Burns Beach, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Burns Beach is more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1144, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Burns Beach at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 4,071
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $3,439
- SEIFA score
- 1144
- Coordinates
- -31.7214, 115.7215
Burns Beach demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Burns Beach using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 34%, 8% of homes are rented, and 53% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 868 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 553 | 14% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 905 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 1,372 | 34% |
| Seniors (65+) | 366 | 9% |
Share of the 4,064 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 319 | 25% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 821 | 65% |
| Rented | 105 | 8% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 1,244 | 99% |
| Townhouses & semis | 17 | 1% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 1,261 occupied private dwellings in Burns Beach.
- Median weekly rent
- $650
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,890
- Average household size
- 3.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,488
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,153
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 2,127 (53%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 542 (14%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 35 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 2,210 (73%)
- Labour-force participation
- 75.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Employed full-time
- 1,402
- Employed part-time
- 786
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Burns Beach
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Burns Beach is February (average daytime high around 29.5°C) and the coolest is August (around 17.7°C). The area receives roughly 614 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.4°C | 19.4°C | 24 mm |
| Feb | 29.5°C | 19.6°C | 19 mm |
| Mar | 27.8°C | 18.7°C | 39 mm |
| Apr | 24.1°C | 15.7°C | 39 mm |
| May | 20.7°C | 12.8°C | 73 mm |
| Jun | 18.3°C | 11.4°C | 98 mm |
| Jul | 17.4°C | 11.2°C | 113 mm |
| Aug | 17.7°C | 10.5°C | 97 mm |
| Sep | 19.1°C | 11.5°C | 47 mm |
| Oct | 21.6°C | 13.3°C | 38 mm |
| Nov | 24.8°C | 15.6°C | 19 mm |
| Dec | 27.7°C | 18°C | 8 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Burns Beach
Where is Burns Beach?
Burns Beach is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Burns Beach?
At the 2021 Census, Burns Beach had a population of about 4,071.
Is Burns Beach an advantaged area?
Burns Beach has an ABS SEIFA score of 1144, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 99 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 99% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Burns Beach?
Burns Beach has average daytime highs of about 23.2°C and overnight lows of about 14.8°C, with roughly 614 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
Does Burns Beach have high household incomes?
Burns Beach has one of the highest median weekly household incomes in Western Australia — the 7th-highest among suburbs with at least 1,000 residents at the 2021 Census ($3,439 per week).
Where Burns Beach ranks
Burns Beach appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.
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