Manly is beachside suburb that has undergone change in the past 20 years. It is a 15km2 beachside suburb full of sand, shops and resorts on the Sydney’s northern beaches. It has a national park within its boundaries and stretches right along to the North Head of Sydney Harbour. It is located at 33.7922⁰S, 151.2826⁰ and 17km from the Sydney CBD. The traditional indigenous owners of Manly are the Guringai People. The character of the community 20 years ago has changed greatly to become the present character.
Manly was one of Sydney’s earliest northern beaches suburb. 20 years ago it was well know Anglo Saxon territory. About 60-70% of its population was from this Anglo-Saxon community 20 years ago. This population was a mere 16,000 people two decades ago and was one of Sydney’s smaller suburbs. This showed when you walked down Manly’s main street 20 years ago as there was nowhere near as many shops and manmade objects. The public transport around the …show more content…
20 years ago the population of manly was mainly Anglo-Saxon. That’s now changed as it has moved into a large a Scandinavian and German community. This population has also grown from the 16,000 people to 39,700 people living in what is now one of Sydney's most popular council areas. The Main Street of Manly has also changed as it has now got many well known shopping chains and public playgrounds. There are also many new council improvements to the area. The transport within the area has changed quite a lot as now it is well visited and not an “outsider community”. The ferry wharf has now grown and public buses are operated by the Government that go in and out of the city and all around NSW. This also allows the children of Manly access education easier. The education has greatly improved as well as now some of Sydney's top selective schools are now run in Manly borders. This is how the community of Manly has changed into its present
Manly was one of Sydney’s earliest northern beaches suburb. 20 years ago it was well know Anglo Saxon territory. About 60-70% of its population was from this Anglo-Saxon community 20 years ago. This population was a mere 16,000 people two decades ago and was one of Sydney’s smaller suburbs. This showed when you walked down Manly’s main street 20 years ago as there was nowhere near as many shops and manmade objects. The public transport around the …show more content…
20 years ago the population of manly was mainly Anglo-Saxon. That’s now changed as it has moved into a large a Scandinavian and German community. This population has also grown from the 16,000 people to 39,700 people living in what is now one of Sydney's most popular council areas. The Main Street of Manly has also changed as it has now got many well known shopping chains and public playgrounds. There are also many new council improvements to the area. The transport within the area has changed quite a lot as now it is well visited and not an “outsider community”. The ferry wharf has now grown and public buses are operated by the Government that go in and out of the city and all around NSW. This also allows the children of Manly access education easier. The education has greatly improved as well as now some of Sydney's top selective schools are now run in Manly borders. This is how the community of Manly has changed into its present