Kings Park vs Burnside Heights

Burnside Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 38 in Kings Park. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Kings Park, about half of households are couple families. In Burnside Heights, the large majority of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Burnside Heights: a median of $775,000, against $670,000 in Kings Park, and rent is higher there too. Kings Park is closer to the city centre: 26.4 km, against 31.2 km. 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Kings Park has more parks and reserves (9 vs 2)
  • Burnside Heights carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 50/100)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kings Park has cheaper houses ($670,000 vs $775,000)
  • Burnside Heights leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Kings Park has cheaper rent ($321/wk vs $411/wk)
  • Burnside Heights leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 26%)

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

Commuting to the city

Kings Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (26.4 km vs 31.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Kings Park has more residents already 65 and over (18% vs 6%)
  • Burnside Heights carries lower crime risk (29/100 vs 50/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kings Park Burnside Heights
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.

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Walkability 66 / 66
Kings Park — Walkability: 66/100 Burnside Heights — Walkability: 66/100
Safety 50 / 71
Kings Park — Safety: 50/100 Burnside Heights — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 5 / 4
Kings Park — Low fire risk: 5/100 Burnside Heights — Low fire risk: 4/100
Low flood risk 72 / 64
Kings Park — Low flood risk: 72/100 Burnside Heights — Low flood risk: 64/100

Demographics

Burnside Heights has higher household incomes ($116,792 vs $63,648); Kings Park has more residents (8,203 vs 6,377).

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Population 8,203
+22% vs other
 6,377
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.1% +5.0%
Median age 38 33
Median household income $63,648/yr $116,792/yr
+83% vs other
Median weekly rent $321/wk $411/wk
+28% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kings Park Burnside Heights
0-4 5.9% / 7.1%
Kings Park — 0-4: 5.9% Burnside Heights — 0-4: 7.1%
5-14 12.8% / 21.7%
Kings Park — 5-14: 12.8% Burnside Heights — 5-14: 21.7%
15-19 6.0% / 6.8%
Kings Park — 15-19: 6.0% Burnside Heights — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 6.4% / 5.6%
Kings Park — 20-24: 6.4% Burnside Heights — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 13.7% / 10.6%
Kings Park — 25-34: 13.7% Burnside Heights — 25-34: 10.6%
35-44 12.9% / 22.6%
Kings Park — 35-44: 12.9% Burnside Heights — 35-44: 22.6%
45-54 12.1% / 12.8%
Kings Park — 45-54: 12.1% Burnside Heights — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.3% / 7.1%
Kings Park — 55-64: 12.3% Burnside Heights — 55-64: 7.1%
65-74 12.1% / 4.2%
Kings Park — 65-74: 12.1% Burnside Heights — 65-74: 4.2%
75-84 4.9% / 1.2%
Kings Park — 75-84: 4.9% Burnside Heights — 75-84: 1.2%
85+ 1.0% / 0.2%
Kings Park — 85+: 1.0% Burnside Heights — 85+: 0.2%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kings Park 48.1% couple families
Kings Park — Couple Families: 48.1% Kings Park — One Parent Families: 24.8% Kings Park — Lone Person: 22.1% Kings Park — Group Household: 3.0% Kings Park — Other Families: 2.0%
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%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kings Park 22.8% renting
Kings Park — Owned Outright: 42.9% Kings Park — Mortgage: 34.3% Kings Park — Renting: 22.8%
Burnside Heights 18.3% renting
Burnside Heights — Owned Outright: 18.7% Burnside Heights — Mortgage: 63.0% Burnside Heights — Renting: 18.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Bachelor Degree 7.7% / 15.2%
Kings Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.7% Burnside Heights — Bachelor Degree: 15.2%
Certificate III & IV 9.1% / 8.3%
Kings Park — Certificate III & IV: 9.1% Burnside Heights — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.7% / 6.9%
Kings Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.7% Burnside Heights — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Postgraduate Degree 1.4% / 5.4%
Kings Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.4% Burnside Heights — Postgraduate Degree: 5.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 1.6%
Kings Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Burnside Heights — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

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.

