16,296 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15,072
- 2016: 15,866
- 2021: 16,296
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Manly · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Manly
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group in Manly, accounting for 39% of the population. This creates a youthful feel for the area, with a typical resident aged 38 and a very high proportion of people in de facto relationships.
16,296
▲ +8.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Manly — higher than 89% of areas.
| Manly | 16,296 |
|---|---|
| 2095, NSW | 16,296 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Manly is one of the largest areas of its kind with 16,296 residents. The typical person here is 38, which is about the same as the national figure.
38 yrs ▲ +8.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 13.4% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures of 18.2%. People aged 65 and over are also slightly less common here than in the rest of the state.
15.5% ▲ +14.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.4% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Manly, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 21.5%, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. Only 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the national average.
0.5% ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.5% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Manly, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (38%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12485/manly/topic/demographics-identity