Burswood, WA Family Guide
WA 6100 · Victoria Park
Discover Burswood with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
How Burswood rates for families
How we rate suburbs →Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.
Average of the 5 factors scored so far.
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Kids' activities5.0/5
23 kinds within 3 km
12 kinds or more scores 5 · 5 kinds scores 3 · none scores 0
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School access1.1/5
14.4% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school
70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Parks & play0.0/5
0.8% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park
95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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GP access3.1/5
41.7% of homes within 1 km of a GP
75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
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Hot days1.5/5
27.4 days a year at 35°C or hotter
5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0
- Not rated yet:
- Public transport (not rated in WA yet)
- Commute to the city (not measured yet)
- Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
- Flood (not rated anywhere yet)
- Bushfire (not rated in WA yet)
Also known, not scored: Home internet — 99% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).
Data sources (8)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3, CC BY 4.0 — ASGS Edition 3 allocation file: Suburbs and Localities 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, CC BY 4.0 — Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- AroundSchools activity directory — AroundSchools activity directory (ACTIVE listings) (AroundSchools own data)
- © State of Western Australia (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0 — Western Australian Schools Lists (CC BY 4.0)
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL — OpenStreetMap extract (walking network, OSRM foot profile) (ODbL 1.0)
- Geoscience Australia, National HealthDirect Health Facilities (from Healthdirect Australia's National Health Services Directory), CC BY 4.0 — National HealthDirect Health Facilities – General practice (CC BY 4.0)
- SILO climate data, Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0 — SILO gridded daily maximum temperature (CC BY 4.0)
- © NBN Co Limited, via data.gov.au, CC BY 4.0 — National Broadband Network: Broadband Service Footprints (fixed line) (CC BY 4.0)
Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).
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Activities around Burswood
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Sports & local clubs around Burswood
Martial arts around Burswood
21 listed within 5 km of Burswood · 1 in Burswood
In Burswood
2.3 km from central Burswood
2.4 km from central Burswood
See all 21 within 5 km
- International Goju Karate Schools · Victoria Park · 2.4 km
- Spark fitness pty ltd · South Perth · 2.7 km
- Kaizen Lab Jiujitsu · Perth · 2.7 km
- Paragon Corporate Training · North Perth · 2.8 km
- Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Perth · Rivervale · 2.8 km
- Seido Karate Perth · South Perth · 3.3 km
- South Perth Taekwon-do · South Perth · 3.3 km
- Platinum Taekwon-do Bedford · Maylands · 3.5 km
- Kanga Karate Doubleview · Perth · 3.6 km
- First Taekwondo Perth, Western Australia · Perth · 3.6 km
- Kids Karate · East Victoria Park · 3.7 km
- WSKF Maylands Dojo · Maylands · 3.7 km
- First Taekwondo Como Wa · South Perth · 4 km
- First Taekwondo Perth, Western Australia · Mount Lawley · 4.1 km
- Brian Mackies Goju-Kai Karate Academy of Japan · Perth · 4.2 km
- Kaizen Lab Jiujitsu · West Perth · 4.4 km
- GKR Karate - Cloverdale · Cloverdale · 4.7 km
- Kyokushin Karate Perth · North Perth · 5 km
Tennis around Burswood
18 listed within 5 km of Burswood · 2 in Burswood
In Burswood
In Burswood
2.2 km from central Burswood
See all 18 within 5 km
- Loton Park Tennis Club · Perth · 3 km
- Table Tennis Association of Wa · East Victoria Park · 3.2 km
