Berringa vs Cape Clear

Berringa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 52 in Cape Clear. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cape Clear, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Cape Clear 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

Berringa

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 80/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 42%)

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

First-home buyers

Cape Clear

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cape Clear

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (15% vs 28%)
  • has cheaper rent ($180/wk vs $250/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Cape Clear

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Berringa carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 80/100)
  • Cape Clear is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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

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

Berringa Cape Clear
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.

Berringa Cape Clear
Walkability 0 / 13
Berringa — Walkability: 0/100 Cape Clear — Walkability: 13/100
Safety 43 / 20
Berringa — Safety: 43/100 Cape Clear — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 25 / 83
Berringa — Low fire risk: 25/100 Cape Clear — Low fire risk: 83/100
Low flood risk 69 / 57
Berringa — Low flood risk: 69/100 Cape Clear — Low flood risk: 57/100

Demographics

Berringa rents higher ($250/wk vs $180/wk); Cape Clear has higher household incomes ($62,816 vs $46,800).

Berringa Cape Clear
Population 194
+24% vs other
 148
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% +18.4%
Median age 49 52
Median household income $46,800/yr $62,816/yr
+34% vs other
Median weekly rent $250/wk
+28% vs other
 $180/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berringa Cape Clear
0-4 3.6% / 3.4%
Berringa — 0-4: 3.6% Cape Clear — 0-4: 3.4%
5-14 9.8% / 11.5%
Berringa — 5-14: 9.8% Cape Clear — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 4.6% / 5.4%
Berringa — 15-19: 4.6% Cape Clear — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 5.7% / 3.4%
Berringa — 20-24: 5.7% Cape Clear — 20-24: 3.4%
25-34 11.9% / 5.4%
Berringa — 25-34: 11.9% Cape Clear — 25-34: 5.4%
35-44 11.9% / 7.4%
Berringa — 35-44: 11.9% Cape Clear — 35-44: 7.4%
45-54 14.9% / 15.5%
Berringa — 45-54: 14.9% Cape Clear — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 17.5% / 16.9%
Berringa — 55-64: 17.5% Cape Clear — 55-64: 16.9%
65-74 14.4% / 16.2%
Berringa — 65-74: 14.4% Cape Clear — 65-74: 16.2%
75-84 7.7% / 11.5%
Berringa — 75-84: 7.7% Cape Clear — 75-84: 11.5%
85+ 2.6% / 2.0%
Berringa — 85+: 2.6% Cape Clear — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Berringa 40.4% lone person
Berringa — Lone Person: 40.4% Berringa — Couple Families: 28.1% Berringa — One Parent Families: 26.3% Berringa — Group Household: 5.3%
Cape Clear 57.6% lone person
Cape Clear — Lone Person: 57.6% Cape Clear — Couple Families: 30.3% Cape Clear — One Parent Families: 12.1% Cape Clear — Group Household: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Berringa 4.4% renting
Berringa — Owned Outright: 44.1% Berringa — Mortgage: 51.5% Berringa — Renting: 4.4%
Cape Clear 4.9% renting
Cape Clear — Owned Outright: 57.4% Cape Clear — Mortgage: 37.7% Cape Clear — Renting: 4.9%
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.

Berringa Cape Clear
England 6.2% / 8.1%
Berringa — England: 6.2% Cape Clear — England: 8.1%
Germany — / 2.0%
Berringa — Germany: not among its largest Cape Clear — Germany: 2.0%
New Zealand 1.5% / —
Berringa — New Zealand: 1.5% Cape Clear — New Zealand: not among its largest
Lebanon 1.5% / —
Berringa — Lebanon: 1.5% Cape Clear — Lebanon: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

Qualifications

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

Berringa Cape Clear
Certificate III & IV 17.0% / 19.6%
Berringa — Certificate III & IV: 17.0% Cape Clear — Certificate III & IV: 19.6%
Bachelor Degree 9.8% / 6.8%
Berringa — Bachelor Degree: 9.8% Cape Clear — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 2.7%
Berringa — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Cape Clear — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.5% / 3.4%
Berringa — Postgraduate Degree: 1.5% Cape Clear — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / —
Berringa — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Cape Clear — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Berringa 93.5% houses
Berringa — Houses: 93.5% Berringa — Flats / Apartments: 6.5%
Cape Clear 95.2% houses
Cape Clear — Houses: 95.2% Cape Clear — Flats / Apartments: 4.8%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Berringa Cape Clear
Median house price $689,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Cape Clear has more rural and farming land (97% vs 67%); Berringa has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 0%).

Berringa Cape Clear
Rural and farming 67% 97%
Environmental 28% 0%
Parks and recreation 4% 0%
Residential 1% 2%
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

Berringa Cape Clear
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Berringa Cape Clear
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 24% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 39% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 58% of VIC

Liveability

Cape Clear is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Berringa Cape Clear
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

Berringa carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 17); Cape Clear carries more crime risk (80 vs 57).

Berringa Cape Clear
Bushfire High
75/100
 Low
17/100
Crime Moderate
57/100
 High
80/100
Flood Low
31/100
 Moderate
43/100
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

Berringa Cape Clear
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Berringa

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

Schools in Cape Clear

  • Cape Clear Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Berringa Cape Clear
Parks & reserves 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 20 2

Mobility

Berringa Cape Clear
Walkability score 0/100 13/100
Distance to Melbourne 150.4 km 150.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 121 min 117 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
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.

Berringa Cape Clear
Car (driver) 70.9% / 71.7%
Berringa — Car (driver): 70.9% Cape Clear — Car (driver): 71.7%
Worked from Home 23.6% / 20.8%
Berringa — Worked from Home: 23.6% Cape Clear — Worked from Home: 20.8%
Walked Only 5.5% / 7.5%
Berringa — Walked Only: 5.5% Cape Clear — Walked Only: 7.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.7%).

Setting

Berringa Cape Clear
Elevation 318 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 265 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Berringa Cape Clear
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
96 premises
 0%
77 premises

Climate

Berringa Cape Clear
Annual rainfall 605 mm 602 mm
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C —
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C —

Council rates

Berringa Cape Clear
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Berringa Cape Clear
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Berringa Cape Clear
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Berringa

River Rural

Cape Clear

Retirees Rural

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