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Burnside VIC 3023

2,602 addresses · 120 streets

Gorton Electorate › Melton LGA › Burnside · 20 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Burnside is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 5,800 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,871 a week, with median rent near $400 a week. Most homes are houses. About 84% of households own their home and 10% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Filipino. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $730,000.

5,800Population
37Median age
$1,871Median household income / wk
$400Median rent / wk
3.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Caroline Springs, 2.4 km south-west · Bus interchange: Caroline Springs Station/Christies Rd, 2.4 km south-west · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 11.1 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😐Around average · 5/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs4/10

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

$730,000House · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.6% 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 VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.6% · Labour-force participation 59.6%

Population by age in Burnside
Population by age, Burnside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4349
5-14854
15-19415
20-24332
25-34718
35-44844
45-54715
55-64649
65-74425
75-84294
85+200
Dwelling types in Burnside
Dwelling types, Burnside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,489
Townhouse247
Apartment10
Other0
Households by weekly income in Burnside
Households by weekly income, Burnside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650268
$650-1,499404
$1,500-2,999571
$3,000+395
Top ancestries in Burnside
Top ancestries, Burnside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,539
Australian810
English686
Filipino556
Vietnamese459
Maltese392
Housing tenure in Burnside
Housing tenure, Burnside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned498
Mortgage937
Rented173
Other100
Cars per household in Burnside
Cars per household, Burnside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
093
1493
2685
3289
4+156
Commute to work in Burnside
Commute to work, Burnside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,586
Train27
Bus24
Tram/ferry0
Walked7
Bicycle3
Home473
Top countries of birth in Burnside
Top countries of birth, Burnside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines361
India290
Vietnam274
Iraq158
Malta146
Sri Lanka80
Languages used at home in Burnside
Languages used at home, Burnside VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese422
Tagalog224
Spanish155
Arabic139
Filipino135
Macedonian115

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

20,843 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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.