Beryl vs Stubbo
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 $614,000 in Stubbo, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Beryl tends to suit couples, while Stubbo 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
Stubbo
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 76/100)
- has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
- But Beryl is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 58%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Stubbo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper houses ($614,000 vs $3,749,500)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Stubbo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $410/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Beryl
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (8/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (257 min vs 262 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (311.5 km vs 314.6 km)
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)
- Stubbo carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Stubbo
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (16.4% vs -11.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Beryl and Stubbo 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
Stubbo has more residents (270 vs 117); Beryl rents higher ($410/wk vs $325/wk).
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 117 | 270 +131% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -11.4% | +16.4% |
| Median age | 48 | 46 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr +18% vs other | $67,860/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $410/wk +21% vs other | $325/wk |
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 (22.2%).
Property market
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $3,749,500 | $614,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $54,661 |
Zoning mix
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 93% | 89% |
| Residential | 2% | 10% |
| Environmental | 4% | 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 | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 131 across Mid-Western same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -4% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 96% of NSW | Higher than 21% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 50% of NSW | — |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 53% of NSW | Higher than 8% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 2% of NSW | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 11% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 42% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
Liveability
Beryl is more walkable (8 vs 0).
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Beryl carries more crime risk (76 vs 16); Stubbo carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 23).
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 23/100 | Low 38/100 |
| Crime | High 76/100 | Low 16/100 |
| 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 | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 | 18 |
Mobility
Stubbo sits further from the CBD (314.6 km vs 311.5 km).
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 8/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 311.5 km | 314.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 257 min | 262 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 | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 440 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 485 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 50 premises | 0% 116 premises |
Climate
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,083/yr same for both | |
| Council | Mid-Western same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Calare same for both | |
| Member | Andrew Gee same for both | |
| Party | Independent same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beryl | Stubbo | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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