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Sydney Inner City vs Manly

Name: Sydney Inner City vs Manly — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Sub-region (SA3) comparison ≈ 11 km apart · Sydney Inner City profile · Manly profile

Sydney Inner City Manly

Sydney Inner City and Manly are both high-density areas, but they have very different profiles. Sydney Inner City is a diverse, transient hub where 48.0% of people were born overseas and 34.3% use a language other than English at home. It is dominated by rentals (63.9%) and small homes, with 40.6% of people living alone. Manly is more family-oriented, with 17.9% of the population being children under 15 and a much higher share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (50.7%). Homes in Manly are larger, with 57.3% having three or more bedrooms compared to just 20.5% in Sydney Inner City.

Both areas are equally accessible, with nearly every home within a 10-minute walk of public transport and a park. This shared ease of movement exists alongside diverging trends in how people live. Since 2011, the gap in home ownership and income has widened, and Sydney Inner City has become even more diverse and mobile, with 62.5% of residents moving in the last five years.

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Where they differ most

Renting: 27.9 pts higher in Sydney Inner City Separate houses: 34.4 pts higher in Manly 3+ bedrooms: 36.8 pts higher in Manly No car: 29.0 pts higher in Sydney Inner City Other language: 20.1 pts higher in Sydney Inner City

Demographics & Identity

Population in Sydney Inner City in Manly +174,622 larger in Sydney Inner City gap widening

217,795 93rd pct 43,173 33rd pct

Median age in Sydney Inner City in Manly +6 yrs older in Manly gap widening

34 yrs 11th pct 40 yrs 57th pct

Age structure

50.8% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +21.9 pts 28.8%

19.4% Older adults (45–64) +7.9 pts ▸ 27.4%

7.7% Children (0–14) +10.2 pts ▸ 17.9%

9.5% Seniors (65+) +6.2 pts ▸ 15.7%

12.7% Youth (15–24) ◂ +2.4 pts 10.3%

Marital status

63.2% Never married ◂ +24.8 pts 38.4%

25.1% Married +22.7 pts ▸ 47.8%

7.6% Divorced +0.5 pts ▸ 8.0%

1.9% Widowed +1.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

2.2% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%

Age & sex structure

Sydney Inner City Manly

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

45.3% Australia +16.0 pts ▸ 61.4%

4.8% England +6.0 pts ▸ 10.8%

7.7% China ◂ +6.6 pts 1.0%

2.7% New Zealand even 2.7%

0.7% South Africa +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.8% India ◂ +1.4 pts 0.4%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%

1.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.9 pts 0.2%

0.8% Italy ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

0.2% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

25.3% English +18.4 pts ▸ 43.7%

17.2% Australian +11.0 pts ▸ 28.1%

16.5% Chinese ◂ +13.3 pts 3.2%

10.8% Irish +3.8 pts ▸ 14.7%

7.6% Scottish +4.6 pts ▸ 12.1%

4.0% Italian +1.0 pts ▸ 4.9%

3.3% German +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.6% Indian ◂ +1.7 pts 0.8%

1.2% Dutch +0.9 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.9% Greek ◂ +0.4 pts 1.5%

1.6% Filipino ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

1.6% Vietnamese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

Language

Language used at home

58.6% English only +23.8 pts ▸ 82.4%

8.4% Mandarin ◂ +7.1 pts 1.3%

2.8% Cantonese ◂ +2.3 pts 0.5%

1.2% Vietnamese ◂ +1.0 pts 0.2%

0.9% Italian even 0.9%

0.9% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

0.7% Hindi ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.7% Arabic ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.4% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

52.9% No religion ◂ +4.8 pts 48.0%

27.0% Christianity +17.5 pts ▸ 44.5%

8.8% Not stated ◂ +3.6 pts 5.1%

6.4% Buddhism ◂ +5.5 pts 0.9%

1.7% Hinduism ◂ +1.4 pts 0.3%

1.6% Islam ◂ +1.3 pts 0.3%

1.0% Judaism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.4%

0.6% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Sydney Inner City in Manly +38 more in Sydney Inner City

48 86th pct 10 12th pct

Schools/1k kids in Sydney Inner City in Manly +1.58 more in Sydney Inner City

2.88 66th pct 1.29 14th pct

Students in Sydney Inner City in Manly +13,624 more in Sydney Inner City

19,098 79th pct 5,474 22nd pct

Avg size in Sydney Inner City in Manly +184 larger in Manly

424 48th pct 608 76th pct

ICSEA in Sydney Inner City in Manly +6 higher in Manly

1,134 94th pct 1,140 95th pct

Highest year of school

80.9% Year 12 +1.3 pts ▸ 82.2%

5.3% Year 10 +3.0 pts ▸ 8.3%

3.2% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.9 pts 2.3%

2.9% Year 11 +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

Highest qualification level

42.3% Bachelor degree +2.4 pts ▸ 44.7%

20.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +2.5 pts 17.9%

12.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.8 pts ▸ 12.8%

7.6% Certificate III / IV +1.0 pts ▸ 8.6%

3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.7% Certificate I / II +0.2 pts ▸ 0.9%

