Suburb profile

Burnley VIC 3121

Burnley is located in the Inner Melbourne region of Victoria, postcode 3121. It has 597 properties across 19 streets. Explore every street in Burnley, its property history, homes for sale and rent, who lives there, and the local agents.

About Burnley

Burnley, VIC 3121, sits in Inner Melbourne and neighbours Richmond, South Yarra, Toorak and Hawthorn. Its 19 streets hold 597 properties, 332 of them houses and 265 units.

Census figures are for Richmond (South) - Cremorne, which covers the whole suburb. The area had 17,671 residents, a median age of 33 and an average household of 2.1 people. Median household income was $2,577 a week, the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month and the median rent $508 a week. Of 7,990 dwellings, 1,542 were separate houses, 3,168 semi-detached and 3,226 flats, with 49 other; 1,756 were owned outright, 2,147 owned with a mortgage and 3,934 rented.

Updated October 2026

Who lives in Burnley

  • 17,671Peoplelive in the area
  • 33Median ageyears
  • $2,577Median household incomea week
  • $508Median renta week

Homes by type

  • Houses1,542
  • Townhouses and semis3,168
  • Flats and apartments3,226
  • Other49

Household

  • Median mortgage repayment$2,500a month
  • Household size2.1people on average

How homes are held

Owned outright 1,756Owned with a mortgage 2,147Rented 3,934Other 153

Schools in Burnley

  • SEDA College (Victoria) - FFV Burnley

    IndependentSecondary

  • SEDA College (Victoria) - FFV Burnley 2

    IndependentSecondary

  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Netball Burnley

    IndependentSecondary

  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Ryans Reserve Tennis & Netball Centre

    IndependentSecondary

Streets in Burnley

Neighbouring suburbs

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Population and housing figures are drawn from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

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Area summaries are generated from the national address file and ABS Census data, and checked against those figures before publication.