Beverly Hills vs Narwee
In Beverly Hills, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Narwee, about half of households rent. Houses cost more in Beverly Hills: a median of $1.86 million, against $1.6 million in Narwee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Narwee tends to suit renters and people living alone.
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
Beverly Hills
ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 1)
- has more parks and reserves (14 vs 5)
- carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 62/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Narwee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has cheaper units ($606,000 vs $780,000)
- has cheaper houses ($1,601,000 vs $1,861,000)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Narwee
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (45% vs 31%)
- has cheaper rent ($354/wk vs $460/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Too close to call
Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Beverly Hills carries lower crime risk (46/100 vs 62/100)
- Narwee has more units and townhouses to downsize into (50% vs 33%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Beverly Hills is growing faster (3.2% vs -3.7%)
- Narwee returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.7% vs 3.1%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Beverly Hills and Narwee 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
Beverly Hills has more residents (10,483 vs 5,411); Beverly Hills has higher household incomes ($96,824 vs $74,412).
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,483 +48% vs other | 5,411 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.2% | -3.7% |
| Median age | 40 same for both | |
| Median household income | $96,824/yr +23% vs other | $74,412/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $460/wk +23% vs other | $354/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,861,000 | $1,601,000 |
| Median unit price | $780,000 | $606,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 28 days from 36 sales | 25 days from 30 sales |
Unit price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
26 vs 25 sales
11 vs 6 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.
41 vs 24 sales
23 vs 14 sales
23 vs 15 sales
Zoning mix
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 74% | 81% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 13% | 11% |
| Parks and recreation | 10% | 6% |
| Commercial | 2% same for both | |
| 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
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 920 across Georges River | 1,785 across Canterbury-Bankstown |
| Approvals change year on year | +91% | +50% |
Gross rental yield
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.1% $940/wk on $1.6M | 3.7% $825/wk on $1.15M |
| Units | 4.0% $650/wk on $840K | — |
Ranking within NSW
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 82% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 41% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 86% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 97% of NSW | Higher than 94% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 20% of NSW | Higher than 14% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 86% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 89% of NSW | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 24% of NSW | Higher than 59% of NSW |
| Rental yield (units) | Higher than 25% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Beverly Hills scores higher overall (78 vs 65).
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | B |
| Score | 78/100 | 65/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Narwee carries more crime risk (62 vs 46).
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | Moderate 46/100 | Moderate 62/100 |
| 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 | 5 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 4 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 5.4 km | 2 Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 4.5 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.1% | 2.8% |
Schools in Beverly Hills
- Beverly Hills Girls High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Regina Coeli Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Beverly Hills North Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Beverly Hills Public School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Narwee
- Narwee Public School Government · Primary above peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 31 | 2 |
| Parks & reserves | 14 | 5 |
| Childcare | 8 | 10 |
| GPs | 4 | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 3 same for both | |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 1 |
Mobility
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 91/100 | 84/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 22.9 km | 24 km +5% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 27 min same for both | |
| Public transport score | 91/100 Rail · Bus | 92/100 Rail · Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 127.0 7-9am + 5-7pm | 81.2 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.3% postcode 2209 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 26 postcode 2209 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 (48.3%).
Setting
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 45 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 43 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 7.1 km | 8.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 79/100 | 85/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the curb same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 33% 4,169 premises | 30% 2,282 premises |
Climate
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,129 mm | 909 mm |
| Summer max (Jan) | 27.5°C | 28.7°C |
| Winter min (Jul) | 9.5°C | 6.4°C |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,381/yr | $1,322/yr |
| Council | Georges River | Canterbury-Bankstown |
Federal electorate
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Barton | Banks |
| Member | Ash Ambihaipahar | Zhi Soon |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Beverly Hills | Narwee | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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