$403 ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $340
- 2016: $390
- 2021: $403
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Manly · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,200 make Manly a more expensive place to live than most similar areas. This higher cost of housing is a key feature of the local market, where both buying and renting are pricier than the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Manly — higher than 82% of areas.
| Manly | $403 |
|---|---|
| 4179, QLD | $420 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $403, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland figure. Home loans are also costly, with the usual monthly payment sitting well above the state average.
$403 ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,200 ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Manly, the largest group is $350–$549 at 45%, followed by $200–$349 (23%) and $550–$749 (15%).
Manly splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (35%) and $3,000 or more (32%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 21%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is high at 36.1%, which is well above both the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 30.0% of households are renting, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas.
30.0% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.1% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Manly splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Owned with a mortgage (32%), with Rented at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 70.6% of the market, though this is a little below the national figure. Homes with three or more bedrooms are much less common here than in most areas, sitting well below the state average at 68.4%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
70.6% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
68.4% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Manly, Separate house is the majority at 71%; Flat or apartment is next at 16%.
In Manly, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 32%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) and 2 bedrooms (23%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Manly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31748/manly/topic/housing-dwellings