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Manly - Fairlight vs Beacon Hill - Narraweena

Name: Manly - Fairlight vs Beacon Hill - Narraweena — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.9 km apart · Manly - Fairlight profile · Beacon Hill - Narraweena profile

Manly - Fairlight Beacon Hill - Narraweena

Manly - Fairlight and Beacon Hill - Narraweena are neighbouring areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Manly - Fairlight is a walker's paradise where 70.1% of homes are flats or apartments and 47.2% of households rent. It is a highly educated and affluent area, with 54.4% of adults holding a bachelor degree and a typical weekly personal income of $1,568. In contrast, Beacon Hill - Narraweena is dominated by separate houses (81.3%), and typical weekly incomes are much lower at $893. The two areas also differ in their social makeup, with Manly - Fairlight having a far higher share of people in de facto relationships (19.9%) and those with no religion (51.7%).

Both areas share a similar connection to nature, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park. They also have very similar unemployment rates, both sitting around 3.2% to 3.5%. While they remain distinct, some gaps have shifted over time. The difference in the number of people moving in recently has remained steady, but the gap in the number of overseas arrivals has narrowed. Meanwhile, the divide in typical incomes and the share of people working from home has widened since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 25.8 pts higher in Manly - Fairlight Separate houses: 66.2 pts higher in Beacon Hill - Narraweena 3+ bedrooms: 36.0 pts higher in Beacon Hill - Narraweena Recent movers: 24.5 pts higher in Manly - Fairlight Renting: 22.7 pts higher in Manly - Fairlight

Demographics & Identity

Population in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +7,891 larger in Manly - Fairlight gap steady

22,438 92nd pct 14,547 74th pct

Median age in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +4 yrs older in Beacon Hill - Narraweena gap steady

38 yrs 43rd pct 42 yrs 64th pct

Age structure

37.0% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +15.6 pts 21.4%

24.7% Older adults (45–64) +3.5 pts ▸ 28.2%

14.4% Children (0–14) +5.3 pts ▸ 19.7%

15.5% Seniors (65+) +2.5 pts ▸ 17.9%

8.4% Youth (15–24) +4.3 pts ▸ 12.7%

Marital status

40.5% Married +11.5 pts ▸ 52.1%

44.6% Never married ◂ +11.9 pts 32.7%

8.9% Divorced ◂ +1.3 pts 7.6%

3.6% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.4% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.2%

Age & sex structure

Manly - Fairlight Beacon Hill - Narraweena

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

57.5% Australia +9.5 pts ▸ 67.0%

11.6% England ◂ +5.9 pts 5.7%

3.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.9 pts 2.0%

0.5% China +2.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.8% Italy +2.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.8% South Africa ◂ +0.8 pts 1.0%

0.4% Philippines +1.2 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% India +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Vietnam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Ancestry

43.4% English ◂ +9.0 pts 34.5%

26.2% Australian +2.7 pts ▸ 28.9%

15.1% Irish ◂ +4.7 pts 10.4%

5.0% Italian +7.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

12.1% Scottish ◂ +3.3 pts 8.8%

1.9% Chinese +3.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

5.2% German ◂ +1.8 pts 3.4%

0.6% Filipino +1.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

2.2% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.8%

1.1% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.7% Indian +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.2% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

81.4% English only ◂ +6.8 pts 74.6%

0.9% Italian +3.4 pts ▸ 4.3%

0.4% Mandarin +2.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

0.2% Cantonese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.1% Tagalog +0.7 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.1% Vietnamese +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.2% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Punjabi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

40.2% Christianity +14.1 pts ▸ 54.3%

51.7% No religion ◂ +15.4 pts 36.3%

5.9% Not stated ◂ +0.9 pts 5.0%

0.9% Buddhism +1.0 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.2% Islam +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.5% Judaism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +1 more in Manly - Fairlight

5 64th pct 4 57th pct

Schools/1k kids in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +0.15 more in Manly - Fairlight

1.54 33rd pct 1.39 28th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +11 more in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

26 63rd pct 37 78th pct

Students in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +1,115 more in Manly - Fairlight

2,336 69th pct 1,221 44th pct

Avg size in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +279 larger in Manly - Fairlight

584 71st pct 305 33rd pct

ICSEA in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +53 higher in Manly - Fairlight

1,133 92nd pct 1,081 76th pct

Highest year of school

82.5% Year 12 ◂ +17.0 pts 65.4%

7.5% Year 10 +9.9 pts ▸ 17.4%

2.2% Year 9 or below +5.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.0% Year 11 +1.4 pts ▸ 4.4%

Highest qualification level

45.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +13.7 pts 31.5%

7.9% Certificate III / IV +14.9 pts ▸ 22.8%

18.9% Postgraduate degree ◂ +9.4 pts 9.5%

11.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +5.2 pts ▸ 17.1%

4.0% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.8 pts 3.1%

0.8% Certificate I / II +0.9 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

