Cringila vs Berkeley

In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Berkeley: a median of $858,000, against $745,000 in Cringila, though rent is higher in Cringila.

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

Berkeley

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Cringila

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($745,000 vs $857,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Berkeley

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 27%)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (24% vs 31%)
  • has cheaper rent ($290/wk vs $350/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

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Cringila Berkeley
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.

Cringila Berkeley
Walkability 64 / 70
Cringila — Walkability: 64/100 Berkeley — Walkability: 70/100
Safety 24 / 22
Cringila — Safety: 24/100 Berkeley — Safety: 22/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Cringila — Low fire risk: 100/100 Berkeley — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Berkeley has more residents (7,798 vs 2,156); Cringila rents higher ($350/wk vs $290/wk).

Cringila Berkeley
Population 2,156 7,798
+262% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% +2.5%
Median age 38 40
Median household income $58,084/yr $63,284/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+17% vs other
 $290/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cringila Berkeley
0-4 6.3% / 5.6%
Cringila — 0-4: 6.3% Berkeley — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 12.7% / 13.3%
Cringila — 5-14: 12.7% Berkeley — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 6.2% / 5.9%
Cringila — 15-19: 6.2% Berkeley — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.6% / 6.2%
Cringila — 20-24: 6.6% Berkeley — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 13.3% / 12.5%
Cringila — 25-34: 13.3% Berkeley — 25-34: 12.5%
35-44 12.8% / 11.8%
Cringila — 35-44: 12.8% Berkeley — 35-44: 11.8%
45-54 13.0% / 12.7%
Cringila — 45-54: 13.0% Berkeley — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 10.9% / 13.7%
Cringila — 55-64: 10.9% Berkeley — 55-64: 13.7%
65-74 9.1% / 9.8%
Cringila — 65-74: 9.1% Berkeley — 65-74: 9.8%
75-84 6.8% / 5.5%
Cringila — 75-84: 6.8% Berkeley — 75-84: 5.5%
85+ 2.4% / 2.8%
Cringila — 85+: 2.4% Berkeley — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cringila 41.1% couple families
Cringila — Couple Families: 41.1% Cringila — Lone Person: 27.7% Cringila — One Parent Families: 25.4% Cringila — Group Household: 4.3% Cringila — Other Families: 1.5%
Berkeley 35.7% couple families
Berkeley — Couple Families: 35.7% Berkeley — Lone Person: 35.4% Berkeley — One Parent Families: 23.8% Berkeley — Group Household: 3.9% Berkeley — Other Families: 1.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cringila 27.0% renting
Cringila — Owned Outright: 46.1% Cringila — Mortgage: 26.9% Cringila — Renting: 27.0%
Berkeley 39.2% renting
Berkeley — Owned Outright: 32.6% Berkeley — Mortgage: 28.2% Berkeley — Renting: 39.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Cringila Berkeley
Certificate III & IV 12.0% / 16.6%
Cringila — Certificate III & IV: 12.0% Berkeley — Certificate III & IV: 16.6%
Bachelor Degree 4.6% / 5.9%
Cringila — Bachelor Degree: 4.6% Berkeley — Bachelor Degree: 5.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.4% / 5.6%
Cringila — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.4% Berkeley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.0%
Cringila — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Berkeley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.6% / 0.8%
Cringila — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.6% Berkeley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).

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.

Cringila Berkeley
Lebanon 6.4% / 1.0%
Cringila — Lebanon: 6.4% Berkeley — Lebanon: 1.0%
England 1.0% / 3.1%
Cringila — England: 1.0% Berkeley — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 0.9% / 0.9%
Cringila — New Zealand: 0.9% Berkeley — New Zealand: 0.9%
Philippines 0.8% / 0.9%
Cringila — Philippines: 0.8% Berkeley — Philippines: 0.9%
Myanmar 1.1% / —
Cringila — Myanmar: 1.1% Berkeley — Myanmar: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 0.9%
Cringila — Vietnam: not among its largest Berkeley — Vietnam: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cringila 93.5% houses
Cringila — Houses: 93.5% Cringila — Flats / Apartments: 6.1% Cringila — Townhouses: 0.4%
Berkeley 88.8% houses
Berkeley — Houses: 88.8% Berkeley — Flats / Apartments: 8.5% Berkeley — Townhouses: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Cringila Berkeley
Median house price $745,000 $857,500
Median unit price — $867,500
Median land price — $256,800
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 15 sales
 19 days
from 45 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.

