Median house price
$907k
+3.1% change
VIC · Casey Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
55,117
Growth (1 yr)
+2.0%
Growth (5 yr)
+8.8%
Median age
38
Median income
$2,113/wk
Employment rate
63.6%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$907,300
Languages at home
29.8%non-English
Most common: Mandarin, Sinhalese, Hindi
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
In Casey Council, Berwick is a settled larger suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Families and commuters make up much of the community, with plenty of young families in the mix. The suburb has a clear multicultural mix alongside longer-term local households.
Local schools rate highly against similar suburbs. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Daily life works well on foot, with buses and trains also serving the suburb.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Local crime has been trending higher of late.
Against similar metro suburbs, local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus community and employment stand out and the overall desirability rating is excellent, with growth momentum less decisive.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$907k
+3.1% change
Median rent
$600/wk
Population (ERP)
55,117
+2.0% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
4.7%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#10
among Metro Melbourne · Established
Safety
57th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
88th
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
81st
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
55,117(June 2025)
+2.0% annual · +8.8% over 5 years · 88th percentile in VIC
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~59,300), extrapolated at +1.5% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
10 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
248 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
506 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
13 restaurants · 10 cafes · 1 pubs · 1 bars · 2 supermarkets · 4 pharmacies · 8 fast food · 5 bakeries
1 Gloucester Avenue, Berwick
26 Adams Lane
2-10 Reserve Street, Berwick
3 Clyde Road
15 Clyde Road
2 Kangan Drive, Berwick
78 High Street
1 High Street, Berwick
11 Clyde Road
88-90 High Street
47 Clyde Road
4-28 High Street
2 Richardson Grove, Berwick
92S Kangan Drive
37 Fairholme Boulevard
68 Bemersyde Drive
120 Enterprise Avenue
138 High Street
40 Sir Gustav Nossal Boulevard
27-47 Gloucester Avenue
129-137 High Street
Unit 2 31 Clyde Road, Berwick
40 - 42 Clyde Road
Unit 2 31 Clyde Road, Berwick
173 High Street
25 Lyall Road, Berwick
Unit 4 43-45
24 Langmore Lane
75 Kangan Drive, Berwick
3 Gibb Street
22 Langmore Lane
62 Gloucester Avenue
15 Langmore Lane
51 High Street, Berwick
35 Clyde Road, Berwick
18-24 Clyde Road
50 Ambleside Crescent, Berwick
13 Coniston Avenue, Berwick
Peel Street, Berwick
39-51 Intrepid Avenue, Berwick
Unit 4 2-4 Enterprise Avenue, Berwick
43 bus stops · 3 train stations
5 Wilson Street
92 High Street, Berwick
61-63 High Street, Berwick
25-27 High Street, Berwick
Unit 1 11 Gloucester Avenue
755 Princes Highway Service Road, Berwick
749 Princes Highway Service Road, Berwick
34 Kangan Drive, Berwick
751 Princes Highway Service Road, Berwick
12-16 Kangan Drive
751 Princes Highway Service Road, Berwick
2-12 Clyde Road, Berwick
34 Kangan Drive
Unit 20 32 Kangan Drive
6-10 Kangan Drive
755 Princes Highway Service Road, Berwick
43 Clyde Road
Unit 4 20 Enterprise Avenue
Unit 2 80 Enterprise Avenue
55 Clyde Road, Berwick
3A Clyde Road
2 Cardinia Street
25 Kangan Drive, Berwick
13 Intrepid Street
21 Lyall Road, Berwick
51 Clyde Road
47 Clyde Road, Berwick
55 Peel Street, Berwick
62 Gloucester Avenue
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
65 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
4 places of worship within ~1.5 km
55 Peel Street, Berwick
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
225 planning-related records
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
June 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
63 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
1 heritage place
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 4.1 km away).
0.6 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +14.6 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
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