Beresfield vs Tarro

Beresfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 45 in Tarro. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Tarro, about half of households are 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

  • Beresfield has more childcare (6 vs 1)
  • Tarro has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Tarro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($380,000 vs $602,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Beresfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (32% vs 22%)

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

Commuting to the city

Beresfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (41/100 vs 28/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Beresfield has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • Tarro carries lower crime risk (54/100 vs 90/100)

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

Investors

Tarro

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.7% vs 3.9%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beresfield Tarro
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.

Beresfield Tarro
Walkability 41 / 28
Beresfield — Walkability: 41/100 Tarro — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 10 / 46
Beresfield — Safety: 10/100 Tarro — Safety: 46/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Beresfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Tarro — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Beresfield has more residents (3,267 vs 1,703); Tarro skews older (45 vs 39).

Beresfield Tarro
Population 3,267
+48% vs other
 1,703
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +3.5%
Median age 39 45
Median household income $65,364/yr
+7% vs other
 $60,684/yr
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+3% vs other
 $340/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beresfield Tarro
0-4 5.5% / 5.2%
Beresfield — 0-4: 5.5% Tarro — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 11.5% / 10.6%
Beresfield — 5-14: 11.5% Tarro — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 4.7% / 4.2%
Beresfield — 15-19: 4.7% Tarro — 15-19: 4.2%
20-24 6.0% / 5.9%
Beresfield — 20-24: 6.0% Tarro — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 16.4% / 12.9%
Beresfield — 25-34: 16.4% Tarro — 25-34: 12.9%
35-44 11.7% / 10.5%
Beresfield — 35-44: 11.7% Tarro — 35-44: 10.5%
45-54 11.0% / 11.2%
Beresfield — 45-54: 11.0% Tarro — 45-54: 11.2%
55-64 11.2% / 12.7%
Beresfield — 55-64: 11.2% Tarro — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 10.7% / 14.9%
Beresfield — 65-74: 10.7% Tarro — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 8.9% / 9.6%
Beresfield — 75-84: 8.9% Tarro — 75-84: 9.6%
85+ 2.3% / 2.5%
Beresfield — 85+: 2.3% Tarro — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beresfield 39.2% lone person
Beresfield — Lone Person: 39.2% Beresfield — Couple Families: 30.8% Beresfield — One Parent Families: 22.9% Beresfield — Group Household: 4.7% Beresfield — Other Families: 2.4%
Tarro 47.0% lone person
Tarro — Lone Person: 47.0% Tarro — Couple Families: 30.3% Tarro — One Parent Families: 16.6% Tarro — Group Household: 4.8% Tarro — Other Families: 1.3%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beresfield 32.1% renting
Beresfield — Owned Outright: 36.7% Beresfield — Mortgage: 31.2% Beresfield — Renting: 32.1%
Tarro 22.1% renting
Tarro — Owned Outright: 46.5% Tarro — Mortgage: 31.3% Tarro — Renting: 22.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Beresfield Tarro
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 19.3%
Beresfield — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Tarro — Certificate III & IV: 19.3%
Bachelor Degree 5.9% / 5.2%
Beresfield — Bachelor Degree: 5.9% Tarro — Bachelor Degree: 5.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.8% / 4.9%
Beresfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.8% Tarro — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.9%
Postgraduate Degree 0.9% / 0.9%
Beresfield — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9% Tarro — Postgraduate Degree: 0.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.5%
Beresfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Tarro — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.1%).

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.

