Burns Beach vs Currambine

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Burns Beach: a median of $1.6 million, against $1.08 million in Currambine, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Burns Beach tends to suit couples, while Currambine suits buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Burns Beach

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 40/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (90% vs 74%)
  • But Currambine has more parks and reserves (9 vs 4)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Currambine

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,085,000 vs $1,600,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Currambine

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (22% vs 8%)
  • has cheaper rent ($400/wk vs $650/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Currambine

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 44/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (29.9 km vs 33 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Currambine

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (82/100 vs 44/100)
  • But Burns Beach carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Burns Beach

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (20.6% vs -1.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Burns Beach and Currambine drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Burns Beach Currambine
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Burns Beach Currambine
Walkability 44 / 82
Burns Beach — Walkability: 44/100 Currambine — Walkability: 82/100
Safety 71 / 60
Burns Beach — Safety: 71/100 Currambine — Safety: 60/100
Low fire risk 14 / 13
Burns Beach — Low fire risk: 14/100 Currambine — Low fire risk: 13/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Burns Beach — Low flood risk: 100/100 Currambine — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Currambine has more residents (6,834 vs 4,071); Burns Beach rents higher ($650/wk vs $400/wk).

Burns Beach Currambine
Population 4,071 6,834
+68% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.6% -1.1%
Median age 40
same for both
Median household income $178,828/yr
+36% vs other
 $115,128/yr
Median weekly rent $650/wk
+38% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burns Beach Currambine
0-4 5.5% / 4.7%
Burns Beach — 0-4: 5.5% Currambine — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 15.8% / 13.0%
Burns Beach — 5-14: 15.8% Currambine — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 8.1% / 7.1%
Burns Beach — 15-19: 8.1% Currambine — 15-19: 7.1%
20-24 5.5% / 7.4%
Burns Beach — 20-24: 5.5% Currambine — 20-24: 7.4%
25-34 8.1% / 11.6%
Burns Beach — 25-34: 8.1% Currambine — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 14.1% / 11.7%
Burns Beach — 35-44: 14.1% Currambine — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 18.8% / 16.5%
Burns Beach — 45-54: 18.8% Currambine — 45-54: 16.5%
55-64 14.9% / 15.2%
Burns Beach — 55-64: 14.9% Currambine — 55-64: 15.2%
65-74 7.1% / 7.9%
Burns Beach — 65-74: 7.1% Currambine — 65-74: 7.9%
75-84 1.6% / 3.9%
Burns Beach — 75-84: 1.6% Currambine — 75-84: 3.9%
85+ 0.2% / 1.0%
Burns Beach — 85+: 0.2% Currambine — 85+: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burns Beach 82.5% couple families
Burns Beach — Couple Families: 82.5% Burns Beach — Lone Person: 9.1% Burns Beach — One Parent Families: 7.3% Burns Beach — Group Household: 0.7% Burns Beach — Other Families: 0.3%
Currambine 57.1% couple families
Currambine — Couple Families: 57.1% Currambine — Lone Person: 22.5% Currambine — One Parent Families: 16.7% Currambine — Group Household: 2.4% Currambine — Other Families: 1.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burns Beach 8.4% renting
Burns Beach — Owned Outright: 25.6% Burns Beach — Mortgage: 65.9% Burns Beach — Renting: 8.4%
Currambine 21.9% renting
Currambine — Owned Outright: 28.0% Currambine — Mortgage: 50.1% Currambine — Renting: 21.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Burns Beach Currambine
England 22.5% / 17.9%
Burns Beach — England: 22.5% Currambine — England: 17.9%
South Africa 8.8% / 6.6%
Burns Beach — South Africa: 8.8% Currambine — South Africa: 6.6%
Scotland 3.3% / 3.0%
Burns Beach — Scotland: 3.3% Currambine — Scotland: 3.0%
New Zealand 2.1% / 2.3%
Burns Beach — New Zealand: 2.1% Currambine — New Zealand: 2.3%
Ireland 1.7% / 1.5%
Burns Beach — Ireland: 1.7% Currambine — Ireland: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.5%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Burns Beach Currambine
Bachelor Degree 17.2% / 14.1%
Burns Beach — Bachelor Degree: 17.2% Currambine — Bachelor Degree: 14.1%
Certificate III & IV 13.4% / 16.4%
Burns Beach — Certificate III & IV: 13.4% Currambine — Certificate III & IV: 16.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.6% / 9.1%
Burns Beach — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6% Currambine — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.1%
Postgraduate Degree 4.7% / 3.6%
Burns Beach — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7% Currambine — Postgraduate Degree: 3.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.4%
Burns Beach — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Currambine — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burns Beach 98.7% houses
Burns Beach — Houses: 98.7% Burns Beach — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Burns Beach — Townhouses: 1.3%
Currambine 90.6% houses
Currambine — Houses: 90.6% Currambine — Flats / Apartments: 6.7% Currambine — Townhouses: 2.7%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Burns Beach Currambine
Median house price $1,600,000 $1,085,000
Median unit price — $620,000
Median land price $750,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 41 days
from 62 sales
 28 days
from 48 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Burns Beach Currambine
3 bed $1.43M / $870K
Burns Beach — 3 bed: $1.43M (15 sales) Currambine — 3 bed: $870K (16 sales)

