Beverley Park vs Carlton

Carlton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 42 in Beverley Park. In both, most households own their home. In Beverley Park, most homes are detached houses and most households are couple families. In Carlton, about half of homes are flats or apartments and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Beverley Park: a median of $2.24 million, against $1.8 million in Carlton, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Carlton tends to suit 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

Carlton

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (7 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 52/100)
  • But Beverley Park has more separate houses rather than flats (74% vs 47%)

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

First-home buyers

Carlton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($1,805,000 vs $2,240,000)
  • has cheaper units ($810,000 vs $895,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Carlton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 26%)
  • has cheaper rent ($450/wk vs $540/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Carlton

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (11% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 81/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Carlton

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (53% vs 26%)
  • carries lower crime risk (39/100 vs 52/100)

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

Investors

Beverley Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (10.6% vs -0.8%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Beverley Park Carlton
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.

Beverley Park Carlton
Walkability 81 / 94
Beverley Park — Walkability: 81/100 Carlton — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 48 / 61
Beverley Park — Safety: 48/100 Carlton — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Beverley Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Carlton — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carlton has more residents (10,631 vs 2,646); Beverley Park has higher household incomes ($116,584 vs $96,720).

Beverley Park Carlton
Population 2,646 10,631
+302% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +10.6% -0.8%
Median age 42 38
Median household income $116,584/yr
+17% vs other
 $96,720/yr
Median weekly rent $540/wk
+17% vs other
 $450/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Beverley Park Carlton
0-4 4.8% / 5.1%
Beverley Park — 0-4: 4.8% Carlton — 0-4: 5.1%
5-14 13.6% / 10.4%
Beverley Park — 5-14: 13.6% Carlton — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 5.3% / 5.1%
Beverley Park — 15-19: 5.3% Carlton — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.0% / 7.2%
Beverley Park — 20-24: 6.0% Carlton — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 10.2% / 16.2%
Beverley Park — 25-34: 10.2% Carlton — 25-34: 16.2%
35-44 13.5% / 14.8%
Beverley Park — 35-44: 13.5% Carlton — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 14.2% / 12.5%
Beverley Park — 45-54: 14.2% Carlton — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 11.3% / 12.4%
Beverley Park — 55-64: 11.3% Carlton — 55-64: 12.4%
65-74 8.0% / 9.3%
Beverley Park — 65-74: 8.0% Carlton — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 7.1% / 4.9%
Beverley Park — 75-84: 7.1% Carlton — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 5.9% / 1.9%
Beverley Park — 85+: 5.9% Carlton — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Beverley Park 56.4% couple families
Beverley Park — Couple Families: 56.4% Beverley Park — Lone Person: 25.9% Beverley Park — One Parent Families: 14.1% Beverley Park — Group Household: 2.7% Beverley Park — Other Families: 0.9%
Carlton 47.3% couple families
Carlton — Couple Families: 47.3% Carlton — Lone Person: 29.2% Carlton — One Parent Families: 15.6% Carlton — Group Household: 5.7% Carlton — Other Families: 2.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Beverley Park 26.1% renting
Beverley Park — Owned Outright: 40.2% Beverley Park — Mortgage: 33.7% Beverley Park — Renting: 26.1%
Carlton 38.6% renting
Carlton — Owned Outright: 31.8% Carlton — Mortgage: 29.7% Carlton — Renting: 38.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Beverley Park Carlton
Bachelor Degree 16.6% / 18.7%
Beverley Park — Bachelor Degree: 16.6% Carlton — Bachelor Degree: 18.7%
Certificate III & IV 9.6% / 8.5%
Beverley Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.6% Carlton — Certificate III & IV: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.9%
Beverley Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Carlton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 7.9%
Beverley Park — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Carlton — Postgraduate Degree: 7.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / 1.5%
Beverley Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Carlton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Beverley Park Carlton
China 6.8% / 11.3%
Beverley Park — China: 6.8% Carlton — China: 11.3%
Greece 5.2% / 2.4%
Beverley Park — Greece: 5.2% Carlton — Greece: 2.4%
Nepal — / 5.5%
Beverley Park — Nepal: not among its largest Carlton — Nepal: 5.5%
Philippines 1.4% / 2.9%
Beverley Park — Philippines: 1.4% Carlton — Philippines: 2.9%
Lebanon 1.6% / 1.9%
Beverley Park — Lebanon: 1.6% Carlton — Lebanon: 1.9%
Egypt 1.6% / —
Beverley Park — Egypt: 1.6% Carlton — Egypt: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Beverley Park 74.0% houses
Beverley Park — Houses: 74.0% Beverley Park — Flats / Apartments: 18.0% Beverley Park — Townhouses: 8.0%
Carlton 46.6% houses
Carlton — Houses: 46.6% Carlton — Flats / Apartments: 47.2% Carlton — Townhouses: 6.2%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Beverley Park Carlton
Median house price $2,240,000 $1,805,000
Median unit price $895,000 $810,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 16 sales
 24 days
from 46 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Beverley Park Carlton
3 bed $2.1M / $1.7M
Beverley Park — 3 bed: $2.1M (17 sales) Carlton — 3 bed: $1.7M (38 sales)

