Beryl vs Mebul
In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Beryl: a median of $3.75 million, against $1.43 million in Mebul. On these figures, Beryl tends to suit families with children, while Mebul suits couples 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
Mebul
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 76/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 82%)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Beryl leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 49%)
- Mebul has cheaper houses ($1,430,000 vs $3,749,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Beryl
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves renters under less rental stress (26% vs 40%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Beryl
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (311.5 km vs 325.3 km)
- has a shorter drive in (257 min vs 267 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Beryl is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- Mebul carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Mebul
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (52.5% vs -11.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Beryl and Mebul 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
Beryl has more residents (117 vs 61); Beryl has higher household incomes ($82,316 vs $55,900).
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 117 +48% vs other | 61 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.4% | +52.5% |
| Median age | 48 | 49 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr +32% vs other | $55,900/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $410/wk | $425/wk +4% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).
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 (19.7%).
Property market
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,749,500 | $1,430,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $1,423,514 |
Zoning mix
Mebul has more land zoned for conservation (22% vs 4%); Beryl has more rural and farming land (93% vs 78%).
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 78% |
| Environmental | 4% | 22% |
| Residential | 2% | 0% |
| 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 | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 72% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 50% of NSW | Higher than 16% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 2% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 12% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
Liveability
Beryl is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Beryl carries more crime risk (76 vs 34).
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | Low 25/100 |
| Crime | High 76/100 | Low 34/100 |
| 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
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 16 |
Mobility
Mebul sits further from the CBD (325.3 km vs 311.5 km).
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 311.5 km | 325.3 km +4% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 257 min | 267 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (88.4%).
Setting
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 440 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 431 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 15/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Satellite (Sky Muster) |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 18 premises |
Climate
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beryl | Mebul | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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