- The Tennis Pro Academy · Perth · 3.6 km
- Hensman Park Tennis Club · South Perth · 4 km
- Higgins Park Tennis Club · St James · 4.1 km
- Perth Performance Tennis Academy · St James · 4.1 km
- Hopman Cup · Northbridge · 4.2 km
- Tennis Central · Perth · 4.3 km
- Tennis Seniors Association · Perth · 4.3 km
- Qv1 Gymnasium · Perth · 4.4 km
- Bayswater Tennis Club · Bayswater · 4.5 km
- South Perth Tennis Club · Como · 4.6 km
- Belmont Park Tennis Club · Cloverdale · 4.7 km
- Mt Lawley Tennis Club · Inglewood · 4.9 km
- Willetton Tennis Club · West Perth · 4.9 km
Soccer around Burswood
7 listed within 5 km of Burswood
1.1 km from central Burswood
1.5 km from central Burswood
1.7 km from central Burswood
Not finding it in Burswood? Listed in Lathlain (2 · 1.7 km), Rivervale (1 · 1.7 km), South Perth (1 · 3.7 km)
See all 7 within 5 km
- Custom Look · Perth · 3.9 km
- Grasshopper Soccer · South Perth · 4 km
- Ausref · Bayswater · 4.2 km
- Perth Soccer Club (Inc) · West Perth · 4.6 km
Swimming around Burswood
6 listed within 5 km of Burswood · 1 in Burswood
In Burswood
2 km from central Burswood
3.1 km from central Burswood
See all 6 within 5 km
- Aqualife Centre · East Victoria Park · 3.4 km
- Victoria Park Swimming Club · East Victoria Park · 3.4 km
- Belmont Oasis · Belmont · 3.5 km
More sports
- Other sports (1 in Burswood · 5 within 5 km) — Matagarup Mini-Golf (0 km)
- Gymnastics & cheer (5 within 5 km) — Kings Gymnastics PTY LTD (2.4 km)Not finding it in Burswood? Listed in Carlisle (2 · 2.4 km), Belmont (2 · 3.6 km), Leederville (1 · 5.8 km)
- Football (AFL) (3 within 5 km) — Belmont Auskick Centre (3 km)Not finding it in Burswood? Listed in Kewdale (1 · 3.4 km), South Perth (1 · 3.7 km), Cloverdale (1 · 3.8 km)
- Athletics (1 in Burswood · 2 within 5 km) — West Australian Marathon Club (0 km)
More things to do around Burswood
Tutoring & STEM around Burswood
15 listed within 5 km of Burswood · 1 in Burswood
1.8 km from central Burswood
1.9 km from central Burswood
See all 15 within 5 km
- iFLY · Rivervale · 1.7 km
- Red Cross First Aid and Mental Health · East Perth · 2.2 km
- Kumon Institute of Education · Perth · 2.7 km
- Paragon Corporate Training · North Perth · 2.8 km
- TAFE International Western Australia · North Perth · 2.8 km
- Kumon Maylands Education Centre · Maylands · 3.2 km
- Accelerated Learning · Maylands · 3.5 km
- Kip McGrath - Belmont WA · Cloverdale · 3.6 km
- Kumon · Cloverdale · 3.8 km
- Kumon · South Perth · 3.9 km
- Kip McGrath - North Perth · North Perth · 4.7 km
- Electron Education · Bentley · 4.9 km
Arts & dance around Burswood
9 listed within 5 km of Burswood
3.5 km from central Burswood
3.7 km from central Burswood
3.7 km from central Burswood
Not finding it in Burswood? Listed in Maylands (2 · 3.5 km), Northbridge (2 · 3.7 km), Perth (4 · 3.7 km)
See all 9 within 5 km
- Mandurah Performing Arts Centre · Perth · 3.7 km
- Aboriginal Art Centre Hub Western Australia · Perth · 3.9 km
- ClayMake Studio · Maylands · 4 km
- King Street Arts Centre · Perth · 3.9 km
- Phon's Thai Martial Arts Centre · Perth · 3.9 km
- Street Corner Dance · West Perth · 5 km
- Yoga & wellbeing (4 within 5 km) — Siren Training (1.9 km)Not finding it in Burswood? Listed in East Perth (2 · 2.2 km), Belmont (1 · 3.6 km), North Perth (1 · 5.5 km)
- Kids' activities & play (1 in Burswood · 3 within 5 km) — Matagarup Mini-Golf (0 km)
Schools within 3 km of Burswood
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17 schools within 3 km of the Burswood centre, 1 with a Burswood address.
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (4 of 12)
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Libraries (1)
Sports grounds (3)
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Parks (4 of 8)
Charles Paterson Park
Burswood · 0.4 km
Balbuk Way Park
Rivervale · 1 km
Show 2 more Parks
John Rushton Memorial
Victoria Park · 1.1 km
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Burswood: 87 kids' activities within 5 km, 1 school in Burswood, and parks and playgrounds.