17 vs 38 sales

4 bed $2.35M / $1.95M
Beverley Park — 4 bed: $2.35M (12 sales) Carlton — 4 bed: $1.95M (13 sales)

12 vs 13 sales

5 bed $2.7M / $1.92M
Beverley Park — 5 bed: $2.7M (7 sales) Carlton — 5 bed: $1.92M (10 sales)

7 vs 10 sales

Zoning mix

Beverley Park Carlton
Residential 65% 82%
Parks and recreation 31% 3%
Industrial 0% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 5%
Commercial 0% 4%
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

Beverley Park Carlton
New dwellings approved 920
across Georges River
same for both
Approvals change year on year +91%
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.

Beverley Park Carlton
Houses — 2.4%
$870/wk on $1.89M
Units — 5.1%
$780/wk on $798K

Ranking within NSW

Beverley Park Carlton
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW
Income Higher than 80% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 24% of NSW Higher than 19% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 91% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 5% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 70% of NSW

Liveability

Carlton is more walkable (94 vs 81).

Beverley Park Carlton
Grade A
same for both
Score 79/100 78/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Beverley Park carries more crime risk (52 vs 39).

Beverley Park Carlton
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
52/100
 Low
39/100
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 2
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Beverley Park Carlton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 10.0 km

Schools in Beverley Park

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

Schools in Carlton

  • Carlton South Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Beverley Park Carlton
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 4 9
Childcare 1 7
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 4

Mobility

Beverley Park Carlton
Walkability score 81/100 94/100
Distance to Sydney 19.8 km 20.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 27 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 45.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 91.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 2217
 0.9%
postcode 2218
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 12
postcode 2217
 13
postcode 2218

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.

Beverley Park Carlton
Worked from Home 45.5% / 41.9%
Beverley Park — Worked from Home: 45.5% Carlton — Worked from Home: 41.9%
Car (driver) 44.8% / 38.2%
Beverley Park — Car (driver): 44.8% Carlton — Car (driver): 38.2%
Train 3.5% / 11.4%
Beverley Park — Train: 3.5% Carlton — Train: 11.4%
Car (passenger) 3.2% / 3.9%
Beverley Park — Car (passenger): 3.2% Carlton — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 3.0% / 3.9%
Beverley Park — Walked Only: 3.0% Carlton — Walked Only: 3.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (45.5%).

Setting

Beverley Park Carlton
Elevation 5 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 38 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 1.6 km
4.0 km to a named beach
 2.8 km

NBN connectivity

Beverley Park Carlton
Connectivity score 86/100 84/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the curb
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 43%
961 premises
 23%
4,424 premises

Climate

Beverley Park Carlton
Annual rainfall 1,129 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 27.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 9.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Beverley Park Carlton
PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.79 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Beverley Park Carlton
Average residential rate $1,381/yr
same for both
Council Georges River
same for both

Federal electorate

Beverley Park Carlton
Division Barton
same for both
Member Ash Ambihaipahar
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Beverley Park Carlton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Beverley Park

Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium

Carlton

Apartments Coastal Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

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