The quick read on
TAS 7320 · Burnie
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
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ABS 2021
Burnie, Tasmania
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Burnie TAS
Based on 11 sales in the preceding 12 months
$552,000
Down 27.3% over 12 months
Based on 16 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$450 per week
Up 12.5% over 12 months
Market data updated September 2026.
The median house price in Burnie, TAS is currently $552,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Burnie has a 12-month growth rate of -27.3% for houses and 4.9% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $522,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $591,000 in Burnie.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Burnie is $450 per week. The median house rent has increased 12.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Burnie is $320,000, which has increased 4.9% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $320,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $530,000 in Burnie. The median rent for units and apartments in Burnie is $325 per week and has increased 18.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
The overall rate for Burnie is 53,792 offences per 100,000 residents — 354% above the Rest of Tas. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Burnie.
Overall crime rate
53,792
offences per 100,000 residents
354% aboveRest of Tas.
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Burnie TAS 7320 is in Tasmania, within Rest of Tas..
693 people call Burnie home, with an average of 1.8 people per household and a median household income of $1,064 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
Share of residents in each age band.
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Vehicles available to occupied households.
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
6.6% of workers in Burnie worked from home on Census day.
3.8% of Burnie residents were born in England.
54.4% of people in Burnie described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Burnie TAS 7320.
10.8% of Burnie's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
162 family households lived in Burnie; 24.7% were couple families and 23.5% were one-parent families.
34.0% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
Burnie had 693 residents at the 2021 Census.
29.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat below the Rest of Tas. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
Separate houses made up 63.4% of occupied private dwellings in Burnie.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 17.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 18.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
31.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
17.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
51.1% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
The average household in Burnie had 1.8 people.
One-person households made up 48.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Two-person households represented 32.4%, while 11.6% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
6.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Tas. average.
52.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 23.5% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
14.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of Tas. rate.
One-car households formed 54.9% of the total.
29.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
42.6% were at the same address five years earlier, while 57.4% reported a different address.
18.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
82.8% of residents used only English at home.
11.7% used a language other than English at home.
1.9% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.7% spoke Cantonese and 1.4% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
18.8% of Burnie's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.2% was born in Australia.
0.9% of residents were born in China.
3.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 83.0%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
English ancestry accounted for 45.6% of ancestry responses in Burnie.
Australian ancestry made up 35.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 3.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
26.2% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Managers accounted for 12.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.3%.
Health care and social assistance employed 18.1% of workers, and education and training employed 10.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
The labour-force participation rate was 58.0%, compared with 55.7% across Rest of Tas..
29.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 6.5%, compared with 5.6% across Rest of Tas..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
56.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
11.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.5% reported asthma, 11.7% arthritis and 4.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
26.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Tas. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 28.7%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
Median household income was $1,064 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $240 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
Working from home was 6.6% in Burnie, compared with 7.9% across Rest of Tas..
Outright ownership was 31.6% locally and 41.1% across Rest of Tas.. That is well below the Rest of Tas. average.
Renting accounted for 51.1% in Burnie, against 25.6% across Rest of Tas..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
The median house price is $552,000, while units and apartments sit at $320,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
The Census counted 162 local families, and 10.8% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
3-bedroom houses have a median around $591,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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