Berkeley, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 7,798
- Median age
- 40
- Household income
- $1,217/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 59%
- Renting
- 38%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 1/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Unanderra Station · 2.5 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Wollongong Hospital · 6.6 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$780k
Median unit (5 yr)
$219k
Sales (5 yr)
626
Sales (12 mths)
70
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
697 recorded incidents in 2025 · down 5.4% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Berkeley PS
Secondary
Illawarra Sp HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila
District population (2025)
14,288
+1% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to May 2026)
39
houses 24 · other 15
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Berkeley:
- Northcliffe Drive (211)
- Nottingham Street (180)
- Warehouse Place (172)
- Shearwater Drive (134)
- Essex Street (108)
- Nolan Street (79)
- Berkeley Road (71)
- Hertford Street (71)
- Cumberland Street (67)
- Whimbrel Avenue (66)
- Pennant Crescent (64)
- Massey Street (61)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.