Burwood (NSW)
NSWBurwood (NSW) is a growing suburb in NSW with 18,224 residents.
- SAL code
- 10716
- SA2
- 120031678
- Population
- 18,224
Burwood (NSW), NSW had 18,224 residents at the 2021 Census, with the broader statistical area showing a 18.3% growth over the last five years. The predominant age group is 25-34 years, and the median age sits at 32. Households are most often couples without children, and those with a mortgage repay a median of $2,449 a month. Around 36.8% of homes are owner-occupied, with the largest single tenure being rented at 59.0%. Most dwellings are flats or apartments, making up 68.8% of the suburb's housing stock. The suburb has 13 parks and reserves mapped within its boundary. Source: ABS Census 2021 and Estimated Resident Population, with amenity counts from state Open Data and OpenStreetMap.
Suburb analysis
Burwood (NSW), NSW at a glance
Burwood is a high-density inner-west Sydney centre ~12 km from the CBD in Burwood Council, built around Westfield Burwood and Burwood train station. The dwelling mix has shifted hard toward apartments over the last decade and continues to densify, with a $2.5bn town-centre rebuild underway and a second metro station landing in 2032. The data tiles below cover the demographic baseline; this card adds the live market, lifestyle and council-pipeline context.
For homebuyers
Burwood reads more like a small CBD than a suburb. Westfield Burwood (225+ stores including David Jones, Coles, Woolworths, Kmart and Event Cinemas) sits on top of Burwood train station, which puts the city ~15 minutes away on the T1/T2 lines. Burwood Road is the spine — eat-streets, late-night dumpling and Korean BBQ, a multicultural population where roughly 58% of residents were born overseas. Most new stock is apartments in towers along Railway Parade and Burwood Road; the surrounding pockets still hold Federation cottages and grand inter-war homes on tree-lined streets. School catchments are a draw: Burwood Public (est. 1871), Burwood Girls High in adjacent Croydon, and PLC Sydney for the private-school option. Burwood Park anchors weekend recreation in the centre. In short: an urban, transit-first suburb where apartment living is the default and you trade backyard for walkability.
For investors
Burwood is a two-track market: a thin, expensive house segment and a deep, yield-led unit segment. Median house ~$3.07M against $1,000/week rent gives a ~1.77% gross yield; median unit ~$877.5K against $800/week rent gives ~4.71% (Your Investment Property / propertyvalue.com.au, January 2026). 12-month house growth -6.47%; unit growth +3.23%. 94 house and 282 unit sales in 12 months; days-on-market 39 (houses) and 33 (units).
Strengths
- Unit yields ~4.71% with strong leasing depth (282 unit sales in 12 months) — among the better cashflow profiles for inner-west Sydney (Your Investment Property Jan 2026).
- Two heavy-rail nodes by 2032: existing Burwood Station (T1/T2) plus the new Burwood North Metro West station ~1.5 km north.
- $2.5bn Burwood Place delivers 1,041 homes, 27,000 sqm of retail, a new library and Cultural House — anchoring tenant demand around the station precinct.
- Established school catchments (PLC Sydney, Burwood Girls HS, Burwood Public) underwrite long-run family-tenant demand.
Trade-offs
- House yields ~1.77% — capital-growth play only, and the segment is down -6.47% over 12 months (propertyvalue.com.au Jan 2026).
- Heavy apartment supply pipeline: ~1,041 dwellings at Burwood Place plus ~18,000 planned around Burwood North Metro through to 2032 — material competition for unit landlords mid-decade.
- Days-on-market 33-39 days is slower than tight outer-metro markets — buyers are price-sensitive at this end of the cycle.
- Strata + body-corporate exposure dominates the addressable stock; due-diligence load on building defects and sinking funds is real.
What's coming
Burwood Council's 2025/26 Operational Plan continues the town-centre transformation. Holdmark's $2.5bn Burwood Place broke ground August 2025 along Railway Parade — 1,041 homes, town square and urban park, library and Cultural House. The NSW Government released the updated Burwood North Metro Precinct Masterplan for public exhibition in March 2026, scoping ~18,000 homes around the new station ahead of its 2032 opening with Sydney Metro West.
