Berrilee NSW 2159
111 addresses · 5 streets
Berowra Electorate › Hornsby LGA › Berrilee · 30 km from Sydney
Living Here
Berrilee is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 212 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $2,349 a week, with median rent near $350 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 22% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Galston - Laughtondale statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Berrilee itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 park
3 Catholic churches
1 optometrist
1 library
1 post office
1 service station
1 golf club
1 mechanic
1 plumber
1 place to stay
Getting around. Train station: Berowra, 5.1 km east · Ferry wharf: Berowra Waters Ferry Berrilee Ramp, 2.7 km north-east · Airport: Palm Beach Water Airport, 21 km east.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 83.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 83.5% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 75.2% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 94.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.8% · Labour-force participation 58.6%
Population by age in Berrilee
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 15 |
| 15-19 | 9 |
| 20-24 | 10 |
| 25-34 | 24 |
| 35-44 | 20 |
| 45-54 | 28 |
| 55-64 | 42 |
| 65-74 | 23 |
| 75-84 | 25 |
| 85+ | 6 |
Dwelling types in Berrilee
| House | 60 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Berrilee
| <$650 | 7 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 17 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 10 |
| $3,000+ | 21 |
Top ancestries in Berrilee
| English | 79 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 75 |
| Other | 35 |
| Scottish | 34 |
| Irish | 23 |
| German | 11 |
Housing tenure in Berrilee
| Owned | 26 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 22 |
| Rented | 15 |
| Other | 4 |
Cars per household in Berrilee
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 4+ | 23 |
Commute to work in Berrilee
| Car | 51 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 38 |
Top countries of birth in Berrilee
| England | 13 |
|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 |
| Thailand | 6 |
| New Zealand | 5 |
| Iran | 4 |
| Chile | 3 |
Languages used at home in Berrilee
| Russian | 7 |
|---|---|
| Thai | 6 |
| Persian | 4 |
| Cantonese | 3 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
17,720 bird observations recorded near Berrilee — most often seen:
- Laughing Kookaburra (995)
- Noisy Miner (941)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (926)
- Australian Magpie (785)
- Pied Currawong (753)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (733)
- Eastern Yellow Robin (702)
- Lewin's Honeyeater (645)
- Brown Thornbill (644)
- Australian Wood Duck (633)
- Spotted Pardalote (604)
- Eastern Whipbird (599)
- Australian Brush-turkey (583)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Berrilee
- Eastern Spinebill (582)
- Grey Butcherbird (563)
- Australian King-parrot (528)
- Pacific Black Duck (505)
- Australian Raven (501)
- Masked Lapwing (498)
- Superb Lyrebird (493)
- Little Wattlebird (485)
- White-throated Treecreeper (485)
- Dusky Moorhen (477)
- White-faced Heron (473)
- Welcome Swallow (455)
- Magpie-lark (451)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (439)
- Chestnut Teal (417)
- Crimson Rosella (415)
- Red-browed Finch (410)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Berrilee:
- Berowra Heights (3.8 km)
- Arcadia (4.3 km)
- Berowra (4.6 km)
- Fiddletown (4.8 km)
- Mount Kuring-gai (5.2 km)
- Hornsby Heights (5.6 km)
- Galston (5.9 km)
- Mount Colah (6.2 km)
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Streets
- Bay Road (55)
- Charltons Creek Road (17)
- Chilcott Road (24)
- Jack Russell Road (5)
- Mccallums Road (10)
