Burswood WA 6100
2,498 addresses · 48 streets
Swan Electorate › Victoria Park LGA › Burswood · 4 km from Perth
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Living Here
Burswood is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,779 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,975 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 49% of households own their home and 50% 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.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Victoria Park - Lathlain - Burswood statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Burswood itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
3 childcare & kindergartens
2 butchers
1 electrician
Getting around. Train station: Burswood, 350 m north-east · Metro station: Perth Underground, 3.9 km west · Railway halt: Canning Junction, 7.1 km south · Bus interchange: Causeway Bus Station, 1 km south-west · Ferry wharf: Barrack Street Jetty, 3.7 km west · Airport: Perth Airport, 6.5 km 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: 4.9% 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 | 4.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 9.0% |
Demographics
Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 69.4%
Population by age in Burswood
| 0-4 | 115 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 131 |
| 15-19 | 85 |
| 20-24 | 237 |
| 25-34 | 617 |
| 35-44 | 444 |
| 45-54 | 353 |
| 55-64 | 365 |
| 65-74 | 302 |
| 75-84 | 107 |
| 85+ | 28 |
Dwelling types in Burswood
| House | 234 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 233 |
| Apartment | 810 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Burswood
| <$650 | 151 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 272 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 421 |
| $3,000+ | 338 |
Top ancestries in Burswood
| English | 806 |
|---|---|
| Other | 556 |
| Australian | 551 |
| Chinese | 328 |
| Irish | 255 |
| Ancestry NS | 212 |
Housing tenure in Burswood
| Owned | 296 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 318 |
| Rented | 626 |
| Other | 11 |
Cars per household in Burswood
| 0 | 82 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 630 |
| 2 | 437 |
| 3 | 79 |
| 4+ | 24 |
Commute to work in Burswood
| Car | 1,008 |
|---|---|
| Train | 72 |
| Bus | 93 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 47 |
| Bicycle | 17 |
| Home | 158 |
Top countries of birth in Burswood
| England | 170 |
|---|---|
| China | 101 |
| Malaysia | 81 |
| New Zealand | 79 |
| India | 77 |
| Nepal | 64 |
Languages used at home in Burswood
| Mandarin | 173 |
|---|---|
| Nepali | 63 |
| Spanish | 62 |
| Cantonese | 61 |
| Italian | 36 |
| Korean | 26 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
139,693 bird observations recorded near Burswood — most often seen:
- Pacific Black Duck (7,712)
- Willie Wagtail (6,824)
- Eurasian Coot (6,556)
- Rainbow Lorikeet (6,528)
- Australian White Ibis (6,427)
- Red Wattlebird (6,318)
- Dusky Moorhen (6,283)
- Australian Raven (6,059)
- Singing Honeyeater (5,377)
- Australasian Grebe (5,344)
- Australasian Darter (5,296)
- Australian Wood Duck (4,839)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (4,766)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Burswood
- Black Swan (4,739)
- Little Pied Cormorant (4,687)
- Little Black Cormorant (4,600)
- Magpie-lark (4,357)
- New Holland Honeyeater (3,937)
- Brown Honeyeater (3,866)
- Australian Magpie (3,722)
- Australian Pelican (3,627)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (3,578)
- Silver Gull (3,520)
- Welcome Swallow (3,320)
- Australian Shelduck (3,144)
- Hardhead (3,137)
- Spotted Turtle-dove (3,011)
- Grey Teal (2,956)
- South-western Australian Magpie (2,584)
- Great Egret (2,579)
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 Burswood:
- Lathlain (0.9 km)
- Rivervale (1.5 km)
- Victoria Park (1.6 km)
- East Perth (2.3 km)
- Kensington (2.7 km)
- Carlisle (2.7 km)
- East Victoria Park (3 km)
- Maylands (3.3 km)
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Streets
- Asquith Street (1)
- Benporath Street (21)
- Bolton Avenue (2)
- Bow River Crescent (317)
- Burswood Road (266)
- Camfield Drive (5)
- Caviar Lane (9)
- Charnley Gardens (5)
- Claude Street (22)
- Clydesdale Street (91)
- Craig Street (1)
- Egham Road (44)
- Goodwood Parade (276)
- Graham Farmer Freeway (2)
- Great Eastern Highway (30)
- Griffiths Street (4)
- Hampton Street (230)
- Harper Street (37)
- Harvey Street (109)
- Hawthorne Place (1)
- Howick Street (42)
- Karasi Street (13)
- Kitchener Avenue (56)
- Kitchener Way (1)
- Leigh Street (40)
- Oldfield Street (91)
- Pallinup Street (5)
- Racecourse Boulevard (4)
- Resort Drive (1)
- Riversdale Road (95)
- Roger Mackay Drive (1)
- Rushton Street (86)
- Seabiscuit Drive (2)
- Shepperton Road (13)
- Shoreline Drive (34)
- Stiles Avenue (35)
- Sunbury Road (10)
- Teague Street (41)
- Teddington Road (63)
- The Circus (242)
- The Promenade (16)
- Thorogood Street (31)
- Tranquil Lane (6)
- Twickenham Road (36)
- Vantage Way (6)
- Verdant Way (6)
- Victoria Park Drive (34)
- Vivian Street (15)