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Freshwater - Brookvale vs Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

Name: Freshwater - Brookvale vs Manly Vale - Allambie Heights — 2021 Census comparison
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 2.8 km apart · Freshwater - Brookvale profile · Manly Vale - Allambie Heights profile

Freshwater - Brookvale Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

Freshwater - Brookvale and Manly Vale - Allambie Heights are neighbouring areas with distinct housing and transport profiles. Freshwater - Brookvale is more densely developed, where 50.8% of homes are flats or apartments and a far higher share of residents (98.7%) can walk to groceries within 15 minutes. In contrast, Manly Vale - Allambie Heights is more suburban, with separate houses making up 65.0% of dwellings and a far higher proportion of homes having three or more bedrooms (63.9%). This difference extends to transport, with Freshwater - Brookvale seeing far more weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people (3,533.1 compared to 1,392.1).

Everyday life in both places shares many similarities, as they have nearly identical typical household incomes and similar proportions of residents born overseas. Both areas are also well above the national figure for adults with a bachelor degree or higher. While the typical resident in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights is noticeably older, this gap has narrowed since 2011. At the same time, the gap in the share of separate houses has widened slightly over the last decade.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 23.4 pts higher in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights 3+ bedrooms: 18.7 pts higher in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights De facto: 6.2 pts higher in Freshwater - Brookvale Recent movers: 9.7 pts higher in Freshwater - Brookvale Renting: 9.4 pts higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

Demographics & Identity

Population in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +4,278 larger in Freshwater - Brookvale gap widening

21,828 91st pct 17,550 85th pct

Median age in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +3 yrs older in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights gap narrowing

37 yrs 36th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

33.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.7 pts 24.6%

26.0% Older adults (45–64) +0.9 pts ▸ 26.9%

18.0% Children (0–14) +3.9 pts ▸ 21.8%

12.4% Seniors (65+) +3.5 pts ▸ 15.9%

10.4% Youth (15–24) +0.4 pts ▸ 10.8%

Marital status

44.1% Married +7.5 pts ▸ 51.6%

42.1% Never married ◂ +8.9 pts 33.2%

8.3% Divorced ◂ +0.3 pts 8.0%

3.2% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 4.9%

2.3% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.4%

Age & sex structure

Freshwater - Brookvale Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.5% Australia +2.0 pts ▸ 66.4%

8.5% England +0.4 pts ▸ 8.9%

2.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.3 pts 2.1%

1.4% South Africa +0.3 pts ▸ 1.7%

0.9% China +0.7 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.2% Italy even 1.2%

0.6% India +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Philippines even 0.7%

0.2% Nepal +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Ancestry

41.3% English ◂ +0.2 pts 41.1%

30.1% Australian +2.8 pts ▸ 32.9%

13.2% Irish ◂ +0.4 pts 12.8%

11.0% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 10.2%

5.9% Italian ◂ +0.5 pts 5.4%

4.3% German ◂ +0.3 pts 4.0%

2.5% Chinese +1.2 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.8%

0.9% Indian +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.9% Greek +0.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% Filipino even 1.1%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%

Language

Language used at home

80.5% English only +1.3 pts ▸ 81.8%

0.9% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.6% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.4%

0.2% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Hindi +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Arabic even 0.2%

Religion

Religious affiliation

49.1% No religion ◂ +4.4 pts 44.7%

42.6% Christianity +4.2 pts ▸ 46.8%

5.2% Not stated ◂ +0.6 pts 4.6%

1.4% Buddhism ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

0.7% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.5% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% Judaism +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +2 more in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

6 71st pct 8 87th pct

Schools/1k kids in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +0.56 more in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

1.53 33rd pct 2.09 51st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +10 more in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

38 79th pct 48 87th pct

Students in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +967 more in Freshwater - Brookvale

3,577 86th pct 2,610 73rd pct

Avg size in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +389 larger in Freshwater - Brookvale

715 80th pct 326 36th pct

ICSEA in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +3 higher in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

1,126 90th pct 1,129 91st pct

Highest year of school

77.5% Year 12 ◂ +2.4 pts 75.1%

11.1% Year 10 +1.8 pts ▸ 13.0%

3.5% Year 9 or below +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.6% Year 11 +0.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Highest qualification level