Bottom line
For homebuyers: an urban, transit-anchored centre where apartment living is the default. For investors: a unit-yield + long-dated metro story balanced against a heavy supply pipeline through to 2032.
Population
?18,224
Suburb · Census 2021
5-Year Growth
+18.3%
3yr: +12.8% · 10yr: +36.1%
SA2 · 5yr
Household Income
$1,671/wk
Suburb · Census 2021 median
Median Age
32
Suburb · Census 2021
Socio-Economic Index
?2/10
SA2 · more disadvantaged
Unemployment
?3.3%
SA2 · Q4 2025
Schools
1
1 primary
Hospitals
No data for this suburb
Childcare services
?11
8 long day, 3 OSHC
Parks & green space
?13
Parks, reserves
Transport stops
?90
GTFS stops
Dwelling approvals
No data for this suburb
Median Weekly Rent
Based on NSW rental bond lodgements, aggregated at postcode level. All SALs sharing this postcode show the same median.
Median House Sale Price
Source: state Valuer-General (suburb-level quarterly medians).
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Population over time — Burwood (NSW) (SA2)
ABS publishes annual estimates only at SA2; Burwood (NSW) suburb alone is ~18,224 (Census 2021).
Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.
Growth at a Glance
Population grew from 9,184 to 18,684 over 24 years, averaging 3.0% per year.
Schools
1 in suburbSector
1 public
Type
1 primary
Total enrolment
476
Avg per school
476
Government school catchment
Intake zonePrimary
Burwood PS53.1%
- Croydon PS 24.0%
- Enfield PS 22.7%
- Concord PS 0.1%
- Croydon Park PS 0.1%
- Marie Bashir PS 0.0%
- Five Dock PS 0.0%
Secondary
Strathfield SHS85.0%
- Burwood GHS 52.0%
- Ashfield BHS 52.0%
- Strathfield GHS 47.9%
- Homebush BHS 47.9%
Source: NSW Department of Education — School Intake Zones. Boundaries can be amended without notice; confirm with the school before relying on enrolment.
Profile
Census snapshot
Housing
Public housing 2.2%Predominantly apartments (68.8%), rental-heavy (59% renting), built for families (48% are 2 bed).
Dwelling mix
Tenure
NSW 33%
Number of bedrooms
Bushfire risk
This suburb falls outside every bushfire polygon mapped by the relevant authority. Always confirm at the property address — local conditions and unmapped overlays can still apply.
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped bushfire polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions. Source when available: NSW Rural Fire Service (BFPL) and NSW DPHI EPI Flood.
Flood risk
This suburb falls outside every flood polygon mapped by the relevant authority. Always confirm at the property address — local conditions and unmapped overlays can still apply.
Overlap is the percentage of the suburb's land area inside the mapped flood polygons. Always verify the exact property address with the relevant authority before making decisions. Source when available: NSW Rural Fire Service (BFPL) and NSW DPHI EPI Flood.
Planning zones
9 zones in suburb| Code | Zone | % covered | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 | ZoneResidential | 55.9% | 1.37 km² |
| MU1 | ZoneBusiness | 21.4% | 0.52 km² |
| R1 | ZoneResidential | 11.1% | 0.27 km² |
| R3 | ZoneResidential | 3.9% | 0.10 km² |
| RE1 | ZoneRecreation | 3.1% | 0.08 km² |
| E3 | ZoneEnvironmental | 2.2% | 0.05 km² |
| SP2 | ZoneSpecial use | 2.0% | 0.05 km² |
| E1 | ZoneEnvironmental | 0.5% | 0.01 km² |
| RE2 | ZoneRecreation | 0.1% | 2,791 m² |
Source: NSW DPHI EPI Land Zoning (ZONE_NSW/2026-04-29/1eccf1a530fa1be5) · As of Apr 2026. Zone boundaries are amended periodically; verify the exact property with the relevant council before relying on permitted use.