Berrys Creek vs Hallston

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Berrys Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Hallston, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Hallston 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

  • Berrys Creek is already more of a family suburb (67% vs 54%)
  • Hallston carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 44/100)

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

First-home buyers

Berrys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 26%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Berrys Creek

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (11% vs 94%)
  • has cheaper rent ($205/wk vs $1,300/wk)

Weighs rent and rental stress.

Commuting to the city

They split

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

  • Berrys Creek sits closer to the CBD (150.4 km vs 152.4 km)
  • Hallston is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hallston

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 44/100)

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

Investors

Berrys Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.5% vs 0.6%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Berrys Creek Hallston
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.

Berrys Creek Hallston
Walkability 0 / 10
Berrys Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Hallston — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 56 / 69
Berrys Creek — Safety: 56/100 Hallston — Safety: 69/100
Low fire risk 56 / 59
Berrys Creek — Low fire risk: 56/100 Hallston — Low fire risk: 59/100
Low flood risk 40 / 79
Berrys Creek — Low flood risk: 40/100 Hallston — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

Hallston rents higher ($1,300/wk vs $205/wk); Berrys Creek has higher household incomes ($93,444 vs $71,500).

Berrys Creek Hallston
Population 174
+10% vs other
 157
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.5% +0.6%
Median age 53 52
Median household income $93,444/yr
+23% vs other
 $71,500/yr
Median weekly rent $205/wk $1,300/wk
+534% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Berrys Creek Hallston
0-4 3.4% / 4.5%
Berrys Creek — 0-4: 3.4% Hallston — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 10.9% / 8.9%
Berrys Creek — 5-14: 10.9% Hallston — 5-14: 8.9%
15-19 8.0% / —
Berrys Creek — 15-19: 8.0% Hallston — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 3.4% / 5.7%
Berrys Creek — 20-24: 3.4% Hallston — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 3.4% / 10.2%
Berrys Creek — 25-34: 3.4% Hallston — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 9.8% / 7.0%
Berrys Creek — 35-44: 9.8% Hallston — 35-44: 7.0%
45-54 16.1% / 17.2%
Berrys Creek — 45-54: 16.1% Hallston — 45-54: 17.2%
55-64 19.5% / 17.2%
Berrys Creek — 55-64: 19.5% Hallston — 55-64: 17.2%
65-74 18.4% / 13.4%
Berrys Creek — 65-74: 18.4% Hallston — 65-74: 13.4%
75-84 6.3% / 8.9%
Berrys Creek — 75-84: 6.3% Hallston — 75-84: 8.9%
85+ — / 1.9%
Berrys Creek — 85+: not among its largest Hallston — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Berrys Creek 52.8% couple families
Berrys Creek — Couple Families: 52.8% Berrys Creek — Lone Person: 33.3% Berrys Creek — One Parent Families: 13.9%
Hallston 46.3% couple families
Hallston — Couple Families: 46.3% Hallston — Lone Person: 46.3% Hallston — One Parent Families: 7.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Berrys Creek 8.9% renting
Berrys Creek — Owned Outright: 48.2% Berrys Creek — Mortgage: 42.9% Berrys Creek — Renting: 8.9%
Hallston 0.0% renting
Hallston — Owned Outright: 55.2% Hallston — Mortgage: 44.8% Hallston — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Berrys Creek Hallston
England 4.6% / 3.8%
Berrys Creek — England: 4.6% Hallston — England: 3.8%
Netherlands — / 3.2%
Berrys Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Hallston — Netherlands: 3.2%
Germany — / 1.9%
Berrys Creek — Germany: not among its largest Hallston — Germany: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.6%).

Qualifications

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

Berrys Creek Hallston
Certificate III & IV 16.1% / 17.8%
Berrys Creek — Certificate III & IV: 16.1% Hallston — Certificate III & IV: 17.8%
Bachelor Degree 13.2% / 10.2%
Berrys Creek — Bachelor Degree: 13.2% Hallston — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.8% / 4.5%
Berrys Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.8% Hallston — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 6.3% / 1.9%
Berrys Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 6.3% Hallston — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 2.5%
Berrys Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Hallston — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Berrys Creek 100.0% houses
Berrys Creek — Houses: 100.0%
Hallston 103.1% houses
Hallston — Houses: 103.1%
Houses

Zoning mix

Berrys Creek Hallston
Rural and farming 97% 87%
Parks and recreation 3% 12%
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

Berrys Creek Hallston
New dwellings approved 170
across South Gippsland
same for both
Approvals change year on year +21%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Berrys Creek Hallston
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 63% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 73% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 36% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Hallston is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Berrys Creek Hallston
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10

Risk profile

Berrys Creek carries more flood risk (60 vs 21); Berrys Creek carries more crime risk (44 vs 31).

Berrys Creek Hallston
Bushfire Moderate
44/100
 Moderate
41/100
Crime Moderate
44/100
 Low
31/100
Flood Moderate
60/100
 Low
21/100
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

Berrys Creek Hallston
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

Berrys Creek Hallston
Parks & reserves 1 2
Waterways 1 4

Mobility

Hallston sits further from the CBD (152.4 km vs 150.4 km).

Berrys Creek Hallston
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Melbourne 150.4 km 152.4 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 118 min 122 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3953
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 44
postcode 3953
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.

Berrys Creek Hallston
Car (driver) 56.2% / 58.6%
Berrys Creek — Car (driver): 56.2% Hallston — Car (driver): 58.6%
Worked from Home 43.8% / 35.7%
Berrys Creek — Worked from Home: 43.8% Hallston — Worked from Home: 35.7%
Walked Only — / 5.7%
Berrys Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest Hallston — Walked Only: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.6%).

Setting

Berrys Creek Hallston
Elevation 153 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 253 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 33.6 km 37.1 km

NBN connectivity

Berrys Creek Hallston
Connectivity score 26/100 23/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
67 premises

Climate

Berrys Creek Hallston
Annual rainfall 700 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.1°C
same for both

Council rates

Berrys Creek Hallston
Average residential rate $2,282/yr
same for both
Council South Gippsland
same for both

Federal electorate

Berrys Creek Hallston
Division Monash
same for both
Member Mary Aldred
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Berrys Creek Hallston
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Berrys Creek

Rural

Hallston

Rural

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