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Burwood East

Victoria · Whitehorse - West · Melbourne - Inner East

This profile uses the ABS Burwood East statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.

Burwood East is a locality in the Whitehorse - West area of Victoria. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Burwood East SA2.

Where in VIC
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At a glance
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Schools
5
Top ICSEA 1147 (gov)
Childcare
8
NQS-rated services
Recorded incidents
780
+16% vs prior year
Median house
$1,335,000
+1.8% YoY
Population
12,460
+1.1% in 1 year
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Family essentials

Schools, childcare & safety

Live data for the Burwood East SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings, police-recorded incidents.

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Burwood East Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Burwood East.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 520
ICSEA 1147
A picture of students’ family backgrounds — not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned in-area government school for Burwood East (VIC catchment data).

See the catchment on the map

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Primary catchment zone shown where matched to official government data. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

Schools in Burwood East

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ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All VIC schools →

Source: ACARA School Profile 2025

Childcare & early learning

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  • Benwerrin Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 56 places · Burwood East
    Exceeding NQS
  • Greenwood Burwood East
    Centre-Based Care · 143 places · Burwood East
    Meeting NQS
  • Insight Early Learning - Burwood Brickworks
    Centre-Based Care · 120 places · Burwood East
    Meeting NQS
  • TeamKids - Burwood East Primary
    Centre-Based Care · 80 places · Burwood East
    Meeting NQS
  • Burwood Heights Primary School
    Centre-Based Care · 66 places · Burwood East
    Meeting NQS
  • Burwood Heights PS TheirCare
    Centre-Based Care · 50 places · Burwood East
    Meeting NQS
  • East Burwood Preschool
    Centre-Based Care · 33 places · Burwood East
    Meeting NQS
  • Village Early Education Burwood East
    Centre-Based Care · 113 places · Burwood East
    Not yet rated

NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.

Source: ACECQA NQS register

Safety — recorded incidents

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Incidents, latest year
780
vs previous year
+16%
vs 2021
393
  • Property and deception offences 598
  • Crimes against the person 92
  • Justice procedures offences 52
  • Drug offences 21
  • Public order and security offences 17

Police-recorded incident counts (Years ending December; latest = year ending December 2025). These are not population-adjusted and are not a judgement about the suburb — larger, busier areas record more incidents. More on safety →

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria
The neighbourhood

Amenities

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GPs / clinics
1
Supermarkets
4
Parks
35
Train stations
0

Counts of OSM-tagged features within the Burwood East SA2 polygon. OpenStreetMap coverage varies — verify with local directories before relying on these counts.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

Climate & hazards

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Flood overlay
Within an official flood overlay (inundation / floodway / overland) · 1.4% of the SA2

This shows whether the Burwood East SA2 intersects an official Victorian government hazard overlay, and the share of the SA2 area it covers. It is the published overlay extent — not a risk rating, hazard score, or insurance assessment, and we compute none. A single property inside the SA2 may or may not be affected. Not financial or insurance advice — check the current planning scheme and your insurer for any specific address.

Source: Vicmap Planning, © State of Victoria (DEECA) — CC BY 4.0
Money

Property & rent

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Median house price
$1,335,000
House price YoY
+1.8%
Median 3BR house rent
Source: Valuer-General VIC Q2 2025 · DFFH Sep 2025
Population & growth
Population
12,460
Jun 2025
1yr growth
+1.10%
2024→25
Net change
+137
people / yr
Density
2,923
people / km²

Where did the gain come from?

+137
Natural increase
Births minus deaths
-19
Internal migration
Net movers from elsewhere in Australia
-183
Overseas migration
Net arrivals from overseas
+339

Reading the streams: overseas arrivals were the dominant force — more came from abroad than the suburb grew on its own.

Growth vs benchmarks
Burwood East
+1.10%
VIC median
+0.90%
National median
+0.80%