Burnside, Victoria

Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

37°45′11″S 144°45′14″E / 37.753°S 144.754°E / -37.753; 144.754Population5,800 (2021 census)^[1] • Density1,318/km² (3,410/sq mi)Established1990sPostcode(s)3023Area4.4 km² (1.7 sq mi)Location20 km (12 mi) W of MelbourneLGA(s)City of MeltonState electorate(s)Kororoit Federal division(s)Gorton

Suburbs around Burnside:
Caroline Springs	Taylors Hill	Kings Park
Caroline Springs	Burnside	Albanvale
Ravenhall	Ravenhall	Deer Park

Burnside is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km (12 mi) west of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Melton local government area. Burnside recorded a population of 5,800 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Attractions

Burnside Hub
Kororoit Creek

Burnside is located beside the upper end of the Kororoit Creek, which still has populations of native reptiles, including Tiger snake, Eastern blue-tongued lizard, common snakeneck turtle and Eastern brown snake.

Kororoit Creek is also home to the Eastern Banjo Frog, common eastern froglet and the endangered Growling grass frog and striped legless lizard.

Demographics

The most common Ancestries were Australian 14%, English 11.8%, Filipino 9.6%, Vietamese 7.9%, and Maltese 6.8%.

41.2 of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 7.3%, Tagalog 3.9%, Spanish 2.7%, Arabic 2.4% and Filipino 2.3%.