Northern Beaches Coworking vs The Competition
We're Cheaper.
Better Equipped.
Closer to Home.
~$19.50/day on monthly membership. Monitor at every desk. 5 locations. No lock-in. Here's the full picture.
First 2 weeks free for new monthly members
27" Monitor
Every desk
Free parking
All locations
~$19.50/day
Monthly membership
No lock-in
Cancel any time
At a glance
Northern Beaches Coworking's monthly membership of $429 (~$19.50 per working day) is the lowest effective daily rate among Northern Beaches coworking options: WOTSO Brookvale works out at about $40/day, Motive Warriewood about $23/day, and The Collective Manly about $22/day. NBC is also the only option with a monitor at every desk and five locations on one membership, plus private rooms for hire at Forestville, Brookvale and Mona Vale, but it does not offer 24/7 access.
What Sets Us Apart
On monthly membership ($429/mo ÷ 22 days). Competitors charge $40–$55/day for the same thing.
Every single workstation. Not just the premium ones. Not available on request. Every desk.
Belrose, Forestville, Gordon, Mona Vale, Brookvale. Your credits work at all of them.
After an in-person induction, you've got what you need to come and go freely. No staff hovering, no fobs, no waiting.
You live on the Northern Beaches. Free local parking - no stress.
Month-to-month. Cancel anytime from your billing portal. No penalties, no questions.
Built for the
early, focused workday.
Start as early as 5am, finish by three, and keep the best of the day. Every minute you lose to the home environment - the laundry, the couch, the fridge - is gone. A desk five minutes away gives it back.
A coworking space in the CBD sounds good until you do the commute maths. 45 minutes each way on a 5.5-hour window means you're actually working for 3.5 hours. That's not a workday.
Our spaces are 5–10 minutes from where you live. Walk in, sit down at a proper desk with a monitor, and get to work. No small talk required.
6+ hours of actual work. No CBD commute. Free local parking.
What We Don't Offer
We'd rather be upfront. Here's what we skip - and why that keeps prices low.
If you need 24/7 access or a big corporate boardroom, we're probably not the right fit. But if you need a great desk close to home between 5am and 3pm - with private rooms for hire when you've got a meeting - we're hard to beat.
Your kitchen table isn't free.
The CBD isn't worth it.
Most people compare coworking spaces against each other. The real comparison is against what you're already paying.
Working from Home
"It's free" (is it though?)
Effective daily cost
Not actually free
CBD Coworking / Office
The expensive option
All-in daily cost
~$110–175/day
Northern Beaches Coworking
5 min from home
All-in daily cost
~$21/day
($19.50 desk + ~$1.50 petrol)
The annual picture
Switch from CBD to our desk and save ~$20,000/year.
($110–175 CBD all-in) − ($21 our desk) × 220 working days = $19,580–$33,880 annual saving. Even at the conservative end, that's a family holiday every year.
Figures checked June 2026. Toll estimates from the Linkt toll calculator (Warringah Freeway and Sydney Harbour Tunnel routes); CBD parking from published Wilson Parking and Secure Parking Sydney CBD daily rates; CBD desk rates from operators' published pricing. Your costs will vary with route and provider.
How We Compare
We set out to be the best value coworking on the Northern Beaches. Here's how we stack up against the alternatives.
| Feature | Us | WOTSO Brookvale | Motive Warriewood | The Collective Manly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casual day rate | $45 | $55 | $35* | $100-160 |
| Monthly membership | $429/mo | ~$880/mo | ~$515/mo | ~$480/mo |
| Effective daily rate | ~$19.50/day | ~$40/day | ~$23/day | ~$22/day |
| Lock-in contract? | No - cancel anytime | No | No | No |
| Monitor at every desk? | Yes - 27" at all 38 desks | No | No | No |
| Credits at all locations? | Yes - 5 locations, one membership | No | No | No |
| No. of locations | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24/7 access? | No - 5am-3pm weekdays + Sundays | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Meeting rooms? | Private rooms at 3 locations, from $15/hr | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Operating hours | 5am-3pm + Sun | 24/7 | 24/7 | 24/7 |
| WiFi & coffee? | Yes - included | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Self-serve access? | Yes - personal door PIN | No | No | No |
| Us | WOTSO | Motive | Collective | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casual day rate | $45 | $55 | $35* | $100-160 |
| Monthly membership | $429/mo | ~$880/mo | ~$515/mo | ~$480/mo |
| Effective daily rate | ~$19.50/day | ~$40/day | ~$23/day | ~$22/day |
| Lock-in contract? | No - cancel anytime | No | No | No |
| Monitor at every desk? | Yes - 27" at all 38 desks | No | No | No |
| Credits at all locations? | Yes - 5 locations, one membership | No | No | No |
| No. of locations | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24/7 access? | No - 5am-3pm weekdays + Sundays | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Meeting rooms? | Private rooms at 3 locations, from $15/hr | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Operating hours | 5am-3pm + Sun | 24/7 | 24/7 | 24/7 |
| WiFi & coffee? | Yes - included | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Self-serve access? | Yes - personal door PIN | No | No | No |
Competitor information is based on publicly available data and may not be current or accurate. We recommend doing your own research before making any decisions. All prices are approximate, in AUD, and exclude GST where applicable.
~$19.50/day.
Monitor included. 5 locations. Cancel anytime.
2 Weeks Free Trial: new monthly members get their first 2 weeks free, then $429/mo.
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