Burnside Heights vs Burnside

Burnside Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 37 in Burnside. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Burnside Heights tends to suit families with children and couples.

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

Burnside Heights

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 65/100)
  • is already more of a family suburb (91% vs 76%)
  • But Burnside has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Commuting to the city

Burnside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (28.3 km vs 31.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Burnside

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (16% vs 6%)
  • But Burnside Heights carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 65/100)

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

Investors

Burnside

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (22.1% vs 5.0%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Burnside Heights Burnside
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.

Burnside Heights Burnside
Walkability 66 / 61
Burnside Heights — Walkability: 66/100 Burnside — Walkability: 61/100
Safety 71 / 35
Burnside Heights — Safety: 71/100 Burnside — Safety: 35/100
Low fire risk 4 / 5
Burnside Heights — Low fire risk: 4/100 Burnside — Low fire risk: 5/100
Low flood risk 64 / 53
Burnside Heights — Low flood risk: 64/100 Burnside — Low flood risk: 53/100

Demographics

Burnside Heights has higher household incomes ($116,792 vs $97,292); Burnside skews older (37 vs 33).

Burnside Heights Burnside
Population 6,377
+9% vs other
 5,800
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.0% +22.1%
Median age 33 37
Median household income $116,792/yr
+17% vs other
 $97,292/yr
Median weekly rent $411/wk
+3% vs other
 $400/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burnside Heights Burnside
0-4 7.1% / 6.0%
Burnside Heights — 0-4: 7.1% Burnside — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 21.7% / 14.7%
Burnside Heights — 5-14: 21.7% Burnside — 5-14: 14.7%
15-19 6.8% / 7.2%
Burnside Heights — 15-19: 6.8% Burnside — 15-19: 7.2%
20-24 5.6% / 5.7%
Burnside Heights — 20-24: 5.6% Burnside — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 10.6% / 12.4%
Burnside Heights — 25-34: 10.6% Burnside — 25-34: 12.4%
35-44 22.6% / 14.6%
Burnside Heights — 35-44: 22.6% Burnside — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 12.8% / 12.3%
Burnside Heights — 45-54: 12.8% Burnside — 45-54: 12.3%
55-64 7.1% / 11.2%
Burnside Heights — 55-64: 7.1% Burnside — 55-64: 11.2%
65-74 4.2% / 7.3%
Burnside Heights — 65-74: 4.2% Burnside — 65-74: 7.3%
75-84 1.2% / 5.1%
Burnside Heights — 75-84: 1.2% Burnside — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 0.2% / 3.4%
Burnside Heights — 85+: 0.2% Burnside — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burnside Heights 75.7% couple families
Burnside Heights — Couple Families: 75.7% Burnside Heights — One Parent Families: 15.3% Burnside Heights — Lone Person: 6.1% Burnside Heights — Group Household: 1.6% Burnside Heights — Other Families: 1.3%
Burnside 63.2% couple families
Burnside — Couple Families: 63.2% Burnside — One Parent Families: 12.6% Burnside — Lone Person: 21.5% Burnside — Group Household: 1.4% Burnside — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burnside Heights 18.3% renting
Burnside Heights — Owned Outright: 18.7% Burnside Heights — Mortgage: 63.0% Burnside Heights — Renting: 18.3%
Burnside 10.8% renting
Burnside — Owned Outright: 31.0% Burnside — Mortgage: 58.3% Burnside — Renting: 10.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burnside Heights Burnside
Bachelor Degree 15.2% / 12.3%
Burnside Heights — Bachelor Degree: 15.2% Burnside — Bachelor Degree: 12.3%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 10.6%
Burnside Heights — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Burnside — Certificate III & IV: 10.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.9% / 7.4%
Burnside Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9% Burnside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.4%
Postgraduate Degree 5.4% / 3.2%
Burnside Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4% Burnside — Postgraduate Degree: 3.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.6% / 1.1%
Burnside Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6% Burnside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

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.

