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Fairlight vs North Manly

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.6 km apart · Fairlight profile · North Manly profile

Fairlight North Manly

Fairlight and North Manly are neighbouring areas on the Northern Beaches with very different housing styles. North Manly is dominated by separate houses, which make up 81.6% of homes, while in Fairlight, flats or apartments are most common at 50.8%. This difference is reflected in the family types and home sizes; North Manly has far more homes with three or more bedrooms (75.7%) and more children under 15 (22.6%). In contrast, Fairlight has a higher share of renters (35.1%), more people living alone, and a larger number of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (52.3%).

Both areas are very similar when it comes to typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $3,200. They also share a similar proportion of people who have owned their homes outright (33.4%). While Fairlight has more people working from home and more recent arrivals from overseas, both areas sit far above the national figure for this. The two neighbourhoods have tracked closely in several areas, though Fairlight has seen a much higher increase in people moving into the area over the last five years.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 55.3 pts higher in North Manly 3+ bedrooms: 19.9 pts higher in North Manly Recent movers: 15.0 pts higher in Fairlight Bachelor+: 14.3 pts higher in Fairlight Renting: 13.7 pts higher in Fairlight

Demographics & Identity

Population in Fairlightin North Manly +2,745 larger in Fairlight gap steady
6,141 86th pct 3,396 86th pct
Median age in Fairlightin North Manly +1 yrs older in North Manly gap steady
39 yrs 26th pct 40 yrs 29th pct
First Nations in Fairlightin North Manly +0.3 pts higher in North Manly gap steady
0.4% 33rd pct 0.7% 36th pct
Aged 65+ in Fairlightin North Manly +1.4 pts higher in Fairlight gap widening
15.3% 34th pct 13.9% 28th pct
Under 15 in Fairlightin North Manly +5.4 pts higher in North Manly gap narrowing
17.2% 51st pct 22.6% 82nd pct
De facto in Fairlightin North Manly +6.4 pts higher in Fairlight gap steady
15.6% 74th pct 9.2% 27th pct

Age structure

31.7% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +8.4 pts 23.3%
26.6% Older adults (45–64) +1.8 pts ▸ 28.3%
17.2% Children (0–14) +5.4 pts ▸ 22.6%
15.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.4 pts 13.9%
9.2% Youth (15–24) +2.9 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

47.3% Married +5.6 pts ▸ 52.9%
38.5% Never married ◂ +4.6 pts 33.9%
8.6% Divorced ◂ +2.0 pts 6.6%
3.3% Widowed +1.0 pts ▸ 4.3%
2.2% Separated +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Fairlight North Manly

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Fairlightin North Manly +2.4 pts higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
32.7% 90th pct 30.3% 89th pct

Country of birth

63.9% Australia +2.1 pts ▸ 66.0%
11.5% England ◂ +4.2 pts 7.2%
2.3% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%
2.1% South Africa ◂ +0.7 pts 1.4%
0.6% Italy +1.2 pts ▸ 1.8%
0.6% China +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% India +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.1% Vietnam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%
0.4% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

46.4% English ◂ +5.1 pts 41.3%
29.8% Australian +0.9 pts ▸ 30.7%
15.4% Irish ◂ +3.5 pts 11.9%
12.9% Scottish ◂ +2.2 pts 10.7%
4.1% Italian +2.1 pts ▸ 6.2%
4.5% German ◂ +0.3 pts 4.2%
1.9% Chinese +1.9 pts ▸ 3.7%
2.0% Dutch +0.3 pts ▸ 2.3%
0.7% Indian +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.2% Greek even 1.1%
0.5% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.2% Vietnamese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.7%

Language

Other language in Fairlightin North Manly +5.5 pts higher in North Manly gap steady
10.4% 76th pct 16.0% 85th pct
Limited English in Fairlightin North Manly +1.7 pts higher in North Manly gap steady
0.4% 67th pct 2.1% 86th pct

Language used at home

86.1% English only ◂ +6.0 pts 80.2%
0.7% Italian +2.0 pts ▸ 2.7%
0.4% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 1.2%
0.1% Vietnamese +0.6 pts ▸ 0.7%
0.2% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.1% Cantonese +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%
0.2% Hindi ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%
0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%
0.1% Tagalog even 0.1%
0.0% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Fairlightin North Manly +7.8 pts higher in Fairlight gap widening
51.6% 83rd pct 43.8% 60th pct

