A well serviced area sharing its postcode 2093 with the neighbouring suburbs of North Balgowlah and Balgowlah Heights, Balgowlah is located 12 kilometres north to the Sydney CBD. It is situated to the nearby shopping mall centre Warringah Mall.
It falls under the area category of Manly Council, a local government area. The area has access to small shops within the suburb including restaurants, banks, hair dressers, florist, bakery, etc.