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Burwood East

Ranked #65 of 216 Melbourne suburbs for transit. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active
10
#200 of 216
Safety
38
#134 of 216
Wealth
20
#174 of 216
Value
4
#207 of 216
Parks
68
#58 of 216
Cafés
54
#99 of 216
Transit
70
#65 of 216
Green space
24
#178 of 216
Active & healthy
38
#163 of 216

The numbers

Population10,675
Area4.08 km²
Median household income$1,610/wk
Median rent$439/wk
Crime rate71.4 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks20 (1.0 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park64.5% of the suburb
Cafés5
Gyms & sport venues7
Nearest parkrunGardiners Creek parkrun (3.25 km)

Nearby suburbs

Blackburn SouthBox Hill SouthBurwoodMount WaverleyBlackburnGlen Waverley

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Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Melbourne: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated August 2026. Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
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