Burnley
VIC 3121 · Yarra
794 (2021) → 849 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Burnley is a high growth suburb in Yarra, VIC 3121, about 5km from Melbourne CBD. Its median house price of $1.59M is more expensive than the VIC average. The suburb has 3 schools, a transport score of 99/100, and is a short drive from the coast. Burnley has an overall score of 97/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 22/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (4.66%), New Zealand (1.64%), Greece (1.13%), Malaysia (1.13%), Vietnam (1.01%)
Top languages: Greek (2.39%), Mandarin (1.26%), Vietnamese (1.26%), Polish (1.01%), French (0.63%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Valuer-General Victoria (DTF) · Updated 2024
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
Visitor / tourist hub. This suburb attracts significant visitor and tourist traffic. Crime figures are recorded by incident location and include offences involving visitors, not just residents, so the per-resident rates below may overstate the risk for people living here.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year), with rate per 100,000 residents:
Residential incidents over time
Sum of the five residential categories above — not all recorded crime.
Area crime context
These totals are recorded by incident location and include offences involving the suburb's many visitors, not just residents.
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1118 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- SEDA College (Victoria) - FFV BurnleySecondary · Independent
- SEDA College (Victoria) - FFV Burnley 2Secondary · Independent
- SEDA College (Victoria) - Netball BurnleySecondary · Independent
Nearby (within 10km)
- St Kevin's College - GlendaloughCombined · Catholic · 0.5km
- Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar - Hawthorn CampusCombined · Independent · 0.5km
- Melbourne Girls CollegeSecondary · Government · 0.8kmICSEA 1139
- St Kevin's CollegeCombined · Catholic · 0.9kmICSEA 1182
- St Catherine's SchoolCombined · Independent · 1kmICSEA 1161
- Rossbourne SchoolSecondary · Independent · 1.1kmICSEA 1123
- Hawthorn West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.1kmICSEA 1165
- Erasmus Primary SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.3kmICSEA 1194
- Geelong Grammar School - Toorak campusCombined · Independent · 1.3km
- Scotch CollegeCombined · Independent · 1.4kmICSEA 1185
- Richmond Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.5kmICSEA 1148
- St Joseph's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.5kmICSEA 1170
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Burnley
Is Burnley safe?
Burnley has a residential safety score of 22/100, based on residential crime (break-ins, theft from dwellings, vehicle theft, domestic assault and robbery) per resident relative to the NSW median. Its total recorded incident rate is 15,995 per 100,000 across all categories.
What are property prices in Burnley?
In Burnley, the .
How far is Burnley from Melbourne CBD?
Burnley is about 5.1 km from Melbourne CBD, an estimated 18 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Burnley?
Burnley has 3 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Burnley?
Burnley has a transport score of 99/100 and 1 bus stops.