Manly
New South Wales · Postcode 2095 · Manly · Sydney - Northern Beaches
Why “Manly - Fairlight”? The ABS divides the larger suburb of Manly 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.
Beachside Sydney suburb with strong family appeal, top schools, and a ferry line straight to the CBD.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Manly - Fairlight SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.
Manly Village Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Manly.
This is the zoned in-area government school for Manly (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 Manly - Fairlight
- Secondary · Independent · Years 7-12Enrolment1,006ICSEA1135
- Primary · Government · Years K-6Enrolment532ICSEA1151
- Secondary · Catholic · Years 7-12Enrolment468ICSEA1091
- Primary · Catholic · Years K-6Enrolment330ICSEA1159
- Special · GovernmentEnrolment—ICSEA—
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All NSW schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Exceeding NQSLittle Lane ELC ManlyCentre-Based Care · 186 places · Manly
- Exceeding NQSManly Community Pre-SchoolCentre-Based Care · 60 places · Manly
- Exceeding NQSKid City KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 30 places · Manly
- Exceeding NQSPine Street KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 24 places · Manly
- Meeting NQSCamp BlueCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Manly
- Meeting NQSManly OOSH IncCentre-Based Care · 120 places · Manly
- Meeting NQSSt Mary's Outside School Hours CareCentre-Based Care · 100 places · Manly
- Meeting NQSGuardian Childcare and Education ManlyCentre-Based Care · 90 places · Manly
- Meeting NQSLeaps & Bounds Preschool ManlyCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Manly
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Safety — recorded incidents
- Incidents, latest year
- 1,348
- vs previous year
- -12%
- vs 2021
- 1,900
- Theft 463
- Assault 186
- Drug offences 145
- Against justice procedures 131
- Malicious damage to property 76
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
- 1
- Supermarkets
- 3
- Parks
- 17
- Train stations
- 0
Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Manly - Fairlight 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 Manly - Fairlight 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
- $5,000,000
- House price YoY
- -16.7%
- Median 3BR house rent
- —
Where did the gain come from?
+250Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.
Other SA2s in Manly
The next zoom out — sorted by 1-year growth
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