Burnside Heights VIC 3023

Burnside Heights is a suburb in Victoria, 31 km from Melbourne CBD, around 36 minutes by car. Population is 6,377; the median age is 33 and the median household income is $116,792 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population grew 5.0% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $411 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,000. The area shows high bushfire risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.

Is Burnside Heights a good suburb?

Burnside Heights scores a C (49/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit, prices, and community, weaker on safety.

Schools

Mixed results

1 school

Transit

Very walkable

Walkability 66/100 · 31.2 km · 36 min drive to Melbourne

Prices

More affordable than most

Median $775K · More affordable than 90% of VIC

Safety

High bushfire risk

Fire 96/100 · Crime 29/100 · Flood 36/100

Community

Advantaged

SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 33 · 6,377 residents

C

Liveability Rating

49 / 100 · Ranked #440 in VIC

Each bar is Burnside Heights's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.

Schools quality no data
too few schools to rate
Safety
27
Bushfire High · Crime Low · Flood Low
Socio-economic
52
Advantaged
Walkability
63
Walkable
CBD access
72
31.2 km · 36 min drive to Melbourne
How it's calculated: Safety rank 27 × 25% + Socio-economic rank 52 × 25% + Walkability rank 63 × 15% + CBD access rank 72 × 10% = 49 / 100. Missing components rebalance the remaining weights.

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49 / 100

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Median House Price

Public listings data

Burnside Heights's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $775,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.

Houses

$775,000

last 6 quarters

In line with its 5 neighbours (median $780,000)

↑ +5.8% year-on-year

Based on 121 recorded sales in the last 24 months.

Typically sold in 26 days — median across 57 sales that recorded a listing period

By bedrooms

  • 3 bed 52 sales $710K
  • 4 bed 62 sales $848K

Units

$530,000

Based on only 4 sales — small sample, take as indicative.

Currently for Sale

Last 6 months

Houses in Burnside Heights are currently listed at around $770,000 on average. Based on 17 houses listed in the past six months.

$770K

last 3 months
↓ −1.0% vs previous 6 months from $778K
Since 2022: $725K → $805K (+11%)

17 houses listed in the last 6 months.

18 of the suburb's 1,726 dwellings (1.0%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.

Rental Market

Advertised rents · last 6 months

Houses in Burnside Heights rent for around $560 a week on average, based on 14 houses listed for rent in the past six months.

$560/wk

last 2 months

In line with its 5 neighbours (median $550/wk)

↓ −1.8% vs previous 6 months from $570/wk
Since 2021: $425/wk → $585/wk (+38%)

14 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.

14 rentals advertised against an estimated 316 rented homes (4.4%) in the last 6 months.

Rental affordability

June quarter 2025

130 Acceptable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 23% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3023.

SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.

Gross rental yield

Indicative
House
3.8% around the typical range

$560/week ($29,000 a year) on a $770,000 median

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

Short-Stay Rentals

1 active Airbnb listing: 1 whole home and 0 rooms. Whole homes are about 0.1% of the suburb's homes.

Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.

Is Burnside Heights safe? Crime statistics

2026

Crime in Burnside Heights sits in the low band, with 126 incidents recorded in 2026 — up about 5% on the prior year.

126 offences

5.0% since 2025
Theft 56 (44.4%)
Assault 19 (15.1%)
Property Damage 16 (12.7%)
Fraud & Deception 10 (7.9%)
Drug Offences 10 (7.9%)
Break & Enter 6 (4.8%)
Weapons Offences 5 (4.0%)
Harassment & Stalking 3 (2.4%)
Arson 1 (0.8%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

10 crashes

where someone was killed or admitted to hospital

Where they happened

Taylors Road 3 (30.0%)

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

One school serve Burnside Heights, and performance is broadly on par with peer-suburb schools.

50
out of 100
Average
1 school in this suburb
1 at similar
  • • 1,156 students in one school (avg 1,156)

Primary

Government · Prep-6 · 1,156 students
ICSEA 1082 (higher than 79% of Australian schools) · 33% top-SEA students
At similar

Walkability

Burnside Heights is somewhat walkable on foot — at 66/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.

66
out of 100
Somewhat Walkable
Top 11% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km 67
Schools within 1.5 km 100
Parks within 800 m 100
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 60
Pharmacies within 1 km 60
Childcare within 1 km 100
Hospitals within 5 km 0

Public transport

Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Burnside Heights.

79
out of 100
Bus
Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
38.2 arrivals/hr
Off-peak weekday
22.8 arrivals/hr
Saturday
16.6 arrivals/hr
Median peak wait
1 min
Span of service
18.9 hours

Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Burnside Heights.

