Manly West, QLD 4179 — Suburb Profile
Population growth, migration, income, rent and the Census 2021 profile for this Statistical Area 2, drawn from ABS regional population and Census releases.
Suburb profile
Census 2021 characteristics. Every figure carries its definition, so a reader knows what is being counted.
Where the growth came from
Manly West gained 999 residents from internal migration and 139 from overseas in the year to June 2025, while 1,115 people moved away — a net addition of 23 before natural increase.
Components of change, 2024–25 sample period. Natural increase is shown separately from migration so the two are not read as one figure.
Estimated resident population
Manly West against the Queensland average, rebased to the first year shown.
Manly West population grew from 11,830 in 2016 to 12,380 in 2025, a change of 4.6% over the period, against the Queensland average.
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| Year | Manly West | Queensland average |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11,830 | 4,845,152 |
| 2017 | 11,925 | 4,926,380 |
| 2018 | 12,023 | 5,006,623 |
| 2019 | 12,001 | 5,088,847 |
| 2020 | 12,026 | 5,165,613 |
| 2021 | 12,023 | 5,215,814 |
| 2022 | 12,012 | 5,310,905 |
| 2023 | 12,121 | 5,450,235 |
| 2024 | 12,311 | 5,571,890 |
| 2025 | 12,380 | 5,669,764 |
Then and now
Census 2016 against Census 2021. Historical figures are mapped onto current boundaries, so comparisons are approximate where borders moved.
Facilities & amenities
What OpenStreetMap records inside the SA2 boundary. Counts reflect features tagged in OSM and can undercount a real, less-mapped area; public pools exclude private backyard pools where tagged.
Within the Manly West SA2, OpenStreetMap records 4 schools, 5 childcare and kindergarten centres, 2 supermarkets and 24 parks. For families: 2 libraries and 16 playgrounds. Eating out and socialising: 1 café. Staying active: 22 sports fields. Also 2 shopping centres. The nearest train station, Manly, is about 1,850 m from the suburb centre. OpenStreetMap also maps 51 bus stops here.
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- Wondall Heights State School
- Moreton Bay Boys College
- Manly West State School
- Moreton Bay College
- Silky Oaks Child Care Centre
- Butterfly Childcare
- Busy Bees at Moreton Bay
- Mother Duck Childcare
- Alice J Alison Greene Secondary Library
- Ngaire Tagney Primary Library
- Manly Heights Shopping Village
- IGA Wondall Road
- Woolworths
- Salacia Street Park
- Sabot Court Park
- Merlina Street Park
- Trevally Crescent Park
- Tantani Street Park
- Barramundi Street Park
- Amberjack Street Park
- Denise Street Park
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via the Overpass API.
Socio-economic indexes
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks areas by relative advantage and disadvantage. Decile 1 is the lowest tenth nationally, decile 10 the highest.
Nearby suburbs by growth
Ranked list stands in for the choropleth map; the map module is a later phase.