Religious affiliation

51.6% No religion ◂ +7.8 pts 43.8%
41.6% Christianity +5.6 pts ▸ 47.3%
5.1% Not stated +1.1 pts ▸ 6.2%
0.6% Buddhism +0.9 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.3% Hinduism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%
0.4% Judaism ◂ +0.2 pts 0.2%
0.2% Other religions +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.2% Islam +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Fairlightin North Manly +8.7 pts higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
82.7% 100th pct 74.1% 94th pct
Bachelor+ in Fairlightin North Manly +14.3 pts higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
52.3% 100th pct 38.0% 91st pct
Schools ≤3 km in Fairlightin North Manly +10 more in North Manly
24 87th pct 34 89th pct
Avg size in Fairlightin North Manly +3 larger in North Manly
514 74th pct 517 74th pct
ICSEA in Fairlightin North Manly +5 higher in Fairlight
1,137 99th pct 1,133 98th pct

Highest year of school

82.7% Year 12 ◂ +8.7 pts 74.1%
8.8% Year 10 +3.7 pts ▸ 12.5%
2.1% Year 9 or below +2.6 pts ▸ 4.6%
3.0% Year 11 +0.7 pts ▸ 3.7%

Highest qualification level

42.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +5.3 pts 37.5%
18.4% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.7 pts 13.7%
13.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +1.8 pts ▸ 15.6%
8.8% Certificate III / IV +6.3 pts ▸ 15.1%
4.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.4 pts 3.5%
0.9% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

30.2% Management & commerce ◂ +2.7 pts 27.5%
16.2% Society & culture ◂ +2.6 pts 13.5%
9.0% Health ◂ +1.3 pts 7.7%
7.5% Engineering & related +1.2 pts ▸ 8.7%
8.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.7 pts 6.7%
5.3% Architecture & building +2.1 pts ▸ 7.4%
6.3% Education even 6.3%
2.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.7 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.7% Information technology +0.7 pts ▸ 3.5%
3.4% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.1 pts 3.3%
1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Fairlightin North Manly +$350 higher in Fairlight gap widening
$1,491 98th pct $1,141 88th pct
Household income in Fairlightin North Manly +$82 higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
$3,251 100th pct $3,169 99th pct
Family income in Fairlightin North Manly +$658 higher in Fairlight gap widening
$4,187 100th pct $3,529 97th pct
High earners in Fairlightin North Manly +9.9 pts higher in Fairlight gap widening
35.1% 100th pct 25.2% 95th pct
High-income homes in Fairlightin North Manly +1.7 pts higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
50.6% 100th pct 48.9% 100th pct

Household income distribution

38.9% $4,000 or more ◂ +3.0 pts 35.9%
22.9% $1,500–$2,999 +0.7 pts ▸ 23.6%
14.8% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.7 pts 13.1%
11.7% $3,000–$3,999 +1.3 pts ▸ 13.0%
6.1% Under $650 +2.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

Personal income distribution

21.9% Under $650 +10.3 pts ▸ 32.3%
26.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.5 pts 21.5%
26.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 24.8%
20.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +4.7 pts 16.1%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Fairlightin North Manly +0.4 pts higher in Fairlight
21.3% 17th pct 20.9% 16th pct
Mental health in Fairlightin North Manly +0.6 pts higher in North Manly
5.1% 26th pct 5.7% 28th pct
Needs assistance in Fairlightin North Manly +1.8 pts higher in North Manly gap steady
2.0% 25th pct 3.8% 40th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.7% Asthma ◂ +0.9 pts 5.8%
6.2% Arthritis ◂ +1.6 pts 4.6%
5.1% Other condition +1.0 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.1% Mental health +0.6 pts ▸ 5.7%
3.2% Heart disease ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%
2.8% Cancer ◂ +0.4 pts 2.4%
1.6% Diabetes +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.3% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.9% Lung condition +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.5% Stroke +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

