Beryl vs Gulgong

Gulgong is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Beryl. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Beryl, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Beryl: a median of $3.75 million, against $610,000 in Gulgong, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Beryl tends to suit couples, while Gulgong suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Gulgong

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more childcare (3 vs 0)
  • But Beryl is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 54%)

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

First-home buyers

Gulgong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($610,000 vs $3,749,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Gulgong

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($300/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Gulgong

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 8/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (302.5 km vs 311.5 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (250 min vs 257 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Gulgong

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (60/100 vs 8/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)

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

Investors

Gulgong

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (6.3% vs -11.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beryl Gulgong
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.

Beryl Gulgong
Walkability 8 / 60
Beryl — Walkability: 8/100 Gulgong — Walkability: 60/100
Safety 24 / 23
Beryl — Safety: 24/100 Gulgong — Safety: 23/100
Low fire risk 77 / 54
Beryl — Low fire risk: 77/100 Gulgong — Low fire risk: 54/100

Demographics

Gulgong has more residents (2,680 vs 117); Beryl rents higher ($410/wk vs $300/wk).

Beryl Gulgong
Population 117 2,680
+2191% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.4% +6.3%
Median age 48 41
Median household income $82,316/yr
+13% vs other
 $71,292/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+27% vs other
 $300/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beryl Gulgong
0-4 6.8% / 5.4%
Beryl — 0-4: 6.8% Gulgong — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 12.0% / 15.5%
Beryl — 5-14: 12.0% Gulgong — 5-14: 15.5%
15-19 2.6% / 5.5%
Beryl — 15-19: 2.6% Gulgong — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 2.6% / 3.8%
Beryl — 20-24: 2.6% Gulgong — 20-24: 3.8%
25-34 9.4% / 10.7%
Beryl — 25-34: 9.4% Gulgong — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 2.6% / 12.4%
Beryl — 35-44: 2.6% Gulgong — 35-44: 12.4%
45-54 11.1% / 11.5%
Beryl — 45-54: 11.1% Gulgong — 45-54: 11.5%
55-64 20.5% / 12.8%
Beryl — 55-64: 20.5% Gulgong — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 17.9% / 12.1%
Beryl — 65-74: 17.9% Gulgong — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 8.5% / 6.9%
Beryl — 75-84: 8.5% Gulgong — 75-84: 6.9%
85+ — / 2.8%
Beryl — 85+: not among its largest Gulgong — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beryl 82.4% couple families
Beryl — Couple Families: 82.4% Beryl — Lone Person: 17.6% Beryl — One Parent Families: 0.0% Beryl — Group Household: 0.0% Beryl — Other Families: 0.0%
Gulgong 36.4% couple families
Gulgong — Couple Families: 36.4% Gulgong — Lone Person: 41.5% Gulgong — One Parent Families: 17.7% Gulgong — Group Household: 2.8% Gulgong — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beryl 8.1% renting
Beryl — Owned Outright: 56.8% Beryl — Mortgage: 35.1% Beryl — Renting: 8.1%
Gulgong 25.0% renting
Gulgong — Owned Outright: 40.2% Gulgong — Mortgage: 34.8% Gulgong — Renting: 25.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beryl 87.8% houses
Beryl — Houses: 87.8% Beryl — Flats / Apartments: 12.2% Beryl — Townhouses: 0.0%
Gulgong 94.2% houses
Gulgong — Houses: 94.2% Gulgong — Flats / Apartments: 3.8% Gulgong — Townhouses: 2.1%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Beryl Gulgong
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 21.0%
Beryl — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Gulgong — Certificate III & IV: 21.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 5.1%
Beryl — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Gulgong — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.1%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 5.0%
Beryl — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% Gulgong — Bachelor Degree: 5.0%
Postgraduate Degree — / 0.8%
Beryl — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Gulgong — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 0.6%
Beryl — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Gulgong — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.0%).

Property market

Beryl Gulgong
Median house price $3,749,500 $610,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $207,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 52 days
from 28 sales

Zoning mix

Beryl has more rural and farming land (93% vs 75%).

Beryl Gulgong
Rural and farming 93% 75%
Residential 2% 20%
Environmental 4% 1%
Parks and recreation 0% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 2%
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

Beryl Gulgong
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
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.

Beryl Gulgong
Houses — 5.3%
$650/wk on $639K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Beryl Gulgong
House price Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 20% of NSW
Income Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 84% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 77% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 70% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 97% of NSW

Liveability

Gulgong is more walkable (60 vs 8).

Beryl Gulgong
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Gulgong carries more bushfire risk (46 vs 23).

Beryl Gulgong
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Moderate
46/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
77/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Beryl Gulgong
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0 2
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Beryl

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

Schools in Gulgong

  • All Hallows Catholic Primary School Gulgong Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Gulgong Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Gulgong High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Red Hill Environmental Education Centre Government · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Beryl Gulgong
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 2 11
Childcare 0 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 1 7

Mobility

Beryl sits further from the CBD (311.5 km vs 302.5 km).

Beryl Gulgong
Walkability score 8/100 60/100
Distance to Sydney 311.5 km
+3% vs other
 302.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 257 min 250 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2852
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 50
postcode 2852
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.

Beryl Gulgong
Car (driver) 88.4% / 80.5%
Beryl — Car (driver): 88.4% Gulgong — Car (driver): 80.5%
Worked from Home 11.6% / 7.4%
Beryl — Worked from Home: 11.6% Gulgong — Worked from Home: 7.4%
Walked Only — / 7.1%
Beryl — Walked Only: not among its largest Gulgong — Walked Only: 7.1%
Car (passenger) — / 5.0%
Beryl — Car (passenger): not among its largest Gulgong — Car (passenger): 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.4%).

Setting

Beryl Gulgong
Elevation 440 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Beryl Gulgong
Connectivity score 28/100 60/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 33%
1,405 premises

Climate

Beryl Gulgong
Annual rainfall 669 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 31.0°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Beryl Gulgong
Average residential rate $1,083/yr
same for both
Council Mid-Western
same for both

Federal electorate

Beryl Gulgong
Division Calare
same for both
Member Andrew Gee
same for both
Party Independent
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beryl Gulgong
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beryl

Luxury Retirees Rural

Gulgong

Acreage Affordable Parks

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