Balgowlah Heights vs Manly
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | Balgowlah HeightsNorthern Beaches | ManlyNorthern Beaches |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report, by postcode | $3,825,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | not available |
| Median unit price | $1,383,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) | $2,200,000 (Jan–Mar 2026 quarter) |
| Median weekly rentNSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report / Census 2021 | $995/wk | $1,100/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | 1.35% | not available |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 3,546 | 16,296 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 10/10 | 10/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 96% | 11% |
| Townhouses | 3% | 12% |
| Apartments/units | 1% | 77% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Sydney CBD | 8.6 km | 10.4 km |
| Train stations | 0 | 0 |
| Tram stops | not mapped | not mapped |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayNSW Planning Portal | not available | not available |
| Bushfire overlayNSW Planning Portal | 48% | 55% |
| LEP heritage mapNSW Planning Portal | 30% | 63% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Balgowlah Hts PS | Harbord PS, Manly Vale PS, Manly Village PS, Manly WPS |
| Secondary | NBSC Balgowlah Boys, NBSC Mackellar Girls, The Forest HS | NBSC Balgowlah Boys, NBSC Freshwater Snr, NBSC Mackellar Girls, The Forest HS |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (suburb)NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, suburb-level | Lower than most areas | Higher than most areas |
Key differences
- Manly is higher on median unit price (by about 59%).
- Manly is higher on median weekly rent (by about 11%).
- Manly is higher on population (by about 360%).
- Manly is higher on bushfire overlay share (by about 7 percentage points).
- Manly is higher on heritage overlay share (by about 33 percentage points).
- Balgowlah Heights is higher on share of houses (vs units/townhouses) (by about 85 percentage points).
- Manly is higher on recorded crime rate (council area) (by about 344%).
The median sale price for non-strata dwellings (mostly houses) was $3,825,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2093 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 5.3% on a year earlier. The median strata (mostly unit/townhouse) sale price was $1,383,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2093. The median sale price for strata dwellings (mostly units/townhouses) was $2,200,000 in the Jan–Mar 2026 quarter for postcode 2095 (NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report), up 34.6% on a year earlier. Non-strata sales for postcode 2095 are too few for the DCJ Rent and Sales Report to publish a reliable median.