Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth
New South Wales · Manly · Sydney - Northern Beaches
Why “Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Balgowlah into several statistical areas (SA2s); this profile covers one part of it. Other parts are listed further down. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth is a locality in the Manly area of New South Wales. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Balgowlah Hts PS
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth (NSW catchment data).
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth
- Secondary · Government · Years 7-12Enrolment1,100ICSEA1115
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment761ICSEA1147
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment651ICSEA1177
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment394ICSEA1165
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment232ICSEA1168
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSThe Farmhouse Montessori SchoolCentre-Based Care · 67 places · Balgowlah
- Exceeding NQSHarbour View Children's CentreCentre-Based Care · 52 places · Seaforth
- Exceeding NQSSt James PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Balgowlah Heights
- Exceeding NQSKU - Bligh Park PreschoolCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Seaforth
- Exceeding NQSRosey Pot Kindergarten BalgowlahCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Balgowlah Heights
- Meeting NQSManly West Before and After School CareCentre-Based Care · 260 places · Balgowlah
- Meeting NQSArabanoo IncCentre-Based Care · 215 places · Balgowlah Heights
- Meeting NQSManly Vale OSHCCentre-Based Care · 156 places · Manly Vale
- Meeting NQSGiraffe Early Learning Centre BalgowlahCentre-Based Care · 150 places · Balgowlah
- Meeting NQSBalgowlah North BASCCentre-Based Care · 135 places · North Balgowlah
- Meeting NQSOnly About Children SeaforthCentre-Based Care · 104 places · Seaforth
- Meeting NQSSt Kierans Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Manly Vale
+ 12 more services in this area's postcodes.
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 266
- vs previous year
- -4%
- vs 2021
- 204
- Theft 117
- Assault 31
- Malicious damage to property 26
- Against justice procedures 25
- Intimidation, stalking and harassment 18
Police-recorded incident counts (Calendar years; latest = Jan-Dec 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →
Amenities
- GPs / clinics
- 3
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 18
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.
Climate & hazards
- Bushfire overlay
- Within the designated Bush Fire Prone Land
This shows whether the Balgowlah - Clontarf - Seaforth SA2 intersects an official New South Wales government hazard overlay. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.
Property & rent
- Median house price
- $3,550,000
- House price YoY
- +2.9%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+8Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
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The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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