Vermont South vs Burwood East

Burwood East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 46 in Vermont South. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Vermont South, most households are couple families. In Burwood East, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Vermont South: a median of $1.49 million, against $1.3 million in Burwood East, and rent is higher there too. Burwood East is closer to the city centre: 19.5 km, against 29.6 km. On these figures, Vermont South tends to suit 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

Vermont South

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 76/100)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (88% vs 74%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 61%)
  • But Burwood East has more parks and reserves (25 vs 14)

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

First-home buyers

Burwood East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($635,000 vs $850,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($1,300,000 vs $1,494,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Burwood East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (27% vs 15%)
  • has cheaper rent ($439/wk vs $496/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Burwood East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (19.5 km vs 29.6 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

  • Vermont South carries lower crime risk (61/100 vs 76/100)
  • Burwood East has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 12%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Vermont South Burwood East
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.

Vermont South Burwood East
Walkability 89 / 93
Vermont South — Walkability: 89/100 Burwood East — Walkability: 93/100
Safety 39 / 24
Vermont South — Safety: 39/100 Burwood East — Safety: 24/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Vermont South — Low fire risk: 100/100 Burwood East — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 39 / 81
Vermont South — Low flood risk: 39/100 Burwood East — Low flood risk: 81/100

Demographics

Vermont South has higher household incomes ($101,088 vs $83,720); Vermont South rents higher ($496/wk vs $439/wk).

Vermont South Burwood East
Population 11,954
+11% vs other
 10,675
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.4% +3.9%
Median age 46 41
Median household income $101,088/yr
+17% vs other
 $83,720/yr
Median weekly rent $496/wk
+11% vs other
 $439/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Vermont South Burwood East
0-4 3.8% / 4.0%
Vermont South — 0-4: 3.8% Burwood East — 0-4: 4.0%
5-14 11.0% / 9.7%
Vermont South — 5-14: 11.0% Burwood East — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 5.9% / 4.8%
Vermont South — 15-19: 5.9% Burwood East — 15-19: 4.8%
20-24 6.7% / 7.7%
Vermont South — 20-24: 6.7% Burwood East — 20-24: 7.7%
25-34 9.2% / 14.9%
Vermont South — 25-34: 9.2% Burwood East — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 11.0% / 12.7%
Vermont South — 35-44: 11.0% Burwood East — 35-44: 12.7%
45-54 13.2% / 12.8%
Vermont South — 45-54: 13.2% Burwood East — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 12.4% / 11.1%
Vermont South — 55-64: 12.4% Burwood East — 55-64: 11.1%
65-74 13.8% / 9.5%
Vermont South — 65-74: 13.8% Burwood East — 65-74: 9.5%
75-84 8.9% / 9.3%
Vermont South — 75-84: 8.9% Burwood East — 75-84: 9.3%
85+ 4.1% / 3.5%
Vermont South — 85+: 4.1% Burwood East — 85+: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Vermont South 57.9% couple families
Vermont South — Couple Families: 57.9% Vermont South — Lone Person: 23.7% Vermont South — One Parent Families: 14.0% Vermont South — Group Household: 3.0% Vermont South — Other Families: 1.4%
Burwood East 45.8% couple families
Burwood East — Couple Families: 45.8% Burwood East — Lone Person: 30.7% Burwood East — One Parent Families: 14.9% Burwood East — Group Household: 6.9% Burwood East — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Vermont South 14.6% renting
Vermont South — Owned Outright: 50.9% Vermont South — Mortgage: 34.6% Vermont South — Renting: 14.6%
Burwood East 26.7% renting
Burwood East — Owned Outright: 44.2% Burwood East — Mortgage: 29.1% Burwood East — Renting: 26.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Vermont South Burwood East
Bachelor Degree 20.3% / 21.2%
Vermont South — Bachelor Degree: 20.3% Burwood East — Bachelor Degree: 21.2%
Postgraduate Degree 9.7% / 10.4%
Vermont South — Postgraduate Degree: 9.7% Burwood East — Postgraduate Degree: 10.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.8% / 8.6%
Vermont South — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.8% Burwood East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6%
Certificate III & IV 7.1% / 7.6%
Vermont South — Certificate III & IV: 7.1% Burwood East — Certificate III & IV: 7.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.7% / 2.2%
Vermont South — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.7% Burwood East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.2%).

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.

