Crime & Disadvantage Burnside Heights Vic 3023

Crime & Safety in Burnside Heights VIC 3023: Is it safe?

Safety Score in Burnside Heights

The higher the score, the more free the area is from crime.
Sources: TORREN, VIC CRIME STATS AGENCY and Microburbs, 1997 - 2023

Field	Value	VS Melbourne	Trend
Night time safety (LGA)	41.7%	Bottom 8%	Data for Dec 2014
Total family violence	1 incident per 103 residents	Bottom 20%	44% to Dec 2021
Total property crime	1 incident per 110 residents	Bottom 15%	66% to Dec 2021
Total violent crime	1 incident per 712 residents	Bottom 3%	17% to Dec 2021

Disadvantage in Burnside Heights

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The proportion of residents under 65 who rely on government support, live in high stress environments or are otherwise alienated from mainstream society.
Sources: ABS, ATO, DSS, TORREN, VIC CRIME STATS AGENCY and Microburbs, 2001 - 2023

Burnside Heights

14.4%

Melbourne

14.1%

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Suburbs

Field	Value	VS Melbourne	Trend
Alienation level	6.2	Top 5%	0 to Dec 2019
Homelessness (SA2)	0.6%	Bottom 44%	82% to Dec 2019
Average welfare payments (Postcode)	$6,000	Bottom 23%	50% to Dec 2019
Public housing	0.3%	Top 21%	5% to Jan 2021
Unemployed	0.1%	Bottom 39%	0 to Dec 2021
Welfare recipients (Postcode)	1,090	Top 4%	8% to Dec 2020

Addiction Levels in Burnside Heights

The proportion of residents who have at least one addiction including alcoholism, gambling and illicit drugs.
Sources: TORREN, VIC CRIME STATS AGENCY and Microburbs, 2003 - 2023

Burnside Heights

45.0

Melbourne

42.8

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Suburbs

Field	Value	VS Melbourne	Trend
Alcoholics - people (LGA)	6.3%	Bottom 3%	Data for Dec 2018
Total drug offences	1 incident per 188 residents	Bottom 19%	86% to Dec 2021
Total poker machine losses (LGA)	$16,000,000	Top 17%	70% to Dec 2023