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VIC · Melton Council

Burnside Heights, 3023

Est. population · Jun 2025

6,497

Growth (1 yr)

-0.2%

Growth (5 yr)

-2.6%

Median age

33

Median income

$2,246/wk

Employment rate

65.8%

University qualified

31.2%

Work from home

23.2%

Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025

$770,000

Languages at home

61.9%non-English

Most common: Vietnamese, Punjabi, Arabic

2021 Census · usual residence

Desirability score

45.5/100
Average

725th in VIC

Verified 95% confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Multicultural
  • Hills
  • Rural living
What Burnside Heights is known for: Multicultural, Hills, Rural living

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Suburb profile

Burnside Heights is a semi-rural locality near Melbourne, in Melton Council, with mainly mixed commercial and residential development.

Everyday destinations are relatively walkable, well above typical levels for semi-rural and lifestyle localities. Local amenities is an exceptional strength. School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths. Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places. Reported offences have fallen 19% year on year, and university qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 52% above the peer median. Population growth is a relative weakness.

Overall, Burnside Heights suits people prioritising schools and parks and lower crime over population growth.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Semi-rural locality · compared with semi-rural and lifestyle localities in Victoria (228)

Strengths

  • School access, parks and housing affordability are all relative strengths
  • Reported crime is lower than in most comparable places
  • Everyday destinations are relatively walkable
  • Local amenity access is stronger than in most comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Population growth is a relative weakness

What stands out

Nothing distinctive beyond the usual profile.

Who it suits

  • Families
  • Professionals
  • Retirees
  • Students
  • Budget buyers

Housing, growth and risk

How Burnside Heights compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

$770k

+6.9% change

Median rent (Census)

$411/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

6,497

-0.2% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

2.5%

Census unoccupied dwellings

Livability profile

Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Desirability

#131

among Metro Melbourne · Established

Crime rate

16th

percentile in state (higher = more crime)

Pop. growth

3rd

percentile in VIC

Rented dwellings

18%

2021 Census tenure

Advantage (IRSAD)

7/10

national SEIFA decile

School ICSEA

57th

percentile among schools with ICSEA

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Housing mix

Dwelling types from the 2021 Census

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Desirability

Ranks & confidence
Desirability score
45.5/100 — Average
National rank
3002nd in Australia
State rank
725th in VIC
Peer rank
#131 among Metro Melbourne · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#285 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
Data confidence
95%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated

Housing

Median house price (4th Quarter 2025)
$770,000
Median price change
+6.9%

Contributes to desirability score · Housing (10%) · Future Growth (6%)

Household crowding and healthy vacancy — not cheapness Modest price change as a healthy-growth band

Data sources & freshness

Population

Estimated resident population

6,497(June 2025)

-0.2% annual · -2.6% over 5 years · 3th percentile in VIC

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
-0.2%
5-year growth
-2.6%
Change in 1 year
-15
Change in 5 years
-175
Growth rank in VIC
3th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~7,050), extrapolated at +1.6% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
6,377
Median age
33
Median household income / week
$2,246
Dwelling vacancy
2.5%
Unoccupied private dwellings
44 of 1,768
Median monthly mortgage
$2,000
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$411
Tenure (owned / mortgaged / rented)
18.7% / 63% / 18.3%
Employment rate
65.8%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
23.2% / 1.9% / 59.7%
Walked or cycled to work
0.6%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
1,565 / 162 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

31.2% of adults have a university degree, compared with 29.2% across Victoria. 11.7% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified31.2% · 29.2% VIC
  • Diploma qualified9.7% · 9.8% VIC
  • Trade / vocational11.7% · 14.2% VIC
  • Year 12 or below47.4% · 46.8% VIC

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Management and commerce25.3%
  • Engineering and related technologies15.6%
  • Society and culture11.9%
  • Health10.4%
  • Information technology10.2%
  • Education8%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Tax & income

Median taxable income (2023–24)
$55,778

60th percentile in VIC · -5% vs Australia

Median salary / wages (2023–24)
$62,796

66th percentile in VIC · -3% vs Australia

Residents with rental investments
16.0%

76th percentile in VIC · +16% vs Australia

Median super balance (2023–24)
$44,950

10th percentile in VIC · -29% vs Australia

Residents with business income
11.0%

42nd percentile in VIC · +6% vs Australia

Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics 2023–24, individuals Table 25. Figures describe taxpayers who live in postcode 3023 — not a suburb-level official statistic. Rental investment is the share of local taxpayers reporting rental income or loss, not the share of local properties owned by investors.

