Berry vs Jaspers Brush

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 Jaspers Brush, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Jaspers Brush: a median of $2.12 million, against $1.61 million in Berry, though rent is higher in Berry. On these figures, Berry tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Jaspers Brush suits 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

Jaspers Brush

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • is already more of a family suburb (70% vs 52%)
  • carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 51/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (98% 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 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,607,500 vs $2,125,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (33% vs 44%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Jaspers Brush

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (25% vs 35%)
  • has cheaper rent ($475/wk vs $520/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Berry

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (147.3 km vs 150 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Berry

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (15% vs 2%)
  • has more GPs (3 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (39% vs 33%)
  • But Jaspers Brush 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 0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Berry and Jaspers Brush 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 Jaspers Brush
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 Jaspers Brush
Walkability 19 / 14
Berry — Walkability: 19/100 Jaspers Brush — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 49 / 60
Berry — Safety: 49/100 Jaspers Brush — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 47 / 85
Berry — Low fire risk: 47/100 Jaspers Brush — Low fire risk: 85/100

Demographics

Berry has more residents (3,098 vs 362); Jaspers Brush has higher household incomes ($98,280 vs $77,740).

Berry Jaspers Brush
Population 3,098
+88% vs other
 362
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +16.2% +0.8%
Median age 57 55
Median household income $77,740/yr $98,280/yr
+26% vs other
Median weekly rent $520/wk
+9% vs other
 $475/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berry Jaspers Brush
0-4 3.7% / 4.4%
Berry — 0-4: 3.7% Jaspers Brush — 0-4: 4.4%
5-14 10.7% / 9.1%
Berry — 5-14: 10.7% Jaspers Brush — 5-14: 9.1%
15-19 4.0% / 2.8%
Berry — 15-19: 4.0% Jaspers Brush — 15-19: 2.8%
20-24 2.5% / 6.6%
Berry — 20-24: 2.5% Jaspers Brush — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 6.7% / 5.0%
Berry — 25-34: 6.7% Jaspers Brush — 25-34: 5.0%
35-44 9.3% / 7.5%
Berry — 35-44: 9.3% Jaspers Brush — 35-44: 7.5%
45-54 10.2% / 13.0%
Berry — 45-54: 10.2% Jaspers Brush — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 14.3% / 20.2%
Berry — 55-64: 14.3% Jaspers Brush — 55-64: 20.2%
65-74 17.8% / 19.6%
Berry — 65-74: 17.8% Jaspers Brush — 65-74: 19.6%
75-84 13.4% / 9.4%
Berry — 75-84: 13.4% Jaspers Brush — 75-84: 9.4%
85+ 7.7% / 3.6%
Berry — 85+: 7.7% Jaspers Brush — 85+: 3.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.2%).

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%
Jaspers Brush 55.0% couple families
Jaspers Brush — Couple Families: 55.0% Jaspers Brush — Lone Person: 25.0% Jaspers Brush — One Parent Families: 15.0% Jaspers Brush — Group Household: 5.0% Jaspers Brush — 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%
Jaspers Brush 13.2% renting
Jaspers Brush — Owned Outright: 65.9% Jaspers Brush — Mortgage: 20.9% Jaspers Brush — Renting: 13.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Berry Jaspers Brush
Bachelor Degree 15.8% / 16.3%
Berry — Bachelor Degree: 15.8% Jaspers Brush — Bachelor Degree: 16.3%
Certificate III & IV 12.2% / 15.2%
Berry — Certificate III & IV: 12.2% Jaspers Brush — Certificate III & IV: 15.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.7% / 9.4%
Berry — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.7% Jaspers Brush — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.8% / 9.7%
Berry — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8% Jaspers Brush — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.7%
Berry — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Jaspers Brush — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

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.

Berry Jaspers Brush
England 6.9% / 6.6%
Berry — England: 6.9% Jaspers Brush — England: 6.6%
Germany 0.6% / 1.9%
Berry — Germany: 0.6% Jaspers Brush — Germany: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.5% / 0.8%
Berry — New Zealand: 1.5% Jaspers Brush — New Zealand: 0.8%
Scotland 0.7% / 1.1%
Berry — Scotland: 0.7% Jaspers Brush — Scotland: 1.1%
Netherlands 0.5% / 1.1%
Berry — Netherlands: 0.5% Jaspers Brush — Netherlands: 1.1%
Ireland 0.5% / —
Berry — Ireland: 0.5% Jaspers Brush — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

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%
Jaspers Brush 97.7% houses
Jaspers Brush — Houses: 97.7% Jaspers Brush — Townhouses: 0.0% Jaspers Brush — Flats / Apartments: 2.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Berry Jaspers Brush
Median house price $1,607,500 $2,125,000
Median unit price $1,000,000 —
Median land price $887,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 64 days
from 53 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Jaspers Brush has more rural and farming land (93% vs 60%); Berry has more land zoned for conservation (30% vs 5%).

Berry Jaspers Brush
Rural and farming 60% 93%
Environmental 30% 5%
Residential 5% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 2%
Planning zones cover 99% of Berry and 100% of Jaspers Brush. 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 Jaspers Brush
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 Jaspers Brush
Houses 2.4%
$855/wk on $1.82M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Berry Jaspers Brush
House price Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Income Higher than 45% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 65% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 87% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 61% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of NSW —

Liveability

Berry Jaspers Brush
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 15); Berry carries more crime risk (51 vs 40).

Berry Jaspers Brush
Bushfire Moderate
53/100
 Low
15/100
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 Jaspers Brush
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 Jaspers Brush

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

Amenities in the suburb

Berry Jaspers Brush
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 2
Waterways 21 5

Mobility

Jaspers Brush sits further from the CBD (150 km vs 147.3 km).

Berry Jaspers Brush
Walkability score 19/100 14/100
Distance to Sydney 147.3 km 150 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 123 min 121 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 Jaspers Brush
Car (driver) 57.6% / 60.0%
Berry — Car (driver): 57.6% Jaspers Brush — Car (driver): 60.0%
Worked from Home 33.8% / 32.1%
Berry — Worked from Home: 33.8% Jaspers Brush — Worked from Home: 32.1%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 5.0%
Berry — Car (passenger): 3.2% Jaspers Brush — Car (passenger): 5.0%
Walked Only 5.0% / 2.9%
Berry — Walked Only: 5.0% Jaspers Brush — Walked Only: 2.9%
Bicycle 0.4% / —
Berry — Bicycle: 0.4% Jaspers Brush — Bicycle: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.0%).

Setting

Berry Jaspers Brush
Elevation 50 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 49 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.2 km 9.9 km

NBN connectivity

Berry Jaspers Brush
Connectivity score 73/100 30/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 38%
1,794 premises
 0%
174 premises

Climate

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

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

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