Suburbs Burwood Heights

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Burwood Heights NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Burwood Heights, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Burwood Heights NSW is 1,134 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Burwood Heights is $903 per week ($46,956 per year). Median rent in Burwood Heights is $475 per week ($2,058 per month). Burwood Heights has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Burwood Heights has a population density of 5017.7 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Burwood Heights is China. The most common religion is Catholic (33% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Burwood Heights is $2,227.

There were 4 recorded offences in Burwood Heights in 2025-26, a rate of 4 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (2 offences).

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📍 Burwood Heights, New South Wales — 33.8894°S, 151.1040°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (64)

Burwood Heights Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Burwood Heights Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$903/wk
$46,956 per year
#2089 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$475/wk
$2,058 per month
#822 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,227/mo
Avg household size: 2.7 · 1 per bedroom

Burwood Heights Demographics

Gender Split

Male 45.8% (519) Female 54.2% (615)

Population Density

5017.7
people per km²
1,134 people · 0.2 km²

Households

2.7
Avg household size
1
Persons per bedroom
$2,411
Family income/wk

Burwood Heights 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)

Burwood Heights Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
54.3% 132 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
45.7% 111 dwellings

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

Burwood Heights Country of Birth

Australia
69.9%
China
16.2%
India
4.5%
Greece
3.1%
England
2.8%
Hong Kong
1.4%
Canada
1.1%
Egypt
0.9%

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

Burwood Heights Religion

Catholic
33.0%
No Religion
30.1%
Not stated
14.1%
Eastern Orthodox
7.4%
Anglican
4.8%
Buddhism
4.5%
Hinduism
3.4%
Christian (other)
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Burwood Heights Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
82.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
11.8%
Year 11 or equivalent
3.5%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.1%

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

Burwood Heights Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
28.9%
Italian
16.3%
Arabic
15.3%
Cantonese
11.6%
Greek
11.6%
Spanish
6.8%
Polish
5.3%
Korean
4.2%

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

Burwood Heights Employment

💼
Employed full-time
38.4% 305 people
⏰
Employed part-time
19.6% 156 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.7% 29 people
🏠
Not in labour force
38.3% 304 people

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

Burwood Heights Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
43.7%
Postgraduate Degree
20.2%
Certificate III/IV
16.9%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
14.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.5%
Certificate I/II
1.2%

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

Burwood Heights Occupation

Professionals
40.0%
Managers
18.0%
Clerical & Administrative
12.0%
Technicians & Trade Workers
11.5%
Community & Personal Service
7.2%
Sales Workers
4.3%
Labourers
4.1%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.9%

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

Burwood Heights Field of Study

Management & Commerce
30.2%
Health
16.4%
Society & Culture
10.6%
Information Technology
9.4%
Engineering
9.4%
Education
7.7%
Natural & Physical Sciences
5.1%
Creative Arts
4.8%
Architecture & Building
3.1%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
1.9%
Agriculture & Environment
1.2%

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

Burwood Heights Dwelling Types

Separate house
74.3%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
17.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
8.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Burwood Heights Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.6%
$300-$399/wk
2.9%
$400-$499/wk
4.0%
$500-$649/wk
3.4%
$650-$799/wk
4.9%
$800-$999/wk
5.7%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
7.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
4.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
14.3%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.7%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.3%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.4%
$4,000+/wk
20.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Burwood Heights Marital Status

💍
Married
47.9% 463
↔️
Separated
1.6% 15
📋
Divorced
7.1% 69
🕊️
Widowed
7.8% 75
👤
Never married
35.6% 344

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Burwood Heights Ancestry

Chinese
21.4%
Australian
13.5%
English
12.3%
Italian
12.2%
Other
9.9%
Lebanese
7.8%
Greek
7.4%
Irish
4.2%
Indian
3.5%
Scottish
2.9%
Korean
2.5%
Vietnamese
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Burwood Heights School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
22.5%
Primary — Catholic
15.4%
Secondary — Catholic
14.8%
Vocational Education
13.2%
Pre-school
11.5%
Secondary — Government
11.0%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
9.3%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
2.2%

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

Burwood Heights Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.8% 97
✅
No need for assistance
95.2% 1,918

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

Burwood Heights Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
12.8% 108
—
Not a volunteer
87.2% 738

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Burwood Heights Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
8.8%
$800-$999/mo
5.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
8.8%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
12.5%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
26.3%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
20.0%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
18.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Burwood Heights How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
58.3%
Did not go to work
26.2%
Car (passenger)
5.0%
Train
3.6%
Bus
3.3%
Walked only
2.6%
Truck
1.0%

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

Burwood Heights Car Ownership

0 vehicles
13.9%
1 vehicle
35.7%
2 vehicles
34.3%
3 vehicles
13.1%
4+ vehicles
3.0%

