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Burwood VIC 3125

9,202 addresses · 178 streets

Chisholm Electorate › Whitehorse LGA › Burwood · 14 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

An eastern Melbourne suburb home to a major university campus, Burwood mixes family homes with student housing. Households average 2.5 people and the median age is 34. Median household income is $1,684 a week, with rent around $411.

Burwood is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 15,147 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,684 a week, with median rent near $411 a week. Most homes are houses. About 58% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Chinese, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,370,000.

15,147Population
34Median age
$1,684Median household income / wk
$411Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Jordanville, 2.5 km south · Tram stop: Stop 63: Deakin University, 150 m north-east · Railway halt: Box Hill, 5.7 km north · Bus interchange: Box Hill Station, 3.5 km north · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 14.3 km south.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Burwood.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources3/10
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

$1,370,000House · 2024
$787,500Unit · 2024

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

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 16.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Burwood

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

Tree cover measures, Burwood VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202144.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 7.2% · Labour-force participation 60.9%

Population by age in Burwood
Population by age, Burwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4602
5-141,421
15-191,021
20-241,987
25-342,765
35-441,802
45-541,713
55-641,398
65-741,060
75-84838
85+545
Dwelling types in Burwood
Dwelling types, Burwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House3,163
Townhouse1,451
Apartment842
Other0
Households by weekly income in Burwood
Households by weekly income, Burwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,100
$650-1,4991,245
$1,500-2,9991,418
$3,000+1,363
Top ancestries in Burwood
Top ancestries, Burwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Chinese3,792
English3,167
Australian2,803
Other2,121
Irish1,114
Indian1,022
Housing tenure in Burwood
Housing tenure, Burwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,650
Mortgage1,478
Rented2,031
Other217
Cars per household in Burwood
Cars per household, Burwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0585
12,148
21,940
3514
4+203
Commute to work in Burwood
Commute to work, Burwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,317
Train87
Bus119
Tram/ferry139
Walked137
Bicycle15
Home2,302
Top countries of birth in Burwood
Top countries of birth, Burwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China2,030
India944
Sri Lanka481
Malaysia454
England307
Vietnam263
Languages used at home in Burwood
Languages used at home, Burwood VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin2,496
Cantonese656
Greek450
Sinhalese343
Hindi295
Vietnamese249

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

287,560 bird observations recorded near Burwood — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Burwood

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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