Commercial area : Collaroy's shopping precinct is centred along Pittwater Road which runs north south through the suburb. Small retail bussinesses include cafes restaurants takeaway bars a pharmacy a newsagent post office several hairdresers a day spa a YHA youth hostel real estate agents Collaroy cinema the collaroy Services club (also known as 'The Beach Club) and The Collaroy which was formerly known as the Surf Rock Hotel re opened in November 2014. Demographics: According to the 2011 census there were 14,388 residents in Collaroy. The most common ancestries in Collaroy were English 29.5% Australian 27.2% and Irish 8.8%. The most common responses for religion in Collaroy were Catholic 30.6% Anglican 25.5% and No Religion 20.8%.
Collaroy is a suburb in northern Sydney in the state of New South Wales Australia. Collaroy is 22 Kilometres north east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. It is part of the Northern Beaches region. The area was originally part of Narrabeen but was renamed after the S.S Collaroy ran aground on the beach in 1881. It was refloated and later wrecked on the Californian coast in 1889. Most of Collaroy's development has occurred since the mid twntieth century. Collaroy Beach Post Office opened on 12 February 1923.
Collaroy Plateau Post Office opened on 1 Aprill 1949 and closed in 1988. Collaroy Plateau West Post Office opened on 1 November 1967 and was renamed Collaroy Plateau in 1996.The beach and housing near the beach on Pittwater Road were badly affected by weather in early June 2016. A strip of houses lost backyards and were left in danger of collapse.
Tip of the day: Collaroy's public transport consists of buses operated by State Transit south through to the CBD Manly North Sydney (peak hour services only) and north to the suburbs from Narrabeen to Palm Beach
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