Berala is an inner suburb of Sydney, which connects the inner west, south west and western parts of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located only 16 kilometres west of the central business district, in the local government area of Cumberland Council. Postcode: 2141, sharing it with Lidcombe.

According to the 2021 census, there were 8,610 residents in Berala. The most common reported ancestries were Chinese 37.3%, English 8.1%, Australian 7.4%, Vietnamese 5.4% and Philipino 3.9%. The next most common countries of birth were China 17.2%, Vietnam 8.5%, Philippines 3.2% South Korea 3.2%. 21.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 17.8%, Cantonese 14.6%, Arabic 6.2%, Vietnamese 4.7% and Korean 2.9%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 27.4%, Catholic 17.9%, Islam 15.2% and Buddhism 12.3%.

Berala railway station is on the Main Southern railway line. Bus services run between Auburn and Bankstown.