Berridale vs Rocky Plain

Rocky Plain is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 45 in Berridale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Rocky Plain, the large majority of households are couple families. On these figures, Rocky Plain tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Rocky Plain

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (100% 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

Rocky Plain

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 21%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent and rental stress.

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 304 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (431.8 km vs 448.1 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 14%)

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

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

Berridale Rocky Plain
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.

Berridale Rocky Plain
Walkability 13 / 0
Berridale — Walkability: 13/100 Rocky Plain — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 63 / 66
Berridale — Safety: 63/100 Rocky Plain — Safety: 66/100
Low fire risk 57 / 6
Berridale — Low fire risk: 57/100 Rocky Plain — Low fire risk: 6/100

Demographics

Berridale has more residents (1,300 vs 69); Rocky Plain has higher household incomes ($94,224 vs $75,660).

Berridale Rocky Plain
Population 1,300
+95% vs other
 69
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +7.8%
Median age 45 41
Median household income $75,660/yr $94,224/yr
+25% vs other
Median weekly rent $270/wk $280/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berridale Rocky Plain
0-4 5.4% / 5.8%
Berridale — 0-4: 5.4% Rocky Plain — 0-4: 5.8%
5-14 11.8% / 15.9%
Berridale — 5-14: 11.8% Rocky Plain — 5-14: 15.9%
15-19 5.5% / 14.5%
Berridale — 15-19: 5.5% Rocky Plain — 15-19: 14.5%
20-24 4.6% / 7.2%
Berridale — 20-24: 4.6% Rocky Plain — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 10.4% / 5.8%
Berridale — 25-34: 10.4% Rocky Plain — 25-34: 5.8%
35-44 11.2% / 15.9%
Berridale — 35-44: 11.2% Rocky Plain — 35-44: 15.9%
45-54 13.5% / 11.6%
Berridale — 45-54: 13.5% Rocky Plain — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 16.5% / 10.1%
Berridale — 55-64: 16.5% Rocky Plain — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 12.5% / 10.1%
Berridale — 65-74: 12.5% Rocky Plain — 65-74: 10.1%
75-84 5.9% / 4.3%
Berridale — 75-84: 5.9% Rocky Plain — 75-84: 4.3%
85+ 2.8% / —
Berridale — 85+: 2.8% Rocky Plain — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Rocky Plain 100.0% couple families
Rocky Plain — Couple Families: 100.0% Rocky Plain — Lone Person: 0.0% Rocky Plain — One Parent Families: 0.0% Rocky Plain — Group Household: 0.0% Rocky Plain — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Berridale 25.0% renting
Berridale — Owned Outright: 41.2% Berridale — Mortgage: 33.8% Berridale — Renting: 25.0%
Rocky Plain 0.0% renting
Rocky Plain — Owned Outright: 72.2% Rocky Plain — Mortgage: 27.8% Rocky Plain — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Berridale Rocky Plain
Certificate III & IV 21.5% / 13.0%
Berridale — Certificate III & IV: 21.5% Rocky Plain — Certificate III & IV: 13.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 13.0%
Berridale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Rocky Plain — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 13.0%
Bachelor Degree 9.1% / 10.1%
Berridale — Bachelor Degree: 9.1% Rocky Plain — Bachelor Degree: 10.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 5.8%
Berridale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Rocky Plain — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / —
Berridale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Rocky Plain — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

Property market

Berridale Rocky Plain
Median house price $683,500 $730,000
Median unit price $405,000 —
Median land price $280,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 18 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Rocky Plain has more rural and farming land (95% vs 58%).

Berridale Rocky Plain
Rural and farming 58% 95%
Residential 41% 0%
Environmental 0% 5%
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

Berridale Rocky Plain
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.

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

Ranking within NSW

Berridale Rocky Plain
House price Higher than 23% of NSW Higher than 28% of NSW
Income Higher than 43% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 62% of NSW Higher than 31% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 75% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 42% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 25% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 82% of NSW —

Liveability

Berridale is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Berridale Rocky Plain
Grade C —
Score 37/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Rocky Plain carries more bushfire risk (94 vs 43).

Berridale Rocky Plain
Bushfire Moderate
43/100
 High
94/100
Crime Low
37/100
 Low
34/100
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

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

Schools in Berridale

  • Berridale Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Rocky Plain

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

Amenities in the suburb

Berridale Rocky Plain
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 2 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 26 19

Mobility

Rocky Plain sits further from the CBD (448.1 km vs 431.8 km).

Berridale Rocky Plain
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 431.8 km 448.1 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 289 min 304 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.

Berridale Rocky Plain
Car (driver) 75.8% / 86.4%
Berridale — Car (driver): 75.8% Rocky Plain — Car (driver): 86.4%
Worked from Home 16.5% / 13.6%
Berridale — Worked from Home: 16.5% Rocky Plain — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Walked Only 4.4% / —
Berridale — Walked Only: 4.4% Rocky Plain — Walked Only: not among its largest
Car (passenger) 3.3% / —
Berridale — Car (passenger): 3.3% Rocky Plain — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.4%).

Setting

Berridale Rocky Plain
Elevation 984 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,136 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Berridale Rocky Plain
Connectivity score 57/100 16/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 30%
782 premises
 0%
21 premises

Climate

Berridale Rocky Plain
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

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Berridale

Affordable Rural

Rocky Plain

Rural Students

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