Median price trend for houses
Based on 50 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,830,000
Up 7.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.32m
- 3 bed
- $1.51m
- 4 bed
- $2.26m
- 5+ bed
- $2.15m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Manly
QLD 4179 · Brisbane
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,830,000
- Median unit
- $982,000
- Population
- 4,273
- Postcode
- 4179
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ABS 2021
Manly, Queensland
Property market insights for Manly (Qld)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Manly (Qld) QLD
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 69 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$800 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Manly (Qld), QLD is currently $1,830,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Manly (Qld) has a 12-month growth rate of 7.5% for houses and 11.0% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,320,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,510,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $2,260,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $2,150,000 in Manly (Qld).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Manly (Qld) is $800 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Manly (Qld) is $982,000, which has increased 11.0% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $901,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,210,000 in Manly (Qld). The median rent for units and apartments in Manly (Qld) is $625 per week and has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Manly safe?
The overall rate for Manly is 979 offences per 100,000 residents — 20% below the Greater Brisbane benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Manly.
Overall crime rate
979
offences per 100,000 residents
20% belowGreater Brisbane
ManlyGreater Brisbane: 1,229
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Manly?
Manly QLD 4179 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
4,273 people call Manly home, with an average of 2.4 people per household and a median household income of $2,079 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 4,273
- Median age
- 46 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,200 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $403 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.4%Below
15–3418.3%Below
35–5429.9%Above
55–7427.7%Above
75 and over6.5%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses70.8%Below
Townhouses6.5%Below
Apartments16.1%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright36.8%Above
Paying a mortgage32.6%Below
Renting30.6%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.1%In line
One car37.7%Above
Two cars40.6%Above
Three or more16.2%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home24.0%Above
Drove to work50.4%Below
Train, tram or bus4.7%In line
Walked or cycled3.0%In line
What stands out in Manly
24.0% of workers in Manly worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Brisbane.
8.0% of Manly residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Brisbane.
41.2% of people in Manly described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Manly
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Manly QLD 4179.
Is Manly family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.4% of Manly's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
1,197 family households lived in Manly; 41.9% were couple families and 15.0% were one-parent families.
35.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Manly?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Manly had 4,273 residents at the 2021 Census.
19.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Manly?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 70.8% of occupied private dwellings in Manly.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 6.5% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 16.1% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Manly?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
36.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
32.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
30.6% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Manly?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Manly had 2.4 people.
One-person households made up 27.3% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 35.5%, while 22.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Manly?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
24.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
50.4% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
4.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 3.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Manly?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Brisbane.
One-car households formed 37.7% of the total.
56.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Manly, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
53.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 46.6% reported a different address.
23.9% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Manly?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.1% of residents used only English at home.
5.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.4% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Manly residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
23.9% of Manly's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 76.1% was born in Australia.
0.4% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Manly?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.5% of ancestry responses in Manly.
Australian ancestry made up 32.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.3% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Manly?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
25.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 20.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.9% of workers, and education and training employed 8.8%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Manly?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 65.7%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
36.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.7%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Manly show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.3% reported asthma, 9.2% arthritis and 3.6% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Manly?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
30.9% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.6% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 27.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Manly?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,079 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,200.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $403 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Manly compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 24.0% in Manly, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 36.8% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 30.6% in Manly, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Manly (Qld)
Is Manly (Qld) expensive?
The median house price is $1,830,000, while units and apartments sit at $982,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Manly (Qld) good for families?
The Census counted 1,197 local families, and 17.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Manly (Qld)?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,510,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Manly (Qld)
54 streets in Manly (Qld)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Alastair St
- Allara St
- Arnold St
- Barrinia St
- Benalla St
- Berringar St
- Bird St
- Boswell Tce
- Britannia St
- Buderim St
- Cambridge Pde
- Carbethon St
- Cardigan Pde
- Carlton Tce
- Curtis St
- Earl Pde
- Ernest St
- Esplanade
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- Fairlead Cr
- Falcon St
- Ferguson St
- Fisher St
- Gannon Ave
- Gordon Pde
- Grattan Tce
- Harman St
- Haylock St
- Kingsley Tce
- Kooralgin St
- Lower Esp
- Manly Rd
- Melville Tce
- Mountjoy Tce
- Nelson Pde
- New Rd
- Oakley St
- Oceana Tce
- Parramatta St
- Peel St
- Peranga St
- Preston Rd
- Raeburn St
- Royal Esp
- School Ln
- Stewart Pde
- Stratton Tce
- Trafalgar St
- Upper Esp
- Valetta St
- Wellington St
- Whites Rd
- Wood St
- Wyvernleigh Cl
- Yamboyna St
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