Field of qualification

26.2% Management & commerce +5.5 pts ▸ 31.7%

15.6% Society & culture +0.4 pts ▸ 16.0%

9.8% Creative arts ◂ +2.8 pts 7.1%

6.8% Health +1.5 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.3% Engineering & related +0.4 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.7% Education +2.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

5.0% Information technology ◂ +1.8 pts 3.2%

3.7% Architecture & building +1.0 pts ▸ 4.7%

4.2% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.2 pts 4.0%

3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.4 pts 2.4%

0.7% Agriculture & environment +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

Income

Personal income in Sydney Inner City in Manly +$206 higher in Manly gap widening

$1,244 91st pct $1,450 96th pct

Household income in Sydney Inner City in Manly +$1,050 higher in Manly gap widening

$2,222 84th pct $3,272 100th pct

Family income in Sydney Inner City in Manly +$1,232 higher in Manly gap widening

$3,065 93rd pct $4,297 100th pct

Household income distribution

23.2% $4,000 or more +16.7 pts ▸ 39.9%

29.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +7.6 pts 21.6%

17.5% $650–$1,499 ◂ +4.1 pts 13.4%

13.8% Under $650 ◂ +5.5 pts 8.3%

11.5% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 10.8%

Personal income distribution

27.6% $650–$1,499 ◂ +3.8 pts 23.8%

26.2% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 24.2%

25.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.8 pts 25.1%

12.3% $3,000 or more +9.9 pts ▸ 22.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.7% Mental health ◂ +3.1 pts 5.6%

7.0% Other condition ◂ +1.2 pts 5.8%

6.6% Asthma ◂ +0.3 pts 6.4%

3.9% Arthritis +1.6 pts ▸ 5.6%

2.0% Heart disease +1.2 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.9% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 2.9%

2.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

0.9% Lung condition even 0.9%

0.3% Dementia +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

70.8% None +2.0 pts ▸ 72.9%

15.7% One condition +0.5 pts ▸ 16.2%

3.7% Two conditions even 3.7%

1.3% Three or more +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Sydney Inner City in Manly +2,912 larger in Sydney Inner City

3,101 75th pct 189 7th pct

Median age in Sydney Inner City in Manly even

31 yrs 89th pct 31 yrs 89th pct

Median income in Sydney Inner City in Manly +$303 higher in Manly

$726 75th pct $1,029 95th pct

Household income in Sydney Inner City in Manly +$915 higher in Manly

$1,459 37th pct $2,374 90th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Sydney Inner City in Manly +0.6 larger in Manly gap widening

1.9 0th pct 2.5 57th pct

Family composition

34.4% Couples with children +28.0 pts ▸ 62.4%

53.5% Couples without children ◂ +24.7 pts 28.7%

9.5% One-parent families ◂ +1.3 pts 8.2%

2.6% Other families ◂ +2.0 pts 0.7%

Household size

40.6% 1 person ◂ +16.3 pts 24.4%

38.7% 2 people ◂ +3.8 pts 34.9%

6.5% 4 people +10.7 pts ▸ 17.3%

11.8% 3 people +4.1 pts ▸ 16.0%

1.6% 5 people +4.4 pts ▸ 6.1%

0.7% 6 or more +0.8 pts ▸ 1.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Sydney Inner City in Manly +$170 higher in Manly gap widening

$550 96th pct $720 100th pct

Mortgage in Sydney Inner City in Manly +$1,095 higher in Manly gap widening

$2,705 94th pct $3,800 100th pct

People / bedroom in Sydney Inner City in Manly +0.20 higher in Sydney Inner City gap steady

1.10 100th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

63.9% Rented ◂ +27.9 pts 36.0%

14.1% Owned outright +19.5 pts ▸ 33.6%

19.3% Owned with a mortgage +9.0 pts ▸ 28.3%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

1.3% Other tenure ◂ +0.1 pts 1.3%

Types of homes

77.0% Flat or apartment ◂ +28.4 pts 48.5%

2.3% Separate house +34.4 pts ▸ 36.7%

19.7% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +5.7 pts 14.0%

0.6% Other dwelling even 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

42.0% 2 bedrooms ◂ +11.7 pts 30.3%

30.7% 1 bedroom ◂ +20.2 pts 10.5%

15.8% 3 bedrooms +14.8 pts ▸ 30.6%

3.7% 4 bedrooms +14.8 pts ▸ 18.5%

1.0% 5 or more +7.3 pts ▸ 8.3%

5.4% Studio / none ◂ +4.2 pts 1.2%

Weekly rent distribution

19.8% $750 or more +25.9 pts ▸ 45.6%

32.2% $550–$749 ◂ +2.3 pts 29.9%

28.7% $350–$549 ◂ +14.1 pts 14.6%

8.4% Under $200 ◂ +5.1 pts 3.2%

8.3% $200–$349 ◂ +4.4 pts 3.9%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.5% $3,000 or more +16.6 pts ▸ 59.1%

