New Berrima NSW 2577
Located in New South Wales, New Berrima sits 128 km from Sydney CBD, around 1 hour 30 minutes by car. The suburb has 598 residents, a median age of 37, and a median household income of $83,564 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb grew 2.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $400 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,733. New Berrima is characterised by no recorded bushfire exposure. Walkability is low.
Is New Berrima a good suburb?
New Berrima scores a C (45/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and community.
Car-dependent
Walkability 16/100 · 128.4 km · 92 min drive to Sydney
Around the state median
Median $800K
Moderate crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 43/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 2/10 · median age 37 · 598 residents
Liveability Rating
45 / 100 · Ranked #866 in NSWEach bar is New Berrima's rank among NSW suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
No flood data is published for New South Wales — a blank here means we hold no data, not that there is no risk.
How do you rate the liveability in New Berrima?
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Our score
45 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Median House Price
Public listings dataNew Berrima's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $800,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.
$799,500
27% below its 3 neighbours (median $1,095,000)
Based on 26 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 22 days — median across 3 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 18 sales $792K
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in New Berrima rent for around $670 a week on average, based on 5 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$670/wk
5 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Jul–Sep 2026- 3-bed houses
- $662/wk
- 36 bonds
- +31% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies across postcode 2577 (NSW publishes bonds by postcode, which can cover several suburbs). Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202584 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 36% of its income on the median rent in postcode 2577.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Is New Berrima safe? Crime statistics
2025Crime in New Berrima sits in the moderate band, with 16 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 11% on the prior year.
16 offences
11.1% since 2024Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–2025No crash in New Berrima killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Council Flood Studies
Wingecarribee Shire Council has published 9 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.
- Wingecarribee River Flood Study Update 2022
- Review of Whites Creek Floodplain Risk Management Study & Plan 2020
- Nattai Ponds Floodplain Risk Management Study & Draft Plan 2019
- Gibbergunyah Creek Floodplain Risk Management Study and Draft Plan 2016
- Nattai River Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan 2016
Schools
Walkability
New Berrima is very car-dependent on foot — at 16/100, nearly all errands require a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside New Berrima.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 3.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 2.4 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 0.8 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 8.8 hours
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in New Berrima.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 52%
- Premises covered
- 270
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Wingecarribee: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
New Berrima is home to 598 residents, with a median age of 37, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 2.6%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
598
Median Age
37
Median Household Income
$83,564/yr
Census Median Rent
$400/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,733/mo
Avg Household Size
2.5
Median Personal Income
$39,364/yr
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
Unoccupied Dwellings
5.4%
Total Dwellings
224
Owner-Occupier Rate
86.1%
Houses
97.8%
Rental Stress
24.9%
Mortgage Stress
24.9%
Work From Home
9.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 82.3%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.3%
- Employment Rate
- 63.7%
- Completed Year 12
- 26.9%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
0 residents (0.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,072 a year through Wingecarribee based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Industrial 76%
- Residential 8%
- Environmental 6%
- Rural and farming 6%
- Parks and recreation 3%
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Wingecarribee
In the year to August 2026, 335 new dwellings were approved across Wingecarribee. That mix is 244 houses and 91 units. Approvals are up 5.6% on the same period a year earlier.
Aboriginal Land Council
Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.
Climate & Setting
from Mittagong (Alfred Street), 13.1 kmHigh rainfall.
- Elevation
- 675 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 48.9 km
- Annual rainfall
- 974 mm
- 97 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
5 facilities within 5 km- 0.3 kmCement and Lime ManufacturingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 1.6 kmPrepared Animal and Bird Feed ManufacturingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 3.5 km
- 4.2 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 4.4 kmMetal Coating and FinishingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 2577, 145 of 15,728 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.8% (434 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.7%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 2577, 4,091 rooftop-solar systems totalling 33.1 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,331 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 335 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.
Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).
Mortgage repayments
10 mortgage brokers are registered in postcode 2577.
Transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with Revenue NSW
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $600,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with Revenue NSW.
At $799,500 this is $199,500 above the $600,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with Revenue NSW.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Carol Berry Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carol Berry | 56.2% | 43.8% | -2.1 |
| 2022 | Stephen Jones | 60.1% | 39.9% | +0.8 |
| 2019 | Stephen Jones | 60.9% | 39.1% | +39.1 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Wendy Tuckerman Liberal
Next state election: 13 March 2027.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wendy Tuckerman LP | 51.3% |
| 2019 | Wendy Tuckerman LP | 53.5% |
| 2015 | Pru Goward LP | 56.6% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.
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Common questions about New Berrima
Is New Berrima a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in New Berrima is moderate (43/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect New Berrima?
New Berrima has no recorded bushfire history. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is New Berrima a good place to live?
New Berrima has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (45/100), ranked against other NSW suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of New Berrima?
New Berrima, NSW had a population of 598 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for New Berrima, NSW?
The postcode for New Berrima, NSW is 2577.
How far is New Berrima from Sydney?
New Berrima is 128 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 92 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in New Berrima?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in New Berrima was $83,564 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in New Berrima?
The median advertised rent in New Berrima is $670 a week for houses (5 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in New Berrima?
The median age of residents in New Berrima was 37 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is New Berrima walkable?
New Berrima scores 16/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in New Berrima?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to New Berrima, Mittagong (Alfred Street) (13.1 km away), 974 mm of rain a year over 97 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in New Berrima?
First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does New Berrima belong to?
New Berrima sits within the Wingecarribee local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in New Berrima?
The average residential rates bill through Wingecarribee is $2,072 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near New Berrima?
Across Wingecarribee, 335 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 5.6% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is New Berrima in?
New Berrima sits within the federal Division of Whitlam, currently held by Carol Berry (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2023
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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