Manly Vale is a suburb

Suburb

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 of northern Sydney

Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. Manly Vale is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...

 in the local government area of Warringah Council

Warringah Council

Warringah is a local council area in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, Australia. Warringah Council overlaps with a number of suburbs from the Manly Council area to the south and the Pittwater Council area to the north...

, in the Northern Beaches region.

Manly Vale is predominantly a residential suburb with commercial land use on Condamine Street, containing small patches of light industrial. It also contains multiple Retirement Villages and Aged Care facilities.

Parks and recreation

The suburb contains many recreational facilities including parks such as Passmore Reserve and playing fields at Millers Reserve and David Thomas Reserve. Manly Dam is on the western edge of Manly Vale.
There are also a number of small reserves, for example King Street Reserve.

Schools

The suburb contains three schools, Manly Vale Public School, St Kieran’s Primary School and Mackellar Girls Campus

Mackellar Girls Campus

Mackellar Girls Campus is a public, girls-only high school for students years 7 to 12 located in Manly Vale, New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Northern Beaches Secondary College, a five-campus college across Sydney's Northern Beaches, formed in 2003...

, as well as a child care centre operated by the Child Care Group.

Notable residents

Jack Vidgen

Jack Vidgen

Jack Vidgen is an Australian singer, best known for winning the fifth season of Australia's Got Talent. He subsequently signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. His debut single, "Yes I Am", was released for digital download on 3 August 2011...

, a teenage singer and season 5 winner of Australia's Got Talent

Australia's Got Talent

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