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Burnside Heights VIC 3023

1,949 addresses · 87 streets

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

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Living Here

Burnside Heights is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,377 people, with a median age of 33. The typical household earns around $2,246 a week, with median rent near $411 a week. Most homes are houses. About 82% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Indian, Australian, Vietnamese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $749,000.

6,377Population
33Median age
$2,246Median household income / wk
$411Median rent / wk
3.6Avg 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 Heights itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Keilor Plains, 3.3 km east · Bus interchange: Watergardens Station, 3.7 km north-east · Airport: Melbourne Airport, 9.4 km north-east.

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Sport & Recreation

2 facilities recorded in Burnside Heights.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs7/10

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

$749,000House · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 1.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Burnside Heights

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

Tree cover measures, Burnside Heights VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20201.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.8% · Labour-force participation 70.6%

Population by age in Burnside Heights
Population by age, Burnside Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4454
5-141,382
15-19431
20-24356
25-34673
35-441,441
45-54818
55-64455
65-74267
75-8478
85+11
Dwelling types in Burnside Heights
Dwelling types, Burnside Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,565
Townhouse162
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Burnside Heights
Households by weekly income, Burnside Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650122
$650-1,499344
$1,500-2,999639
$3,000+510
Top ancestries in Burnside Heights
Top ancestries, Burnside Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Other1,904
Indian784
Australian741
Vietnamese600
English525
Filipino446
Housing tenure in Burnside Heights
Housing tenure, Burnside Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned316
Mortgage1,064
Rented309
Other4
Cars per household in Burnside Heights
Cars per household, Burnside Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
028
1361
2866
3303
4+145
Commute to work in Burnside Heights
Commute to work, Burnside Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,763
Train43
Bus14
Tram/ferry0
Walked16
Bicycle3
Home692
Top countries of birth in Burnside Heights
Top countries of birth, Burnside Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
India694
Vietnam385
Philippines296
Pakistan143
New Zealand99
North Macedonia87
Languages used at home in Burnside Heights
Languages used at home, Burnside Heights VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Vietnamese615
Punjabi313
Hindi238
Arabic210
Urdu199
Macedonian197

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