- Parks & places
- 3 parks · 12 verified playgrounds · 1 library
- Explore nearby
- Victoria Park, Lathlain, and Carlisle
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Browse mapped places (84)
- Perth Montessori SchoolSchool
- Victoria Park Primary SchoolSchool
- St Augustine's Primary SchoolSchool
- Regent CollegeSchool
- Victoria Park Christian SchoolSchool
- Trinity College - PerthSchool
- Ursula Frayne Catholic CollegeSchool
- Lathlain Primary SchoolSchool
- St Clare's SchoolSchool
- East Victoria Park Education Support CentreSchool
- Kensington Primary SchoolSchool
- East Victoria Park Primary SchoolSchool
- Rivervale Primary School School
- Kent Street Senior High SchoolSchool
- Mercedes CollegeSchool
- Kensington Secondary SchoolSchool
- Carlisle Primary SchoolSchool
- Matagarup Mini-GolfActivity
- West Australian Marathon ClubActivity
- Kip McGrath - Victoria ParkActivity
- Kanga Karate RivervaleActivity
- State Tennis CentreActivity
- Tennis WestActivity
- Perth Royals FootballActivity
- Lathlain Function CentreActivity
- iFLYActivity
- Kumon Cloverdale Education CentreActivity
- Xscape at the CityActivity
- Siren TrainingActivity
- Maylands WaterlandActivity
- Maylands Tennis ClubActivity
- Red Cross First Aid and Mental HealthActivity
- Igks Karate Vicpark-SouthperthActivity
- International Goju Karate SchoolsActivity
- Kings Gymnastics PTY LTDActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Spark fitness pty ltdActivity
- Kumon Institute of EducationActivity
- Kaizen Lab JiujitsuActivity
- Paragon Corporate TrainingActivity
- TAFE International Western AustraliaActivity
- Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu PerthActivity
- Belmont Auskick CentreActivity
- Loton Park Tennis ClubActivity
- Automated Pool ProductsActivity
- Table Tennis Association of WaActivity
- Kumon Maylands Education CentreActivity
- South Perth Taekwon-doActivity
- Seido Karate PerthActivity
- Spirit Gym Sports / E GymnasticsActivity
- Aqualife CentreActivity
- Victoria Park Swimming ClubActivity
- Contemporary Gymnastics AcademyActivity
- Belmont OasisActivity
- Accelerated LearningActivity
- Maylands Yacht ClubActivity
- Platinum Taekwon-do BedfordActivity
- Burswood ParkPark or community place
- Charles Paterson ParkPark or community place
- Optus StadiumPark or community place
- Balbuk Way ParkPark or community place
- Cracknell ParkPark or community place
- John Rushton MemorialPark or community place
- Lee ReservePark or community place
- Read ParkPark or community place
- Queen's GardensPark or community place
- Ozone ReservePark or community place
- Maylands Foreshore ReservePark or community place
- Miller's CrossingPark or community place
- Claisebrook CovePark or community place
- John Bissett ReservePark or community place
- Tom Wright ParkPark or community place
- Brandon-Darling ReservePark or community place
- Swan River Walk TrailPark or community place
- Victoria Park LibraryPark or community place
- Tranby ReservePark or community place
- Tranby on SwanPark or community place
- De Lacy ReservePark or community place
- Adachi ParkPark or community place
- David Vincent ParkPark or community place
- Morris Mundy ReservePark or community place
- 64/262 Lord StreetHome for sale
- 1402/105 Stirling StreetHome for sale
- 40/569 Wellington StreetHome for sale
Your council & community
Burswood within Victoria Park
7 of the council area’s 23 activity providers · 1st of 7 suburbs by number of providers
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around Burswood
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
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For sale within 5 km
For sale within 5 km of Burswood
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Burswood, WA 6100
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Burswood, WA 6100
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Burswood, WA 6100
Property Type: Townhouse
Lathlain, WA 6100
Property Type: Apartment / Unit / Flat
Burswood, WA 6100
Property Type: Townhouse
Lathlain, WA 6100
Property Type: House
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| Feature | 64/262 Lord Street | 1402/105 Stirling Street | 40/569 Wellington Street |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property type | APARTMENT / UNIT / FLAT | APARTMENT / UNIT / FLAT | APARTMENT / UNIT / FLAT |
| Bedrooms | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bathrooms | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Car spaces | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Asking price | $700,000 | $580,000 | $549,000 |
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Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Victoria Park
1 activity provider · 1.4 km
Lathlain
2 activity providers · 1.7 km
Carlisle
3 activity providers · 2.4 km
East Victoria Park
6 activity providers · 2.6 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Burswood
Tennis 2, Martial arts 1, Swimming 1, Other sports 1 +3
1 school · 3 parks
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Victoria Park1.4 km · same council
Martial arts 1
4 schools · 2 parks
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Lathlain1.7 km · same council
Soccer 2
2 schools · 1 park
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Carlisle2.4 km · same council
Gymnastics & cheer 2, Kids' activities & play 1
0 schools · 3 parks
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East Victoria Park2.6 km · same council
Martial arts 3, Swimming 2, Tennis 1
4 schools · 3 parks
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Rivervale1.7 km
Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 1, Party entertainers 1, Soccer 1
2 schools · 2 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burswood | Tennis 2, Martial arts 1, Swimming 1, Other sports 1 +3 | 1 | 3 |
| Victoria Park1.4 km · same council | Martial arts 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Lathlain1.7 km · same council | Soccer 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Carlisle2.4 km · same council | Gymnastics & cheer 2, Kids' activities & play 1 | 0 | 3 |
| East Victoria Park2.6 km · same council | Martial arts 3, Swimming 2, Tennis 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Rivervale1.7 km | Tutoring & STEM 2, Martial arts 1, Party entertainers 1, Soccer 1 | 2 | 2 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 28 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.
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Burswood's own listings start with tennis: State Tennis Centre and Tennis West are listed inside the suburb. Martial arts is featured alongside it.
For martial arts, Kanga Karate Rivervale is listed in Burswood, and the section continues into Victoria Park. Tutoring is listed in the suburb too.
The parks section adds playgrounds, reserves and the Victoria Park library, and the schools section begins with the school inside Burswood.
AIFor soccer see the Lathlain page, for gymnastics the Carlisle page, and the Victoria Park council guide covers the council area.
Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 28 Oct 2026.
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