15 vs 16 sales

4 bed $1.6M / $1.14M
Burns Beach — 4 bed: $1.6M (82 sales) Currambine — 4 bed: $1.14M (52 sales)

82 vs 52 sales

5 bed $1.84M / $1.24M
Burns Beach — 5 bed: $1.84M (15 sales) Currambine — 5 bed: $1.24M (7 sales)

15 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Burns Beach Currambine
New dwellings approved 463
across Joondalup
same for both
Approvals change year on year +53%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Burns Beach Currambine
Houses 4.1%
$1,500/wk on $1.89M
 4.2%
$800/wk on $1M
Units — 5.7%
$740/wk on $670K

Ranking within WA

Burns Beach Currambine
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 98% of WA Higher than 81% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 81% of WA Higher than 96% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 89% of WA
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 92% of WA Higher than 83% of WA
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 33% of WA Higher than 34% of WA
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 69% of WA

Liveability

Currambine is more walkable (82 vs 44).

Burns Beach Currambine
Grade B
same for both
Score 64/100 63/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Currambine carries more crime risk (40 vs 29).

Burns Beach Currambine
Bushfire High
86/100
 High
87/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
40/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion Low
33/100
 None
0/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Burns Beach Currambine
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 5.1 km
 1
ECU Joondalup Campus, 2.4 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.3% 3.1%

Schools in Burns Beach

  • Burns Beach Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Currambine

  • Currambine Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Francis Jordan Catholic School Catholic · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Burns Beach Currambine
Supermarkets 0 6
Cafes & restaurants 0 3
Parks & reserves 4 9
Childcare 1 3
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2

Mobility

Burns Beach sits further from the CBD (33 km vs 29.9 km).

Burns Beach Currambine
Walkability score 44/100 82/100
Distance to Perth 33 km
+9% vs other
 29.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 26 min
Public transport score 74/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 29.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 45.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.4%
postcode 6028
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 75
postcode 6028
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Burns Beach Currambine
Car (driver) 74.4% / 72.8%
Burns Beach — Car (driver): 74.4% Currambine — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 12.1% / 9.3%
Burns Beach — Worked from Home: 12.1% Currambine — Worked from Home: 9.3%
Train 8.4% / 10.4%
Burns Beach — Train: 8.4% Currambine — Train: 10.4%
Car (passenger) 4.0% / 4.8%
Burns Beach — Car (passenger): 4.0% Currambine — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 0.7% / 1.0%
Burns Beach — Walked Only: 0.7% Currambine — Walked Only: 1.0%
Bus 0.3% / 1.3%
Burns Beach — Bus: 0.3% Currambine — Bus: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.4%).

Setting

Burns Beach Currambine
Elevation 26 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 54 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 708 m
3.1 km to a named beach
 2.4 km

NBN connectivity

Burns Beach Currambine
Connectivity score 80/100 70/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 64%
1,234 premises
 45%
2,848 premises

Climate

Burns Beach Currambine
Annual rainfall 716 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 29.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 10.4°C
same for both

Council rates

Burns Beach Currambine
Average residential rate $1,782/yr
same for both
Council Joondalup
same for both

Federal electorate

Burns Beach Currambine
Division Pearce Moore
Member Tracey Roberts Tom French
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burns Beach Currambine
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burns Beach

Coastal Large Blocks Outer Premium

Currambine

Coastal Outer Parks

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