Counts, net rent & state comparison
Taxpayers in this postcode
37,968
Taxpayers reporting net rent
6,043
Median net rent
-$6,049
Taxpayers reporting business income
4,258
Taxable income vs state median
+5%
Salary / wages vs state median
+7%
Rental investment vs state median
+23%
Super vs state median
-44%
Business income vs state median
0%

Percentiles rank this postcode among unique postcodes in VIC, so suburbs that share a postcode are not counted twice. Dollar figures are compared with Australia-wide ATO medians from the same release. Median net rent is among taxpayers who reported the rent label and can be negative.

Data sources & freshness

  • Taxation Statistics 2023–24 — individuals by postcode (Table 25) — Australian Taxation Office · Updated · Annual release; taxpayer residential postcode, not suburb boundary

Community & culture

61.9% speak a language other than English at home; 49.9% born overseas

Language at home
2,363 English only · 3,836 other
Non-English at home
61.9%
Born overseas
3,107 (49.9%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
9 (0.1%)
Australian citizens
5,175
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
30

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Vietnamese295 · 19.5%
  • Punjabi166 · 11%
  • Arabic111 · 7.3%
  • Urdu109 · 7.2%
  • Hindi104 · 6.9%
  • Macedonian96 · 6.4%
  • Tagalog81 · 5.4%
  • Cantonese53 · 3.5%

Religion

47%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 47%, while 17.1% reported no religion. Hinduism is more prevalent locally than across the state. Islam is more prevalent locally than across the state.

MeasureSuburbState
No religion17.1%38.8%
Christianity47%40.9%
Hinduism10%3.3%
Islam10.3%4.2%
Buddhism7.1%3.1%
Other / not stated8.4%9.7%
Christian denominations
DenominationSuburbState
Catholic29.2%20.5%
Eastern Orthodox5.5%3.3%
Christian (not further defined)5%2.5%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Offence counts & rates
Total offences (2026)
140
Against the person
36
Against property
72
Rate per 1,000 residents
21.5
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 177 residents
State crime-rate percentile
16.1th (higher = more crime)
Decrease (daily rate)
-19.1%
Recorded road crashes (in suburb)
62
Crash rate per 1,000 residents (state rank)
9.54

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage14
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft14
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle19
  • B53 Obtain Benefit By Deception10
  • E21 Breach Family Violence Order11

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Crime rate, offences against the person, year-on-year trend and recorded road crash rates

Data sources & freshness

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Schools within 2 km
10
Median school ICSEA (10 schools)
1,022.5
Median ICSEA percentile
57th
Primary catchments overlapping suburb
4
Secondary catchments overlapping suburb
3
School list
  • Kororoit Creek Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1082 · 79th percentile · LBOTE 79% · 1,156 students · Top SEA quarter 33% · 0.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Kings Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 966 · 32th percentile · LBOTE 73% · 367 students · Top SEA quarter 5% · 1.0 km awayView on My School →
  • Gilson CollegeCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1073 · 76th percentile · LBOTE 59% · 1,102 students · Top SEA quarter 29% · 1.1 km awayView on My School →
  • Burnside Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1039 · 64th percentile · LBOTE 76% · 442 students · Top SEA quarter 19% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Lakeview Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1004 · 49th percentile · LBOTE 61% · 1,049 students · Top SEA quarter 10% · 1.4 km awayView on My School →
  • Catholic Regional College Caroline SpringsSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1045 · 67th percentile · LBOTE 42% · 1,079 students · Top SEA quarter 18% · 1.5 km awayView on My School →
  • Creekside K-9 CollegeCombined · Government · ICSEA 1018 · 55th percentile · LBOTE 71% · 1,287 students · Top SEA quarter 14% · 1.7 km awayView on My School →
  • Resurrection SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 957 · 28th percentile · LBOTE 79% · 453 students · Top SEA quarter 8% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Taylors Hill Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1027 · 59th percentile · LBOTE 66% · 575 students · Top SEA quarter 15% · 1.8 km awayView on My School →
  • Movelle Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 969 · 33th percentile · LBOTE 72% · 124 students · Top SEA quarter 4% · 1.9 km awayView on My School →
School catchments
  • Brookside P-9 CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Burnside Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Copperfield CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Creekside K-9 CollegeGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundarysecondary_catchment
  • Kings Park Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Kororoit Creek Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment
  • Taylors Hill Primary SchoolGovernment school catchment overlapping this suburb boundaryprimary_catchment

Government school intake zones that overlap this suburb boundary. Living in a catchment does not guarantee enrolment; check the education authority.

