Burwood, NSW 2134
Burwood Council, New South Wales
Good to Know
Burwood, NSW 2134 is a high‑value house market in the Burwood Council area, currently positioned as a long‑hold capital growth submarket. Located about 9 km west of the Sydney CBD, Burwood is home to roughly 18,224 adults across 9,535 dwellings and records a 1.33% vacancy rate.
According to HtAG Analytics, Burwood is exhibiting tight demand with constrained supply. Stock on Market sits at 0.16% and Inventory at 1.46 months — both well below the ~3‑month balanced‑market threshold — driving +13.4% YoY price growth and +6.1% YoY rent growth.
What the market data is signalling
Burwood’s house market shows materially stronger capital gains than rental gains: +13.4% price growth versus +6.1% rent growth over 12 months. That split, combined with a very low Stock on Market (0.16%) and short Inventory (1.46 months), indicates buyer competition is driving prices higher while yields remain compressed (1.51%).
These dynamics — strong price momentum but weak gross yield — point to a capital‑growth led market that can be sensitive to shifts in credit, sentiment or broader cycle signals. See the Markets in the Moment (MiM™) heatmap for a live view of where momentum is strongest.
Who lives in Burwood — and why it matters for investors
Burwood records an IRSAD of 991, above our minimum recommended threshold; this indicates relatively strong socioeconomic fundamentals that can support long‑cycle capital retention. At the same time the area has a high renter share (59.0%) and a high units‑to‑houses mix (82.0%), which increases demand volatility in the rental market and can amplify short‑term turnover.
Understanding how income, tenure and dwelling mix interact is important for expected volatility and cashflow outcomes — for more on this dynamic see our IRSAD Crossover study.
Why suburb-level data matters for Burwood
Suburb‑level metrics tell the real story: Burwood’s typical house price sits at $3,429,379 with a gross yield of 1.51%, Stock on Market at 0.16%, Inventory at 1.46 months and median days‑on‑market of 64 days. These precise local measures drive decisions: a high price base and compressed yield profile change the risk/return trade‑off for buyers compared with other pockets.
Council or LGA averages can mask these pockets; always let the suburb’s own numbers lead your judgement — see our methodology note on LGA vs Suburb research. For a downloadable dossier, get the full Burwood data guide.
What's behind the RCS™ score of 16
HtAG’s RCS™ (Rating Composite Score) bundles three independent dimensions — risk minimisation, capital‑growth potential and cashflow resilience — into one headline score so investors can quickly screen markets against strategy. A low overall RCS, like 16, flags that while capital momentum exists, risk and cashflow metrics (for example, stretched affordability and low yield) require careful mitigation.
Dig into the sub‑scores to match Burwood to your strategy and learn how the RCS™ is built. To explore the data interactively, open Burwood in HtAG Copilot.
Forward signals to watch
The vacancy rate — currently 1.33%: a sustained balanced vacancy around this level typically supports steady rental income growth but does not create severe upward pressure on rents; watch for falls below 1% if you need stronger rental leverage.
The building approvals ratio — currently 1.11%: this neutral reading suggests development is at a moderate pace and is unlikely to materially flood supply in the short term, but rising approvals could change supply fundamentals over 12–36 months.
The Sydney cycle phase: a city‑wide shift from expansion to slowdown would moderate Burwood’s price momentum and make yield and affordability constraints more important for holding period risk; a strengthening phase would likely amplify local capital gains.
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RCS Breakdown
Burwood'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's headline values — $3,429K to buy and $996PW to rent, a 1.51% gross yield. Over the past decade, prices have moved 59.56% and rents 48.14% — the Yield series shows whether that gap is widening (price outpacing rent, yield compressing) or closing.
$3,429K 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 (+6.06% YoY) compared to price growth (+13.37%). That spread determines yield is expanding or compressing across the next cycle. Sign up to unlock the entire trend line.
Where is Burwood in its cycle - and is the 1.51% 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's long-hold story?
Beyond the headline price, Burwood 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'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 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 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 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 - 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 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'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 has structural support for the next leg of capital growth.
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Full HtAG Intelligence
Burwood 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 has the structural support for its next leg — or whether the numbers are running ahead of the fundamentals.
The total adult population (15 years or older) of Burwood 2134 NSW is 16,497, with a median age of 32. Of those, 40.45% are married, 9.80% are divorced or separated, 46.28% are single and 3.55% are widowed.
The average household size is 2.5 people per dwelling, and the median household monthly income is estimated to be $7,448. The median monthly mortgage repayment for households in this suburb is $2,449 which is 32.88% of their earnings.
Source: ABS Census Data (2021)