Berringa vs Staffordshire Reef
Berringa is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 60 in Staffordshire Reef. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Staffordshire Reef, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Staffordshire Reef 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
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 33%)
- carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 71/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Staffordshire Reef
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($135/wk vs $250/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 28%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Staffordshire Reef
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (10/100 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 71/100)
- Staffordshire Reef is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Staffordshire Reef
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (40.0% vs 16.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Berringa and Staffordshire Reef 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
Berringa has more residents (194 vs 63); Berringa rents higher ($250/wk vs $135/wk).
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 194 +68% vs other | 63 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +16.2% | +40.0% |
| Median age | 49 | 60 |
| Median household income | $46,800/yr +18% vs other | $38,428/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $250/wk +46% vs other | $135/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).
Property market
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $689,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Berringa has more rural and farming land (67% vs 36%); Berringa has more land zoned for conservation (28% vs 9%).
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 67% | 36% |
| Parks and recreation | 4% | 55% |
| Environmental | 28% | 9% |
| 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 | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 186 across Golden Plains same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +10% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 7% of VIC | Higher than 3% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 34% of VIC | Higher than 71% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 40% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 43% of VIC | Higher than 21% of VIC |
Liveability
Staffordshire Reef is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 flood risk (31 vs 0); Staffordshire Reef carries more crime risk (71 vs 57).
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 75/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 57/100 | High 71/100 |
| Flood | Low 31/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 3 |
| Waterways | 20 | 28 |
Mobility
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 10/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 150.4 km | 149.9 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 121 min | 124 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.0%).
Setting
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 318 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 417 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 22/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 96 premises | 0% 27 premises |
Climate
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,052/yr same for both | |
| Council | Golden Plains same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Berringa | Staffordshire Reef | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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