Burnside Heights Burnside
India 10.9% / 5.0%
Burnside Heights — India: 10.9% Burnside — India: 5.0%
Philippines 4.6% / 6.2%
Burnside Heights — Philippines: 4.6% Burnside — Philippines: 6.2%
Vietnam 6.0% / 4.7%
Burnside Heights — Vietnam: 6.0% Burnside — Vietnam: 4.7%
Iraq 1.3% / 2.7%
Burnside Heights — Iraq: 1.3% Burnside — Iraq: 2.7%
Pakistan 2.2% / 1.0%
Burnside Heights — Pakistan: 2.2% Burnside — Pakistan: 1.0%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.2%
Burnside Heights — New Zealand: 1.6% Burnside — New Zealand: 1.2%
Sri Lanka 1.3% / 1.4%
Burnside Heights — Sri Lanka: 1.3% Burnside — Sri Lanka: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burnside Heights 90.7% houses
Burnside Heights — Houses: 90.7% Burnside Heights — Townhouses: 9.4% Burnside Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Burnside 85.3% houses
Burnside — Houses: 85.3% Burnside — Townhouses: 14.2% Burnside — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burnside Heights Burnside
Median house price $775,000 $790,000
Median unit price $530,000 —
Median land price — $603,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 57 sales
 27 days
from 83 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.

Burnside Heights Burnside
3 bed $710K / $735K
Burnside Heights — 3 bed: $710K (52 sales) Burnside — 3 bed: $735K (43 sales)

52 vs 43 sales

4 bed $848K / $848K
Burnside Heights — 4 bed: $848K (62 sales) Burnside — 4 bed: $848K (76 sales)

62 vs 76 sales

Zoning mix

Burnside Heights Burnside
Residential 83% 84%
Parks and recreation 13% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 6%
Commercial 0% 5%
Industrial 0% 2%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Burnside Heights Burnside
New dwellings approved 4,602
across Melton
same for both
Approvals change year on year +5%
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.

Burnside Heights Burnside
Houses 3.8%
$560/wk on $770K
 3.5%
$610/wk on $910K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Burnside Heights Burnside
House price Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Income Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 67% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 60% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 78% of VIC Higher than 77% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 53% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC

Liveability

Burnside Heights scores higher overall (49 vs 36).

Burnside Heights Burnside
Grade C
same for both
Score 49/100 36/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Burnside carries more crime risk (65 vs 29); Burnside carries more flood risk (47 vs 36).

Burnside Heights Burnside
Bushfire High
96/100
 High
95/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Moderate
65/100
Flood Low
36/100
 Moderate
47/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Burnside Heights Burnside
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Burnside Heights

  • Kororoit Creek Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Burnside

  • Burnside Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Burnside Heights Burnside
Supermarkets 0 1
Parks & reserves 2 4
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Waterways 0 2

Mobility

Burnside Heights sits further from the CBD (31.2 km vs 28.3 km).

Burnside Heights Burnside
Walkability score 66/100 61/100
Distance to Melbourne 31.2 km
+9% vs other
 28.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 36 min 32 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 38.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 86.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.0%
postcode 3023
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 3023
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.

Burnside Heights Burnside
Car (driver) 63.7% / 68.0%
Burnside Heights — Car (driver): 63.7% Burnside — Car (driver): 68.0%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 21.9%
Burnside Heights — Worked from Home: 27.0% Burnside — Worked from Home: 21.9%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 5.4%
Burnside Heights — Car (passenger): 4.9% Burnside — Car (passenger): 5.4%
Train 3.1% / 3.0%
Burnside Heights — Train: 3.1% Burnside — Train: 3.0%
Bus 0.5% / 1.3%
Burnside Heights — Bus: 0.5% Burnside — Bus: 1.3%
Walked Only 0.6% / 0.3%
Burnside Heights — Walked Only: 0.6% Burnside — Walked Only: 0.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.0%).

Setting

Burnside Heights Burnside
Elevation 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 76 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.6 km 14.9 km

NBN connectivity

Burnside Heights Burnside
Connectivity score 77/100 73/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 58%
1,830 premises
 50%
1,585 premises

Climate

Burnside Heights Burnside
Annual rainfall 518 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Burnside Heights Burnside
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Burnside Heights Burnside
Average residential rate $1,779/yr
same for both
Council Melton
same for both

Federal electorate

Burnside Heights Burnside
Division Gorton
same for both
Member Alice Jordan-Baird
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burnside Heights Burnside
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burnside Heights

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

Burnside

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River

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