Burnside Postcode

Western Australia

Outer Regional Top 10% SEIFA Above WA income
6285
Postcode for Burnside, WA
Phone area code: 08 · 232 km from Perth · Pop. 309
309
Population
42
Median Age
$2,134
Household Income/wk
$360
Median Rent/wk
9/10
SEIFA Advantage
28.4
Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

Where Burnside ranks: household income is in the top 25% of WA suburbs; SEIFA decile 9 puts it in the top 20% of Australia for socio-economic advantage.

How Burnside Compares

Burnside vs the WA average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

MetricBurnsideWA avgAU avg
Household income/wk $2,134 +WA $1,891 $1,836
Rent/wk $360 ≈WA $355 $390
Mortgage/month $1,934 ≈WA $1,890 $1,958
Median age 42 43.0 45.0
SEIFA decile 9/10 +WA 6.0/10 6.0/10
Unemployment 0.0% -WA 5.0% 5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the WA average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Burnside is a locality 232 km from Perth in Western Australia, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 6285. It falls within the Bunbury region. The local government area is Augusta Margaret River.

According to the 2021 Census, Burnside has a population of 309 with a median age of 42. The median weekly household income is $2,134, above the WA average. The Indigenous population is 3 (1.0% of residents).

Housing in Burnside includes a median weekly rent of $360, median monthly mortgage repayment of $1,934, with 95 total dwellings. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 90.6% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Burnside scores in decile 9 out of 10, which is well above the national average.

Burnside is part of the Manjimup statistical area in Western Australia.

Burnside Details

Postcode6285
StateWestern Australia (WA)
Phone Area Code08
Population (2021)309
Median Age42 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)$2,134/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)$843/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)$360
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)$1,934
Average Household Size2.9 persons
Area28.4 km²
Population Density11/km²
Total Dwellings95
Australian Citizens89.0%
Indigenous Population3 (1.0%)
Unemployment Rate0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile9/10 (well above average)
Latitude-33.9178456
Longitude115.0428367
Distance from Perth232 km
Region (SA4)Bunbury
Area (SA3)Manjimup
Local GovernmentAugusta Margaret River
Federal ElectorateForrest

Age Profile

0–14 (25.2%) 15–24 (8.7%) 25–44 (23.0%) 45–64 (28.2%) 65+ (14.2%)
Show counts
0–14 years78 (25.2%)
15–24 years27 (8.7%)
25–44 years71 (23.0%)
45–64 years87 (28.2%)
65+ years44 (14.2%)

Housing Tenure

Owned outright (44.7%) Mortgaged (45.9%) Rented (9.4%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 9 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Health Conditions (2021 Census)

Asthma25 (8.1%)
Arthritis18 (5.8%)
Heart Disease11 (3.6%)
Lung Condition6 (1.9%)
Cancer6 (1.9%)

Long-term health conditions self-reported in the 2021 Census. Persons may report more than one condition.

Motor Vehicles per Dwelling

No vehicle0 (0.0%)
1 vehicle17 (18.3%)
2 vehicles50 (53.8%)
3+ vehicles26 (28.0%)

Suburbs Near Burnside

Same Postcode (6285)

More Burnside Data

Page last reviewed . Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.