29.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +12.2 pts 16.9%

13.1% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +5.6 pts 7.5%

10.0% Under $1,000 even 10.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Sydney Inner City in Manly +413 more in Sydney Inner City

613 83rd pct 200 38th pct

Stops/1k in Sydney Inner City in Manly +1.82 more in Manly

2.81 23rd pct 4.63 54th pct

Departures/1k in Sydney Inner City in Manly +1,119.2 more in Sydney Inner City

3,227.8 99th pct 2,108.6 87th pct

PT routes in Sydney Inner City in Manly +205 more in Sydney Inner City

220 94th pct 15 30th pct

Stop walk in Sydney Inner City in Manly +3 longer in Manly

1 0th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Sydney Inner City in Manly +9 longer in Manly

6 2nd pct 15 24th pct

How people get to work

52.4% Worked at home +4.5 pts ▸ 57.0%

12.9% Car (driver) +8.6 pts ▸ 21.5%

9.1% Walked ◂ +6.1 pts 3.0%

3.7% Train ◂ +3.6 pts 0.1%

2.8% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 2.1%

1.6% Bicycle ◂ +0.8 pts 0.8%

1.2% Car (passenger) +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

Motor vehicles per home

47.3% 1 vehicle ◂ +2.3 pts 44.9%

39.0% No vehicle ◂ +29.0 pts 10.0%

11.5% 2 vehicles +21.8 pts ▸ 33.3%

1.6% 3 vehicles +6.4 pts ▸ 8.0%

0.6% 4 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 3.7%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.8% Professional & technical +1.9 pts ▸ 20.7%

10.0% Finance & insurance +1.4 pts ▸ 11.5%

9.5% Health care & social assistance +0.7 pts ▸ 10.2%

8.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +3.0 pts 5.2%

7.8% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 7.7%

7.0% Retail trade ◂ +0.6 pts 6.4%

4.3% Construction +2.0 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.9 pts 3.8%

4.2% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.7 pts 3.5%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.2 pts 3.3%

3.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.0 pts 2.3%

2.5% Manufacturing +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Occupations people work in

41.7% Professionals ◂ +2.3 pts 39.4%

18.6% Managers +6.8 pts ▸ 25.5%

10.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.7 pts 10.0%

7.7% Community & personal service ◂ +0.8 pts 6.9%

7.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +1.1 pts 6.0%

6.2% Sales workers +0.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.3% Labourers ◂ +1.9 pts 2.4%

2.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +0.6 pts 1.4%

Economy & Advantage

ERP in Sydney Inner City in Manly +203,083 higher in Sydney Inner City

248,588 93rd pct 45,505 29th pct

Growth in Sydney Inner City in Manly +8.1 pts higher in Sydney Inner City

12.5% 87th pct 4.4% 38th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Sydney Inner City in Manly +53 higher in Manly

1,390 86th pct 1,442 88th pct

Max temp in Sydney Inner City in Manly +0.4 higher in Sydney Inner City

23.4 45th pct 23.0 41st pct

Min temp in Sydney Inner City in Manly +0.1 higher in Manly

13.7 71st pct 13.8 72nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Sydney Inner City in Manly +1.0 higher in Sydney Inner City

9.7 100th pct 8.7 96th pct

Types ≤15 min in Sydney Inner City in Manly +0.3 more in Sydney Inner City

8.0 100th pct 7.7 93rd pct

15-min city in Sydney Inner City in Manly +3.7 pts higher in Sydney Inner City

100.0% 100th pct 96.3% 88th pct

Walk to shops in Sydney Inner City in Manly +4.2 pts higher in Sydney Inner City

100.0% 100th pct 95.8% 92nd pct

Walk to transit in Sydney Inner City in Manly +0.4 pts higher in Sydney Inner City

100.0% 100th pct 99.6% 91st pct

Walk to school in Sydney Inner City in Manly +2.3 pts higher in Sydney Inner City

99.9% 100th pct 97.6% 92nd pct

Walk to a park in Sydney Inner City in Manly even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 99th pct

Walk to health in Sydney Inner City in Manly +3.8 pts higher in Sydney Inner City

100.0% 100th pct 96.2% 97th pct

Amenities/1k in Sydney Inner City in Manly +1.6 more in Sydney Inner City

17.8 64th pct 16.1 56th pct

Intersections/km² in Sydney Inner City in Manly +507 higher in Sydney Inner City

708 100th pct 202 80th pct

Mean slope in Sydney Inner City in Manly +1.8 pts higher in Sydney Inner City

11.2% 99th pct 9.3% 90th pct

Compare Sydney Inner City with nearby areas

Leichhardt Marrickville - Sydenham - Petersham Botany Eastern Suburbs - North North Sydney - Mosman Eastern Suburbs - South Chatswood - Lane Cove Kogarah - Rockdale

Compare Manly with nearby areas

North Sydney - Mosman Chatswood - Lane Cove Eastern Suburbs - North Warringah Sydney Inner City Leichhardt Pittwater Eastern Suburbs - South

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Sydney Inner City vs Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa3/11703/sydney-inner-city/vs/12201/manly