Burwood, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 18,224
- Median age
- 32
- Household income
- $1,671/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 37%
- Renting
- 59%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 8/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Burwood Station · 0.1 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Concord Repatriation Hospital · 4.5 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$3.00m
Median unit (5 yr)
$910k
Sales (5 yr)
1,841
Sales (12 mths)
188
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
2,202 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 14.8% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Burwood PS
Secondary
Homebush BHS
Secondary
Strathfield GHS
Secondary
Strathfield SHS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Burwood (NSW)
District population (2025)
18,684
+36% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Apr 2026)
1,064
houses 11 · other 1,053
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Burwood:
- Belmore Street (1,414)
- Railway Parade (1,047)
- Burwood Road (905)
- Elsie Street (445)
- George Street (417)
- Wilga Street (311)
- Victoria Street (277)
- Shaftesbury Road (240)
- Park Avenue (223)
- Wentworth Road (216)
- Stanley Street (188)
- Mary Street (188)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.