Mandemar vs Berrima

Mandemar is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 52 in Berrima. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Mandemar, the large majority of households are couple families. In Berrima, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mandemar: a median of $4.22 million, against $2.38 million in Berrima, though rent is higher in Berrima. On these figures, Mandemar tends to suit families with children and couples, while Berrima suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Mandemar is a very small, affluent enclave of 64 people with a median house price of $4,225,000, while Berrima is a larger historic village of 813 with more affordable housing at $2,375,000. Mandemar has lower crime risk (49 versus 30) but higher bushfire risk (0 versus 28), and both are similarly distant from Sydney CBD. Berrima offers slightly better walkability and higher median household income ($109,200 versus $101,816), making it better suited to those seeking a more established village community with lower fire exposure, whereas Mandemar appeals to buyers prioritising privacy and minimal crime in an ultra-exclusive setting.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Mandemar is already more of a family suburb (100% vs 64%)
  • Berrima carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 49/100)

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 $4,225,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Mandemar

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (25% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($428/wk vs $490/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Berrima

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a shorter drive in (95 min vs 101 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Berrima

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (30/100 vs 49/100)

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

Investors

Berrima

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.1% vs 3.2%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Mandemar 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.

Mandemar 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.

Mandemar Berrima
Walkability 8 / 10
Mandemar — Walkability: 8/100 Berrima — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 51 / 70
Mandemar — Safety: 51/100 Berrima — Safety: 70/100
Low fire risk 100 / 72
Mandemar — Low fire risk: 100/100 Berrima — Low fire risk: 72/100

Demographics

Berrima has more residents (813 vs 64); Berrima rents higher ($490/wk vs $428/wk).

Mandemar Berrima
Population 64 813
+1170% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.2% +22.1%
Median age 47 52
Median household income $101,816/yr $109,200/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $428/wk $490/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mandemar Berrima
0-4 10.9% / 3.3%
Mandemar — 0-4: 10.9% Berrima — 0-4: 3.3%
5-14 10.9% / 12.1%
Mandemar — 5-14: 10.9% Berrima — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 9.4% / 4.6%
Mandemar — 15-19: 9.4% Berrima — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 6.2% / 4.4%
Mandemar — 20-24: 6.2% Berrima — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 — / 5.5%
Mandemar — 25-34: not among its largest Berrima — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 10.9% / 8.9%
Mandemar — 35-44: 10.9% Berrima — 35-44: 8.9%
45-54 14.1% / 15.5%
Mandemar — 45-54: 14.1% Berrima — 45-54: 15.5%
55-64 14.1% / 17.1%
Mandemar — 55-64: 14.1% Berrima — 55-64: 17.1%
65-74 23.4% / 17.5%
Mandemar — 65-74: 23.4% Berrima — 65-74: 17.5%
75-84 6.2% / 10.2%
Mandemar — 75-84: 6.2% Berrima — 75-84: 10.2%
85+ — / 2.2%
Mandemar — 85+: not among its largest Berrima — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mandemar 100.0% couple families
Mandemar — Couple Families: 100.0% Mandemar — Lone Person: 0.0% Mandemar — One Parent Families: 0.0% Mandemar — Group Household: 0.0%
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.

Mandemar 25.0% renting
Mandemar — Owned Outright: 56.2% Mandemar — Mortgage: 18.8% Mandemar — Renting: 25.0%
Berrima 13.7% renting
Berrima — Owned Outright: 52.2% Berrima — Mortgage: 34.2% Berrima — Renting: 13.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Qualifications

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

Mandemar Berrima
Bachelor Degree 17.2% / 15.9%
Mandemar — Bachelor Degree: 17.2% Berrima — Bachelor Degree: 15.9%
Certificate III & IV 14.1% / 12.3%
Mandemar — Certificate III & IV: 14.1% Berrima — Certificate III & IV: 12.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.5% / 9.7%
Mandemar — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5% Berrima — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.7%
Postgraduate Degree — / 7.6%
Mandemar — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Berrima — Postgraduate Degree: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 3.0%
Mandemar — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Berrima — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

Property market

Mandemar Berrima
Median house price $4,225,000 $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

Mandemar has more rural and farming land (96% vs 41%); Berrima has more land zoned for conservation (53% vs 4%).

Mandemar Berrima
Rural and farming 96% 41%
Environmental 4% 53%
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

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

Ranking within NSW

Mandemar Berrima
House price Higher than 97% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 75% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 55% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 2% of NSW Higher than 14% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 72% of NSW Higher than 78% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 38% of NSW Higher than 67% of NSW

Liveability

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

Risk profile

Berrima carries more bushfire risk (28 vs 0); Mandemar carries more crime risk (49 vs 30).

Mandemar Berrima
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
28/100
Crime Moderate
49/100
 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

Mandemar 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 Mandemar

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

Mandemar Berrima
Cafes & restaurants 0 6
Parks & reserves 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 1 17

Mobility

Mandemar Berrima
Walkability score 8/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 129.9 km 131 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 101 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.

Mandemar Berrima
Car (driver) 53.1% / 53.7%
Mandemar — Car (driver): 53.1% Berrima — Car (driver): 53.7%
Worked from Home 34.4% / 37.3%
Mandemar — Worked from Home: 34.4% Berrima — Worked from Home: 37.3%
Car (passenger) 12.5% / 3.9%
Mandemar — Car (passenger): 12.5% Berrima — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only — / 4.2%
Mandemar — Walked Only: not among its largest Berrima — Walked Only: 4.2%
Train — / 1.0%
Mandemar — Train: not among its largest Berrima — Train: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.7%).

Setting

Mandemar Berrima
Elevation 688 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 687 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Mandemar Berrima
Connectivity score 26/100 50/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
24 premises
 23%
428 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Mandemar

Luxury Retirees Rural Young Families

Berrima

Premium Retirees Rural

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