Manly West, Queensland

Manly West is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. Manly West originally was an extension of Manly, but was officially gazetted in 1975.^[2]

Geography

Manly West is one suburb inland from the bay and the most common style of housing in the area is modern, low-set brick houses. It is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of the CBD.

Education

Manly West contains a primary school, a preschool, Moreton Bay College and Moreton Bay Boys College.

Amenities

Manly West is serviced by a fortnightly visit of the Brisbane City Council's mobile library service at the Mayfair Village Shopping Centre on Manly Road.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2011 census the population of Manly West was 11,195, 52% female and 48% male.^[1] The median age of the Manly West population was 38 years of age, 1 year above the Australian median. 78.1% of people living in Manly West were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, New Zealand 4.8%, South Africa 0.9%, Scotland 0.7%, Philippines 0.5%. 91.4% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.4% German, 0.3% Tagalog, 0.3% Japanese, 0.3% Arabic, 0.3% Spanish.^[1]

Over 47% of households in this area consist of a couple with children and a further 35% are couples without children. Stand alone house account for 87% of all dwellings in this area, with townhouses accounting for a further 10%.^[1]

References

External links

• ourbrisbane.com website, Manly West section: Archived at the Wayback Machine
• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Manly West

Coordinates: 27°28′S 153°10′E / 27.467°S 153.167°E / -27.467; 153.167