Suburbs Burnside (Vic.)

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Burnside VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Burnside, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Burnside VIC is 5,800 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Burnside is $676 per week ($35,152 per year). Median rent in Burnside is $400 per week ($1,733 per month). Burnside has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Burnside has a population density of 2272.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Burnside is India. The most common religion is Catholic (40% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Burnside is $2,000.

There were 251 recorded offences in Burnside in 2025-25, a rate of 43 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (128 offences).

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📍 Burnside, Victoria — 37.7502°S, 144.7525°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (21)

Burnside Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Burnside Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$676/wk
$35,152 per year
#5892 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$400/wk
$1,733 per month
#1854 of 14,663
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Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,000/mo
Avg household size: 3.1 · 0.9 per bedroom

Burnside Demographics

Gender Split

Male 48.9% (2,832) Female 51.1% (2,963)

Population Density

2272.7
people per km²
5,800 people · 2.6 km²

Households

3.1
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,054
Family income/wk

Burnside Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Burnside Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
34.7% 498 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
65.3% 937 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Burnside Country of Birth

Australia
82.9%
India
8.7%
England
1.7%
Croatia
1.3%
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1.1%
Egypt
0.9%
Chile
0.9%
Afghanistan
0.8%
China
0.8%
Germany
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Burnside Religion

Catholic
40.1%
No Religion
20.1%
Islam
9.4%
Not stated
7.3%
Buddhism
6.4%
Eastern Orthodox
5.8%
Christian (other)
5.6%
Hinduism
5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Burnside Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
74.2%
Year 10 or equivalent
11.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Burnside Languages Spoken at Home

Other
33.5%
Vietnamese
18.1%
SAL Tot
16.0%
SAL Tagalog
8.8%
Spanish
6.3%
Arabic
5.8%
IAL Punjabi
5.8%
SAL Filipin
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Burnside Employment

💼
Employed full-time
36.6% 1,524 people
⏰
Employed part-time
19.9% 831 people
🔍
Unemployed
5.1% 212 people
🏠
Not in labour force
38.4% 1,599 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Burnside Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
34.7%
Certificate III/IV
29.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.0%
Postgraduate Degree
8.9%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.2%
Certificate I/II
2.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Burnside Occupation

Professionals
26.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
15.5%
Clerical & Administrative
14.7%
Community & Personal Service
13.7%
Managers
10.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
6.8%
Labourers
6.3%
Sales Workers
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Burnside Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.8%
Engineering
18.8%
Society & Culture
12.3%
Health
12.1%
Information Technology
7.3%
Education
7.1%
Architecture & Building
6.2%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.3%
Creative Arts
3.6%
Agriculture & Environment
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Burnside Dwelling Types

Separate house
85.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
13.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Burnside Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.3%
$1-$149/wk
1.3%
$150-$299/wk
1.2%
$300-$399/wk
1.6%
$400-$499/wk
6.5%
$500-$649/wk
3.3%
$650-$799/wk
7.3%
$800-$999/wk
5.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
5.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.8%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.5%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
9.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.1%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.4%
$4,000+/wk
11.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Burnside Marital Status

💍
Married
53.4% 2,459
↔️
Separated
3.1% 144
📋
Divorced
5.7% 261
🕊️
Widowed
6.7% 307
👤
Never married
31.1% 1,431

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Burnside Ancestry

Other
26.6%
Australian
14.0%
English
11.8%
Filipino
9.6%
Vietnamese
7.9%
Maltese
6.8%
Indian
6.0%
Chinese
5.3%
Italian
4.6%
Irish
2.7%
Macedonian
2.6%
Greek
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Burnside School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
30.3%
Secondary — Government
21.5%
Pre-school
10.4%
Secondary — Catholic
9.5%
Primary — Catholic
9.2%
Vocational Education
9.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
4.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Burnside Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
7.7% 843
✅
No need for assistance
92.3% 10,106

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Burnside Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
7.8% 339
—
Not a volunteer
92.2% 3,997

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Burnside Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.5%
$300-$449/mo
2.6%
$450-$599/mo
1.3%
$600-$799/mo
2.8%
$800-$999/mo
4.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
14.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
16.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
27.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
15.3%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
12.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Burnside How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
74.0%
Did not go to work
14.8%
Car (passenger)
5.9%
Train
1.4%
Bus
1.2%
Truck
1.0%
Other
0.7%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.4%
Walked only
0.4%
Bicycle
0.2%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Burnside Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.4%
1 vehicle
28.7%
2 vehicles
39.9%
3 vehicles
16.8%
4+ vehicles
9.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Burnside Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.5%
2 bedrooms
11.0%
3 bedrooms
36.5%
4 bedrooms
42.4%
5 bedrooms
8.3%
6+ bedrooms
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Burnside Population Mobility

10.1%
moved in the last year
33.6%
moved in the last 5 years
7.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
59.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Burnside Indigenous Population

0.4%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
45
Indigenous residents
11,040
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Burnside Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
325
Diabetes
214
Asthma
212
Arthritis
136
Heart disease
108
Kidney disease
67
Stroke
67
Lung condition
61
Cancer
43
Dementia
28

