55,751

People

est. as @ 17 Jul 2026

2021 Census | 50,298 people

33.2 km²

Land area

1,679.2 /km²

Density

3.5%

Unemployment

492 /yr

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Located 42 kilometers southeast from the Melbourne CBD, the suburb of Berwick has a population estimated at around 55,751 as of May 2026. This population insight, based on Districts analysis, is derived from yearly-released aggregated SA2-level Estimated Resident Population (ERP) counts and quarterly-updated national address file data. The current figure reflects an increase of 5,453 people (10.8%) since the 2021 Census, which reported a population of 50,298 people. This moderate expansion pattern represents above-average growth since the Census, driven by high development activity and strong population drivers. The suburb of Berwick is characterized by a high proportion of middle-aged residents, comprised largely of well-educated family households and couples with children. The local economy and real estate market are supported by strong mortgage holder representation and a notable wholesale trade employment base. In addition, the suburb features a well-educated local population and benefits from high industry employment forecasts, indicating positive long-term growth prospects.

Estimated residents are up from 50,298 at the 2021 Census — a change of 5,453 people, or 10.8%.

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Metrici

Berwick

Latest FY Approvals

490

46,344

185,138

Current FY-to-Date Approvals

307

39,880

184,871

–Detached House Approvals

438/82.7%

19,891/55.0%

89,436/61.9%

–Attached/Other Approvals

92/17.3%

16,302/45.0%

55,043/38.1%

Average Annual Approvals

492

46,055

188,882

Total 5-Year Approvals

2,463

230,275

944,410

Approvals per 1,000 People (2yr)

8.2

6.5

Approvals per 1,000 People (5yr)

9.4

7.2

Pop Growth per Approval (2yr)

3.1

2.6

2.8

Pop Growth per Approval (5yr)

1.8

1.6

2.1

Persons per Approval

128

125

158

Residential Value per Unit

503

367

342

Commercial Development Value

77,794

17,870,380

105,080,908

Development Drivers Ranking

100

Address	Price	Sold	Type	Beds	Baths	Cars	Land	$/m² land
10 avebury dr, berwick, VIC, 3806	—	30 Oct 2024	House	4	3	3	786m²	—
54 grantham cres, berwick, VIC, 3806	—	15 Oct 2024	House	6	3	2	715m²	—
14 meridian circuit, berwick, VIC, 3806	$715K	7 Aug 2024	House	3	2	2	300m²	$2,385
23 homestead rd, berwick, VIC, 3806	—	4 Apr 2024	House	4	2	2	460m²	—

Metrici	Berwick	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Latest Population Est.	55,751	5,467,717	27,798,796
Growth Since Census	10.8%	11.2%	9.3%
Population 2021 Census	50,298	4,917,750	25,422,788
Natural Increase	19.0%	20.0%	20.0%
Overseas Migration	63.0%	80.0%	80.0%
Interstate Migration	18.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Population Forecast Growth (2041)	27.6%	27.3%	19.8%
Persons per Square Kilometer	1,679	547	3

Metrici	Berwick	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Total Employment	31,438	2,999,459	14,651,372
–Health Care & Social Assistance	15.4%	14.2%	15.2%
–Construction	11.4%	9.7%	9.3%
–Retail Trade	11.1%	9.8%	9.5%
Labour Force	32,581	3,149,663	15,298,546
Participation Rate	72.6%	70.2%	67.2%
Working from Home	28.4%	32.6%	23.9%
Unemployment	3.5%	4.8%	4.2%
1Yr Emp. Growth	4.2%	2.1%	1.5%
5Yr Emp. Growth Forecast	6.5%	6.6%	6.5%
Employment Drivers Ranking	63	67	100

