Burnside SA 5066
Located in South Australia, Burnside sits 7 km from Adelaide CBD, around 13 minutes by car. The suburb has 3,060 residents, a median age of 43, and a median household income of $117,364 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb grew 4.4% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $375 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $2,400. Burnside is characterised by high bushfire risk and high flood risk. All 1 school within the suburb boundary rank above the state average, and walkability is moderate.
Is Burnside a good suburb?
Burnside scores a B (57/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and community, weaker on safety.
Mixed results
1 school · 1 above peer schools
Walkable and central
Walkability 67/100 · 7.4 km · 13 min drive to Adelaide
Around the state median
Median $1.74M · Pricier than 87% of SA
High bushfire risk
Fire 85/100 · Crime 22/100 · Flood 70/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 10/10 · median age 43 · 3,060 residents
Liveability Rating
57 / 100 · Ranked #192 in SAEach bar is Burnside's rank among SA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Burnside?
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Our score
57 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBurnside's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $1.74 million, about 4% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$1,737,500
In line with its 5 neighbours (median $1,720,000)
Based on 72 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 27 days — median across 35 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 28 sales $1.42M
- 4 bed 26 sales $1.98M
- 5 bed 10 sales $2.18M
Units
$668,000
Based on 21 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 17 days — median across 7 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 15 sales $650K
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Burnside are currently listed at around $1.77 million on average. Based on 4 houses listed in the past six months.
$1.77M
4 houses listed in the last 6 months.
6 of the suburb's 1,148 dwellings (0.5%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Burnside rent for around $800 a week on average, based on 15 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
Houses
$800/wk
15 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
Units
$645/wk
6 units advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
21 rentals advertised against an estimated 203 rented homes (10.3%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- All rentals
- $680/wk
- 15 bonds
- +47% since 2021
Median weekly rent on bonds lodged for new tenancies. Change since 2021 compares the median of the first four quarters with the last four. Asking rents above come from advertised listings.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202581 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 37% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5066.
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$800/week ($42,000 a year) on a $1.77 million median
Based on a small sample (4 listings) — indicative only.
Not enough unit sales and rentals in the window to calculate a yield.
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.
Is Burnside safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Burnside sits in the low band, with 31 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 52% on the prior year.
31 offences
52.3% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20253 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
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. This state’s crash data does not name the road.
Schools
One school serve Burnside, and the cohort skews above peer-suburb performance. Burnside Primary School leads the pack.
- • 686 students in one school (avg 686)
Primary
Universities nearby
- 3.5 kmAdelaide University, Magill CampusAdelaide University · 112 courses
- 6.1 kmAdelaide University, Adelaide City CampusAdelaide University · 472 courses
- 6.1 kmFlinders City CampusFlinders University · 156 courses
3.8% of residents here are full-time university students aged 15–24.
Distance is measured to the suburb centre. A campus nearby does not by itself mean a student rental market — most suburbs within a few kilometres of one have a student share close to the national norm, and the figure above is what tells them apart.
Walkability
Burnside is somewhat walkable on foot — at 67/100, a short cluster of errands work on foot but most trips still benefit from a car.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Burnside.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 40.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 20.7 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 8.7 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 18.0 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.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 6%
- Premises covered
- 1,326
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
Burnside: council population
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
The ABS scores 7 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 2 different deciles — a narrow range, so the average describes the suburb closely.
Burnside is home to about 3,100 residents, with a median age of 43, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $117,000 a year, with unemployment at 4.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
3,060
Median Age
43
Median Household Income
$117,364/yr
Census Median Rent
$375/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$2,400/mo
Avg Household Size
2.7
Median Personal Income
$53,716/yr
Unemployment Rate
4.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.6%
Total Dwellings
1,148
Owner-Occupier Rate
82.3%
Houses
70.6%
Rental Stress
16.6%
Mortgage Stress
24.5%
Work From Home
19.3%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 66.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 73.6%
- Employment Rate
- 60%
- Completed Year 12
- 60.2%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
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.
171 residents (5.6%) 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.
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 2,918 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.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
31% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (459 of 1,479).
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 519 people work here; 1,479 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.4 jobs per working resident. At least 65% 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
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,410 a year through Burnside based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Residential 87%
- Environmental 11%
- Infrastructure and transport 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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Burnside
In the year to August 2026, 250 new dwellings were approved across Burnside. That mix is 114 houses and 136 units. Approvals are up 31.8% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 6 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 17.8 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 1.12 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 0 · NO₂ 0.
From the Adelaide CBD monitoring station, 6.1 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Mount Lofty, 5.7 kmHigh rainfall — warm summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 171 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 14.6 km
- Annual rainfall
- 969 mm
- 109 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 23.8°C
- 3 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 5.4°C
- 0 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
4 facilities within 5 km- 1.4 kmOther Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and QuarryingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
- 2.4 kmWine and Other Alcoholic Beverage ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Ethanol
- 4.1 kmHigher EducationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)
- 4.2 kmGravel and Sand QuarryingTop reported: Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10) · Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide
EV adoption
In postcode 5066, 271 of 9,577 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 4.1% (394 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 6.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5066, 3,163 rooftop-solar systems totalling 23.6 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,797 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 253 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.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$15,000 for new homes.
No purchase-price cap. Stamp duty is fully exempted for eligible first-home buyers as a separate concession.
Mortgage repayments
1 mortgage broker is registered in this suburb, 7 across postcode 5066.
Conveyance 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 RevenueSA
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
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 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Claire Clutterham Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Claire Clutterham | 56.6% | 43.4% | +7.1 |
| 2022 | James Stevens | 49.5% | 50.5% | -6.4 |
| 2019 | James Stevens | 43.1% | 56.9% | +1.5 |
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
Currently held by Jack Batty Liberal Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jack Batty LP | 58.5% |
| 2022 | Vickie Chapman LP | 58.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2024, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Electoral Commission of South Australia.
Looking at a specific address in Burnside?
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- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 3,060 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Common questions about Burnside
Is Burnside a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Burnside is low (22/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Burnside?
Burnside has a high recorded bushfire history (85/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a high share of it (70/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Burnside a good place to live?
Burnside has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (57/100), ranked against other SA 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?
Burnside, SA had a population of 3,060 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Burnside, SA?
The postcode for Burnside, SA is 5066.
How far is Burnside from Adelaide?
Burnside is 7 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 13 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Burnside?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Burnside was $117,364 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?
The median advertised rent in Burnside is $800 a week for houses (15 listings) and $645 a week for units (6 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Burnside?
The median age of residents in Burnside was 43 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Burnside at risk of bushfire?
Burnside has a high recorded bushfire history (85/100). 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?
There is 1 school inside the Burnside boundary: 1 above similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Burnside walkable?
Burnside scores 67/100 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 air quality in Burnside?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Burnside (Adelaide CBD) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 6.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 17.8 µg/m³. That puts Burnside below the Australian NEPM annual standard of 8 µg/m³ but above the stricter WHO guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Burnside?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Burnside, Mount Lofty (5.7 km away), summer days average 23.8°C, winter nights 5.4°C, 969 mm of rain a year over 109 rainy days, and 3 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Burnside?
First-home buyers in SA may be eligible for $15,000 towards new homes. The grant is administered by RevenueSA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Burnside belong to?
Burnside sits within the Burnside local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Burnside?
The average residential rates bill through Burnside is $2,410 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?
Across Burnside, 250 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 31.8% 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 in?
Burnside sits within the federal Division of Sturt, currently held by Claire Clutterham (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2026
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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