Census comparison · 2016 vs 2021

Manly then and now

Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Manly, NSW (postcode 2095) — how the suburb looked in 2016 versus 2021.

Metric	2016	2021	Change
Population	15,866	16,296	+430 · +2.7%
Median age	36	38	+2 · +5.6%
Median household income	$2,449/wk	$3,164/wk	+$715 · +29.2%
Median personal income	$1,280/wk	$1,595/wk	+$315 · +24.6%
Median rent	$650/wk	$725/wk	+$75 · +11.5%
Median mortgage	$2,882/mo	$3,467/mo	+$585 · +20.3%
Average household size	2.2	2.2	0 · 0%

Manly trends (2016 → 2021)

Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.

Population

Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021

+8.9% over 10 years

2011 and 2016 figures are mapped onto 2021 suburb boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders changed.

Population

16,296

was 15,866 in 2016

+430 · +2.7%

Median rent

$725/wk

was $650/wk in 2016

+$75 · +11.5%

Household income

$3,164/wk

was $2,449/wk in 2016

+$715 · +29.2%

Median age

was 36 in 2016

+2 · +5.6%

2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.