Manly is on the northern side of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, around 38 km north of the Auckland CBD, between Stanmore Bay and Army Bay, with the Whangaparāoa town centre minutes east.

What are Big Manly and Little Manly?

Big Manly is the suburb's long, sheltered main beach with calm north-facing swimming, while Little Manly is the smaller, quieter beach nearby, popular for kayaking and low-key swims.

What schools are in Manly?

Whangaparāoa School is the local state primary, with Whangaparāoa College (years 7 to 13) serving the peninsula's secondary students nearby.

The Whangaparāoa town centre's shops are five minutes east, Shakespear Regional Park's beaches and sanctuary sit at the peninsula's tip, and the Gulf Harbour ferry and marina are minutes beyond.

How do I get from Auckland CBD to Manly?

By car, around 45 to 55 minutes via the Northern Motorway and Whangaparāoa Road. Buses connect the peninsula to express services at the Hibiscus Coast busway station.

Which schools are in zone for Manly?

Children living in Manly are in zone for Whangaparaoa School (Auckland), Whangaparaoa College. Living in a school's home zone gives a guaranteed right to enrol.

How do I check my school zone in Manly?

Use the School Zone Checker on this page. Enter your address to check your school zone and see which schools you have a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Manly, Auckland | Postcode, Population & Property Values

Living in Manly

Manly sits on the sheltered northern side of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, around 38 km from the Auckland CBD, and it solved the beach-naming problem with a directness the rest of the coast can only admire: the suburb's two beaches are called Big Manly and Little Manly, descriptions so accurate that no further marketing has ever been required. Around 5,000 people live between them, in the full peninsula evolution of baches, renovations and confident rebuilds.

Big Manly is the headline act, a long, calm, north-facing sweep that delivers some of the safest swimming on the coast, with the grassy reserve behind hosting the picnic economy all summer. Little Manly handles the quieter sessions and the kayak launches, while Manly Park's sports fields carry the winter codes between them.

The village shops on the main road keep the suburb in flat whites, fish and chips and Saturday papers, with the Whangaparāoa town centre's bigger retail five minutes east and Shakespear Regional Park's sanctuary at the peninsula's tip beyond.

Whangaparāoa School serves the local primary years, with Whangaparāoa College up the road. Manly's promise is right there in the name, twice: the beach, in two convenient sizes, and a community that measured itself against both and built accordingly.

Is Manly a good place to live?

Manly is home to roughly 5,928 people across 2.2 km². On Suburb's overall livability scale, Manly scores 59 out of 100, with a safety score of 46/100 and 12% green space.

Schools: Manly has 6 schools in or near the suburb, spanning early-childhood through to secondary education. See the Schools tab below for the full list.

Housing: The estimated median value is around $1.05M, and weekly rent typically sits around $550.

Lifestyle: Manly has cafés, shops and things to do nearby. The current temperature is 5.9°C. See the Weather tab for monthly averages.

Whether Manly is right for you depends on what you’re looking for. Use the data and community tips below to decide if it suits your lifestyle, family and budget.

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Livability Breakdown

Safety46
Amenities100
Schools89
Housing Affordability36
Green space41
Community56
Transport31

Property & Economics

Est. Median Value: $1.05M
Median Weekly Rent: $550/wk
Median HH Income: $95K/yr
Pop. Growth (5yr): +0.2%
Data Year: 2023

Key Financial Indicators (NZD)

† Est. Median Value is suburb.co.nz's own estimate, modelled from available public data. We aim for accuracy, but where data is limited, estimates may be imprecise.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Manly?: Manly is on the northern side of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, around 38 km north of the Auckland CBD, between Stanmore Bay and Army Bay, with the Whangaparāoa town centre minutes east.
What are Big Manly and Little Manly?: Big Manly is the suburb's long, sheltered main beach with calm north-facing swimming, while Little Manly is the smaller, quieter beach nearby, popular for kayaking and low-key swims.
What schools are in Manly?: Whangaparāoa School is the local state primary, with Whangaparāoa College (years 7 to 13) serving the peninsula's secondary students nearby.
What is near Manly?: The Whangaparāoa town centre's shops are five minutes east, Shakespear Regional Park's beaches and sanctuary sit at the peninsula's tip, and the Gulf Harbour ferry and marina are minutes beyond.
How do I get from Auckland CBD to Manly?: By car, around 45 to 55 minutes via the Northern Motorway and Whangaparāoa Road. Buses connect the peninsula to express services at the Hibiscus Coast busway station.
Which schools are in zone for Manly?: Children living in Manly are in zone for Whangaparaoa School (Auckland), Whangaparaoa College. Living in a school's home zone gives a guaranteed right to enrol.
How do I check my school zone in Manly?: Use the School Zone Checker on this page. Enter your address to check your school zone and see which schools you have a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Schools & Enrolment Zones in Manly

Schools in zone for Manly

Children living in Manly have a guaranteed right to enrol at these schools, based on Ministry of Education home zones.

