Burnside vs Leabrook

Burnside is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 55 in Leabrook. In both, most households own their home. In Burnside, most homes are detached houses and about half of households are couple families. In Leabrook, most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Leabrook: a median of $1.9 million, against $1.74 million in Burnside, though rent is higher in Burnside. Leabrook is closer to the city centre: 5.7 km, against 7.4 km. On these figures, Burnside tends to suit families with children and couples, while Leabrook suits people living alone and older residents.

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

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • is already more of a family suburb (65% vs 36%)

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

First-home buyers

Leabrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($570,000 vs $668,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Leabrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($308/wk vs $375/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Leabrook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 67/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Leabrook

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (60% vs 29%)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (41% vs 22%)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 67/100)
  • But Burnside carries lower crime risk (22/100 vs 32/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Burnside and Leabrook 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 Leabrook
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 Leabrook
Walkability 67 / 87
Burnside — Walkability: 67/100 Leabrook — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 78 / 68
Burnside — Safety: 78/100 Leabrook — Safety: 68/100
Low fire risk 15 / 100
Burnside — Low fire risk: 15/100 Leabrook — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 30 / 30
Burnside — Low flood risk: 30/100 Leabrook — Low flood risk: 30/100

Demographics

Burnside has more residents (3,060 vs 1,605); Burnside has higher household incomes ($117,364 vs $88,036).

Burnside Leabrook
Population 3,060
+48% vs other
 1,605
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +4.4% +2.0%
Median age 43 55
Median household income $117,364/yr
+25% vs other
 $88,036/yr
Median weekly rent $375/wk
+18% vs other
 $308/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Burnside Leabrook
0-4 4.6% / 3.5%
Burnside — 0-4: 4.6% Leabrook — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 14.7% / 7.9%
Burnside — 5-14: 14.7% Leabrook — 5-14: 7.9%
15-19 6.9% / 5.7%
Burnside — 15-19: 6.9% Leabrook — 15-19: 5.7%
20-24 4.9% / 4.3%
Burnside — 20-24: 4.9% Leabrook — 20-24: 4.3%
25-34 8.4% / 8.3%
Burnside — 25-34: 8.4% Leabrook — 25-34: 8.3%
35-44 12.5% / 9.5%
Burnside — 35-44: 12.5% Leabrook — 35-44: 9.5%
45-54 14.5% / 9.7%
Burnside — 45-54: 14.5% Leabrook — 45-54: 9.7%
55-64 11.4% / 10.3%
Burnside — 55-64: 11.4% Leabrook — 55-64: 10.3%
65-74 10.4% / 12.0%
Burnside — 65-74: 10.4% Leabrook — 65-74: 12.0%
75-84 8.8% / 15.7%
Burnside — 75-84: 8.8% Leabrook — 75-84: 15.7%
85+ 2.5% / 13.1%
Burnside — 85+: 2.5% Leabrook — 85+: 13.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Burnside 32.6% lone person
Burnside — Lone Person: 32.6% Burnside — Couple Families: 53.7% Burnside — One Parent Families: 11.5% Burnside — Group Household: 1.4% Burnside — Other Families: 0.7%
Leabrook 60.1% lone person
Leabrook — Lone Person: 60.1% Leabrook — Couple Families: 28.9% Leabrook — One Parent Families: 7.2% Leabrook — Group Household: 2.2% Leabrook — Other Families: 1.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Burnside 17.7% renting
Burnside — Owned Outright: 43.9% Burnside — Mortgage: 38.4% Burnside — Renting: 17.7%
Leabrook 25.5% renting
Leabrook — Owned Outright: 48.7% Leabrook — Mortgage: 25.8% Leabrook — Renting: 25.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Burnside Leabrook
Bachelor Degree 24.1% / 25.0%
Burnside — Bachelor Degree: 24.1% Leabrook — Bachelor Degree: 25.0%
Postgraduate Degree 12.0% / 11.2%
Burnside — Postgraduate Degree: 12.0% Leabrook — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.3% / 8.9%
Burnside — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.3% Leabrook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Certificate III & IV 6.1% / 5.4%
Burnside — Certificate III & IV: 6.1% Leabrook — Certificate III & IV: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.8% / 3.1%
Burnside — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8% Leabrook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.0%).