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

Burwood Heights Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
6.9%
2 bedrooms
34.7%
3 bedrooms
25.1%
4 bedrooms
22.6%
5 bedrooms
6.9%
6+ bedrooms
3.9%

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

Burwood Heights Population Mobility

17.3%
moved in the last year
43.9%
moved in the last 5 years
4.9%
unemployment rate (Census)
56.8%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Burwood Heights Indigenous Population

0.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
3
Indigenous residents
2,011
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Burwood Heights Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
51
Asthma
30
Diabetes
15
Arthritis
15
Stroke
14
Heart disease
9
Lung condition
8
Cancer
6
Dementia
4
Kidney disease
3

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

Burwood Heights Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
14.2%
$1-$149/wk
2.9%
$150-$299/wk
6.3%
$300-$399/wk
3.1%
$400-$499/wk
2.8%
$500-$649/wk
3.2%
$650-$799/wk
7.0%
$800-$999/wk
8.3%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.9%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
9.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
2.7%
$3,500+/wk
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Burwood Heights Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
37.6%
Couple — no children under 15
25.1%
Couple — no children
24.0%
One parent — no children under 15
8.4%
One parent — children under 15
4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Burwood Heights Military Service

🏅
Previously served
0.4% 3
👤
Never served
99.6% 851

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Burwood Heights Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
11.6% 99
—
Did not provide
88.4% 751

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Burwood Heights Children Ever Born

No children
41.9%
1 child
18.8%
2 children
24.3%
3 children
11.9%
4 children
3.2%

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

Burwood Heights When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
3
1951–1960
22
1961–1970
46
1971–1980
36
1981–1990
56
1991–2000
59
2001–2010
93
2011–2015
69
2016
13
2017
33
2018
12
2019
18
2020
14

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

Burwood Heights Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
19.4%
5–14 hours
28.2%
15–29 hours
13.6%
30+ hours
7.7%
Did not do domestic work
31.1%

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

Burwood Heights Household Size

1 person
22.8%
2 persons
29.3%
3 persons
19.8%
4 persons
16.3%
5 persons
7.3%
6+ persons
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Burwood Heights Where Residents Moved From

Same address
829
Moved from NSW
145
Moved — same area (SA2)
15
Moved from VIC
10

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

Burwood Heights Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
94.0%
Step family — no other children
6.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Burwood Heights Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 4 total

Theft
2
Other Against Person
1
Other Against Property
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Burwood Heights Schools

64
schools nearby
31
government
1075
avg ICSEA score
30,878
total students
Meriden School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,761 students
1180
ICSEA
MLC School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,393 students
1177
ICSEA
Trinity Grammar School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 2,296 students
1168
ICSEA
Presbyterian Ladies' College Sydney Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,495 students
1160
ICSEA
Yeo Park Infants School Government
Primary · K-2 · 48 students
1144
ICSEA
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 427 students
1140
ICSEA
Santa Sabina College Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,320 students
1139
ICSEA
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 163 students
1136
ICSEA
St Patrick's College, Strathfield Independent
Combined · 5-12 · 1,598 students
1126
ICSEA
Rosebank College Independent
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,472 students
1125
ICSEA
Haberfield Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 542 students
1125
ICSEA
All Hallows Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 462 students
1125
ICSEA
St Martha's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 315 students
1120
ICSEA
Croydon Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 576 students
1119
ICSEA
Ashbury Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 356 students
1111
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 64 schools

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

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Burwood Heights Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,087/wk
Median Rent $475/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.8%

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

If you earn X in Burwood Heights

≈ $9,044/month
Median rent $475/wk
Left after rent $1,612/wk
Rent share 22.8%

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Burwood Heights vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Perthville
Pop: 567 Income: $878/wk Rent: $340/wk
Trundle
Pop: 568 Income: $599/wk Rent: $170/wk
Medlow Bath
Pop: 569 Income: $745/wk Rent: $398/wk
Gerroa
Pop: 571 Income: $905/wk Rent: $480/wk
Quorrobolong
Pop: 573 Income: $828/wk Rent: $430/wk
Balaclava (NSW)
Pop: 574 Income: $840/wk Rent: $500/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Burwood Heights

What is the population of Burwood Heights NSW?

The population of Burwood Heights NSW is 1,134 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 5017.7 people per km².Burwood Heights is ranked #3,788 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Burwood Heights?

The median personal income in Burwood Heights NSW is $903 per week, or $46,956 per year.The median household income is $2,087 per week.Family income is $2,411 per week.Burwood Heights is ranked #2,089 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Burwood Heights?

Median rent in Burwood Heights NSW is $475 per week ($2,058 per month).Rent represents 22.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Burwood Heights ranks #822 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Burwood Heights?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Burwood Heights NSW is $2,227. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Burwood Heights?

The median age in Burwood Heights NSW is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Burwood Heights a good suburb to live in?

Burwood Heights is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 1,134.The median income is $903/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.8% 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: 10717. All dollar figures in AUD.