The name Berrima is believed to derive from an Aboriginal word meaning either "southward" or "black swan". See more

Berrima has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
• Argyle Street: Berrima Correctional Centre
• Argyle Street: Berrima Internment Camp Huts Area
• Argyle … See more

Berrima Gaol was built over five years with much work done by convicts in irons. Conditions at the gaol were harsh, prisoners spent most of their days in cells and the only light … See more

• Estelle Asmodelle (born 1964), model, music composer and scientist, grew up in Berrima and left at age 16
• Louisa Atkinson (1834–1872), naturalist and writer
• Jimmy Barnes (born 1956), lead singer of Cold Chisel See more

The area around Berrima was once occupied by the Dharawal Aborigines.
The region and Wingecarribee River was first visited by Europeans during the late 1790s, including a … See more

Berrima Court House was built between 1836 and 1838. It was designed by the colonial architect Mortimer Lewis in a Roman style. Four Doric columns support a See more

At the 2021 census, 813 people were living in Berrima.
In the 2016 census, there were 666 people in Berrima. 73.8% of people were born in Australia and … See more