77
connectivity score / 100
Top 14% in VIC
Most common
Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
58%
Premises covered
1,830
Technology mix
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) 58%
Fibre to the node (FTTN) 42%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
2 in suburb
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
4 in suburb
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Melton: council population

The whole council area, not just Burnside Heights · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
231,567
+5.8% in a year
Change
+12,673
people since 2024
Density
439
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+3,585
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
+7,441
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+1,647
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
7/10
6/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
8/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
7/10
6/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded
How evenly that is spread

The ABS scores 13 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 5 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.

Burnside Heights is home to about 6,400 residents, with a median age of 33, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $117,000 a year, with unemployment at 6.8%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

6,377

5.0% since 2016

Median Age

33

6.5% since 2016

Median Household Income

$116,792/yr

22.0% since 2016
Top 12% in VIC

Census Median Rent

$411/wk

11.4% since 2016

Census Median Mortgage

$2,000/mo

no change since 2016

Avg Household Size

3.6

no change since 2016

Median Personal Income

$41,756/yr

15.0% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

6.8%

8.1% since 2016

Unoccupied Dwellings

2.5%

51.9% since 2016

Total Dwellings

1,726

6.2% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

81.7%

2.1% since 2016

Houses

90.7%

1.9% since 2016

Rental Stress

18.3%

8.5% since 2016

Mortgage Stress

20.5%

18.3% since 2016

Work From Home

27.0%

771.0% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 1,565 (90.7%)
Townhouses 162 (9.4%)

Property Ownership

Mortgage 1,064 (63.0%)
Owned Outright 316 (18.7%)
Renting 309 (18.3%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
49.0%
English Spoken at Home
37.1%
Employment Rate
65.8%
2.5% since 2016
Completed Year 12
50.1%

Occupations

Professionals 644 (21.6%)
Clerical & Administrative 428 (14.3%)
Community & Personal Service 352 (11.8%)
Technicians & Trades 338 (11.3%)
Managers 320 (10.7%)
Machinery Operators & Drivers 307 (10.3%)
Labourers 275 (9.2%)
Sales 242 (8.1%)

Religion

Christianity 2,998 (47.0%)
No Religion 1,093 (17.1%)
Islam 656 (10.3%)
Hinduism 638 (10.0%)
Buddhism 455 (7.1%)
Other Religions 295 (4.6%)
Sikhism 269 (4.2%)
Judaism 3 (0.0%)

Country of Birth (overseas)

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.

India 694 (10.9%)
Vietnam 385 (6.0%)
Philippines 296 (4.6%)
Pakistan 143 (2.2%)
New Zealand 99 (1.6%)
Sri Lanka 85 (1.3%)
Iraq 85 (1.3%)
China 80 (1.3%)

When They Arrived

Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.

2016-2021 575 (9.0%)
2011-2015 460 (7.2%)
2001-2010 984 (15.4%)
1991-2000 432 (6.8%)
1981-1990 360 (5.6%)
Before 1981 248 (3.9%)

575 residents (9.0%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.

Where New Residents Came From

Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.

Overseas 505 (8.5%)
Melbourne - Inner 62 (1.0%)
Melbourne - North West 49 (0.8%)

Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 5,923 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Languages Spoken at Home

Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.

Vietnamese 324 (5.1%)
Punjabi 139 (2.2%)
Hindi 134 (2.1%)
Arabic 104 (1.6%)
Spanish 69 (1.1%)
Tamil 61 (1.0%)
Mandarin 52 (0.8%)
Cantonese 44 (0.7%)

Age Distribution

0-4 454 (7.1%)
5-14 1,382 (21.7%)
15-19 431 (6.8%)
20-24 356 (5.6%)
25-34 673 (10.6%)
35-44 1,441 (22.6%)
45-54 818 (12.8%)
55-64 455 (7.1%)
65-74 267 (4.2%)
75-84 78 (1.2%)
85+ 11 (0.2%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 1,155 (75.7%)
One Parent Families 233 (15.3%)
Lone Person 93 (6.1%)
Group Household 25 (1.6%)
Other Families 20 (1.3%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 1,636 (63.7%)
Worked from Home 692 (27.0%)
Car (passenger) 127 (4.9%)
Train 79 (3.1%)
Walked Only 16 (0.6%)
Bus 14 (0.5%)
Bicycle 3 (0.1%)

18% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (536 of 2,985).

City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.

Local Jobs

People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.

About 489 people work here; 2,985 employed residents live here.

Mostly a place people commute from: 0.2 jobs per working resident. At least 84% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.

Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.

Education

Bachelor Degree 970 (15.2%)
Certificate III & IV 532 (8.3%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 439 (6.9%)
Postgraduate Degree 344 (5.4%)
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 104 (1.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

0 cars 28 (1.6%)
1 car 361 (21.2%)
2 cars 866 (50.9%)
3 cars 303 (17.8%)
4+ cars 145 (8.5%)

Council Rates

Melton
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,779 a year through Melton based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,779/yr
8% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.296¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Burnside Heights's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Residential 83%
  • Parks and recreation 13%
  • Infrastructure and transport 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Melton

The whole council area, not just Burnside Heights · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 4,602 new dwellings were approved across Melton. That mix is 3,953 houses and 649 units. Approvals are up 5.1% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
4,602dwellings
+5.1% YoY
Houses
3,953
detached dwellings
Units
649
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2008).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

Air Quality

This station does not measure fine particles (PM2.5).

PM10 averaged 23.2 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 12.

From the Brooklyn monitoring station, 12.8 km away.

Climate & Setting

from Melbourne Airport, 10.1 km

Moderate rainfall — hot summers, mild winters.

Elevation
85 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean
16.6 km
Annual rainfall
518 mm
81 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
26.7°C
12 days ≥ 35°C
Winter min (Jul)
6.0°C
1 frost days ≤ 0°C

Elevation is the ground at the suburb centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

1.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.05% in 2021
+0.3 points this year
Top 22% in VIC

In postcode 3023, 472 of 46,929 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.3% (2,023 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 5.3%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.05%
2022
0.12%
2023
0.34%
2024
0.66%
2025
1.01%

Rooftop solar

43
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 3023, 8,859 rooftop-solar systems totalling 53.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 20,746 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 446 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
539
2020
767
2021
879
2022
484
2023
552
2024
605
2025
449
2026
249

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

19 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3023 in 2025-26, rank 53 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 1,186, in 2009-10.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Mortgage repayments

I'm looking for
Deposit
$
%
Monthly repayment
$4,042
Loan amount
$620,000
Total interest over 30 years
$835,097

6 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 49 across postcode 3023.

Deposit
$155,000
Stamp duty
$41,570
Cash needed at settlement
$196,570

Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria

The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.

Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.

Federal Electorate

Division of Gorton

Currently held by Alice Jordan-Baird Australian Labor Party

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Alice Jordan-Baird 60.3% 39.7% +0.3
2022 Brendan O'Connor 60.0% 40.0% +4.3
2019 Brendan O'Connor 65.4% 34.6% +3.1

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.

State Electorate

Kororoit District

Currently held by Luba Grigorovitch Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Luba Grigorovitch ALP 53.1% 64.2% 35.8%
2018 Marlene Kairouz ALP 63.5% 75.7% 24.4%
2014 Marlene Kairouz ALP 60.3% 70.0% 30.0%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Burnside Heights

Is Burnside Heights a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Burnside Heights is low (29/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Burnside Heights?

Burnside Heights has a high recorded bushfire history (96/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a low share of it (36/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

Is Burnside Heights a good place to live?

Burnside Heights has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of C (49/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.

What is the population of Burnside Heights?

Burnside Heights, VIC had a population of 6,377 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Burnside Heights, VIC?

The postcode for Burnside Heights, VIC is 3023.

How far is Burnside Heights from Melbourne?

Burnside Heights is 31 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 36 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Burnside Heights?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Burnside Heights was $116,792 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median weekly rent in Burnside Heights?

The median advertised rent in Burnside Heights is $560 a week for houses (14 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.

What is the median age in Burnside Heights?

The median age of residents in Burnside Heights was 33 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Burnside Heights at risk of bushfire?

Burnside Heights has a high recorded bushfire history (96/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the suburb relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

How are the schools in Burnside Heights?

There is 1 school inside the Burnside Heights boundary: 1 at similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).

Is Burnside Heights walkable?

Burnside Heights scores 66/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it somewhat walkable. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.

What is the weather like in Burnside Heights?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Burnside Heights, Melbourne Airport (10.1 km away), summer days average 26.7°C, winter nights 6°C, 518 mm of rain a year over 81 rainy days, and 12 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Burnside Heights?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Burnside Heights belong to?

Burnside Heights sits within the Melton local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Burnside Heights?

The average residential rates bill through Melton is $1,779 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Burnside Heights?

Across Melton, 4,602 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 5.1% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Burnside Heights in?

Burnside Heights sits within the federal Division of Gorton, currently held by Alice Jordan-Baird (Australian Labor Party).

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