30.7% Management & commerce ◂ +5.3 pts 25.4%

16.5% Society & culture ◂ +4.7 pts 11.8%

7.4% Engineering & related +5.7 pts ▸ 13.1%

8.3% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 7.9%

7.8% Creative arts ◂ +2.1 pts 5.7%

5.4% Education +1.8 pts ▸ 7.2%

5.0% Architecture & building +1.8 pts ▸ 6.7%

2.2% Food, hospitality & personal services +2.2 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.9% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

3.2% Information technology +0.4 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.2% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +$675 higher in Manly - Fairlight gap widening

$1,568 100th pct $893 65th pct

Household income in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +$740 higher in Manly - Fairlight gap widening

$3,185 100th pct $2,445 87th pct

Family income in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +$1,473 higher in Manly - Fairlight gap widening

$4,245 100th pct $2,772 84th pct

Household income distribution

38.5% $4,000 or more ◂ +11.3 pts 27.3%

22.7% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 23.4%

13.3% $650–$1,499 +4.5 pts ▸ 17.8%

8.5% Under $650 +5.3 pts ▸ 13.8%

11.4% $3,000–$3,999 +0.3 pts ▸ 11.7%

Personal income distribution

21.1% Under $650 +16.0 pts ▸ 37.1%

24.4% $650–$1,499 +4.9 pts ▸ 29.3%

27.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.3 pts 19.8%

22.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +13.2 pts 8.9%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

5.6% Arthritis +1.7 pts ▸ 7.3%

5.5% Other condition +1.8 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.3% Asthma +0.6 pts ▸ 6.9%

5.8% Mental health +1.1 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.9% Diabetes +2.3 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.2% Heart disease +0.6 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.9% Cancer +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.0% Lung condition +0.6 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.6% Stroke +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.4% None ◂ +3.8 pts 68.6%

16.0% One condition +1.6 pts ▸ 17.6%

3.7% Two conditions +1.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

1.4% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 2.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +44 larger in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

102 32nd pct 146 44th pct

Median age in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +4 yrs older in Manly - Fairlight

31 yrs 88th pct 27 yrs 71st pct

Median income in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +$542 higher in Manly - Fairlight

$1,267 97th pct $725 66th pct

Household income in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +$313 higher in Manly - Fairlight

$2,625 89th pct $2,312 83rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +0.8 larger in Beacon Hill - Narraweena gap widening

2.2 14th pct 3.0 89th pct

Family composition

53.3% Couples with children +15.5 pts ▸ 68.8%

38.0% Couples without children ◂ +19.3 pts 18.8%

7.9% One-parent families +3.8 pts ▸ 11.7%

0.8% Other families even 0.8%

Household size

38.8% 2 people ◂ +13.0 pts 25.8%

29.6% 1 person ◂ +10.4 pts 19.2%

12.2% 4 people +11.4 pts ▸ 23.6%

15.1% 3 people +1.3 pts ▸ 16.5%

3.6% 5 people +6.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

0.8% 6 or more +4.1 pts ▸ 4.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +$175 higher in Manly - Fairlight gap narrowing

$725 100th pct $550 93rd pct

Mortgage in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +$267 higher in Manly - Fairlight gap widening

$3,467 100th pct $3,200 99th pct

People / bedroom in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +0.10 higher in Manly - Fairlight gap steady

1.00 90th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

47.2% Rented ◂ +22.7 pts 24.5%

21.1% Owned with a mortgage +16.3 pts ▸ 37.4%

29.4% Owned outright +3.4 pts ▸ 32.8%

1.5% Other tenure +2.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.9% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Types of homes

15.2% Separate house +66.2 pts ▸ 81.3%

70.1% Flat or apartment ◂ +61.4 pts 8.8%

14.3% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.5 pts 9.7%

0.3% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Bedrooms per home

39.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +26.2 pts 12.9%

29.7% 3 bedrooms +3.0 pts ▸ 32.7%

9.6% 4 bedrooms +20.5 pts ▸ 30.1%

3.2% 5 or more +12.5 pts ▸ 15.7%

15.6% 1 bedroom ◂ +9.2 pts 6.4%

2.0% Studio / none ◂ +0.9 pts 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

46.2% $750 or more ◂ +16.5 pts 29.8%

30.6% $550–$749 ◂ +12.4 pts 18.3%

3.4% Under $200 +15.0 pts ▸ 18.3%

13.5% $350–$549 +1.0 pts ▸ 14.5%

3.6% $200–$349 +9.3 pts ▸ 12.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

56.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.9 pts 53.7%

18.8% $1,800–$2,999 +1.9 pts ▸ 20.7%

8.4% $1,000–$1,799 +2.0 pts ▸ 10.4%

10.2% Under $1,000 ◂ +1.0 pts 9.2%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +15 more in Manly - Fairlight

