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Berkeley NSW 2506

3,920 addresses · 110 streets

Whitlam Electorate › Wollongong LGA › Berkeley · 75 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Berkeley is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 7,798 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,217 a week, with median rent near $290 a week. Most homes are houses. About 60% of households own their home and 39% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

7,798Population
40Median age
$1,217Median household income / wk
$290Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Berkeley - Warrawong - Windang statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Berkeley itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Unanderra, 2.4 km north · Railway halt: Kembla Grange, 2.9 km west · Bus interchange: Station St opp Wollongong Station, 6.6 km north-east · Airport: Shellharbour Airport, 10.6 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 18.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Berkeley

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Berkeley NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202142.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.2% · Labour-force participation 48.7%

Population by age in Berkeley
Population by age, Berkeley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4437
5-141,041
15-19459
20-24486
25-34973
35-44920
45-54990
55-641,068
65-74765
75-84432
85+220
Dwelling types in Berkeley
Dwelling types, Berkeley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,553
Townhouse79
Apartment243
Other0
Households by weekly income in Berkeley
Households by weekly income, Berkeley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650696
$650-1,499875
$1,500-2,999777
$3,000+322
Top ancestries in Berkeley
Top ancestries, Berkeley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,529
English2,329
Other1,097
Scottish558
Ancestry NS545
Macedonian503
Housing tenure in Berkeley
Housing tenure, Berkeley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned904
Mortgage782
Rented1,085
Other44
Cars per household in Berkeley
Cars per household, Berkeley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0317
11,010
2921
3362
4+205
Commute to work in Berkeley
Commute to work, Berkeley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,888
Train16
Bus29
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle5
Home415
Top countries of birth in Berkeley
Top countries of birth, Berkeley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England240
North Macedonia222
Lebanon79
New Zealand72
Philippines68
Vietnam67
Languages used at home in Berkeley
Languages used at home, Berkeley NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Macedonian343
Arabic290
Portuguese122
Vietnamese81
Spanish67
Italian62

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

178,026 bird observations recorded near Berkeley — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Berkeley

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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