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Manly Vale - Allambie Heights vs Dee Why - North
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 4.3 km apart · Manly Vale - Allambie Heights profile · Dee Why - North profile
Manly Vale - Allambie Heights Dee Why - North
Dee Why - North and Manly Vale - Allambie Heights are neighbouring Northern Beaches areas with very different housing and lifestyles. Dee Why - North is a high-density hub where 87.1% of homes are flats or apartments and 48.5% of households rent. It is a diverse, transient place where 47.8% of people were born overseas and 55.2% moved there in the last five years. In contrast, Manly Vale - Allambie Heights is dominated by detached houses (65%) and larger homes, with 63.9% having three or more bedrooms. It has a wealthier profile, with 43.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week compared to 26.3% in Dee Why - North.
Both areas sit near the national figure for overall advantage. They also share similar typical weekly incomes and typical weekly rents of $550. While Dee Why - North is a walker's paradise with high street connectivity, Manly Vale - Allambie Heights is very walkable but has fewer public transport stops. The gap in home ownership is notable, as Manly Vale - Allambie Heights has far more homes owned outright (30.2%) than Dee Why - North (19.5%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 15,901
- First area, 2016: 16,870
- First area, 2021: 17,550
- Second area, 2021: 17,816
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 36 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 Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 1.2% males, 1.9% females; 85+ in Dee Why - North: 0.5% males, 1.0% females
- 80–84 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Dee Why - North: 0.7% males, 0.9% females
- 75–79 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 1.2% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Dee Why - North: 0.9% males, 1.2% females
- 70–74 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Dee Why - North: 1.3% males, 1.6% females
- 65–69 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Dee Why - North: 1.8% males, 2.0% females
- 60–64 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Dee Why - North: 2.2% males, 2.5% females
- 55–59 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Dee Why - North: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 50–54 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in Dee Why - North: 2.9% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 4.2% males, 4.4% females; 45–49 in Dee Why - North: 3.4% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 4.1% males, 4.3% females; 40–44 in Dee Why - North: 4.3% males, 3.8% females
- 35–39 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Dee Why - North: 5.3% males, 5.3% females
- 30–34 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Dee Why - North: 5.8% males, 6.1% females
- 25–29 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Dee Why - North: 4.6% males, 5.3% females
- 20–24 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 2.5% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Dee Why - North: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Dee Why - North: 1.8% males, 1.7% females
- 10–14 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 4.5% males, 4.2% females; 10–14 in Dee Why - North: 1.9% males, 1.9% females
- 5–9 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 5–9 in Dee Why - North: 2.5% males, 2.0% females
- 0–4 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Dee Why - North: 3.2% males, 3.1% 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: $722
- First area, 2016: $875
- First area, 2021: $1,112
- Second area, 2021: $1,055
- First area, 2011: $1,746
- First area, 2016: $2,187
- First area, 2021: $2,737
- Second area, 2021: $2,069
- First area, 2011: $2,192
- First area, 2016: $2,624
- First area, 2021: $3,306
- Second area, 2021: $2,400
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: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $420
- First area, 2016: $500
- First area, 2021: $550
- Second area, 2021: $550
- First area, 2011: $2,622
- First area, 2016: $2,786
- First area, 2021: $3,250
- Second area, 2021: $2,400
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 1.20
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). Manly Vale - Allambie Heights vs Dee Why - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122031430/manly-vale-allambie-heights/vs/122031695/dee-why-north