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 Leabrook
England 5.2% / 6.5%
Burnside — England: 5.2% Leabrook — England: 6.5%
China 5.2% / 3.6%
Burnside — China: 5.2% Leabrook — China: 3.6%
India 2.6% / 2.5%
Burnside — India: 2.6% Leabrook — India: 2.5%
Malaysia 1.4% / 0.8%
Burnside — Malaysia: 1.4% Leabrook — Malaysia: 0.8%
Iran 1.1% / —
Burnside — Iran: 1.1% Leabrook — Iran: not among its largest
Italy — / 1.0%
Burnside — Italy: not among its largest Leabrook — Italy: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Burnside 70.6% houses
Burnside — Houses: 70.6% Burnside — Townhouses: 25.6% Burnside — Flats / Apartments: 3.8%
Leabrook 40.3% houses
Leabrook — Houses: 40.3% Leabrook — Townhouses: 32.9% Leabrook — Flats / Apartments: 26.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Burnside Leabrook
Median house price $1,737,500 $1,895,000
Median unit price $668,000 $570,000
Median land price $1,788,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 35 sales
 51 days
from 5 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 Leabrook
3 bed $1.42M / $1.65M
Burnside — 3 bed: $1.42M (28 sales) Leabrook — 3 bed: $1.65M (7 sales)

28 vs 7 sales

4 bed $1.98M / $2.09M
Burnside — 4 bed: $1.98M (26 sales) Leabrook — 4 bed: $2.09M (10 sales)

26 vs 10 sales

5 bed $2.18M / $2.75M
Burnside — 5 bed: $2.18M (10 sales) Leabrook — 5 bed: $2.75M (5 sales)

10 vs 5 sales

Zoning mix

Burnside has more land zoned for conservation (11% vs 0%).

Burnside Leabrook
Residential 87% 96%
Environmental 11% 0%
Commercial 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
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 Leabrook
New dwellings approved 250
across Burnside
same for both
Approvals change year on year +32%
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 Leabrook
Houses 2.3%
$800/wk on $1.77M
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within SA

Burnside Leabrook
House price Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 92% of SA
Income Higher than 92% of SA Higher than 67% of SA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 87% of SA Higher than 97% of SA
Affordability Higher than 32% of SA Higher than 5% of SA
EV adoption Higher than 99% of SA Higher than 94% of SA
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of SA
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 6% of SA —

Liveability

Leabrook scores higher overall (85 vs 57); Leabrook is more walkable (87 vs 67).

Burnside Leabrook
Grade B A+
Score 57/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Burnside carries more bushfire risk (85 vs 0); Leabrook carries more crime risk (32 vs 22).

Burnside Leabrook
Bushfire High
85/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
22/100
 Low
32/100
Flood High
70/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Burnside Leabrook
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 3.5 km
 3
Adelaide University, Magill Campus, 2.9 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.8% 2.8%

Schools in Burnside

  • Burnside Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Leabrook

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Burnside Leabrook
Supermarkets 0 2
Cafes & restaurants 2
same for both
Parks & reserves 10 3
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 14 3

Mobility

Burnside Leabrook
Walkability score 67/100 87/100
Distance to Adelaide 7.4 km
+23% vs other
 5.7 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 11 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 40.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 35.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 5066
 1.9%
postcode 5068
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 66
postcode 5066
 45
postcode 5068

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 Leabrook
Car (driver) 66.8% / 63.8%
Burnside — Car (driver): 66.8% Leabrook — Car (driver): 63.8%
Worked from Home 19.3% / 18.5%
Burnside — Worked from Home: 19.3% Leabrook — Worked from Home: 18.5%
Bus 5.9% / 5.9%
Burnside — Bus: 5.9% Leabrook — Bus: 5.9%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 4.8%
Burnside — Car (passenger): 4.9% Leabrook — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Bicycle 1.7% / 4.6%
Burnside — Bicycle: 1.7% Leabrook — Bicycle: 4.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (66.8%).

Setting

Burnside Leabrook
Elevation 171 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 13.9 km

NBN connectivity

Burnside Leabrook
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 6%
1,326 premises
 0%
866 premises

Climate

Burnside Leabrook
Annual rainfall 969 mm 457 mm
Summer max (Jan) 23.8°C 29.1°C
Winter min (Jul) 5.4°C 8.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Burnside Leabrook
PM2.5 6.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 17.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 1.12 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Burnside Leabrook
Average residential rate $2,410/yr
same for both
Council Burnside
same for both

Federal electorate

Burnside Leabrook
Division Sturt
same for both
Member Claire Clutterham
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Burnside Leabrook
Grant amount $15,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Burnside

Inner Parks Premium Professionals River Townhouses

Leabrook

Inner Parks Premium Professionals Retirees River Townhouses

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