Burwood Heights NSW 2136
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Watson Electorate › Burwood LGA › Burwood Heights · 10 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Burwood Heights is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 1,134 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $2,087 a week, with median rent near $475 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Croydon Park - Enfield statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Burwood Heights itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 playgrounds
2 carpenters
Getting around. Train station: Croydon, 1.3 km north-east · Metro station: Campsie, 2.4 km south · Light rail stop: Arlington, 3.5 km south-east · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 7.1 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Cabarita, 5.6 km north · Airport: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport, 9.6 km south-east.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 11.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 11.3% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 11.6% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 10.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.9% · Labour-force participation 56.8%
Population by age in Burwood Heights
| 0-4 | 52 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 115 |
| 15-19 | 63 |
| 20-24 | 70 |
| 25-34 | 198 |
| 35-44 | 165 |
| 45-54 | 119 |
| 55-64 | 133 |
| 65-74 | 81 |
| 75-84 | 81 |
| 85+ | 53 |
Dwelling types in Burwood Heights
| House | 179 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 56 |
| Apartment | 135 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Burwood Heights
| <$650 | 45 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 86 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 105 |
| $3,000+ | 113 |
Top ancestries in Burwood Heights
| Chinese | 243 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 153 |
| Ancestry NS | 144 |
| English | 140 |
| Italian | 138 |
| Other | 112 |
Housing tenure in Burwood Heights
| Owned | 132 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 111 |
| Rented | 127 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Burwood Heights
| 0 | 51 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 131 |
| 2 | 126 |
| 3 | 48 |
| 4+ | 11 |
Commute to work in Burwood Heights
| Car | 191 |
|---|---|
| Train | 11 |
| Bus | 10 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 8 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 207 |
Top countries of birth in Burwood Heights
| China | 133 |
|---|---|
| Italy | 50 |
| India | 33 |
| Philippines | 21 |
| England | 19 |
| South Korea | 19 |
Languages used at home in Burwood Heights
| Mandarin | 122 |
|---|---|
| Arabic | 75 |
| Cantonese | 73 |
| Italian | 70 |
| Greek | 40 |
| Spanish | 25 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
126,677 bird observations recorded near Burwood Heights — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (10,804)
- Australian White Ibis (9,597)
- Noisy Miner (8,942)
- Common Myna (7,197)
- Australian Magpie (6,230)
- Australian Raven (6,103)
- Rock Dove (5,967)
- Pied Currawong (5,333)
- Welcome Swallow (5,168)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (4,644)
- Magpie-lark (4,452)
- Silver Gull (4,181)
- Crested Pigeon (3,417)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Burwood Heights
- Dusky Moorhen (3,388)
- Grey Butcherbird (3,256)
- Willie Wagtail (3,223)
- Superb Fairy-wren (3,214)
- Masked Lapwing (3,112)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (3,007)
- Red Wattlebird (2,732)
- Chestnut Teal (2,605)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,604)
- Common Starling (2,539)
- Little Black Cormorant (2,311)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (2,247)
- Little Corella (2,183)
- Laughing Kookaburra (2,154)
- White-faced Heron (2,119)
- Australasian Figbird (2,040)
- Silvereye (1,908)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Burwood Heights:
- Enfield (0.7 km)
- Croydon Park (0.8 km)
- Burwood (1.4 km)
- Croydon (1.5 km)
- Ashbury (1.9 km)
- Strathfield (2 km)
- Strathfield South (2.1 km)
- Ashfield (2.1 km)
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Streets
- Ardgryffe Street (11)
- Arthur Street (17)
- Beaufort Street (1)
- Bligh Street (19)
- Burwood Road (181)
- Claremont Road (43)
- Culdees Road (38)
- Elm Street (30)
- Faunce Street (7)
- George Street (48)
- Kelso Street (27)
- Lily Street (27)
- Liverpool Road (96)
- Waratah Street (5)