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Vietnam 18.4% / 6.0%
Kings Park — Vietnam: 18.4% Burnside Heights — Vietnam: 6.0%
India 1.9% / 10.9%
Kings Park — India: 1.9% Burnside Heights — India: 10.9%
Philippines 2.8% / 4.6%
Kings Park — Philippines: 2.8% Burnside Heights — Philippines: 4.6%
Pakistan 1.0% / 2.2%
Kings Park — Pakistan: 1.0% Burnside Heights — Pakistan: 2.2%
Myanmar 3.0% / —
Kings Park — Myanmar: 3.0% Burnside Heights — Myanmar: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.0% / 1.6%
Kings Park — New Zealand: 1.0% Burnside Heights — New Zealand: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kings Park 95.2% houses
Kings Park — Houses: 95.2% Kings Park — Townhouses: 3.2% Kings Park — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Burnside Heights 90.7% houses
Burnside Heights — Houses: 90.7% Burnside Heights — Townhouses: 9.4% Burnside Heights — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Median house price $670,000 $775,000
Median unit price $502,500 $530,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 48 sales
 26 days
from 57 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.

Kings Park Burnside Heights
3 bed $660K / $710K
Kings Park — 3 bed: $660K (84 sales) Burnside Heights — 3 bed: $710K (52 sales)

84 vs 52 sales

4 bed $715K / $848K
Kings Park — 4 bed: $715K (23 sales) Burnside Heights — 4 bed: $848K (62 sales)

23 vs 62 sales

Zoning mix

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Residential 87% 83%
Parks and recreation 5% 13%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 4%
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

Kings Park Burnside Heights
New dwellings approved 670
across Brimbank
 4,602
across Melton
Approvals change year on year +40% +5%

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.

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Houses 4.1%
$535/wk on $675K
 3.8%
$560/wk on $770K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Kings Park Burnside Heights
House price Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 44% of VIC
Income — Higher than 88% of VIC
Schools Higher than 96% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 89% of VIC
same for both
Affordability — Higher than 90% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Grade C
same for both
Score 46/100 49/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Kings Park carries more crime risk (50 vs 29).

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Bushfire High
95/100
 High
96/100
Crime Moderate
50/100
 Low
29/100
Flood Low
28/100
 Low
36/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Inside the suburb 4 1
Rated above peers 3 0
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Kings Park

  • Kings Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Movelle Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Resurrection School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Copperfield College-Kings Park Junior Campus Government · Secondary

Schools in Burnside Heights

  • Kororoit Creek Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Parks & reserves 9 2
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Fuel stations 2 0

Mobility

Burnside Heights sits further from the CBD (31.2 km vs 26.4 km).

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Walkability score 66/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 26.4 km 31.2 km
+18% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 33 min 36 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 64.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 38.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3021
 1.0%
postcode 3023
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 3021
 43
postcode 3023

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.

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Car (driver) 74.1% / 63.7%
Kings Park — Car (driver): 74.1% Burnside Heights — Car (driver): 63.7%
Worked from Home 12.5% / 27.0%
Kings Park — Worked from Home: 12.5% Burnside Heights — Worked from Home: 27.0%
Car (passenger) 7.3% / 4.9%
Kings Park — Car (passenger): 7.3% Burnside Heights — Car (passenger): 4.9%
Train 4.6% / 3.1%
Kings Park — Train: 4.6% Burnside Heights — Train: 3.1%
Walked Only 0.7% / 0.6%
Kings Park — Walked Only: 0.7% Burnside Heights — Walked Only: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.1%).

Setting

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Elevation 81 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.0 km 16.6 km

NBN connectivity

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Connectivity score 75/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,907 premises
 58%
1,830 premises

Climate

Kings Park Burnside Heights
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)

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

Council rates

Kings Park Burnside Heights
Average residential rate $1,847/yr $1,779/yr
Council Brimbank Melton

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Kings Park

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Urban

Burnside Heights

Family Multicultural Outer Parks Urban

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