Metrici	Berwick	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Median Annual Income Est.	60,861	63,238	62,634
Average Annual Income Est.	90,064	82,395	80,499
ATO Median Taxable Income	55,520	57,688	57,137
ATO Average Taxable Income	82,160	75,164	73,435
Median Household Income	2,113	1,901	1,746
–$0 to 399	794 (4.3%)	124,775 (6.3%)	638,312 (6.3%)
–$400 to 799	2,215 (12.0%)	273,317 (13.8%)	1,671,771 (16.5%)
–$800 to 1,499	3,488 (18.9%)	398,092 (20.1%)	2,158,104 (21.3%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	6,516 (35.3%)	649,623 (32.8%)	3,201,695 (31.6%)
–$3,000 to 3,999	2,695 (14.6%)	235,687 (11.9%)	1,114,514 (11.0%)
–$4,000+	2,750 (14.9%)	299,065 (15.1%)	1,357,681 (13.4%)
Median Family Income	2,346	2,243	2,120
–$0 to 399	432 (2.9%)	51,956 (3.7%)	236,192 (3.3%)
–$400 to 799	1,089 (7.3%)	126,379 (9.0%)	758,676 (10.6%)
–$800 to 1,499	2,625 (17.6%)	263,993 (18.8%)	1,474,408 (20.6%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	5,757 (38.6%)	504,114 (35.9%)	2,562,321 (35.8%)
–$3,000 to 3,999	2,506 (16.8%)	203,611 (14.5%)	973,396 (13.6%)
–$4,000+	2,505 (16.8%)	254,163 (18.1%)	1,145,171 (16.0%)
Median Personal Income	852	841	805
–$0 to 399	15,134 (27.1%)	1,470,816 (26.9%)	7,303,780 (26.3%)
–$400 to 799	11,517 (20.7%)	1,170,091 (21.4%)	6,526,191 (23.5%)
–$800 to 1,499	14,912 (26.7%)	1,399,736 (25.6%)	7,137,153 (25.7%)
–$1,500 to 2,999	11,573 (20.8%)	1,099,011 (20.1%)	5,359,808 (19.3%)
–$3,000 to 3,499	1,168 (2.1%)	114,822 (2.1%)	527,649 (1.9%)
–$3,500+	1,447 (2.6%)	213,241 (3.9%)	944,215 (3.4%)
–Low Income (<$800/wk)	16.3%	20.1%	22.8%
–High Income (>$3,000/wk)	29.5%	27.0%	24.4%
Largest Income Group	$1,500 - 2,999	$1,500 - 2,999	$1,500 - 2,999
Household Disposable Income	7,809	6,948	6,376
SEIFA Score	7	6.3	5.6

Metrici	Berwick	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Total Dwellings (Census)	16,649	1,781,344	9,275,218
–Owned Outright	29.5%	30.7%	32.1%
–Owned with Mortgage	47.7%	38.2%	36.2%
–Rented	22.7%	31.1%	31.7%
–Detached Houses	89.1%	67.9%	72.5%
–Semi-Detached	10.5%	16.2%	12.6%
–Apartments	0.3%	15.6%	14.3%
–Other Dwellings	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
–Median Monthly Mortgage	2,000	2,000	1,863
–Median Weekly Rent	400	390	375
–$0-149/wk	1.3%	4.6%	7.3%
–$150-349/wk	17.2%	27.4%	33.4%
–$350-649/wk	79.6%	59.7%	50.9%
–$650-949/wk	1.3%	6.4%	6.6%
–>$950/wk	0.6%	1.9%	1.8%
–Aggregate Housing Cost	1,347	1,289	1,189
–Mortgage / Income	21.8%	24.3%	24.6%
–Rent / Income	18.9%	20.5%	21.5%
–Persons per Bedroom	0.8	0.9	0.8

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Infrastructure & major projects in Berwick (Vic.)

1.Casey Hospital Emergency Department Expansion

2.Minta

3.Berwick Health and Education Precinct

4.Clyde Road Upgrade

5.Berwick Waterways Precinct Structure Plan

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Suburb	Distance	People	Median	Growth	Sales
Berwick	—	55,751	—	—	—
Beaconsfield (Vic.)	2.9 km	8,796	—	—	—
Narre Warren South	3.8 km	31,497	—	—	—
Narre Warren	4.5 km	28,604	—	—	—
Cranbourne North	5.2 km	26,019	—	—	—
Clyde North	5.9 km	47,259	—	—	—
Officer	6.4 km	26,128	—	—	—
Hampton Park	6.8 km	27,698	—	—	—
Narre Warren North	7.4 km	8,249	—	—	—
Lynbrook	7.7 km	10,461	—	—	—
Hallam	7.8 km	11,884	—	—	—
Cranbourne East	8.1 km	28,813	—	—	—
Beaconsfield Upper	8.4 km	3,157	—	—	—
Cranbourne	8.5 km	23,075	—	—	—
Officer South	8.6 km	1,903	—	—	—

Metrici	Berwick	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Current Household Est.	18,458	1,980,559	10,142,077
Median Household Size	2.9	2.6	2.5
Total Households (Census)	16,653	1,781,346	9,275,217
–Lone Person Households	17.4%	24.8%	25.6%
–Group Households	1.8%	4.3%	3.9%
–Other Households	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
–Family Households	80.8%	70.9%	70.5%
–Couple with Children	45.7%	34.5%	31.4%
–Couple No Children	23.5%	24.5%	26.8%
–One Parent Family	10.9%	10.6%	11.1%
–Avg Children per Family	1.6	1.4	1.6
Currently Married	54.3%	47.0%	46.5%
Never Married	31.0%	38.0%	36.5%

Metrici	Berwick	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
University Qualifications	29.7%	37.0%	30.4%
–Bachelor Degree	19.3%	23.7%	20.0%
–Postgraduate Degree	7.6%	9.9%	7.6%
–Advanced Diploma	12.6%	11.2%	10.8%
–Certificate	20.5%	16.7%	22.0%
No Tertiary Qualifications	37.2%	35.2%	36.8%
Number of Schools	18	1,767	11,054
Total School Attendance	11,449	805,274	4,176,099
ICSEA Score	1,072	1,056	1,001
Education Drivers Ranking	83	97	100

