Berry vs Broughton

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Berry, about half of households are people living alone. In Broughton, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Berry tends to suit people living alone and 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

Broughton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 52%)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 51/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (97% vs 85%)
  • But Berry has more parks and reserves (8 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Berry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 50%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Berry has cheaper rent ($520/wk vs $685/wk)
  • Broughton leaves renters under less rental stress (27% vs 35%)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Berry is more walkable (19/100 vs 11/100)
  • Broughton sits closer to the CBD (142.6 km vs 147.3 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Berry

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 3%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (19/100 vs 11/100)
  • But Broughton carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 51/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Berry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (16.2% vs -2.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Berry Broughton
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.

Berry Broughton
Walkability 19 / 11
Berry — Walkability: 19/100 Broughton — Walkability: 11/100
Safety 49 / 60
Berry — Safety: 49/100 Broughton — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 47 / 100
Berry — Low fire risk: 47/100 Broughton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Berry has more residents (3,098 vs 85); Broughton has higher household incomes ($132,600 vs $77,740).

Berry Broughton
Population 3,098
+97% vs other
 85
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% -2.3%
Median age 57
same for both
Median household income $77,740/yr $132,600/yr
+71% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk $685/wk
+32% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berry Broughton
0-4 3.7% / 3.5%
Berry — 0-4: 3.7% Broughton — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 10.7% / 12.9%
Berry — 5-14: 10.7% Broughton — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 4.0% / 3.5%
Berry — 15-19: 4.0% Broughton — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 2.5% / 3.5%
Berry — 20-24: 2.5% Broughton — 20-24: 3.5%
25-34 6.7% / 4.7%
Berry — 25-34: 6.7% Broughton — 25-34: 4.7%
35-44 9.3% / 8.2%
Berry — 35-44: 9.3% Broughton — 35-44: 8.2%
45-54 10.2% / 7.1%
Berry — 45-54: 10.2% Broughton — 45-54: 7.1%
55-64 14.3% / 22.4%
Berry — 55-64: 14.3% Broughton — 55-64: 22.4%
65-74 17.8% / 22.4%
Berry — 65-74: 17.8% Broughton — 65-74: 22.4%
75-84 13.4% / 8.2%
Berry — 75-84: 13.4% Broughton — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 7.7% / —
Berry — 85+: 7.7% Broughton — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Berry 41.2% couple families
Berry — Couple Families: 41.2% Berry — Lone Person: 45.3% Berry — One Parent Families: 11.0% Berry — Group Household: 2.1% Berry — Other Families: 0.4%
Broughton 50.0% couple families
Broughton — Couple Families: 50.0% Broughton — Lone Person: 25.0% Broughton — One Parent Families: 25.0% Broughton — Group Household: 0.0% Broughton — 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.

Berry 14.0% renting
Berry — Owned Outright: 58.6% Berry — Mortgage: 27.4% Berry — Renting: 14.0%
Broughton 14.3% renting
Broughton — Owned Outright: 85.7% Broughton — Mortgage: 0.0% Broughton — Renting: 14.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Berry 84.8% houses
Berry — Houses: 84.8% Berry — Townhouses: 14.0% Berry — Flats / Apartments: 1.2%
Broughton 97.1% houses
Broughton — Houses: 97.1% Broughton — Townhouses: 0.0% Broughton — Flats / Apartments: 2.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Berry Broughton
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 15.3%
Berry — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Broughton — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Bachelor Degree 15.8% / 10.6%
Berry — Bachelor Degree: 15.8% Broughton — Bachelor Degree: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 15.3%
Berry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Broughton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 15.3%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 10.6%
Berry — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Broughton — Postgraduate Degree: 10.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / —
Berry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Broughton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

Property market

Berry Broughton
Median house price $1,607,500 —
Median unit price $1,000,000 —
Median land price $887,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 53 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Broughton has more rural and farming land (94% vs 60%); Berry has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 0%).

Berry Broughton
Rural and farming 60% 94%
Environmental 30% 0%
Residential 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 5%
Planning zones cover 99% of Berry and 99% of Broughton. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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 Broughton
New dwellings approved 854
across Shoalhaven
same for both
Approvals change year on year -10%
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.

Berry Broughton
Houses 2.4%
$855/wk on $1.82M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Berry Broughton
House price Higher than 78% of NSW —
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 59% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 87% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of NSW —

Liveability

Berry is more walkable (19 vs 11).

Berry Broughton
Grade C —
Score 46/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Berry carries more bushfire risk (53 vs 0); Berry carries more crime risk (51 vs 40).

Berry Broughton
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 Moderate
40/100
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

Berry Broughton
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Berry

  • Berry Public School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Broughton

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

Amenities in the suburb

Berry Broughton
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 19 0
Parks & reserves 8 0
Childcare 4 0
GPs 3 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 1 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 21 2

Mobility

Berry sits further from the CBD (147.3 km vs 142.6 km).

Berry Broughton
Walkability score 19/100 11/100
Distance to Sydney 147.3 km
+3% vs other
 142.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 119 min
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 2535
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 2535
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.

Berry Broughton
Car (driver) 57.6% / 43.6%
Berry — Car (driver): 57.6% Broughton — Car (driver): 43.6%
Worked from Home 33.8% / 46.2%
Berry — Worked from Home: 33.8% Broughton — Worked from Home: 46.2%
Walked Only 5.0% / 10.3%
Berry — Walked Only: 5.0% Broughton — Walked Only: 10.3%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / —
Berry — Car (passenger): 3.2% Broughton — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Bicycle 0.4% / —
Berry — Bicycle: 0.4% Broughton — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.6%).

Setting

Berry Broughton
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 75 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 6.4 km

NBN connectivity

Berry Broughton
Connectivity score 73/100 29/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
1,794 premises
 0%
46 premises

Climate

Berry Broughton
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Berry Broughton
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Berry Broughton
Average residential rate $1,501/yr
same for both
Council Shoalhaven
same for both

Federal electorate

Berry Broughton
Division Gilmore
same for both
Member Fiona Phillips
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Berry Broughton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Berry

Retirees Rural

Broughton

Retirees Rural

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