On 9 September 2011, it was named after the historic Rose Bay Estate was a subdivision of land owned by Captain George Poynter Heath in the 1880s.

On 9 September 2011, it was named after Mr Les Eastwood for creating the beach with the Rotary Club of Wynnum and Manly.

[14] This part of Moreton Bay was originally occupied by the semi-nomadic Mipirimm subclan of the Quandamooka people.

Manly and neighbouring suburb Lota were and continue to be known together as Narlung to the Quandamooka people,[15] likely meaning 'the place of long shadows'.

A map advertising the auction shows the estate was close to Manly Railway Station and Ernest Street.

On 8 August 1914, Archdeacon Henry Le Fanu presided over a stump-capping ceremony for a timber building of 70 by 35 feet (21 by 11 m).

[31] On 22 November 1964, the present St Paul's Anglican Church was dedicated by Bishop John Hudson.

[41][42] The Manly War Memorial was unveiled in a park at 184 Carlton Street by Walter Henry Barnes, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, on 5 March 1921.

[43] The memorial, originally of Helidon brown freestone on a base of Enoggera granite, with a statue of Carrara marble, honours the 16 local men who fell during the First World War.

[50] St Philomina's Catholic School was officially opened on 21 January 1941 by Archbishop James Duhig.

Large tidal walls were constructed to the north and south with dredging being undertaken to deepen the harbour.

[41][52] Bayside Uniting Church was established in 1990 in Wondall Road, Manly West, combining four Uniting Churches located at:[53][38] Due to earlier or later closures, the Bayside Uniting Church also incorporated congregations from:[53][38] In 2000, the Queensland Place Names Board named Norfolk Point on reclaimed land in the Manly boat harbour in Moreton Bay after the sloop Norfolk commanded by Matthew Flinders in his exploration of the Moreton Bay.

73.1% of people living in Manly were born in Australia, compared to the national average of 69.8%; the next most common countries of birth were England 6.7%, New Zealand 5.6%, Scotland 0.8%, United States of America 0.7% and Ireland 0.6%.

90.2% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% French, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Cantonese, 0.3% Thai.

72.4% of people living in Manly were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth were England 7.0%, New Zealand 5.0%, Scotland 0.9%, Ireland 0.8% and the Philippines 0.6%.

88.8% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.6% French, 0.4% Spanish, 0.4% Mandarin, 0.4% Dutch and 0.3% German.

72.8% of people living in Manly were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth were England 8.0%, New Zealand 4.9%, South Africa 0.9%, Scotland 0.8% and Ireland 0.8%.

91.1% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 0.5% German, 0.5% French, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Tagalog and 0.4% Spanish.

[80] Federally, the people of Manly are represented by Ross Vasta MP (elected 2010) in the seat of Bonner.

[citation needed] Manly railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane and Cleveland.