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Burnside SA 5066

1,513 addresses · 54 streets

Sturt Electorate › Burnside LGA › Burnside · 6 km from Adelaide

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Living Here

Burnside is a suburb of South Australia, home to about 3,060 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $2,257 a week, with median rent near $375 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 17% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,825,000.

3,060Population
43Median age
$2,257Median household income / wk
$375Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Burnside - Wattle Park statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Burnside itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Adelaide, 6.5 km west · Bus interchange: Klemzig Interchange, 6.2 km north · Airport: Adelaide Airport, 12.1 km west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs10/10

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.

Median Sale Prices

$1,825,000House · 2026 1Q

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Metropolitan Median House Sales, Valuer-General South Australia.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 27.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Burnside

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Burnside SA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202027.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202164.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.4% · Labour-force participation 62.7%

Population by age in Burnside
Population by age, Burnside SA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4142
5-14450
15-19210
20-24149
25-34256
35-44382
45-54443
55-64349
65-74318
75-84270
85+78
Dwelling types in Burnside
Dwelling types, Burnside SA (ABS Census 2021)
House810
Townhouse294
Apartment38
Other0
Households by weekly income in Burnside
Households by weekly income, Burnside SA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650135
$650-1,499219
$1,500-2,999328
$3,000+392
Top ancestries in Burnside
Top ancestries, Burnside SA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,043
Australian882
Other467
Chinese344
Scottish284
Irish231
Housing tenure in Burnside
Housing tenure, Burnside SA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned491
Mortgage429
Rented198
Other23
Cars per household in Burnside
Cars per household, Burnside SA (ABS Census 2021)
036
1420
2476
3145
4+62
Commute to work in Burnside
Commute to work, Burnside SA (ABS Census 2021)
Car947
Train0
Bus67
Tram/ferry0
Walked18
Bicycle22
Home255
Top countries of birth in Burnside
Top countries of birth, Burnside SA (ABS Census 2021)
China159
England159
India79
Malaysia42
Iran34
New Zealand29
Languages used at home in Burnside
Languages used at home, Burnside SA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin217
Arabic75
Italian46
Cantonese37
Persian36
Greek28

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,729 bird observations recorded near Burnside — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Burnside

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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