Avonside vs Berridale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Avonside, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Avonside: a median of $1.15 million, against $684,000 in Berridale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Avonside tends to suit couples, while Berridale suits people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Avonside

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 37/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 51%)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 89%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Berridale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper land ($280,000 vs $1,290,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($683,500 vs $1,150,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Berridale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 12%)
  • has cheaper rent ($270/wk vs $500/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Berridale

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (289 min vs 302 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (431.8 km vs 446.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Berridale

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 12%)
  • But Avonside carries lower crime risk (14/100 vs 37/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Avonside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (33.1% vs 8.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Avonside and Berridale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Avonside Berridale
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Avonside Berridale
Walkability 0 / 13
Avonside — Walkability: 0/100 Berridale — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 86 / 63
Avonside — Safety: 86/100 Berridale — Safety: 63/100
Low fire risk 47 / 57
Avonside — Low fire risk: 47/100 Berridale — Low fire risk: 57/100

Demographics

Berridale has more residents (1,300 vs 157); Avonside rents higher ($500/wk vs $270/wk).

Avonside Berridale
Population 157 1,300
+728% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +33.1% +8.6%
Median age 47 45
Median household income $117,000/yr
+35% vs other
 $75,660/yr
Median weekly rent $500/wk
+46% vs other
 $270/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Avonside Berridale
0-4 — / 5.4%
Avonside — 0-4: not among its largest Berridale — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 17.2% / 11.8%
Avonside — 5-14: 17.2% Berridale — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 11.5% / 5.5%
Avonside — 15-19: 11.5% Berridale — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 2.5% / 4.6%
Avonside — 20-24: 2.5% Berridale — 20-24: 4.6%
25-34 7.6% / 10.4%
Avonside — 25-34: 7.6% Berridale — 25-34: 10.4%
35-44 7.0% / 11.2%
Avonside — 35-44: 7.0% Berridale — 35-44: 11.2%
45-54 23.6% / 13.5%
Avonside — 45-54: 23.6% Berridale — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 17.8% / 16.5%
Avonside — 55-64: 17.8% Berridale — 55-64: 16.5%
65-74 12.1% / 12.5%
Avonside — 65-74: 12.1% Berridale — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 — / 5.9%
Avonside — 75-84: not among its largest Berridale — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ — / 2.8%
Avonside — 85+: not among its largest Berridale — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Avonside 80.6% couple families
Avonside — Couple Families: 80.6% Avonside — Lone Person: 9.7% Avonside — One Parent Families: 9.7% Avonside — Group Household: 0.0% Avonside — Other Families: 0.0%
Berridale 36.1% couple families
Berridale — Couple Families: 36.1% Berridale — Lone Person: 44.3% Berridale — One Parent Families: 14.9% Berridale — Group Household: 3.5% Berridale — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Avonside 12.3% renting
Avonside — Owned Outright: 47.4% Avonside — Mortgage: 40.4% Avonside — Renting: 12.3%
Berridale 25.0% renting
Berridale — Owned Outright: 41.2% Berridale — Mortgage: 33.8% Berridale — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Avonside Berridale
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 21.5%
Avonside — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Berridale — Certificate III & IV: 21.5%
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 9.1%
Avonside — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Berridale — Bachelor Degree: 9.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.8% / 6.8%
Avonside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.8% Berridale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 9.6% / 2.7%
Avonside — Postgraduate Degree: 9.6% Berridale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.3%
Avonside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Berridale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Avonside Berridale
England 5.7% / 3.5%
Avonside — England: 5.7% Berridale — England: 3.5%
New Zealand 2.5% / 0.9%
Avonside — New Zealand: 2.5% Berridale — New Zealand: 0.9%
South Africa 2.5% / —
Avonside — South Africa: 2.5% Berridale — South Africa: not among its largest
Canada — / 0.5%
Avonside — Canada: not among its largest Berridale — Canada: 0.5%
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Avonside — Netherlands: not among its largest Berridale — Netherlands: 0.5%
Thailand — / 0.5%
Avonside — Thailand: not among its largest Berridale — Thailand: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Avonside 100.0% houses
Avonside — Houses: 100.0% Avonside — Townhouses: 0.0% Avonside — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Berridale 88.8% houses
Berridale — Houses: 88.8% Berridale — Townhouses: 7.4% Berridale — Flats / Apartments: 3.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Avonside Berridale
Median house price $1,150,000 $683,500
Median unit price — $405,000
Median land price $1,290,000 $280,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 64 days
from 18 sales

Zoning mix

Avonside has more rural and farming land (100% vs 58%).

Avonside Berridale
Rural and farming 100% 58%
Residential 0% 41%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Avonside Berridale
New dwellings approved 72
across Snowy Monaro
same for both
Approvals change year on year +29%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Avonside Berridale
Houses — 4.2%
$625/wk on $775K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Avonside Berridale
House price Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 23% of NSW
Income Higher than 81% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 10% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 82% of NSW

Liveability

Berridale is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Avonside Berridale
Grade — C
Score — 37/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Berridale carries more crime risk (37 vs 14); Avonside carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 43).

Avonside Berridale
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
43/100
Crime Low
14/100
 Low
37/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Avonside Berridale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Avonside

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Berridale

  • Berridale Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Avonside Berridale
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 0 2
Childcare 0 1
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 11 26

Mobility

Avonside sits further from the CBD (446.5 km vs 431.8 km).

Avonside Berridale
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Sydney 446.5 km
+3% vs other
 431.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 302 min 289 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2628
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 42
postcode 2628
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Avonside Berridale
Car (driver) 61.3% / 75.8%
Avonside — Car (driver): 61.3% Berridale — Car (driver): 75.8%
Worked from Home 30.7% / 16.5%
Avonside — Worked from Home: 30.7% Berridale — Worked from Home: 16.5%
Walked Only 4.0% / 4.4%
Avonside — Walked Only: 4.0% Berridale — Walked Only: 4.4%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 3.3%
Avonside — Car (passenger): 4.0% Berridale — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (75.8%).

Setting

Avonside Berridale
Elevation 1,175 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 984 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Avonside Berridale
Connectivity score 29/100 57/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
64 premises
 30%
782 premises

Climate

Avonside Berridale
Annual rainfall 554 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) -1.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Avonside Berridale
Average residential rate $1,253/yr
same for both
Council Snowy Monaro
same for both

Federal electorate

Avonside Berridale
Division Eden-monaro
same for both
Member Kristy Mcbain
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Avonside Berridale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Avonside

Rural

Berridale

Affordable Rural

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