South Australia council

Burnside

48,257 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 28 km², 26 suburbs. Council website: burnside.sa.gov.au/Home.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

48,257

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +0.7% in a year

Density

1,755/km²

28 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$1.6M

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$40

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

5.1 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

10 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

26

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
44
Median household income
$2,069/week
Median rent
$360/week
Median mortgage repayment
$2,300/month
Households renting
21.6%
Average household
2.5 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 10 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 10 of 10

Suburbs

26 suburbs where Burnside holds most residents, plus 2 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Magill9,69327%$1.3MJune 2026 / 14%8
Burnside (SA)3,060All$2.1MJune 202611% / 45%10
Glenside2,852All$2.8MJune 20260% / 0%9
Beaumont (SA)2,731All$2.1MJune 2026 / 70%10
Kensington Park2,627All$1.9MJune 2026<1% / 0%10
Toorak Gardens2,604All$3.5MJune 2026<1% / 0%10
Kensington Gardens2,498All$2.3MJune 2026<1% / 0%10
Linden Park2,367All$1.9MJune 20260% / 0%10
Glenunga2,184All$2.3MJune 20260% / 0%10
Glen Osmond2,154All$2.2MJune 2026 / 71%10
Hazelwood Park1,953All$1.9MJune 202621% / 0%10
Wattle Park1,885All$2.0MJune 20260% / 73%10
St Georges1,726All$2.1MJune 20260% / 4%10
Dulwich1,659All$2.0MJune 20260% / 0%10
Leabrook1,605All$2.0MJune 202612% / 0%10
Beulah Park1,601All$1.6MJune 20262% / 0%10
Tusmore1,503All$2.9MJune 202610% / 0%10
Rosslyn Park1,469All$1.6MJune 20260% / 46%10
Rose Park1,375All$2.9MJune 20261% / 0%10
Stonyfell1,266All$1.4MJune 20265% / 81%10
Erindale1,172All$2.4MJune 20263% / 0%10
Frewville896All$1.6MJune 20260% / 0%9
Eastwood (SA)712All$1.6MJune 2026<1% / 0%9
Auldana629All$2.2MJune 20260% / 100%10
Mount Osmond464All$1.4MJune 20260% / 100%10
Skye (SA)293All$1.4MJune 20260% / 100%10
Waterfall Gully161All$2.0MJune 20260% / 100%10
Leawood Gardens5731%$1.6MDec 20240% / 100%10

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Flood planning land

3%

Over 25 of 28 member suburbs (the rest are not mapped)

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Bushfire-prone land

22%

Over 28 of 28 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

0%

Over 28 of 28 member suburbs

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Suburb prices

Across the 26 member suburbs with their own Valuer-General median (unweighted; each suburb's latest figure, periods ending June 2026).

Lowest suburb median
$1.4M
Median of suburb medians
$2.0M
Highest suburb median
$3.5M

Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Sturt · Claire CLUTTERHAM (ALP)98%
  • Adelaide · Steve GEORGANAS (ALP)2%
  • Boothby · Louise MILLER-FROST (ALP)1%

State districts

  • Bragg · Vickie Chapman (LIB)78%
  • Dunstan · Cressida O'Hanlon (ALP)15%
  • Hartley · Vincent Tarzia (LIB)6%
  • Morialta · John Gardner (LIB)1%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every South Australia council on the council map or the South Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Suburb prices: state Valuer-General. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.