Burwood Heights NSW 2136
Burwood Heights is in Burwood LGA, NSW, postcode 2136, with population 1,134.
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Burwood Heights has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2136. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Rent context available
Burwood Heights has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $675/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2136. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Burwood Heights has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport
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Burwood Heights currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Recent price movement shows visible market momentum. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Premium pricing raises the bar for yield, affordability, and downside checks. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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Burwood Heights NSW
Burwood Heights is a small community in New South Wales within the Burwood local government area (postcode 2136). With a population of 1,134, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, Australian, English.
The median house price in Burwood Heights is $3.7 million, having surged 70% over the past year. Units have a median price of $725,000 (-1.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $675. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,227.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Burwood LGA is below average at 3,308 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Burwood Heights offers a gross rental yield of 0.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.7M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 34.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +70.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Burwood Heights is a small community in New South Wales within the Burwood local government area (postcode 2136). With a population of 1,134, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 38. Households earn a median income of $109K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and professional services. The top ancestries reported are Chinese, Australian, English.
The median house price in Burwood Heights is $3.7 million, having surged 70% over the past year. Units have a median price of $725,000 (-1.8% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $675. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,227.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Burwood LGA is below average at 3,308 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Burwood Heights offers a gross rental yield of 0.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($3.7M/$1.5M), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 34.1x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +70.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Burwood Heights FAQ
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What LGA is Burwood Heights in?
Burwood Heights is in the Burwood Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2136. Council-level context for Burwood LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Burwood Heights?
The current median house price in Burwood Heights, NSW is $3.7M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Burwood Heights?
The median weekly rent in Burwood Heights is $675/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Burwood Heights?
Rent context available: Burwood Heights has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Burwood Heights a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Burwood Heights show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Burwood Heights?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Burwood Heights data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.