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Manly Vale - Allambie Heights vs Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.4 km apart · Manly Vale - Allambie Heights profile · Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls profile
Manly Vale - Allambie Heights Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls
Manly Vale - Allambie Heights and Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls are neighbouring Northern Beaches areas with very different housing styles. Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls is dominated by large family homes, with 94.4% having three or more bedrooms and 93.9% being detached houses. In contrast, Manly Vale - Allambie Heights has a more varied mix, with far more flats or apartments and 26.8% of households renting. The two areas also differ in how people get around; Manly Vale - Allambie Heights has more people without a car and more homes within a short walk of groceries, while Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls has far more public transport departures per 1,000 people.
These two neighbours are almost identical in several key ways, including their typical weekly family income of around $3,300 and similar proportions of children and seniors. They also share the same number of schools and very similar levels of Year 12 completion. While they are currently alike in these areas, the gap in rental costs is significant, with the typical weekly rent in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls being well higher at $828 compared to $550 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 15,901
- First area, 2016: 16,870
- First area, 2021: 17,550
- Second area, 2021: 17,175
- First area, 2011: 39 yrs
- First area, 2016: 39 yrs
- First area, 2021: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 41 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 Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 0.8% males, 0.8% females
- 80–84 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 80–84 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 1.2% males, 1.2% females
- 75–79 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 1.2% males, 1.7% females; 75–79 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 1.8% males, 2.2% females
- 70–74 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 1.9% males, 1.9% females; 70–74 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 2.1% males, 2.3% females
- 65–69 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 1.9% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 1.9% males, 2.4% females
- 60–64 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 60–64 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 2.5% males, 2.4% females
- 55–59 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 2.9% males, 2.9% females; 55–59 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 3.4% males, 3.2% females
- 50–54 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 3.8% males, 4.0% females; 50–54 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 3.8% males, 4.2% females
- 45–49 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 4.2% males, 4.4% females; 45–49 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 4.4% males, 4.7% females
- 40–44 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 4.1% males, 4.3% females; 40–44 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 3.7% males, 3.6% females
- 35–39 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 35–39 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 2.5% males, 3.2% females
- 30–34 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 2.5% males, 2.9% females; 30–34 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 1.6% males, 1.9% females
- 25–29 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 2.2% males, 2.3% females; 25–29 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 1.7% males, 1.7% females
- 20–24 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 2.5% males, 2.1% females; 20–24 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 3.0% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 3.1% males, 3.1% females; 15–19 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 4.2% males, 3.6% females
- 10–14 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 4.5% males, 4.2% females; 10–14 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 4.6% males, 4.0% females
- 5–9 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 3.9% males, 3.7% females; 5–9 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 3.8% males, 3.8% females
- 0–4 in Manly Vale - Allambie Heights: 3.1% males, 2.6% females; 0–4 in Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls: 2.8% males, 2.6% 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: $1,041
- First area, 2011: $1,746
- First area, 2016: $2,187
- First area, 2021: $2,737
- Second area, 2021: $3,142
- First area, 2011: $2,192
- First area, 2016: $2,624
- First area, 2021: $3,306
- Second area, 2021: $3,301
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: 3.2
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $420
- First area, 2016: $500
- First area, 2021: $550
- Second area, 2021: $828
- First area, 2011: $2,622
- First area, 2016: $2,786
- First area, 2021: $3,250
- Second area, 2021: $3,400
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 1.00
- First area, 2021: 1.00
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
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 Frenchs Forest - Oxford Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/122031430/manly-vale-allambie-heights/vs/122031696/frenchs-forest-oxford-falls