Cringila Berkeley
2 bed $775K / $750K
Cringila — 2 bed: $775K (5 sales) Berkeley — 2 bed: $750K (11 sales)

5 vs 11 sales

3 bed $755K / $838K
Cringila — 3 bed: $755K (29 sales) Berkeley — 3 bed: $838K (78 sales)

29 vs 78 sales

4 bed $695K / $950K
Cringila — 4 bed: $695K (6 sales) Berkeley — 4 bed: $950K (30 sales)

6 vs 30 sales

Zoning mix

Cringila Berkeley
Residential 38%
same for both
Environmental 38% 33%
Parks and recreation 22% 18%
Infrastructure and transport 0% 8%
Industrial 1% 2%
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

Cringila Berkeley
New dwellings approved 1,476
across Wollongong
same for both
Approvals change year on year -31%
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.

Cringila Berkeley
Houses 4.2%
$615/wk on $752K
 4.1%
$690/wk on $875K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Cringila Berkeley
House price Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 34% of NSW
Income Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 26% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 63% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 88% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 39% of NSW Higher than 32% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 80% of NSW
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW

Liveability

Berkeley scores higher overall (49 vs 40).

Cringila Berkeley
Grade C B
Score 40/100 49/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cringila Berkeley
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
76/100
 High
78/100
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 18
within 5 km
 14
within 5 km

Schools

Cringila Berkeley
Inside the suburb 1 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 2
Universities within 10 km 1
UOW Wollongong, 5.3 km
 1
UOW Wollongong, 7.3 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.7% 1.1%

Schools in Cringila

  • Cringila Public School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Berkeley

  • Berkeley West Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Berkeley Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • Illawarra Sports High School Government · Secondary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cringila Berkeley
Parks & reserves 1 5
Childcare 1 4
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Cringila Berkeley
Walkability score 64/100 70/100
Distance to Sydney 90.5 km 92.4 km
+2% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 85 min
same for both
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 26.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 155.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 2502
 0.3%
postcode 2506
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 2502
 31
postcode 2506

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.

Cringila Berkeley
Car (driver) 72.6% / 73.3%
Cringila — Car (driver): 72.6% Berkeley — Car (driver): 73.3%
Worked from Home 14.9% / 17.4%
Cringila — Worked from Home: 14.9% Berkeley — Worked from Home: 17.4%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 5.7%
Cringila — Car (passenger): 6.2% Berkeley — Car (passenger): 5.7%
Walked Only 2.5% / 0.8%
Cringila — Walked Only: 2.5% Berkeley — Walked Only: 0.8%
Bus 1.6% / 1.5%
Cringila — Bus: 1.6% Berkeley — Bus: 1.5%
Train 1.1% / 1.1%
Cringila — Train: 1.1% Berkeley — Train: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.3%).

Setting

Cringila Berkeley
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 31 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 2.4 km
4.4 km to a named beach
 4.7 km

NBN connectivity

Cringila Berkeley
Connectivity score 73/100 74/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
871 premises
 53%
3,328 premises

Climate

Cringila Berkeley
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cringila Berkeley
PM2.5 5.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 19.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.45 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cringila Berkeley
Average residential rate $1,751/yr
same for both
Council Wollongong
same for both

Federal electorate

Cringila Berkeley
Division Cunningham
same for both
Member Alison Byrnes
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cringila Berkeley
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cringila

Coastal Large Blocks Multicultural

Berkeley

Large Blocks

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