Vermont South Burwood East
China 14.2% / 16.2%
Vermont South — China: 14.2% Burwood East — China: 16.2%
India 3.4% / 5.0%
Vermont South — India: 3.4% Burwood East — India: 5.0%
Malaysia 4.2% / 3.5%
Vermont South — Malaysia: 4.2% Burwood East — Malaysia: 3.5%
Sri Lanka 2.4% / 3.8%
Vermont South — Sri Lanka: 2.4% Burwood East — Sri Lanka: 3.8%
Greece 1.6% / 3.8%
Vermont South — Greece: 1.6% Burwood East — Greece: 3.8%
England 2.4% / 1.4%
Vermont South — England: 2.4% Burwood East — England: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Vermont South 88.1% houses
Vermont South — Houses: 88.1% Vermont South — Townhouses: 9.3% Vermont South — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Burwood East 73.8% houses
Burwood East — Houses: 73.8% Burwood East — Townhouses: 18.1% Burwood East — Flats / Apartments: 8.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Vermont South Burwood East
Median house price $1,494,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price $850,000 $635,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 123 sales
 25 days
from 105 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Vermont South Burwood East
2 bed $637K / $640K
Vermont South — 2 bed: $637K (7 sales) Burwood East — 2 bed: $640K (47 sales)

7 vs 47 sales

3 bed $985K / $830K
Vermont South — 3 bed: $985K (8 sales) Burwood East — 3 bed: $830K (8 sales)

8 vs 8 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.

Vermont South Burwood East
3 bed $1.3M / $1.23M
Vermont South — 3 bed: $1.3M (23 sales) Burwood East — 3 bed: $1.23M (70 sales)

23 vs 70 sales

4 bed $1.46M / $1.33M
Vermont South — 4 bed: $1.46M (109 sales) Burwood East — 4 bed: $1.33M (59 sales)

109 vs 59 sales

5 bed $1.66M / $1.46M
Vermont South — 5 bed: $1.66M (44 sales) Burwood East — 5 bed: $1.46M (21 sales)

44 vs 21 sales

Zoning mix

Vermont South Burwood East
Residential 68% 73%
Parks and recreation 22% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 11%
Commercial 2% 9%
Other and special use 1% 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

Vermont South Burwood East
New dwellings approved 879
across Whitehorse
same for both
Approvals change year on year +17%
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.

Vermont South Burwood East
Houses 3.0%
$830/wk on $1.42M
 3.1%
$700/wk on $1.18M
Units 5.2%
$650/wk on $645K
 4.8%
$605/wk on $650K

Ranking within VIC

Vermont South Burwood East
House price Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Income Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools Higher than 68% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 10% of VIC Higher than 8% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 93% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 17% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC

Liveability

Vermont South Burwood East
Grade A
same for both
Score 72/100 75/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Vermont South carries more flood risk (61 vs 19); Burwood East carries more crime risk (76 vs 61).

Vermont South Burwood East
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
61/100
 High
76/100
Flood Moderate
61/100
 Low
19/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Vermont South Burwood East
Inside the suburb 6 7
Rated above peers 2
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 2
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 6.7 km
 2
Deakin University, Melbourne Burwood Campus, 3.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.9% 4.2%

Schools in Vermont South

  • Livingstone Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Weeden Heights Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Emmaus College Catholic · Combined at peers
  • Emmaus College - Junior School Catholic · Combined
  • Holy Saviour Parish School Catholic · Primary
  • Vermont South Special School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Burwood East

  • Burwood East Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Burwood Heights Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Forest Hill College Government · Secondary below peers
  • Forest Hill College-Forest Hill Deaf Facility Government · Secondary
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Basketball Burwood Independent · Secondary
  • Blackburn English Language School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Vermont South Burwood East
Supermarkets 3 7
Cafes & restaurants 8 21
Parks & reserves 14 25
Childcare 10 8
GPs 4 3
Pharmacies 2 4
Hospitals 0 3
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 2
Fuel stations 3 2
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Vermont South sits further from the CBD (29.6 km vs 19.5 km).

Vermont South Burwood East
Walkability score 89/100 93/100
Distance to Melbourne 29.6 km
+34% vs other
 19.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 35 min 31 min
Public transport score 79/100
Tram · Bus
 80/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 225.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 260.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 3133
 1.9%
postcode 3151
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3133
 31
postcode 3151

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.

Vermont South Burwood East
Car (driver) 53.8% / 52.8%
Vermont South — Car (driver): 53.8% Burwood East — Car (driver): 52.8%
Worked from Home 37.5% / 35.3%
Vermont South — Worked from Home: 37.5% Burwood East — Worked from Home: 35.3%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 4.3%
Vermont South — Car (passenger): 3.7% Burwood East — Car (passenger): 4.3%
Train 2.7% / 2.9%
Vermont South — Train: 2.7% Burwood East — Train: 2.9%
Bus 1.1% / 1.9%
Vermont South — Bus: 1.1% Burwood East — Bus: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).

Setting

Vermont South Burwood East
Elevation 99 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 129 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 18.2 km 15.1 km

NBN connectivity

Vermont South Burwood East
Connectivity score 75/100 78/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 3%
4,718 premises
 15%
4,943 premises

Climate

Vermont South Burwood East
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Vermont South Burwood East
PM2.5 4.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Vermont South Burwood East
Average residential rate $1,516/yr
same for both
Council Whitehorse
same for both

Federal electorate

Vermont South Burwood East
Division Deakin Chisholm
Member Matt Gregg Carina Garland
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Vermont South Burwood East
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Vermont South

Multicultural Outer Parks Premium Professionals Quiet Retirees Trams

Burwood East

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Trams Transport Hub

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