Berry Jerry vs Rannock
Rannock is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 43 in Berry Jerry. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Berry Jerry, most households are couple families. In Rannock, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Berry Jerry tends to suit older residents, while Rannock suits families with children.
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
Berry Jerry
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 57/100)
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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Rannock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- sits closer to the CBD (465.2 km vs 467.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Berry Jerry
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 57/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (27% vs 17%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Rannock
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (41.8% vs 7.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Berry Jerry and Rannock 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
Berry Jerry has higher household incomes ($112,112 vs $95,316); Berry Jerry skews older (43 vs 39).
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 82 +5% vs other | 78 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +7.9% | +41.8% |
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income | $112,112/yr +15% vs other | $95,316/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +4% vs other | $192/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.6%).
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 (14.6%).
Zoning mix
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% 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
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 26 across Coolamon same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -33% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 77% of NSW | Higher than 63% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 40% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 49% of NSW |
Liveability
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 9/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Rannock carries more crime risk (57 vs 0).
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 12/100 | Low 21/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| 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
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 18 | 14 |
Mobility
Berry Jerry sits further from the CBD (467.8 km vs 465.2 km).
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 5/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 467.8 km | 465.2 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 316 min | 317 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2701 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 60 postcode 2701 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 (51.7%).
Setting
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 248 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 275 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 42 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 559 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $441/yr same for both | |
| Council | Coolamon same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Berry Jerry | Rannock | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 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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