Berala flood risk
Of Berala’s 3,691 mapped properties, 23.1% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Berala’s flood exposure is above the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Check a specific Berala address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Berala
Flood and bushfire areas across Berala. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Berala
Berala sits in the Cumberland council area, which recorded 15,355 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 15,355 total. Figures are for the whole Cumberland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Berala
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Berala shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Berala
Berala is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
High density residential — apartments and higher-rise living, usually near centres or transport.
Zone: High Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: Medium Density Residential
School catchments in Berala
Berala can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Berala
At the 2021 Census, 58.8% of Berala’s 8,757 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Berala
Cumberland council approved 1,829 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cumberland council area (not just Berala). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cumberland
Compare Berala with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.