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Burnside Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
17.3%
$1-$149/wk
5.5%
$150-$299/wk
7.2%
$300-$399/wk
4.7%
$400-$499/wk
3.1%
$500-$649/wk
2.6%
$650-$799/wk
7.4%
$800-$999/wk
11.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.2%
$3,500+/wk
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Burnside Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
49.6%
Couple — no children under 15
24.7%
Couple — no children
15.3%
One parent — no children under 15
5.3%
One parent — children under 15
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Burnside Military Service

🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 4
🏅
Previously served
1.3% 57
👤
Never served
98.6% 4,284

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Burnside Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.9% 513
—
Did not provide
88.1% 3,800

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Burnside Children Ever Born

No children
30.7%
1 child
12.9%
2 children
32.4%
3 children
16.5%
4 children
5.7%
5+ children
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Burnside When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
25
1951–1960
90
1961–1970
191
1971–1980
187
1981–1990
384
1991–2000
499
2001–2010
615
2011–2015
338
2016
124
2017
67
2018
53
2019
82
2020
20
2021
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Burnside Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
17.5%
5–14 hours
21.6%
15–29 hours
10.3%
30+ hours
8.2%
Did not do domestic work
42.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Burnside Household Size

1 person
17.9%
2 persons
22.0%
3 persons
17.3%
4 persons
25.0%
5 persons
9.9%
6+ persons
7.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Burnside Where Residents Moved From

Same address
4,887
Moved from VIC
461
Moved — same area (SA2)
46
Moved from overseas
19
Moved from NSW
3
Moved from QLD
3
Moved from WA
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Burnside Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
89.9%
Step family — no other children
6.1%
Blended family — no other children
3.0%
Intact family — other children present
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Burnside Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 251 total

Theft
128
Property Damage
21
Assault
20
Break & Enter
20
Justice Procedures
18
Drug Offences
15
Fraud
13
Public Order
7
Weapons
6
Robbery
3

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Burnside Schools

21
schools nearby
14
government
1004
avg ICSEA score
11,454
total students
Kororoit Creek Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 1,156 students
1082
ICSEA
Gilson College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 1,102 students
1073
ICSEA
Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 494 students
1062
ICSEA
Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs Catholic
Secondary · 7-10 · 1,079 students
1045
ICSEA
Burnside Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 442 students
1039
ICSEA
Springside Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 976 students
1019
ICSEA
Creekside K-9 College Government
Combined · Prep-9 · 1,287 students
1018
ICSEA
Brookside P-9 College Government
Combined · Prep-9 · 1,225 students
1013
ICSEA
St Peter Chanel School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 506 students
1012
ICSEA
Lakeview Senior College Government
Secondary · 10-12 · 1,049 students
1004
ICSEA
Deer Park West Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 389 students
989
ICSEA
Movelle Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 124 students
969
ICSEA
Kings Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 367 students
966
ICSEA
Resurrection School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 453 students
957
ICSEA
Albanvale Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 313 students
950
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 21 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Burnside Rent Prices & Affordability

21%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,871/wk
Median Rent $400/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.4%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Burnside

≈ $8,108/month
Median rent $400/wk
Left after rent $1,471/wk
Rent share 21.4%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

North Bendigo
Income: $707/wk Rent: $285/wk Save: $115/wk
White Hills (Vic.)
Income: $750/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $100/wk
Canadian
Income: $749/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $100/wk
Mount Clear
Income: $728/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $90/wk
Frankston North
Income: $575/wk Rent: $315/wk Save: $85/wk
Ardeer
Income: $698/wk Rent: $340/wk Save: $60/wk
Lovely Banks
Income: $798/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $50/wk
Sydenham (Vic.)
Income: $724/wk Rent: $369/wk Save: $31/wk

Burnside vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

St Kilda West
Pop: 2,951 Income: $1,314/wk Rent: $385/wk
Heathcote (Vic.)
Pop: 2,962 Income: $490/wk Rent: $255/wk
Woori Yallock
Pop: 2,964 Income: $743/wk Rent: $346/wk
Gowanbrae
Pop: 2,971 Income: $930/wk Rent: $445/wk
Stratford (Vic.)
Pop: 2,980 Income: $719/wk Rent: $290/wk
Lucas
Pop: 2,994 Income: $923/wk Rent: $380/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Burnside

What is the population of Burnside VIC?

The population of Burnside VIC is 5,800 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2272.7 people per km².Burnside is ranked #1,355 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Burnside?

The median personal income in Burnside VIC is $676 per week, or $35,152 per year.The median household income is $1,871 per week.Family income is $2,054 per week.Burnside is ranked #5,892 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Burnside?

Median rent in Burnside VIC is $400 per week ($1,733 per month).Rent represents 21.4% of household income, which is considered affordable.Burnside ranks #1,854 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Burnside?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Burnside VIC is $2,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Burnside?

The median age in Burnside VIC is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Burnside a good suburb to live in?

Burnside is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 5,800.The median income is $676/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.4% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 20419. All dollar figures in AUD.