Burnside · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Burnside

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Burnside is a separate house, creating a landscape of detached dwellings. While housing costs are higher than most areas, the community has a very high rate of home ownership and very few renters compared to the rest of the state.

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Where Burnside sits — Median rent (weekly)

$360
  • $0–$25: 37 areas
  • $25–$50: 86 areas
  • $50–$75: 199 areas
  • $75–$100: 214 areas
  • $100–$125: 525 areas
  • $125–$150: 343 areas
  • $150–$175: 699 areas
  • $175–$200: 597 areas
  • $200–$225: 1183 areas
  • $225–$250: 724 areas
  • $250–$275: 1277 areas
  • $275–$300: 787 areas
  • $300–$325: 1282 areas
  • $325–$350: 618 areas
  • $350–$375: 935 areas
  • $375–$400: 570 areas
  • $400–$425: 763 areas
  • $425–$450: 288 areas
  • $450–$475: 415 areas
  • $475–$500: 176 areas
  • $500–$525: 204 areas
  • $525–$550: 79 areas
  • $550–$575: 125 areas
  • $575–$600: 70 areas
  • $600–$625: 97 areas
  • $625–$650: 21 areas
  • $650–$675: 54 areas
  • $675–$700: 145 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Burnside — higher than 73% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Burnside$360
6285, WA $380
Western Australia $340
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,934 and weekly rent is $360. Both figures are higher than most areas, though they remain about the same as the state and national figures.

$360

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $300
  • 2021: $360

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,934

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,900
  • 2021: $1,934

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Burnside, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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Burnside splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (34%) and $3,000 or more (30%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 25%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is strong here, with 40% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31%. Only 8.4% of households rent, a figure far below both the state and Australia.

8.4%

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 17.4%
  • 2021: 8.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

40.0%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 36.0%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Burnside splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (44%) and Owned outright (43%), with Rented at 9%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Detached houses make up 100% of the housing stock, far above the national figure. Despite this, homes with three or more bedrooms are far below the state average at 65.3%, and there are slightly more people per bedroom than usual.

0.90

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.90
  • 2021: 0.90

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 89.5%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

65.3%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 72.1%
  • 2021: 65.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Burnside, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Burnside, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 33%, followed by 3 bedrooms (26%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50222/burnside/topic/housing-dwellings