Number of long-term health conditions

72.2% None +1.0 pts ▸ 73.2%
16.6% One condition +0.1 pts ▸ 16.7%
3.4% Two conditions ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%
1.3% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 1.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Fairlightin North Manly +2.8 pts higher in Fairlight gap steady
19.7% 58th pct 16.9% 44th pct
Unpaid carers in Fairlightin North Manly +0.5 pts higher in North Manly gap steady
10.9% 32nd pct 11.4% 37th pct
Unpaid child care in Fairlightin North Manly +7.4 pts higher in North Manly gap steady
28.0% 64th pct 35.3% 88th pct
Defence service in Fairlightin North Manly +0.2 pts higher in Fairlight
1.7% 38th pct 1.4% 36th pct
Housework 15h+ in Fairlightin North Manly +1.9 pts higher in North Manly gap narrowing
19.8% 26th pct 21.7% 36th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Fairlightin North Manly even
23 71st pct 23 71st pct
Median age in Fairlightin North Manly +4 yrs older in North Manly
28 yrs 57th pct 32 yrs 69th pct
Median income in Fairlightin North Manly +$587 higher in Fairlight
$1,312 88th pct $725 58th pct
Household income in Fairlightin North Manly +$376 higher in Fairlight
$3,250 89th pct $2,874 87th pct
Indigenous language in Fairlightin North Manly even
0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Fairlightin North Manly +0.7 larger in North Manly gap steady
2.4 43rd pct 3.1 88th pct
One-parent in Fairlightin North Manly +1.1 pts higher in North Manly gap steady
8.4% 35th pct 9.5% 42nd pct
Living alone in Fairlightin North Manly +7.5 pts higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
23.8% 50th pct 16.3% 23rd pct

Family composition

60.3% Couples with children +11.9 pts ▸ 72.2%
30.5% Couples without children ◂ +12.9 pts 17.6%
8.4% One-parent families +1.1 pts ▸ 9.5%
0.6% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Household size

36.5% 2 people ◂ +11.8 pts 24.7%
16.0% 4 people +9.1 pts ▸ 25.1%
23.8% 1 person ◂ +7.5 pts 16.3%
17.8% 3 people even 17.8%
4.9% 5 people +7.5 pts ▸ 12.4%
1.2% 6 or more +3.1 pts ▸ 4.3%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Fairlightin North Manly +$45 higher in Fairlight gap widening
$720 100th pct $675 100th pct
Mortgage in Fairlightin North Manly +$133 higher in North Manly gap narrowing
$3,467 96th pct $3,600 97th pct
People / bedroom in Fairlightin North Manly +0.10 higher in North Manly gap steady
0.90 86th pct 1.00 89th pct
Renting in Fairlightin North Manly +13.7 pts higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
35.1% 85th pct 21.3% 63rd pct
Owned outright in Fairlightin North Manly even gap narrowing
33.4% 29th pct 33.4% 29th pct
Separate houses in Fairlightin North Manly +55.3 pts higher in North Manly gap narrowing
26.4% 1st pct 81.6% 21st pct
3+ bedrooms in Fairlightin North Manly +19.9 pts higher in North Manly gap narrowing
55.7% 12th pct 75.7% 40th pct

How homes are owned or rented

29.6% Owned with a mortgage +12.6 pts ▸ 42.2%
35.1% Rented ◂ +13.7 pts 21.3%
33.4% Owned outright even 33.4%
1.2% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%
0.6% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

Types of homes

26.4% Separate house +55.3 pts ▸ 81.6%
50.8% Flat or apartment ◂ +40.4 pts 10.4%
22.4% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +15.5 pts 6.8%
0.2% Other dwelling ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

37.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +4.7 pts 33.0%
33.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +17.1 pts 16.4%
13.8% 4 bedrooms +11.9 pts ▸ 25.7%
4.2% 5 or more +12.7 pts ▸ 16.9%
9.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +3.7 pts 5.6%
0.2% Studio / none +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

Weekly rent distribution

44.5% $750 or more ◂ +5.5 pts 39.0%
32.6% $550–$749 ◂ +8.0 pts 24.6%
15.6% $350–$549 +4.1 pts ▸ 19.7%
1.7% $200–$349 +6.7 pts ▸ 8.3%
0.9% Under $200 ◂ +0.9 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

58.6% $3,000 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 58.8%
18.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +1.9 pts 17.1%
8.7% Under $1,000 +1.1 pts ▸ 9.8%
8.6% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.4 pts 8.2%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Fairlightin North Manly +0.4 pts higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
6.8% 81st pct 6.4% 79th pct
Work from home in Fairlightin North Manly +10.4 pts higher in Fairlight gap widening
56.9% 100th pct 46.5% 95th pct
PT commute in Fairlightin North Manly +0.3 pts higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
2.9% 86th pct 2.6% 83rd pct
PT stops in Fairlightin North Manly +4 more in North Manly
20 86th pct 24 86th pct
Stops/1k in Fairlightin North Manly +3.81 more in North Manly
3.26 70th pct 7.07 86th pct
Departures/1k in Fairlightin North Manly +2,058.0 more in North Manly
1,766.2 90th pct 3,824.2 100th pct
PT routes in Fairlightin North Manly +3 more in North Manly
6 86th pct 9 86th pct
Stop walk in Fairlightin North Manly +1 longer in North Manly
1 0th pct 2 14th pct
Drive to city in Fairlightin North Manly +2 longer in North Manly
14 10th pct 16 13th pct
Reach 30 min in Fairlightin North Manly +17,289 more in Fairlight
56,933 87th pct 39,644 86th pct
Reach 45 min in Fairlightin North Manly +7,616 more in Fairlight
149,882 86th pct 142,266 86th pct
Transit to city in Fairlightin North Manly +6 longer in North Manly
53 41st pct 59 53rd pct