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

14 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Gilson College/Taylors Rd
  • Inglewood Park/Inglewood Dr
  • Jacaranda Dr/Taylors Rd
  • Muscat Ave/Taylors Rd
  • Tenterfield Park/Tenterfield Dr

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Public transport stops per 1,000 residents and walkability

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

41 mapped amenities

2 playgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
  • Great for outdoor family life — 13 parks mapped in suburb, 2 playgrounds nearby
  • Reasonable bus and transport access — 14 public transport stops
Walkability proxy
21/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
2.04
Community(1)
  • Kororoit Creek Primary SchoolSchool

    130 Tenterfield Drive

Sport & outdoors(18)
  • Hume Drive TrailCycling route
  • Kororoit Creek TrailCycling route
  • Burnside Heights Recreation ReservePark

    1 Tenterfield Drive

  • Park (11)
  • Tenterfield ParkPark
  • Playground (2)
  • Sports field
Transport(8)

8 bus stops

Other(4)
  • Bench
  • Garden
  • Parking (9)
  • Parking Space (3)

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Sporting clubs

1 named sporting club in this suburb

  • Burnside Heights Football Club/Burnside Springs United Cricket Club

    Australian Rules Football · Cricket · +61 432 516 526

Named sporting clubs from OpenStreetMap, assigned to this suburb's boundary. Sporting facilities such as ovals, courts and recreation centres are listed under Amenities.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap sporting clubs — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Geofabrik australia-latest.osm.pbf

Parks & reserves

2 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Burnside Heights Recreation ReservePark
  • Tenterfield ParkPark

Data sources & freshness

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
23.9%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
13
Parks (OSM)
13
Typical summer maximum
24°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
IPC Health Deer Park (4.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

NDIS participation

NDIS participants (31 March 2026)
191
Participants per 1,000 residents
29.4

Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.

For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
24° / 13°
Rainfall
155 mm · ~19 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
20° / 11°
Rainfall
186 mm · ~23 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
14° / 6°
Rainfall
203 mm · ~25 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
18° / 9°
Rainfall
207 mm · ~26 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

4 planning-related records

2021· 4 proposals

  • July 2021

  • Two lot subdivision
    25 KATRINA DRIVE BURNSIDE HEIGHTS 3023Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Development of two double-storey dwellings on the land
    16 INGLEWOOD DRIVE BURNSIDE HEIGHTS 3023Withdrawn
  • Development of two double-storey dwellings on the land.
    4 KATRINA DRIVE BURNSIDE HEIGHTS 3023Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Development of land for eight (8) double storey dwellings
    13 KATRINA DRIVE BURNSIDE HEIGHTS 3023In progress

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping. Flood cover uses inundation overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Gorton
Member of Parliament
Alice JORDAN-BAIRD (Australian Labor Party)
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
129,230
Turnout (2025)
91.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.3 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 39.7%Labor 60.3%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 2.2 km away).

Coalition 37.7%Labor 62.3%

2.1 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: -0.9 pp toward Coalition

Nearest polling places

  • Burnside HeightsLabor 61.9% · Coalition 38.1% TPP (2025)0.3 km away
  • Caroline SpringsLabor 62.2% · Coalition 37.8% TPP (2025)1.4 km away
  • BurnsideLabor 66.7% · Coalition 33.3% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Caroline Springs CentralLabor 62.9% · Coalition 37.1% TPP (2025)1.5 km away
  • Kings Park SouthLabor 72.3% · Coalition 27.7% TPP (2025)1.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic

IRSAD decile (2021)
7/10
IRSD decile (2021)
5/10

ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).

What do IRSAD and IRSD measure?

IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.

IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.

A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD and IRSD deciles)

Data sources & freshness

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