Burwood

Ranked #68 of 422 Sydney suburbs for transit. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

Active

#175 of 422

Safety

#391 of 422

Wealth

#355 of 422

Value

#397 of 422

Parks

#292 of 422

Cafés

#95 of 422

Transit

#68 of 422

Green space

#334 of 422

Active & healthy

#233 of 422

The numbers

Population	18,224
Area	2.44 km²
Median household income	$1,671/wk
Median rent	$500/wk
Crime rate	130.3 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks	11 (0.22 ha per 1,000 people)
Within 400m of a park	86.7% of the suburb
Cafés	11
Gyms & sport venues	40
Nearest parkrun	GreenWay parkrun (3.78 km)

Nearby suburbs

Croydon Enfield Strathfield Croydon Park Five Dock Ashfield

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Burwood vs Croydon Burwood vs Enfield Burwood vs Strathfield

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Sydney: 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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