How people get to work

56.9% Worked at home ◂ +10.4 pts 46.5%
21.7% Car (driver) +7.4 pts ▸ 29.1%
3.1% Walked ◂ +0.3 pts 2.7%
1.0% Car (passenger) +2.0 pts ▸ 3.0%
1.9% Bus +0.6 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.6% Bicycle +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.1% Train ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

50.1% 1 vehicle ◂ +16.0 pts 34.1%
33.5% 2 vehicles +6.9 pts ▸ 40.3%
6.7% 3 vehicles +5.7 pts ▸ 12.5%
3.0% 4 or more +4.0 pts ▸ 7.0%
6.8% No vehicle ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Fairlightin North Manly +15.0 pts higher in Fairlight gap steady
47.5% 89th pct 32.5% 56th pct
Recent arrivals in Fairlightin North Manly +7.3 pts higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
17.8% 84th pct 10.5% 66th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Fairlightin North Manly +0.2 pts higher in North Manly gap steady
3.2% 45th pct 3.4% 47th pct
Participation in Fairlightin North Manly +1.3 pts higher in Fairlight gap narrowing
70.1% 82nd pct 68.8% 78th pct
Full-time in Fairlightin North Manly +5.4 pts higher in Fairlight gap steady
63.1% 73rd pct 57.8% 48th pct

Industries people work in

21.0% Professional & technical ◂ +3.9 pts 17.1%
11.2% Health care & social assistance ◂ +0.9 pts 10.3%
10.5% Finance & insurance ◂ +2.5 pts 8.0%
6.4% Construction +2.6 pts ▸ 9.0%
5.7% Retail trade +2.5 pts ▸ 8.1%
7.8% Education & training ◂ +0.2 pts 7.6%
5.3% Accommodation & food +0.8 pts ▸ 6.1%
4.6% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 4.3%
3.5% Manufacturing +0.5 pts ▸ 4.0%
3.9% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.7 pts 3.2%
3.4% Administrative & support +0.4 pts ▸ 3.8%
2.1% Other services +0.9 pts ▸ 3.0%

Occupations people work in

39.9% Professionals ◂ +8.4 pts 31.5%
24.3% Managers ◂ +4.2 pts 20.1%
10.2% Clerical & administrative +3.0 pts ▸ 13.2%
6.0% Technicians & trades +3.2 pts ▸ 9.2%
6.5% Sales workers +2.6 pts ▸ 9.1%
7.7% Community & personal service +0.7 pts ▸ 8.4%
2.5% Labourers +2.1 pts ▸ 4.6%
1.5% Machinery operators & drivers +1.4 pts ▸ 3.0%

Walkability

Walk score in Fairlightin North Manly +1.1 higher in Fairlight
8.8 100th pct 7.7 96th pct
Types ≤15 min in Fairlightin North Manly +0.2 more in Fairlight
7.9 100th pct 7.7 98th pct
15-min city in Fairlightin North Manly even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Fairlightin North Manly even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Fairlightin North Manly even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Fairlightin North Manly +4.4 pts higher in North Manly
90.4% 93rd pct 94.8% 96th pct
Walk to a park in Fairlightin North Manly even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Fairlightin North Manly +7.5 pts higher in Fairlight
100.0% 100th pct 92.5% 98th pct
Amenities/1k in Fairlightin North Manly +3.5 more in North Manly
6.5 33rd pct 10.0 41st pct
Intersections/km² in Fairlightin North Manly +116 higher in Fairlight
297 95th pct 181 90th pct
Mean slope in Fairlightin North Manly +5.0 pts higher in Fairlight
11.8% 87th pct 6.8% 61st pct

Compare Fairlight with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Fairlight vs North Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL11485/fairlight/vs/SAL13007/north-manly