Berthong vs Milvale
Berthong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 44 in Milvale. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Berthong tends to suit couples, while Milvale suits 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
Berthong
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 56/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (73% vs 57%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Berthong has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 18%)
- Milvale has cheaper rent ($100/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Berthong
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (256 min vs 274 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (384.5 km vs 404.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Berthong carries lower crime risk (0/100 vs 56/100)
- Milvale has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 6%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Berthong
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (41.3% vs 32.8%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Berthong and Milvale 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
Berthong rents higher ($200/wk vs $100/wk); Berthong has higher household incomes ($117,000 vs $64,116).
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 65 | 89 +37% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +41.3% | +32.8% |
| Median age | 32 | 44 |
| Median household income | $117,000/yr +45% vs other | $64,116/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk +50% vs other | $100/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.4%).
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 (16.9%).
Property market
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — same for both | |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $57,000 |
Zoning mix
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 48 across Hilltops same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -47% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 26% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 25% of NSW |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 13% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 35% of NSW | Higher than 46% of NSW |
Liveability
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Milvale carries more crime risk (56 vs 0); Milvale carries more bushfire risk (24 vs 0).
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 24/100 |
| Crime | None 0/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| 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
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Waterways | 22 | 25 |
Mobility
Milvale sits further from the CBD (404.9 km vs 384.5 km).
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 384.5 km | 404.9 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 256 min | 274 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.2% postcode 2594 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 45 postcode 2594 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 (73.9%).
Setting
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 419 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 286 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 24/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 18 premises | 0% 34 premises |
Climate
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 651 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 31.0°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 1.4°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $714/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hilltops same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Riverina same for both | |
| Member | Michael Mccormack same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Berthong | Milvale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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