Beryl vs Tallawang

Tallawang is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 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. In Tallawang, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Beryl: a median of $3.75 million, against $500,000 in Tallawang. On these figures, Beryl tends to suit couples and older residents, while Tallawang suits families with children 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

Tallawang

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 88%)
  • But Beryl is already more of a family suburb (82% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Tallawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

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

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Beryl

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (311.5 km vs 321.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (257 min vs 264 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Beryl has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 16%)
  • Tallawang carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 76/100)

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

Investors

Tallawang

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.8% vs -11.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Beryl and Tallawang 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 Tallawang
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 Tallawang
Walkability 8 / 5
Beryl — Walkability: 8/100 Tallawang — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 24 / 74
Beryl — Safety: 24/100 Tallawang — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 77 / 70
Beryl — Low fire risk: 77/100 Tallawang — Low fire risk: 70/100

Demographics

Tallawang has more residents (165 vs 117); Beryl skews older (48 vs 38).

Beryl Tallawang
Population 117 165
+41% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -11.4% -1.8%
Median age 48 38
Median household income $82,316/yr
+8% vs other
 $75,348/yr
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+2% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beryl Tallawang
0-4 6.8% / 7.3%
Beryl — 0-4: 6.8% Tallawang — 0-4: 7.3%
5-14 12.0% / 20.0%
Beryl — 5-14: 12.0% Tallawang — 5-14: 20.0%
15-19 2.6% / 6.7%
Beryl — 15-19: 2.6% Tallawang — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 2.6% / 1.8%
Beryl — 20-24: 2.6% Tallawang — 20-24: 1.8%
25-34 9.4% / 12.1%
Beryl — 25-34: 9.4% Tallawang — 25-34: 12.1%
35-44 2.6% / 15.8%
Beryl — 35-44: 2.6% Tallawang — 35-44: 15.8%
45-54 11.1% / 10.9%
Beryl — 45-54: 11.1% Tallawang — 45-54: 10.9%
55-64 20.5% / 13.9%
Beryl — 55-64: 20.5% Tallawang — 55-64: 13.9%
65-74 17.9% / 10.3%
Beryl — 65-74: 17.9% Tallawang — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 8.5% / 5.5%
Beryl — 75-84: 8.5% Tallawang — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ — / —
Beryl — 85+: not among its largest Tallawang — 85+: not among its largest

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%
Tallawang 52.9% couple families
Tallawang — Couple Families: 52.9% Tallawang — Lone Person: 26.5% Tallawang — One Parent Families: 20.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent 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%
Tallawang 10.7% renting
Tallawang — Owned Outright: 41.1% Tallawang — Mortgage: 48.2% Tallawang — Renting: 10.7%
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%
Tallawang 100.0% houses
Tallawang — Houses: 100.0% Tallawang — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Qualifications

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

Beryl Tallawang
Certificate III & IV 19.7% / 17.0%
Beryl — Certificate III & IV: 19.7% Tallawang — Certificate III & IV: 17.0%
Bachelor Degree 2.6% / 10.3%
Beryl — Bachelor Degree: 2.6% Tallawang — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 5.5%
Beryl — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Tallawang — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.5%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.8%
Beryl — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Tallawang — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).

Property market

Beryl Tallawang
Median house price $3,749,500 $500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Beryl Tallawang
Rural and farming 93% 91%
Residential 2% 5%
Environmental 4% 3%
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 Tallawang
New dwellings approved 131
across Mid-Western
same for both
Approvals change year on year -4%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Beryl Tallawang
House price Higher than 96% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Income Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 53% of NSW Higher than 49% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 86% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 11% of NSW Higher than 12% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 29% of NSW

Liveability

Beryl Tallawang
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 26).

Beryl Tallawang
Bushfire Low
23/100
 Low
30/100
Crime High
76/100
 Low
26/100
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 Tallawang
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 Tallawang
Parks & reserves 2 1
Waterways 1 11

Mobility

Tallawang sits further from the CBD (321.6 km vs 311.5 km).

Beryl Tallawang
Walkability score 8/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 311.5 km 321.6 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 257 min 264 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 Tallawang
Car (driver) 88.4% / 70.2%
Beryl — Car (driver): 88.4% Tallawang — Car (driver): 70.2%
Worked from Home 11.6% / 29.8%
Beryl — Worked from Home: 11.6% Tallawang — Worked from Home: 29.8%

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

Setting

Beryl Tallawang
Elevation 440 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 478 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Beryl Tallawang
Connectivity score 28/100 19/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
50 premises
 0%
59 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Beryl Tallawang
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

Tallawang

Affordable Family River Rural

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