Burton SA 5110
Burton is a suburb in South Australia, 28 km from Adelaide CBD, around 28 minutes by car. Population is 6,519; the median age is 33 and the median household income is $78,884 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the bottom 20% nationally. The suburb grew 2.7% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $310 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,312. Burton is characterised by high aircraft noise risk and high flood risk. 1 school sits within the suburb boundary, and walkability is moderate.
Is Burton a good suburb?
Burton scores a D (26/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on transit and prices, weaker on safety and community.
Mixed results
1 school
Very walkable
Walkability 62/100 · 27.6 km · 28 min drive to Adelaide
More affordable than most
Median $718K · More affordable than 89% of SA
High flood risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 68/100 · Flood 91/100
Highly disadvantaged
SEIFA decile 1/10 · median age 33 · 6,519 residents
Liveability Rating
26 / 100 · Ranked #468 in SAEach bar is Burton'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 Burton?
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Our score
26 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataBurton's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $718,000, about 6% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$718,000
In line with its 4 neighbours (median $735,000)
Based on 125 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 23 days — median across 62 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 77 sales $692K
- 4 bed 37 sales $815K
- 5 bed 6 sales $890K
Land
$1,900,000
Based on only 3 sales — small sample, take as indicative.
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Burton are currently listed at around $772,000 on average. Based on 14 houses listed in the past six months.
$772K
14 houses listed in the last 6 months.
14 of the suburb's 2,037 dwellings (0.7%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Burton rent for around $600 a week on average, based on 27 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$600/wk
27 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
27 rentals advertised against an estimated 481 rented homes (5.6%) in the last 6 months.
Rent agreed on new leases
Apr–Jun 2026- 3-bed houses
- $590/wk
- 25 bonds
- +52% 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 202599 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 30% of its income on the median rent in postcode 5110.
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$600/week ($31,000 a year) on a $772,000 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.
Is Burton safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Burton sits in the moderate band, with 304 incidents recorded in 2026 — down roughly 12% on the prior year.
304 offences
11.9% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–20253 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital, 2 of them fatal
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.
Aircraft Noise
ANEF Contour Details
Unacceptable for residential
Significant impact — conditional building
Significant impact — conditional building
Moderate impact — noise insulation required
Noticeable aircraft noise
Schools
One school serve Burton, and the cohort is trailing peer-suburb performance.
- • 422 students in one school (avg 422)
Primary
Universities nearby
1.8% 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
Burton is somewhat walkable on foot — at 62/100, 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 Burton.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 71.5 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 50.1 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 27.6 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 17.4 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 Burton.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 53%
- Premises covered
- 2,301
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
Salisbury: 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 17 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Burton is home to about 6,500 residents, with a median age of 33, broadly in line with the national figure. Median household income runs at $79,000 a year, with unemployment at 7.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
6,519
Median Age
33
Median Household Income
$78,884/yr
Census Median Rent
$310/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,312/mo
Avg Household Size
3.1
Median Personal Income
$33,956/yr
Unemployment Rate
7.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
3.7%
Total Dwellings
2,037
Owner-Occupier Rate
76.4%
Houses
96.3%
Rental Stress
20.4%
Mortgage Stress
20.0%
Work From Home
5.8%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
42 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 7 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 467 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 65.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 61.3%
- Employment Rate
- 58.4%
- Completed Year 12
- 34.6%
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.
307 residents (4.7%) 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 6,033 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
9% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (259 of 2,885).
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.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,722 a year through Salisbury based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Industrial 39%
- Residential 30%
- Rural and farming 17%
- Parks and recreation 12%
- Commercial 1%
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: Salisbury
In the year to August 2026, 949 new dwellings were approved across Salisbury. That mix is 655 houses and 294 units. Approvals are down 30.4% on the same period a year earlier.
Air Quality
MODERATEPM2.5 averaged 5.5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below Australia's NEPM annual standard (8 µg/m³), slightly above the stricter WHO guideline (5 µg/m³). 1 day exceeded the daily threshold of 25 µg/m³.
PM10 averaged 18.7 µg/m³ · NO₂ averaged 0.31 pphm. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 5 · NO₂ 0 · ozone 0.
From the Elizabeth monitoring station, 6.8 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Edinburgh RAAF, 3.6 kmDry climate — hot summers, mild winters.
- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 5.6 km
- Annual rainfall
- 404 mm
- 67 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- 30.0°C
- 28 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 6.6°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
5 facilities within 5 km- 1.1 kmOther Polymer Product ManufacturingTop reported: Total Volatile Organic Compounds · Styrene (ethenylbenzene) · Acetone
- 1.4 kmPoultry ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 3.2 kmPoultry ProcessingTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
- 3.8 kmSewerage and Drainage ServicesTop reported: Total Nitrogen · Ammonia (total) · Total Phosphorus
- 4.6 kmFossil Fuel Electricity GenerationTop reported: Oxides of Nitrogen · Carbon monoxide · Particulate Matter ≤10.0 µm (PM10)
EV adoption
In postcode 5110, 19 of 7,651 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.9% (223 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.2%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 5110, 2,361 rooftop-solar systems totalling 20.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 3,265 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 116 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
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 Matt Burnell Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Burnell | 65.3% | 34.7% | +2.4 |
| 2022 | Matt Burnell | 62.9% | 37.1% | +1.2 |
| 2019 | Nick Champion | 64.1% | 35.9% | +3.0 |
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 Zoe Bettison Australian Labor Party
Next state election: 16 March 2030.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Zoe Bettison ALP | 62.9% |
| 2022 | Zoe Bettison ALP | 69.9% |
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 Burton?
Every figure above is a suburb average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 6,519 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 Burton
Is Burton a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Burton is moderate (68/100, ranked against other SA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Burton?
Burton has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a high share of it (91/100). Part of it sits inside an aircraft noise contour. These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Burton a good place to live?
Burton has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (26/100), 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 Burton?
Burton, SA had a population of 6,519 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Burton, SA?
The postcode for Burton, SA is 5110.
How far is Burton from Adelaide?
Burton is 28 km from Adelaide CBD by road, about 28 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Burton?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Burton was $78,884 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 Burton?
The median advertised rent in Burton is $600 a week for houses (27 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Burton?
The median age of residents in Burton was 33 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Burton?
There is 1 school inside the Burton boundary: 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Burton walkable?
Burton scores 62/100 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 Burton?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Burton (Elizabeth) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.5 µg/m³ and PM10 of 18.7 µg/m³. That puts Burton 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 Burton?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Burton, Edinburgh RAAF (3.6 km away), summer days average 30°C, winter nights 6.6°C, 404 mm of rain a year over 67 rainy days, and 28 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Burton?
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 Burton belong to?
Burton sits within the Salisbury local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Burton?
The average residential rates bill through Salisbury is $1,722 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Burton?
Across Salisbury, 949 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 30.4% 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 Burton in?
Burton sits within the federal Division of Spence, currently held by Matt Burnell (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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