Located in Western Australia within the Northam local government area, Burlong is a quiet locality (postcode 6401). It is home to about 340 residents, with a mix of families and early-career residents and a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $38K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.5% year-on-year at the LGA level. WA employment has moved +1.9% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. WA also had 24 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 12 underway, and 12 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, German, English.
The median weekly rent is $275 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.
Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of +2.5% year-on-year points to strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.