Prosper Group is Sydney's and Brisbane's leading property buyers agent, specialising in sourcing residential and commercial property.
Below is a snapshot of the Suburb Manly, NSW.
Demographic profile
The population of Manly is 37,110. (2006 census)
The median age of Manly residents is 37 years the same median age for Australia. (2006 census)
76% of the population are Australian Citizens as opposed to 86.% average for Australia. (2006 census)
47% of the population are married as opposed to 50% average for Australia. (2006 census)
Prosper Group is Sydney's and Brisbane's leading property buyers agent, specialising in sourcing residential and commercial property.
Below is a snapshot of the Suburb Manly, NSW.
Demographic profile
The population of Manly is 37,110. (2006 census)
The median age of Manly residents is 37 years the same median age for Australia. (2006 census)
76% of the population are Australian Citizens as opposed to 86.% average for Australia. (2006 census)
47% of the population are married as opposed to 50% average for Australia. (2006 census)
35% of the population work as professionals as opposed to 20% average for Australia. (2006 census)
5% of the employed population works in legal and accounting services as opposed to 2% average for Australia. (2006 census)
4% of employed population works in Auxiliary Finance and Investment services as opposed to 1% average for Australia. (2006 census)
43% of the population are couples without children as opposed to 37% average for Australia. (2006 census)
Geographic profile
Manly is a suburb of the Northern Beaches of Sydney, located 17km north-east of the Sydney central business district.
The local government area is Manly Council.
The general topography of Manly is flat extending from Manly Wharf through to the beach and up the shore line to Queenscliffe. Manly East and the areas leading up Sydney Road from Manly are elevated.
Property Market
The median house price is $1,490,000.00. (Source: Home Price Guide as of Sept 08)
The Median unit price is $640,000.00. (Source: Home Price Guide as of Sept 08)
41% of housing stock is separate houses as opposed to 75% average for Australia. (2006 census)
48% of housing stock is units as opposed to 14.2% average for Australia. (2006 census)
33% of housing stock is rented as opposed to 27% for Australia. (2006 census)
Recreation
Manly Beach is a popular swimming and body boarding beach in Sydney.
Manly Scenic Walkway.
Over 20km of cycle tracks.
National Parks at North Head, Dobroyd and Bantry Bay.
An Olympic size outdoor swimming pool.
Oceanworld Manly aquarium.
Sailing and yacht clubs.
Schools
There is 1 Primary school- Manly Village Public Schools and 2 Secondary schools- St Pauls Catholic College and Stella Maris College located in Manly.
There are 5 Primary and 2 Secondary schools within 5 Km of Manly.
Shopping Amenities
The main shopping strip in Manly is the Corso with café’s, pubs, convenience stores, fashion shops, fast food outlets and trendy restaurants. The Corso is a traffic free boulevard that links the beach with Manly Cove where the ferry terminal is located.
There is a Coles and Woolworths store located in Manly on the Corso.
The nearest major shopping centre is Warringah Mall which is approximately 4km away.
Transport
Transport services to Manly include an efficient Ferry service which takes approximately 30 minutes from Manly Wharf to Circular Quay, and a bus service to the city and other suburbs.
A faster JetCat service taking 15 minutes also operates between Sydney and Manly.
A late night bus service operates on Friday and Saturday nights during summer to transport patrons from the Manly Towns Centre to local transport hubs.
Surrounding Suburbs
Manly Vale, North Manly, Fairlight, and North Harbour.
Planning
Stocklands are currently redeveloping the Totem Neighbourhood Shopping Centre in Balgowlah which is only 2km away. Woolworths is the anchor tenant with various specialty shops.
Manly Council have recently completed an upgrade of the Corso strip.
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Map of Manly
