Berowra Heights vs Berrilee
Berowra Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 51 in Berrilee. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Berowra Heights, most households are couple families. In Berrilee, about half of households are couple families. Berowra Heights is closer to the city centre: 40.4 km, against 48.3 km. On these figures, Berowra Heights tends to suit families with children and couples, while Berrilee suits older residents.
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
Berowra Heights
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (5 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
- But Berrilee carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 18/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Berowra Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Berrilee
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 11%)
- has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $580/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 24%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Berowra Heights
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (42/100 vs 10/100)
- has a shorter drive in (46 min vs 57 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (40.4 km vs 48.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Berowra Heights is more walkable (42/100 vs 10/100)
- Berrilee carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 18/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Berowra Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.4% vs -5.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Berowra Heights and Berrilee drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Berowra Heights has more residents (5,286 vs 212); Berowra Heights rents higher ($580/wk vs $350/wk).
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,286 +96% vs other | 212 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.4% | -5.4% |
| Median age | 42 | 51 |
| Median household income | $128,336/yr +5% vs other | $122,148/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $580/wk +40% vs other | $350/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.8%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,640,000 | — |
| Median unit price | $1,180,000 | — |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 26 days from 29 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Berrilee has more land zoned for conservation (68% vs 30%); Berrilee has more rural and farming land (20% vs 0%).
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 30% | 68% |
| Parks and recreation | 40% | 11% |
| Residential | 29% | 0% |
| Rural and farming | 0% | 20% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 1% same for both | |
| 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
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 260 across Hornsby same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -79% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.3% $945/wk on $1.5M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 77% of NSW | — |
| Income | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 85% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 79% of NSW | Higher than 57% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 48% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 88% of NSW | Higher than 87% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 56% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 33% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Berowra Heights is more walkable (42 vs 10).
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | — |
| Score | 69/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Berowra Heights carries more crime risk (18 vs 0); Berrilee carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 44).
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 44/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Low 18/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Berowra Heights
- Wideview Public School Government · Primary above peers
- St Bernard's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
Schools in Berrilee
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 2 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 5 | 0 |
| GPs | 2 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 8 | 5 |
Mobility
Berrilee sits further from the CBD (48.3 km vs 40.4 km).
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 42/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 40.4 km | 48.3 km +20% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 46 min | 57 min |
| Public transport score | 77/100 Bus | 24/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 70.2 7-9am + 5-7pm | 3.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 1 min scheduled, not actual | 3.5 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.4% postcode 2082 | 1.4% postcode 2159 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 49 postcode 2082 | 53 postcode 2159 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.4%).
Setting
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 183 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 144 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 8.8 km | 11.7 km |
NBN connectivity
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 72/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 50% 1,985 premises | 0% 58 premises |
Climate
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,176 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.4 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.2 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.23 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,488/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hornsby same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Berowra same for both | |
| Member | Julian Leeser same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Berowra Heights | Berrilee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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