Whangaparaoa School (Auckland)
Contributing · roll 795 · decile 8
Whangaparaoa College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 1923 · decile 9

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School Zone Checker

Enter your address to check your school zone in Manly. School enrolment zones (home zones) decide which schools your child has a guaranteed right to enrol at.

Address matching is approximate and based on OpenStreetMap geocoding — confirm an exact result near a zone boundary directly with the school.

Other nearby schools

Schools close to Manly that you may be able to enrol at under open enrolment or by application (outside your home zone).

Stanmore Bay School
Contributing · roll 488 · decile 8 · 3.1 km away
Wentworth College
Secondary (Year 7-15) · roll 479 · 3.6 km away
Wentworth Primary
Full Primary · roll 155 · decile 10 · 3.7 km away
Gulf Harbour School
Contributing · roll 531 · decile 10 · 4.4 km away

Rubbish & Recycling

Rubbish collection: Wednesday (weekly)
Recycling & organics: Wednesday (fortnightly, varies by street)

Collection weeks vary by street in Manly — use the Auckland Council tool to confirm your exact schedule.

Check your exact collection days on the Auckland Council tool →

Rubbish bin

Non-recyclable general waste. Put out every Wednesday.

Recycling bin

Paper, cardboard, glass bottles & jars, metal cans, rigid plastic containers. Put out every second Wednesday.

Food scraps bin

All food scraps and garden organics. Collected every second Wednesday alongside recycling.

Bin lid colours may vary in some older North Shore and Waitakere properties. The identifying colour is on the lid: rubbish (red), recycling (yellow), food scraps (green).

Collection data sourced from Auckland Council.

Explore Manly

Things to do(7)

Manly Sailing Club

Manly Bowling Club

Genbukai NZ

Whangaparaoa Tennis Club

HBC Netball Centre

Edith Hopper Park

Hibiscus Coast

Parks & green spaces(1)

Edith Hopper Park

Healthcare(1)

Month	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm/day)	Sunshine (hrs/day)
☀️ Jan	22.68	17.36	6.56	10.04
☀️ Feb	22.84	16.3	6.05	10.42
🍂 Mar	20.95	14.01	2.11	10.14
🍂 Apr	19.58	14.47	3.1	8.58
🍂 May	17.01	11.81	3.85	7.8
❄️ Jun	15.54	10.79	3.79	7.43
❄️ Jul	14.5	9.22	4.5	7.33
❄️ Aug	14.59	7.99	2.2	8.18
🌸 Sep	16.24	10.59	3.25	9.39
🌸 Oct	17.51	11.6	3.38	10.23
🌸 Nov	19.23	12.64	2.87	11.09
☀️ Dec	22.06	15.3	3.74	11.38

Living in Manly

Is Manly a good place to live?

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Livability Breakdown

Property & Economics

Key Financial Indicators (NZD)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Schools & Enrolment Zones in Manly

Schools in zone for Manly

Whangaparaoa School (Auckland)

Whangaparaoa College

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School Zone Checker

Other nearby schools

Stanmore Bay School

Wentworth College

Wentworth Primary

Gulf Harbour School

Rubbish & Recycling

Rubbish bin

Recycling bin

Food scraps bin

Explore Manly

🎯Things to do(7)

Manly Sailing Club

Manly Bowling Club

Genbukai NZ

Whangaparaoa Tennis Club

HBC Netball Centre

Edith Hopper Park

Hibiscus Coast

🌳Parks & green spaces(1)

Edith Hopper Park

🏥Healthcare(1)

Manly Medical Centre

Eat & Drink in Manly

🍽️Places to eat & drink(18)

Thai Manly Restaurant

Manly Bar and Grill

Manly Takeaways and Sun View Chinese

Cafe Manly

Goa to Bombay Manly

India Village Restaurant - Manly

Arazo

Maison Thai Restaurant

Indian Village

Sun View Chinese Restaurant

Hello Manly

Sparx Cafe

Manly Bakery

Due Amici Manly

Big Manly Ice Cream

Local Cafe

Jambalaya Southern Kitchen

Thai Manly

Tradies & Services in Manly

🔧Tradies & services(17)

Atomic Brick and Block

Christie's House Homebased Childcare

Fence Works

Good Connections Electrical Limited

Iconic Homes

Jennie Field Dressmaker

Little Coasties by Busy Bees

North Shore Tiling

Red LBP

Rural Mow Remote

Specialised Cleans LTD

Sunrise Electrical Services

T21 Landscape and Garden Works

Tahi Electrical

Walbrook Early Learning Centre

Whangaparaoa Kindergarten

Wilplumb Ltd

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🛍️Shops(9)

E C Flooring Contractors

lamont wine

Liquorland Manly

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Parks & green spaces(1)

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Places to eat & drink(18)

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