71 74th pct 56 63rd pct

Stops/1k in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +0.69 more in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

3.16 33rd pct 3.85 43rd pct

Departures/1k in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +81.3 more in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

1,872.0 81st pct 1,953.3 83rd pct

PT routes in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +4 more in Manly - Fairlight

10 62nd pct 6 43rd pct

Stop walk in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +6 longer in Manly - Fairlight

7 61st pct 1 7th pct

Drive to city in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +5 longer in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

15 26th pct 20 40th pct

Reach 30 min in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +6,355 more in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

43,170 85th pct 49,525 86th pct

Reach 45 min in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +16,161 more in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

120,240 75th pct 136,401 77th pct

Transit to city in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +12 longer in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

58 49th pct 70 71st pct

How people get to work

58.3% Worked at home ◂ +22.2 pts 36.1%

19.4% Car (driver) +19.5 pts ▸ 38.9%

4.1% Walked ◂ +2.6 pts 1.5%

1.1% Car (passenger) +2.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.1% Bus even 2.1%

1.0% Bicycle ◂ +0.7 pts 0.3%

0.1% Train even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

51.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +22.3 pts 28.9%

27.0% 2 vehicles +11.8 pts ▸ 38.8%

5.4% 3 vehicles +9.4 pts ▸ 14.8%

14.1% No vehicle ◂ +5.9 pts 8.2%

2.3% 4 or more +7.0 pts ▸ 9.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

22.3% Professional & technical ◂ +11.2 pts 11.0%

10.0% Health care & social assistance +2.6 pts ▸ 12.6%

11.2% Finance & insurance ◂ +5.5 pts 5.7%

5.8% Retail trade +5.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

6.5% Construction +3.3 pts ▸ 9.8%

7.1% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

5.2% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 5.9%

2.9% Manufacturing +2.4 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.8% Public administration & safety +0.3 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.3% Other services +1.7 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.8% Media & telecommunications ◂ +1.1 pts 2.7%

2.8% Wholesale trade +0.9 pts ▸ 3.6%

Occupations people work in

41.6% Professionals ◂ +16.8 pts 24.7%

24.7% Managers ◂ +6.5 pts 18.2%

9.3% Clerical & administrative +4.3 pts ▸ 13.7%

6.0% Technicians & trades +6.3 pts ▸ 12.3%

6.6% Community & personal service +3.0 pts ▸ 9.5%

6.5% Sales workers +2.5 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.3% Labourers +4.8 pts ▸ 7.1%

1.4% Machinery operators & drivers +2.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +1 higher in Manly - Fairlight

10 100th pct 9 86th pct

IRSD decile in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +2 higher in Manly - Fairlight

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IER decile in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +2 higher in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

7 64th pct 9 86th pct

IEO decile in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +2 higher in Manly - Fairlight

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +87 higher in Manly - Fairlight

1,170 100th pct 1,083 82nd pct

ERP in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +9,927 higher in Manly - Fairlight

24,569 90th pct 14,642 70th pct

Growth in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +7.5 pts higher in Manly - Fairlight

8.1% 74th pct 0.6% 15th pct

Businesses in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +2,130 higher in Manly - Fairlight

3,380 86th pct 1,250 68th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +29 higher in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

1,378 86th pct 1,407 86th pct

Max temp in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena even

22.8 41st pct 22.8 41st pct

Min temp in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +0.8 higher in Manly - Fairlight

14.1 74th pct 13.4 68th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +2.4 higher in Manly - Fairlight

9.1 97th pct 6.7 69th pct

Types ≤15 min in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +1.3 more in Manly - Fairlight

7.9 97th pct 6.6 70th pct

15-min city in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +7.8 pts higher in Manly - Fairlight

99.4% 85th pct 91.7% 72nd pct

Walk to shops in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +7.4 pts higher in Manly - Fairlight

98.4% 86th pct 91.0% 76th pct

Walk to transit in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +4.8 pts higher in Manly - Fairlight

99.8% 81st pct 94.9% 56th pct

Walk to school in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +5.1 pts higher in Manly - Fairlight

97.6% 82nd pct 92.4% 71st pct

Walk to a park in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena even

100.0% 78th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +81.5 pts higher in Manly - Fairlight

99.5% 99th pct 18.0% 23rd pct

Amenities/1k in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +2.4 more in Manly - Fairlight

14.9 54th pct 12.6 41st pct

Intersections/km² in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +105 higher in Manly - Fairlight

248 77th pct 143 60th pct

Mean slope in Manly - Fairlight in Beacon Hill - Narraweena +1.5 pts higher in Beacon Hill - Narraweena

8.6% 86th pct 10.1% 90th pct

Compare Manly - Fairlight with nearby areas

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Compare Beacon Hill - Narraweena with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Manly - Fairlight vs Beacon Hill - Narraweena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122011419/manly-fairlight/vs/122031424/beacon-hill-narraweena