#	School name	Type	Places	ICSEA	Distance (km)
1	Brentwood Park Primary School	Primary	1,031	1086	0.84
2	Berwick Fields Primary School	Primary	930	1041	0.92
3	Kambrya College	Secondary	2,158	1041	0.95
4	Berwick Primary School	Primary	947	1092	0.95
5	Nossal High School	Secondary	828	1144	0.96
6	St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar	Combined	876	1156	1.21
7	Cire Community School Berwick Campus	Combined	n.a	n.a	1.30
8	Beaconhills College - Village Campus	Combined	n.a	n.a	1.36
9	St Michael's School	Primary	447	1093	1.62
10	Haileybury Girls College - Berwick Campus	Combined	n.a	n.a	1.82
11	Haileybury College - Berwick Girls	Combined	n.a	n.a	1.84
12	Haileybury College - Berwick Boys	Combined	n.a	n.a	1.84
13	Berwick Lodge Primary School	Primary	540	1044	2.12
14	Berwick Chase Primary School	Primary	741	1040	2.43
15	Berwick Secondary College	Secondary	1,710	1023	2.47
16	St Catherine's Primary School	Primary	631	1103	2.72
17	St Francis Xavier College - Berwick Campus	Secondary	n.a	n.a	2.79
18	Timbarra P-9 College	Combined	610	1012	3.81

Metrici	Berwick	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Transport Stops	225	21,358	171,981
Routes	19	670	12,966
Weekly Trips	5,902	317,563	1,140,068
Avg Dist. Between Stops (m)	101	90	235
Avg Dist. to Local Pop. (m)	243	267	7,586
Population per Stop	246	256	161
Population per Trip	9.4	17.2	24.3
Population per Route	2,919	8,156	2,136
Public Transport Access Ranking	50	91	100
Vehicles per Dwelling	1.7	1.3	1.4
Work from Home	28.4%	32.6%	23.9%
Single Mode Commute	69.8%	64.8%	73.8%
Two Mode	1.4%	2.1%	1.9%
Three+ Mode	0.3%	0.5%	0.3%
–Car	91.7%	81.9%	84.1%
–Train	4.8%	7.7%	4.9%
–Bus	1.0%	2.4%	3.6%
–Walk	1.0%	3.2%	3.7%
–Cycle	0.2%	1.2%	1.0%
–Ferry	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
–Tram/Light Rail	0.0%	1.9%	0.5%
–Other	0.7%	0.9%	1.1%

Metrici	Berwick	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Private Health Cover Rate	59.2%	56.7%	55.7%
Need for Assistance	4.9%	5.5%	5.8%
Zero L/T Health Conditions	71.6%	72.6%	69.8%
One Long Term Condition	19.8%	19.3%	20.5%
Two Long Term Conditions	5.8%	5.5%	6.4%
3+ Long Term Conditions	2.7%	2.6%	3.3%
–Arthritis	6.7%	6.4%	7.7%
–Asthma	7.6%	7.3%	7.4%
–Cancer	2.4%	2.3%	2.6%
–Dementia / Alzheimers	0.5%	0.6%	0.7%
–Diabetes	4.4%	4.1%	4.3%
–Heart Disease	3.4%	3.1%	3.6%
–Kidney Disease	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
–Lung Condition	1.2%	1.1%	1.6%
–Mental Health Issue	7.4%	7.5%	8.0%
–Stroke	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
–Other Condition	6.9%	7.2%	7.3%

Metrici	Berwick	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Born Overseas	35.4%	37.3%	29.3%
Born in Australia	64.6%	62.7%	70.7%
Australian Citizens	85.2%	81.1%	83.8%
Speak English Only	70.2%	64.1%	76.4%
Speak Other Language	29.8%	35.9%	23.6%
Indigenous Population	0.4%	0.5%	2.2%
Largest Ethnic Group	English	English	English
Main Religion	Christianity	Christianity	Christianity
–Buddhism	4.9%	4.2%	2.6%
–Christianity	45.9%	43.0%	47.5%
–Hinduism	5.8%	4.4%	2.9%
–Islam	3.6%	5.6%	3.5%
–Judaism	0.1%	1.0%	0.4%
–Other	1.9%	2.3%	1.4%
–No Religion	37.8%	39.5%	41.6%

Metrici	Berwick	Comparison areaGreater Melbourne	Comparison areaAustralia
Median Age	38	37	38
Largest Age Group	35 to 44	25 to 34	25 to 34
Children (0-14)	19.7%	17.5%	17.5%
Working Age (15-64)	65.3%	67.5%	64.7%
Seniors (65+)	15.4%	15.0%	17.8%
Age Distribution Variance	21.0%	22.0%	16.0%
Dependency Ratio	54.0%	48.0%	55.0%
Fastest Growing Age Group	85+	85+	85+