Berala NSW 2141
3,452 addresses · 57 streets
Blaxland Electorate › Cumberland LGA › Berala · 16 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Berala is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 8,757 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,552 a week, with median rent near $380 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 41% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Lidcombe - Regents Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Berala itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
70 schools
2 pharmacies
1 physiotherapist
2 hairdressers
2 beauty salons
2 plumbers
2 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: Berala, 50 m north-east · Metro station: Bankstown, 5.1 km south · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 5.1 km south · Ferry wharf: Rydalmere Ferry Wharf, 6.1 km north · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 6.8 km south-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Greenery
🌳 Tree canopy: 8.2% satellite estimate · 2021
Demographics
Unemployment 9.2% · Labour-force participation 47.7%
Population by age in Berala
| 0-4 | 455 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 910 |
| 15-19 | 459 |
| 20-24 | 683 |
| 25-34 | 1,583 |
| 35-44 | 1,116 |
| 45-54 | 1,139 |
| 55-64 | 1,141 |
| 65-74 | 763 |
| 75-84 | 346 |
| 85+ | 169 |
Dwelling types in Berala
| House | 1,669 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 330 |
| Apartment | 698 |
| Other | 35 |
Households by weekly income in Berala
| <$650 | 478 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 767 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 827 |
| $3,000+ | 491 |
Top ancestries in Berala
| Chinese | 3,274 |
|---|---|
| Other | 1,941 |
| English | 718 |
| Ancestry NS | 641 |
| Australian | 625 |
| Vietnamese | 494 |
Housing tenure in Berala
| Owned | 891 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 650 |
| Rented | 1,096 |
| Other | 43 |
Cars per household in Berala
| 0 | 354 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,071 |
| 2 | 829 |
| 3 | 276 |
| 4+ | 134 |
Commute to work in Berala
| Car | 1,386 |
|---|---|
| Train | 211 |
| Bus | 7 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 53 |
| Bicycle | 10 |
| Home | 842 |
Top countries of birth in Berala
| China | 1,513 |
|---|---|
| Vietnam | 749 |
| Philippines | 277 |
| South Korea | 228 |
| Afghanistan | 163 |
| India | 155 |
Languages used at home in Berala
| Mandarin | 1,574 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 1,260 |
| Arabic | 513 |
| Vietnamese | 418 |
| Korean | 269 |
| Croatian | 209 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
103,030 bird observations recorded near Berala — most often seen:
- Australian White Ibis (7,576)
- Noisy Miner (5,990)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (5,575)
- Australian Raven (5,158)
- Dusky Moorhen (4,904)
- Superb Fairy-wren (4,722)
- Australian Magpie (4,326)
- Welcome Swallow (4,242)
- Common Myna (4,070)
- Magpie-lark (3,930)
- Pacific Black Duck (3,905)
- Pied Currawong (3,636)
- Chestnut Teal (3,468)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Berala
- Eurasian Coot (3,316)
- Silver Gull (3,315)
- Red Wattlebird (3,156)
- Willie Wagtail (2,976)
- Masked Lapwing (2,817)
- Purple Swamphen (2,501)
- Little Pied Cormorant (2,497)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,409)
- Crested Pigeon (2,373)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,223)
- White-faced Heron (2,154)
- Black Swan (2,095)
- Grey Butcherbird (2,015)
- Rock Dove (1,957)
- Grey Teal (1,937)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (1,935)
- Australasian Darter (1,852)
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Berala:
- Regents Park (1.3 km)
- Auburn (2.1 km)
- Lidcombe (2.2 km)
- Potts Hill (2.3 km)
- Birrong (2.5 km)
- Rookwood (2.5 km)
- Sefton (2.6 km)
- South Granville (2.8 km)
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Streets
- Albert Street (34)
- Auburn Road (39)
- Bathurst Street (11)
- Berala Street (20)
- Bradley Avenue (28)
- Brixton Road (47)
- Burke Avenue (68)
- Cambridge Street (82)
- Cameron Street (2)
- Campbell Street (52)
- Clarke Street (95)
- Crawford Street (187)
- Dire Straits Way (18)
- Dudley Street (84)
- Elizabeth Street (64)
- Fifth Avenue (62)
- First Avenue (107)
- Fourth Avenue (110)
- Golden Stave Way (6)
- Graham Street (128)
- Greenlee Street (19)
- Guilfoyle Street (5)
- Harrow Road (43)
- Hyde Park Road (56)
- Jenkins Street (8)
- Judith Street (20)
- Kerrs Road (4)
- Kingsland Road (115)
- Leila Street (13)
- Leonie Crescent (17)
- Lidbury Street (131)
- Lillian Street (46)
- London Road (20)
- Mcdonald Street (23)
- Mount Auburn Road (34)
- Norman Street (14)
- Nottinghill Road (78)
- Oxford Street (82)
- Pamela Crescent (14)
- Park Road (102)
- Regent Street (12)
- Second Avenue (113)
- Seventh Avenue (61)
- Showfreight Way (14)
- Sixth Avenue (117)
- Spencer Street (16)
- Stone Street (1)
- The Crescent (206)
- Third Avenue (112)
- Tilba Street (111)
- Vaughan Street (14)
- Vivian Crescent (21)
- Walters Road (60)
- Wilmar Avenue (16)
- Woodburn Road (365)
- Wrights Avenue (55)
- York Street (70)
