R&H Suburb Profile BALGOWLAH

Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, 12km north-east of the CBD in the local government area of Manly Council, in the Northern Beaches region. Balgowlah shares the postcode 2093 with the adjacent suburbs of Balgowlah Heights and North Balgowlah.

Balgowlah is home to the Stockland Village shopping centre, with the nearest major shopping centre, Warringah Mall, located 2km north. There are a few smaller shopping areas in Balgowlah, some of them the remnants of the traditional ‘corner shop’. The area is served by boutiques, real estate agents, banks, bakery, grocer, fish market, restaurants, florist, hardware store, liquor store, post office, hair dressers, travel agents, delicatessen, photocopying store and more.

Balgowlah is one of the destinations for the free bus service operated by Manly Council. Numerous public buses also operate in the area, the majority coming through Balgowlah en route to Manly, Warringah Mall, Seaforth and the city

Schools in the Balgowlah region include St Cecilias Primary School, Balgowlah Heights Public School, Manly West Public School and Balgowlah Boys High School.

Major public and private hospitals are nearby.