Median price trend for houses
Based on 152 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,500,000
Up 0.8% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.52m
- 3 bed
- $1.3m
- 4 bed
- $1.61m
- 5+ bed
- $1.68m
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The quick read on
Burwood
VIC 3125 · Monash
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,500,000
- Median unit
- $838,000
- Population
- 15,147
- Postcode
- 3125
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ABS 2021
Burwood, Victoria
Property market insights for Burwood (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Burwood (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 169 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$725 per week
Up 7.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Burwood (Vic.), VIC is currently $1,500,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Burwood (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of 0.8% for houses and 7.4% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,520,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,610,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,680,000 in Burwood (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Burwood (Vic.) is $725 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Burwood (Vic.) is $838,000, which has increased 7.4% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $198,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $520,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $960,000, Four-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,240,000, Larger apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,610,000 in Burwood (Vic.). The median rent for units and apartments in Burwood (Vic.) is $670 per week and has increased 7.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Burwood safe?
The overall rate for Burwood is 6,361 offences per 100,000 residents — 59% above the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Burwood.
Overall crime rate
6,361
offences per 100,000 residents
59% aboveGreater Melbourne
BurwoodGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Burwood?
Burwood VIC 3125 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
15,147 people call Burwood home, with an average of 2.5 people per household and a median household income of $1,684 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 15,147
- Median age
- 34 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,500 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $411 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1513.4%Below
15–3438.1%Above
35–5423.2%Below
55–7416.2%Below
75 and over9.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses57.9%Below
Townhouses26.6%Above
Apartments15.4%In line
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright32.0%Above
Paying a mortgage28.6%Below
Renting39.4%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car10.8%Above
One car39.8%Above
Two cars36.0%Below
Three or more13.3%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home31.1%Above
Drove to work41.7%Below
Train, tram or bus4.7%Above
Walked or cycled2.1%Below
What stands out in Burwood
31.1% of workers in Burwood worked from home on Census day.
13.4% of Burwood residents were born in China, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
40.4% of people in Burwood described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Burwood
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Burwood VIC 3125.
Is Burwood family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
13.4% of Burwood's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
3,519 family households lived in Burwood; 43.5% were couple families and 16.3% were one-parent families.
34.7% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Burwood?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Burwood had 15,147 residents at the 2021 Census.
30.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
25.4% were 55 or older. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Burwood?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 57.9% of occupied private dwellings in Burwood.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 26.6% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 15.4% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Burwood?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
32.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
28.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.
39.4% rented their home. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Burwood?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Burwood had 2.5 people.
One-person households made up 27.7% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 30.6%, while 23.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Burwood?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
31.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
41.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
4.7% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.1% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Burwood?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
10.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
One-car households formed 39.8% of the total.
49.3% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Burwood, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
48.1% were at the same address five years earlier, while 51.9% reported a different address.
46.4% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Burwood?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
50.5% of residents used only English at home.
44.5% used a language other than English at home.
16.5% spoke Mandarin at home, 4.3% spoke Cantonese and 1.9% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Burwood residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
46.4% of Burwood's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 53.6% was born in Australia.
13.4% of residents were born in China.
6.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 69.5%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Burwood?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 20.9% of ancestry responses in Burwood.
Australian ancestry made up 18.5% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 25.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Burwood?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
31.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Managers accounted for 13.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.6%.
Health care and social assistance employed 14.2% of workers, and education and training employed 10.7%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Burwood?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 60.9%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
30.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 22.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.2%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Burwood show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
65.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.5% reported asthma, 6.1% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Burwood?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
36.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 20.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 12.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Burwood?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,684 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,500.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $411 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Burwood compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 31.1% in Burwood, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 32.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 39.4% in Burwood, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Burwood (Vic.)
Is Burwood (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $1,500,000, while units and apartments sit at $838,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Burwood (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 3,519 local families, and 13.4% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Burwood (Vic.)?
2-bedroom houses have a median around $1,520,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Burwood (Vic.)
179 streets in Burwood (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abrahams Ct
- Acacia Pl
- Alder St
- Alexander Dr
- Alimar Ct
- Andrews St
- Ardenne Cl
- Arthur St
- Ashwood Dr
- Aylwin Ave
- Banksia St
- Barnes Ave
- Barry Rd
- Bauer Ct
- Beddows St
- Bennett St
- Bentham Ct
- Berry Yung Ave
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- Brockhoff Dr
- Bronte Ave
- Burbidge Cl
- Burn Nar Look Dr
- Burwood Hwy
- Carlyle St
- Carmody St
- Central Ave
- Centre Ct
- Chandler Gr
- Christina St
- Church St
- Clanbrae Ave
- College
- Collier Ct
- Conder Ave
- Conservatory Dr
- Cookson
- Coppard St
- Corrigan St
- Cox Ln
- Crisp Pl
- Cromwell St
- Cropley Ct
- Cumming St
- Cypress Ave
- Daniel St
- Delany Ave
- Donald Rd
- Duffy St
- Edwards St
- Eley Rd
- Elgar Rd
- Elizabeth St
- Ellen Ct
- Emmy Ct
- Evans St
- Everest Ct
- Ewart Ln
- Eyre St
- Faelen St
- Farleigh Ave
- Figtree Ln
- Finch St
- Fletcher Pde
- Florence St
- Fulton Cr
- Gardner
- Gillard St
- Gilmour St
- Glengarry Avenue
- Goold St
- Gracehill Ave
- Greenwood St
- Haig St
- Handasyde Pl
- Hansen Cl
- Harker St
- Harrison Ave
- Hastings St
- Havelock St
- Highbury Rd
- Hughes St
- Huntingdale Rd
- Hydrangea Cl
- Ian Gr
- Iberia Ct
- Inverness Avenue
- Ireland St
- Iris St
- Ivy St
- Johnston St
- Judith St
- Kemp St
- Keogh St
- Kildare St
- Kilsyth Ave
- La Frank St
- Leonard St
- Leopold St
- Leslie Ct
- Livingstone Cl
- Loudon Rd
- Lytton St
- Magnolia
- Maiden Ct
- Maltby
- Malvina St
- Mathieson Pl
- Mccomas Gr
- Mccubbin St
- Mcgowans Ln
- Mcintyre St
- Meldan St
- Meyer Rd
- Middleborough Rd
- Milford Ave
- Millicent St
- Monica St
- Montpellier Rd
- Morton Rd
- Mount View Ct
- Mueller Cl
- Murra St
- Murray Dr
- Muyan Cct
- Narmi Ct
- Newbigin St
- Nursery
- Octavia Ct
- Parer St
- Park Ave
- Patkin Ct
- Patterson Ave
- Peacock St
- Pearce St
- Pescott Cl
- Pheasant St
- Pinoak Cl
- Poole St
- Puerta St
- Rees St
- Renown St
- Riversdale Rd
- Rodway Ct
- Roslyn St
- Rothsay Ave
- Scott Gr
- Sinnott St
- Sixth Ave
- Slater Pl
- Somers St
- Sparks Ave
- Spence Street
- Starling St
- Station St
- Stephens St
- Stewart St
- Summit Rd
- Sunhill Ave
- Sutherland Pl
- Talbett St
- Tea Tree Ln
- Tennyson St
- Timor Cl
- Tudor St
- Uganda St
- Varcoe Cl
- Wallace Rd
- Waratah Ave
- Warren St
- Warrigal Rd
- Wattlebird Ct
- Webb St
- Winton St
- Woolcock Cl
- Worrall St
- Wridgway Ave
- Yarra Bing Cr
- Yellow Box Ln
- Zodiac St
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