Beresfield Tarro
England 1.6% / 2.4%
Beresfield — England: 1.6% Tarro — England: 2.4%
China 1.8% / 0.8%
Beresfield — China: 1.8% Tarro — China: 0.8%
New Zealand 0.6% / 0.7%
Beresfield — New Zealand: 0.6% Tarro — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines 0.7% / 0.3%
Beresfield — Philippines: 0.7% Tarro — Philippines: 0.3%
Malaysia 0.6% / 0.2%
Beresfield — Malaysia: 0.6% Tarro — Malaysia: 0.2%
Netherlands — / 0.6%
Beresfield — Netherlands: not among its largest Tarro — Netherlands: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.5%
Beresfield — Scotland: not among its largest Tarro — Scotland: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beresfield 90.2% houses
Beresfield — Houses: 90.2% Beresfield — Townhouses: 7.7% Beresfield — Flats / Apartments: 2.2%
Tarro 93.3% houses
Tarro — Houses: 93.3% Tarro — Townhouses: 6.5% Tarro — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Beresfield Tarro
Median house price $785,000 $730,000
Median unit price $602,000 $380,000
Median land price $855,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 23 sales
 29 days
from 7 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Beresfield Tarro
2 bed $720K / $712K
Beresfield — 2 bed: $720K (13 sales) Tarro — 2 bed: $712K (7 sales)

13 vs 7 sales

3 bed $775K / $720K
Beresfield — 3 bed: $775K (60 sales) Tarro — 3 bed: $720K (31 sales)

60 vs 31 sales

4 bed $813K / $765K
Beresfield — 4 bed: $813K (14 sales) Tarro — 4 bed: $765K (7 sales)

14 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Tarro has more land zoned for conservation (84% vs 13%); Beresfield has more industrially zoned land (46% vs 0%).

Beresfield Tarro
Environmental 13% 84%
Industrial 46% 0%
Residential 18% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 5%
Parks and recreation 8% 0%
Commercial 1% 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

Beresfield Tarro
New dwellings approved 912
across Newcastle
same for both
Approvals change year on year +77%
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.

Beresfield Tarro
Houses 3.9%
$635/wk on $844K
 4.7%
$665/wk on $729K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Beresfield Tarro
House price Higher than 26% of NSW
same for both
Income Higher than 27% of NSW —
Schools — Higher than 30% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 58% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 67% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 71% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 94% of NSW

Liveability

Beresfield is more walkable (41 vs 28).

Beresfield Tarro
Grade C
same for both
Score 32/100 33/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Beresfield carries more crime risk (90 vs 54).

Beresfield Tarro
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
90/100
 Moderate
54/100
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 6
within 5 km
 10
within 5 km

Schools

Beresfield Tarro
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 1
The University of Newcastle (Callaghan), 9.6 km

Schools in Beresfield

  • Beresfield Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Tarro

  • Tarro Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Aspect Hunter School, Tarro Satellite Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Beresfield Tarro
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 5 0
Parks & reserves 4 3
Childcare 6 1
GPs 2 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 4 1
Waterways 7 0

Mobility

Beresfield Tarro
Walkability score 41/100 28/100
Distance to Sydney 158.3 km 159.4 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 115 min 116 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 63/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 59.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 14.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2322
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 64
postcode 2322
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.

Beresfield Tarro
Car (driver) 76.6% / 81.6%
Beresfield — Car (driver): 76.6% Tarro — Car (driver): 81.6%
Worked from Home 12.9% / 10.4%
Beresfield — Worked from Home: 12.9% Tarro — Worked from Home: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 5.6% / 4.9%
Beresfield — Car (passenger): 5.6% Tarro — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Walked Only 3.0% / 1.2%
Beresfield — Walked Only: 3.0% Tarro — Walked Only: 1.2%
Train 0.5% / 1.9%
Beresfield — Train: 0.5% Tarro — Train: 1.9%
Bicycle 0.8% / —
Beresfield — Bicycle: 0.8% Tarro — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.6%).

Setting

Beresfield Tarro
Elevation 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.4 km 9.9 km

NBN connectivity

Beresfield Tarro
Connectivity score 66/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
2,175 premises
 32%
790 premises

Climate

Beresfield Tarro
Annual rainfall 1,181 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beresfield Tarro
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.72 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Beresfield Tarro
Average residential rate $1,783/yr
same for both
Council Newcastle
same for both

Federal electorate

Beresfield Tarro
Division Paterson
same for both
Member Meryl Swanson
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beresfield Tarro
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beresfield

Large Blocks River

Tarro

Acreage Retirees Trains

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