40.2% Bachelor degree ◂ +3.3 pts 36.9%

15.4% Certificate III / IV +0.8 pts ▸ 16.2%

14.4% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.7 pts ▸ 16.1%

13.6% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.8 pts 12.9%

4.1% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Field of qualification

28.2% Management & commerce ◂ +0.2 pts 27.9%

12.9% Society & culture +0.5 pts ▸ 13.4%

9.5% Engineering & related +0.6 pts ▸ 10.1%

8.3% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 8.0%

7.3% Creative arts ◂ +0.9 pts 6.4%

7.0% Education +0.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

6.9% Architecture & building ◂ +0.9 pts 6.0%

3.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.0% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

1.5% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Income

Personal income in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +$183 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale gap widening

$1,295 92nd pct $1,112 86th pct

Household income in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +$13 higher in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights gap narrowing

$2,724 92nd pct $2,737 93rd pct

Family income in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights even gap narrowing

$3,303 93rd pct $3,306 93rd pct

Household income distribution

30.4% $4,000 or more +2.0 pts ▸ 32.3%

28.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.2 pts 24.0%

14.8% $650–$1,499 +1.2 pts ▸ 16.0%

13.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.8 pts 11.5%

8.2% Under $650 +2.9 pts ▸ 11.0%

Personal income distribution

25.7% Under $650 +5.5 pts ▸ 31.2%

28.4% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.6 pts 26.8%

26.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +4.3 pts 21.8%

15.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 14.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

6.5% Asthma +0.3 pts ▸ 6.8%

5.7% Other condition +0.8 pts ▸ 6.5%

6.0% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.3% Arthritis +0.7 pts ▸ 6.0%

2.5% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.3% Cancer +0.7 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.3% Diabetes +0.6 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.6% Dementia +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.8% Lung condition +0.3 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.7% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.3% None ◂ +1.6 pts 71.7%

15.9% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 16.8%

3.5% Two conditions +0.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.3% Three or more +0.5 pts ▸ 1.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +36 larger in Freshwater - Brookvale

140 43rd pct 104 33rd pct

Median age in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +4 yrs older in Freshwater - Brookvale

32 yrs 89th pct 28 yrs 76th pct

Median income in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +$224 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

$1,152 93rd pct $928 86th pct

Household income in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +$369 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

$2,905 93rd pct $2,536 88th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +0.3 larger in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights gap widening

2.5 43rd pct 2.8 79th pct

Family composition

61.4% Couples with children +8.7 pts ▸ 70.1%

28.2% Couples without children ◂ +8.0 pts 20.2%

9.6% One-parent families ◂ +0.4 pts 9.2%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Household size

35.2% 2 people ◂ +7.4 pts 27.8%

24.5% 1 person ◂ +3.1 pts 21.4%

16.3% 4 people +7.1 pts ▸ 23.3%

15.9% 3 people ◂ +0.7 pts 15.3%

5.9% 5 people +3.4 pts ▸ 9.3%

2.1% 6 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +$50 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale gap widening

$600 98th pct $550 93rd pct

Mortgage in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +$217 higher in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights gap widening

$3,033 96th pct $3,250 100th pct

People / bedroom in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights even gap steady

1.00 90th pct 1.00 90th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.6% Owned with a mortgage +6.0 pts ▸ 40.6%

36.2% Rented ◂ +9.4 pts 26.8%

27.0% Owned outright +3.2 pts ▸ 30.2%

1.3% Other tenure +0.3 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Not stated ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

Types of homes

41.6% Separate house +23.4 pts ▸ 65.0%

50.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +19.8 pts 31.0%

7.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +3.2 pts 3.7%

0.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.4 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

39.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +15.6 pts 23.7%

21.5% 3 bedrooms +4.5 pts ▸ 26.0%

15.3% 4 bedrooms +9.1 pts ▸ 24.5%

13.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +4.0 pts 9.9%

8.4% 5 or more +5.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

0.7% Studio / none +1.0 pts ▸ 1.7%

Weekly rent distribution

40.1% $550–$749 ◂ +11.8 pts 28.3%

25.5% $350–$549 +3.0 pts ▸ 28.6%

23.9% $750 or more ◂ +1.1 pts 22.8%

2.8% Under $200 +6.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.9% $200–$349 +2.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

Monthly mortgage distribution

50.8% $3,000 or more +3.7 pts ▸ 54.5%

23.8% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 21.0%

10.5% $1,000–$1,799 even 10.5%

8.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.1 pts 8.7%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +68 more in Freshwater - Brookvale

