Burswood
WA 6100 · Victoria Park
2,779 (2021) → 3,175 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Burswood is a high growth suburb in Victoria Park, WA 6100, about 3km from Perth CBD. Recent property sales in Burswood are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has 1 school, a transport score of 93/100, and is about 13km inland. Burswood has an overall score of 90/100, based on transport, liveability and education, plus a separate residential safety score of 70/100.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (6.12%), China (3.63%), Malaysia (2.91%), New Zealand (2.84%), India (2.77%)
Top languages: Mandarin (6.23%), Nepali (2.27%), Spanish (2.23%), Cantonese (2.2%), Italian (1.3%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Small population (under 3,000) — crime rates may be volatile due to low sample size.
WAdoesn't publish crime data at the suburb level. The rates shown are the police-region average applied to this suburb, so other suburbs in the same region share the same figures.
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
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: WA Police (regional aggregate) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1069 (above the national average of 1000).
In suburb
- Perth Montessori SchoolCombined · IndependentICSEA 1086
Nearby (within 10km)
- Trinity CollegeCombined · Catholic · 1.1kmICSEA 1110
- St Augustine's Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 1.3kmICSEA 1110
- SEDA College WA (East Perth)Secondary · Independent · 1.5km
- Victoria Park Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 1.7kmICSEA 1140
- Victoria Park Christian SchoolPrimary · Independent · 1.8kmICSEA 1045
- Regent CollegePrimary · Independent · 1.8kmICSEA 1148
- Ursula Frayne Catholic CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 2kmICSEA 1106
- Lathlain Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.2kmICSEA 1085
- St Clare's SchoolSecondary · Catholic · 2.2kmICSEA 1014
- Rivervale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.6kmICSEA 992
- Mercedes CollegeSecondary · Independent · 2.6kmICSEA 1123
- Maylands Peninsula Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.8kmICSEA 1085
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
Nearby suburbs in Victoria Park
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Frequently asked questions about Burswood
Is Burswood safe?
Burswood has a residential safety score of 70/100, 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 6,424 per 100,000 across all categories.
How far is Burswood from Perth CBD?
Burswood is about 3.1 km from Perth CBD, an estimated 14 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Burswood?
Burswood has 1 school, with an average ICSEA of 1086 (the national average is 1000). Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Burswood?
Burswood has a transport score of 93/100, including 2 train stations and 11 bus stops.