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North Manly flood & bushfire report

Of North Manly’s 1,369 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, North Manly’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
1,369
Mapped properties

Crime near North Manly

North Manly sits in the Northern Beaches council area, which recorded 7,760 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,760 total. Figures are for the whole Northern Beaches council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in North Manly

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$2,755,000+14.32%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$1,073,000+0.7%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so North Manly shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in North Manly

North Manly is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential90.7% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Industrial4.6% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: Light Industrial

Residential3.7% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: Neighbourhood Centre

School catchments in North Manly

North Manly can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in North Manly

At the 2021 Census, 30.4% of North Manly’s 3,396 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.3%
Australian30.7%
Irish11.9%
Scottish10.7%
Italian6.2%
German4.2%

Top countries of birth

England7.2%
New Zealand2.8%
Italy1.8%
South Africa1.4%
Germany1.1%
Brazil1%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near North Manly

Northern Beaches council approved 560 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

560
Dwellings/yr
342
Houses
218
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Beaches council area (not just North Manly). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific North Manly address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.