145 90th pct 77 78th pct

Stops/1k in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +2.26 more in Freshwater - Brookvale

6.64 79th pct 4.39 51st pct

Departures/1k in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +2,141.0 more in Freshwater - Brookvale

3,533.1 88th pct 1,392.1 71st pct

PT routes in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +5 more in Freshwater - Brookvale

21 86th pct 16 80th pct

Stop walk in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +13 longer in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

6 57th pct 19 79th pct

Drive to city in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +7 longer in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

18 34th pct 25 50th pct

Reach 30 min in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +13,394 more in Freshwater - Brookvale

30,944 76th pct 17,550 55th pct

Reach 45 min in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +88,927 more in Freshwater - Brookvale

106,477 73rd pct 17,550 26th pct

Transit to city in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +12 longer in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

71 73rd pct 83 91st pct

How people get to work

46.8% Worked at home ◂ +0.1 pts 46.7%

30.4% Car (driver) ◂ +0.5 pts 29.9%

2.9% Walked ◂ +0.8 pts 2.1%

2.2% Bus +0.3 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.9% Car (passenger) +0.4 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.9% Bicycle even 0.9%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

43.2% 1 vehicle ◂ +5.3 pts 37.9%

37.0% 2 vehicles +1.5 pts ▸ 38.5%

8.6% 3 vehicles +2.5 pts ▸ 11.0%

6.6% No vehicle +0.5 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.6% 4 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 5.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.8% Professional & technical ◂ +1.4 pts 14.4%

10.7% Health care & social assistance +0.7 pts ▸ 11.4%

9.4% Construction ◂ +0.9 pts 8.6%

8.2% Finance & insurance +1.0 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.0% Education & training +1.1 pts ▸ 9.0%

7.2% Retail trade +0.9 pts ▸ 8.1%

5.1% Accommodation & food +0.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

4.1% Public administration & safety +0.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

4.0% Manufacturing even 4.1%

3.5% Other services ◂ +0.4 pts 3.1%

3.4% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.4 pts 3.0%

3.4% Administrative & support even 3.4%

Occupations people work in

32.9% Professionals ◂ +2.2 pts 30.6%

21.1% Managers +0.1 pts ▸ 21.2%

11.1% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 12.3%

10.9% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.7 pts 10.2%

8.4% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 9.1%

7.3% Sales workers +1.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

4.0% Labourers +0.1 pts ▸ 4.1%

2.8% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 3.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IRSD decile in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IER decile in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +1 higher in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

9 86th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IRSAD score in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +8 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

1,141 96th pct 1,133 94th pct

ERP in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +5,439 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

23,383 89th pct 17,944 81st pct

Growth in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +4.4 pts higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

6.2% 63rd pct 1.8% 26th pct

Businesses in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +2,797 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

4,391 87th pct 1,594 78th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +90 higher in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

1,317 82nd pct 1,407 86th pct

Max temp in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +0.1 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

22.9 41st pct 22.8 41st pct

Min temp in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +0.5 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

13.9 73rd pct 13.4 68th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +1.1 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

8.2 89th pct 7.2 76th pct

Types ≤15 min in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +0.9 more in Freshwater - Brookvale

7.9 95th pct 6.9 75th pct

15-min city in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +13.8 pts higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

100.0% 100th pct 86.2% 67th pct

Walk to shops in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +17.3 pts higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

98.7% 88th pct 81.3% 66th pct

Walk to transit in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +3.4 pts higher in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights

96.0% 59th pct 99.4% 74th pct

Walk to school in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +0.7 pts higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

99.4% 87th pct 98.7% 84th pct

Walk to a park in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 71st pct

Walk to health in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +14.6 pts higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

97.1% 94th pct 82.5% 78th pct

Amenities/1k in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +8.2 more in Freshwater - Brookvale

17.2 64th pct 9.1 17th pct

Intersections/km² in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +142 higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

253 78th pct 112 53rd pct

Mean slope in Freshwater - Brookvale in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights +0.2 pts higher in Freshwater - Brookvale

9.1% 87th pct 8.9% 87th pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Freshwater - Brookvale vs Manly Vale - Allambie Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122031429/freshwater-brookvale/vs/122031430/manly-vale-allambie-heights