Berambing vs Bilpin

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Bilpin: a median of $1.04 million, against $895,000 in Berambing, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Bilpin tends to suit people living alone.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Berambing is already more of a family suburb (78% vs 58%)
  • Bilpin carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 74/100)

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

First-home buyers

Berambing

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper houses ($895,000 vs $1,040,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Berambing

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (10% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Berambing

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (95 min vs 135 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (99 km vs 104.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Berambing is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
  • Bilpin carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 74/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Berambing Bilpin
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.

Berambing Bilpin
Walkability 12 / 0
Berambing — Walkability: 12/100 Bilpin — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 26 / 62
Berambing — Safety: 26/100 Bilpin — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 1 / 11
Berambing — Low fire risk: 1/100 Bilpin — Low fire risk: 11/100

Demographics

Bilpin has more residents (653 vs 104); Bilpin rents higher ($410/wk vs $200/wk).

Berambing Bilpin
Population 104 653
+528% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% -1.8%
Median age 47 48
Median household income $105,820/yr
+17% vs other
 $87,984/yr
Median weekly rent $200/wk $410/wk
+105% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berambing Bilpin
0-4 3.8% / 4.3%
Berambing — 0-4: 3.8% Bilpin — 0-4: 4.3%
5-14 9.6% / 13.0%
Berambing — 5-14: 9.6% Bilpin — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 8.7% / 6.3%
Berambing — 15-19: 8.7% Bilpin — 15-19: 6.3%
20-24 7.7% / 3.1%
Berambing — 20-24: 7.7% Bilpin — 20-24: 3.1%
25-34 8.7% / 6.1%
Berambing — 25-34: 8.7% Bilpin — 25-34: 6.1%
35-44 10.6% / 9.3%
Berambing — 35-44: 10.6% Bilpin — 35-44: 9.3%
45-54 19.2% / 18.7%
Berambing — 45-54: 19.2% Bilpin — 45-54: 18.7%
55-64 19.2% / 18.1%
Berambing — 55-64: 19.2% Bilpin — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 14.4% / 12.3%
Berambing — 65-74: 14.4% Bilpin — 65-74: 12.3%
75-84 3.8% / 5.4%
Berambing — 75-84: 3.8% Bilpin — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 2.9% / 1.4%
Berambing — 85+: 2.9% Bilpin — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Berambing 51.9% couple families
Berambing — Couple Families: 51.9% Berambing — Lone Person: 22.2% Berambing — One Parent Families: 25.9% Berambing — Group Household: 0.0% Berambing — Other Families: 0.0%
Bilpin 46.4% couple families
Bilpin — Couple Families: 46.4% Bilpin — Lone Person: 36.3% Bilpin — One Parent Families: 11.3% Bilpin — Group Household: 3.0% Bilpin — Other Families: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Berambing 12.8% renting
Berambing — Owned Outright: 34.0% Berambing — Mortgage: 53.2% Berambing — Renting: 12.8%
Bilpin 7.1% renting
Bilpin — Owned Outright: 48.4% Bilpin — Mortgage: 44.4% Bilpin — Renting: 7.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Berambing Bilpin
England 3.8% / 3.1%
Berambing — England: 3.8% Bilpin — England: 3.1%
New Zealand — / 2.0%
Berambing — New Zealand: not among its largest Bilpin — New Zealand: 2.0%
Vietnam — / 1.2%
Berambing — Vietnam: not among its largest Bilpin — Vietnam: 1.2%
Germany — / 1.2%
Berambing — Germany: not among its largest Bilpin — Germany: 1.2%
South Africa — / 0.9%
Berambing — South Africa: not among its largest Bilpin — South Africa: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).

Qualifications

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

Berambing Bilpin
Certificate III & IV 26.9% / 20.2%
Berambing — Certificate III & IV: 26.9% Bilpin — Certificate III & IV: 20.2%
Bachelor Degree 15.4% / 9.6%
Berambing — Bachelor Degree: 15.4% Bilpin — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 3.8% / 9.3%
Berambing — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 3.8% Bilpin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3%
Postgraduate Degree 7.7% / 3.5%
Berambing — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7% Bilpin — Postgraduate Degree: 3.5%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 1.4%
Berambing — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Bilpin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Berambing 100.0% houses
Berambing — Houses: 100.0% Berambing — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Bilpin 98.8% houses
Bilpin — Houses: 98.8% Bilpin — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Berambing Bilpin
Median house price $895,000 $1,040,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,175,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 84 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Bilpin has more land zoned for conservation (84% vs 16%); Berambing has more rural and farming land (82% vs 15%).

Berambing Bilpin
Environmental 16% 84%
Rural and farming 82% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
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

Berambing Bilpin
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Berambing Bilpin
House price Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 66% of NSW
Income Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 76% of NSW Higher than 37% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 78% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 37% of NSW Higher than 42% of NSW

Liveability

Berambing is more walkable (12 vs 0).

Berambing Bilpin
Grade — C
Score — 33/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Berambing carries more crime risk (74 vs 38); Berambing carries more bushfire risk (99 vs 89).

Berambing Bilpin
Bushfire High
99/100
 High
89/100
Crime High
74/100
 Low
38/100
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

Berambing Bilpin
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Berambing

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

Schools in Bilpin

  • Bilpin Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Berambing Bilpin
Cafes & restaurants 1 6
Parks & reserves 0 1
Childcare 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 7

Mobility

Bilpin sits further from the CBD (104.6 km vs 99 km).

Berambing Bilpin
Walkability score 12/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 99 km 104.6 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 95 min 135 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 2758
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 57
postcode 2758
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.

Berambing Bilpin
Car (driver) 65.9% / 56.8%
Berambing — Car (driver): 65.9% Bilpin — Car (driver): 56.8%
Worked from Home 34.1% / 37.4%
Berambing — Worked from Home: 34.1% Bilpin — Worked from Home: 37.4%
Walked Only — / 3.7%
Berambing — Walked Only: not among its largest Bilpin — Walked Only: 3.7%
Car (passenger) — / 2.1%
Berambing — Car (passenger): not among its largest Bilpin — Car (passenger): 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (65.9%).

Setting

Berambing Bilpin
Elevation 684 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 513 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Berambing Bilpin
Connectivity score 26/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
36 premises
 0%
269 premises

Climate

Berambing Bilpin
Annual rainfall 1,147 mm 806 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Berambing Bilpin
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.23 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Berambing Bilpin
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Berambing Bilpin
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Berambing Bilpin
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Berambing

Professionals Quiet Rural

Bilpin

Rural

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