: 5.4% males, 6.0% females
- 25–29 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 1.6% males, 1.9% females; 25–29 in Manly - Fairlight: 4.0% males, 4.7% females
- 20–24 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 2.5% males, 2.4% females; 20–24 in Manly - Fairlight: 2.1% males, 2.4% females
- 15–19 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 3.6% males, 3.7% females; 15–19 in Manly - Fairlight: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 4.5% males, 4.2% females; 10–14 in Manly - Fairlight: 2.1% males, 2.2% females
- 5–9 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 5–9 in Manly - Fairlight: 2.3% males, 2.3% females
- 0–4 in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth: 2.7% males, 2.8% females; 0–4 in Manly - Fairlight: 2.7% males, 2.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $885
- First area, 2016: $1,090
- First area, 2021: $1,282
- Second area, 2011: $1,069
- Second area, 2016: $1,273
- Second area, 2021: $1,568
- First area, 2011: $2,365
- First area, 2016: $2,803
- First area, 2021: $3,409
- Second area, 2011: $2,123
- Second area, 2016: $2,481
- Second area, 2021: $3,185
- First area, 2011: $2,646
- First area, 2016: $3,441
- First area, 2021: $4,368
- Second area, 2011: $2,651
- Second area, 2016: $3,264
- Second area, 2021: $4,245
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.9
- First area, 2021: 2.9
- Second area, 2011: 2.2
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $515
- First area, 2016: $620
- First area, 2021: $697
- Second area, 2011: $530
- Second area, 2016: $650
- Second area, 2021: $725
- First area, 2011: $3,250
- First area, 2016: $3,467
- First area, 2021: $4,000
- Second area, 2011: $3,000
- Second area, 2016: $3,000
- Second area, 2021: $3,467
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.90
- Second area, 2011: 1.20
- Second area, 2016: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.00
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth vs Manly - Fairlight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122011418/balgowlah-clontarf-seaforth/vs/122011419/manly-fairlight