Burwood Council
New South Wales
Good to Know
Burwood, NSW is a high-value house market in the Burwood area, currently positioned as a long-hold capital growth submarket. Home to roughly 40,217 adults across 11,450 dwellings, the suburb's typical house price sits at $3,153,307 and the current vacancy rate is 1.39%.
According to HtAG Analytics, Burwood is exhibiting tight supply with steady demand. Stock on Market sits at 0.56% and Inventory at 1.86 months — below the ~3-month balanced-market threshold, signalling an opportune low-inventory environment — driving +12.4% YoY price growth and +6.9% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Price growth in Burwood (+12.4% over 1 year) is outpacing rent growth (+6.9%), which points to capital-led momentum rather than cashflow improvement. At the same time the gross yield is only 1.64%, well below the recommended minimum, so investors focused on income will find this market stretched.
With Stock on Market at 0.56% and Inventory at 1.86 months, the supply picture is tight — see the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap for where Burwood sits in the live demand map.
Who lives in Burwood — and why it matters for investors
Burwood records an IRSAD of 1014, above the comfortable threshold of 927, indicating relative socioeconomic advantage which supports long‑term capital resilience. However the renter/owner split is 55.0% renters (unfavourable) and the units/houses mix is 79.0% units (unfavourable), both of which can increase short-term turnover and volatility for house investors. See our IRSAD Crossover study for how these demographics affect long‑cycle performance.
Why suburb-level data matters for Burwood
Decisions should rest on Burwood's own metrics, not broader averages. Typical house price is $3,153,307, gross yield is 1.64%, Stock on Market is 0.56%, Inventory 1.86 months and days on market are 43 days — these specific readings define local opportunity and risk in ways council‑level averages can hide. Read more on the differences in our LGA vs Suburb research.
For a complete dossier, download the full Burwood data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 20
The HtAG RCS™ (20 here) bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital-growth potential and cashflow resilience — into a single composite so you can quickly see strategic fit. A low overall RCS like this reflects the trade-off between strong capital momentum and weak yield/affordability; drilling into the sub-scores is essential to match Burwood to your plan. Learn how the RCS™ is built.
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Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 1.39%: this sits in the balanced band (1–3.5%). Sustained readings here over 12–24 months typically support steady rent growth without acute tightness or oversupply.
The building approvals ratio — currently 1.69%: this is a neutral/ balanced pipeline signal. If approvals rise materially above this, new supply could moderate price momentum over the medium term.
The wider Sydney cycle phase: a city‑wide shift from expansion to contraction would likely slow Burwood's local price momentum; conversely a stronger Sydney upswing would amplify capital returns here.
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RCS Breakdown
Burwood Council's RCS™ headline is an overall signal — but it doesn't tell you why. The three sub-scores below reveal whether that score is earned through risk minimisation, capital growth, or cashflow — and which portfolio brief it fits.
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Market Trends
Burwood Council's headline values — $3,153K to buy and $996PW to rent, a 1.64% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 76.76% and rents 62.64% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$3,153K is today. The 10-year trajectory reveals whether that's the top of a run, the start of a new leg, or somewhere mid-cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
$996PW today, with rent growth at (+6.86% YoY) compared to price growth (+12.37%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Burwood Council in its cycle - and is the 1.64% yield holding?
Cycle phase tells you whether you're buying near the bottom (room to run) or top (compression ahead). Yield trajectory tells you whether cashflow is durable or being eroded — the single most important question for a long-hold thesis.
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Area Risks
Property data alone won't flag the structural risks that can erode a long-hold position. Bushfire overlays, flood-zone exposure, and economic concentration sit outside the price feed but determine whether your capital is insurable, defensible, and structurally protected. Unlock to see.
Are there hidden structural risks shaping Burwood Council's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Burwood Council carries risk signals a median can't show — hazard exposure from bushfire and flood overlays, and how narrowly local employment leans on a handful of sectors (the concentration the EDI score quantifies). Together these separate insurable, defensible long-holds from those carrying tail-risk that never surfaces in the headline number.
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Supply & Demand
Burwood Council's headline numbers show where the market is today. The two cards below answer where it's heading. Direction is what separates a buy from a wait.
Is housing supply tightening or building up?
Stock on Market is one number — the trend is what matters. SoM, inventory, building approvals and hold period together reveal whether the market is starving for stock (price pressure up) or quietly building a pipeline (pressure down).
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Is buyer and renter demand heating up or cooling off?
Vacancy is one signal — the real question is whether demand is still building or quietly peaking. Days on market, vacancy, search index and clearance rate are the four pulse-points — when they diverge, they signal a turning point.
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Fundamentals
Burwood Council can look solid on the surface — but the three layers below separate markets that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Is Burwood Council genuinely stable - or just expensive?
IRSAD hints at affluence, but socio-economic strength alone doesn't guarantee resilience. Combined with the renter-to-owner balance and unit-to-house ratio, you get the three signals that separate a tightly-held submarket from one carrying hidden volatility.
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Where do Burwood Council prices go over the next 12 months?
Today's headline price is just a snapshot. Projected ROI and the volatility index tell you whether to commit capital now, wait for a softer entry, or rotate into a steadie submarket.
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Can you actually buy into Burwood Council - and exit cleanly?
Tightly-held areas reward long-hold investors but punish anyone who needs liquidity. Annual sales and rental volume reveal whether your capital can reposition — or sits structurally locked in.
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Education & Infrastructure
Burwood Council looks tightly-held and stable on the surface — but the three layers below separate areas that genuinely hold value from ones that only look like they do.
Does Burwood Council's school catchment + infrastructure pipeline justify the price?
School ranks anchor family demand and tenant quality. The active infrastructure pipeline shifts a suburb's price ceiling over the next 5–10 years. Together they tell you whether Burwood Council has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Burwood Council shows potential. The platform tells you whether it's the best fit for your portfolio.
Price and yield are only the surface. HtAG reads the forces underneath — supply tightening or loosening, demand heating or cooling, and the risks that move slowly but decide long-term growth. Together they show whether Burwood Council has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
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