High Range vs Berrima

High Range is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 52 in Berrima. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In High Range, most households are couple families. In Berrima, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in High Range: a median of $2.96 million, against $2.38 million in Berrima, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, High Range tends to suit families with children and couples, while Berrima suits people living alone, older residents, 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

High Range

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 30/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (79% vs 64%)

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

First-home buyers

Berrima

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($2,375,000 vs $2,965,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Berrima

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($490/wk vs $565/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Berrima

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (95 min vs 102 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Berrima

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 14%)
  • But High Range carries lower crime risk (12/100 vs 30/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

High Range Berrima
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.

High Range Berrima
Walkability 0 / 10
High Range — Walkability: 0/100 Berrima — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 88 / 70
High Range — Safety: 88/100 Berrima — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 17 / 72
High Range — Low fire risk: 17/100 Berrima — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Berrima has more residents (813 vs 497); High Range has higher household incomes ($143,000 vs $109,200).

High Range Berrima
Population 497 813
+64% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +26.1% +22.1%
Median age 45 52
Median household income $143,000/yr
+24% vs other
 $109,200/yr
Median weekly rent $565/wk
+13% vs other
 $490/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

High Range Berrima
0-4 5.0% / 3.3%
High Range — 0-4: 5.0% Berrima — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 15.3% / 12.1%
High Range — 5-14: 15.3% Berrima — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 7.8% / 4.6%
High Range — 15-19: 7.8% Berrima — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 4.2% / 4.4%
High Range — 20-24: 4.2% Berrima — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 7.6% / 5.5%
High Range — 25-34: 7.6% Berrima — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 7.8% / 8.9%
High Range — 35-44: 7.8% Berrima — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 18.1% / 15.5%
High Range — 45-54: 18.1% Berrima — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 19.3% / 17.1%
High Range — 55-64: 19.3% Berrima — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 9.5% / 17.5%
High Range — 65-74: 9.5% Berrima — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 3.6% / 10.2%
High Range — 75-84: 3.6% Berrima — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ 0.6% / 2.2%
High Range — 85+: 0.6% Berrima — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

High Range 64.0% couple families
High Range — Couple Families: 64.0% High Range — Lone Person: 17.0% High Range — One Parent Families: 15.0% High Range — Group Household: 4.0%
Berrima 49.7% couple families
Berrima — Couple Families: 49.7% Berrima — Lone Person: 34.2% Berrima — One Parent Families: 14.2% Berrima — Group Household: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

High Range 5.8% renting
High Range — Owned Outright: 45.3% High Range — Mortgage: 48.9% High Range — Renting: 5.8%
Berrima 13.7% renting
Berrima — Owned Outright: 52.2% Berrima — Mortgage: 34.2% Berrima — Renting: 13.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

High Range Berrima
Bachelor Degree 16.1% / 15.9%
High Range — Bachelor Degree: 16.1% Berrima — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 12.3%
High Range — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Berrima — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.6% / 9.7%
High Range — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.6% Berrima — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 7.6%
High Range — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% Berrima — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 3.0%
High Range — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Berrima — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.1%).

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.

High Range Berrima
England 4.2% / 6.9%
High Range — England: 4.2% Berrima — England: 6.9%
New Zealand 1.2% / 2.5%
High Range — New Zealand: 1.2% Berrima — New Zealand: 2.5%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.7%
High Range — South Africa: 1.2% Berrima — South Africa: 0.7%
Scotland — / 1.5%
High Range — Scotland: not among its largest Berrima — Scotland: 1.5%
Taiwan — / 1.1%
High Range — Taiwan: not among its largest Berrima — Taiwan: 1.1%
Germany 1.0% / —
High Range — Germany: 1.0% Berrima — Germany: not among its largest
Greece 0.8% / —
High Range — Greece: 0.8% Berrima — Greece: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

High Range 100.0% houses
High Range — Houses: 100.0% High Range — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Berrima 99.6% houses
Berrima — Houses: 99.6% Berrima — Flats / Apartments: 0.4%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

High Range Berrima
Median house price $2,965,000 $2,375,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $1,450,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 106 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

High Range has more land zoned for conservation (83% vs 53%); Berrima has more rural and farming land (41% vs 17%).

High Range Berrima
Environmental 83% 53%
Rural and farming 17% 41%
Infrastructure and transport 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

High Range Berrima
New dwellings approved 335
across Wingecarribee
same for both
Approvals change year on year +6%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

High Range Berrima
House price Higher than 93% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Income Higher than 92% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 4% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

Berrima is more walkable (10 vs 0).

High Range Berrima
Grade — B
Score — 60/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

High Range carries more bushfire risk (83 vs 28); Berrima carries more crime risk (30 vs 12).

High Range Berrima
Bushfire High
83/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Low
12/100
 Low
30/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

High Range Berrima
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in High Range

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

Schools in Berrima

  • Berrima Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

High Range Berrima
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 17
same for both

Mobility

High Range Berrima
Walkability score 0/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 132.7 km
+1% vs other
 131 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 95 min
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2575
 0.9%
postcode 2577
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 2575
 56
postcode 2577

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.

High Range Berrima
Car (driver) 57.9% / 53.7%
High Range — Car (driver): 57.9% Berrima — Car (driver): 53.7%
Worked from Home 34.9% / 37.3%
High Range — Worked from Home: 34.9% Berrima — Worked from Home: 37.3%
Walked Only 5.6% / 4.2%
High Range — Walked Only: 5.6% Berrima — Walked Only: 4.2%
Car (passenger) 1.5% / 3.9%
High Range — Car (passenger): 1.5% Berrima — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Train — / 1.0%
High Range — Train: not among its largest Berrima — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (57.9%).

Setting

High Range Berrima
Elevation 692 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 687 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

High Range Berrima
Connectivity score 25/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
123 premises
 23%
428 premises

Climate

High Range Berrima
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

High Range Berrima
Average residential rate $2,072/yr
same for both
Council Wingecarribee
same for both

Federal electorate

High Range Berrima
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

High Range Berrima
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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