Berry Park vs Duckenfield
Duckenfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 49 against 61 in Berry Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Berry Park, about half of households are couple families. In Duckenfield, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Duckenfield 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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Berry Park is already more of a family suburb (61% vs 47%)
- Duckenfield carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 26/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Duckenfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (34% vs 45%)
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
Duckenfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Duckenfield
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 26/100)
- is more walkable (12/100 vs 0/100)
- But Berry Park has more residents already 65 and over (40% vs 33%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Berry Park
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (43.3% vs -14.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Berry Park and Duckenfield 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 Park has more residents (182 vs 92); Berry Park skews older (61 vs 49).
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 182 +49% vs other | 92 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +43.3% | -14.8% |
| Median age | 61 | 49 |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $69,836/yr +19% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $307/wk | $315/wk +3% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $833,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 94% same for both | |
| Environmental | 6% 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 Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,413 across Maitland same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +20% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 37% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 33% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 61% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 50% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 57% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 91% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
Liveability
Duckenfield is more walkable (12 vs 0).
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Berry Park carries more crime risk (26 vs 0).
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Low 26/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km |
Schools
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Mobility
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 12/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 161.5 km | 162.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 126 min same for both | |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2321 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 69 postcode 2321 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 (71.4%).
Setting
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 3 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 14 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14.8 km | 13.3 km |
NBN connectivity
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 82/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 74% 220 premises | 0% 41 premises |
Climate
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 996 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 30.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 7.1°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.72 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,908/yr same for both | |
| Council | Maitland same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Paterson same for both | |
| Member | Meryl Swanson same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Berry Park | Duckenfield | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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