Living in Burnie - Wynyard

In Burnie - Wynyard, the median rent tenants pay is €660 a month (2021) and unemployment is 6.2% (2021).

Burnie - Wynyard, a city in Australia, had a population of 27,826 in August 2021. Median personal income was A$633 per week in August 2021. The city covered 130.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 219.5 people per km² in 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-077 sources

Population27,826people10 Aug 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia

Median gross salary (region)1,702EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · www.abs.gov.au

Median rent660.3EUR/month31 Dec 2021Official source · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02

Unemployment rate6.2%country median 4.5% — 38% aboveOfficial source · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Which Australia-wide rules apply when you move to Burnie - Wynyard?

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Housing and cost

Median rent was A$240 per week, and median monthly mortgage repayment was A$1,131 in August 2021.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€70

Mobile plan, 10 GB€46

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	69.92 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra nbn100⁵Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	45.79 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Telstra Upfront Basic⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	12,567 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Main residence dwellings	11,572 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median weekly rent (AUD)	240 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly rent	660.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official
Median monthly rent (whole dwelling)	660.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02¹Official

Is Burnie - Wynyard a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 41–61%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–63%

Student29%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 21–37%

Family49%strong on family, weak on safety · range 40–58%

Retirement59%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 46–72%

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How international is the population?

10.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,804 of 27,826 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Median household income was A$1,146 per week in August 2021.

Unemployment across cities in AustraliaUnemployment in Burnie - Wynyard is 6.2%. Of 100 cities with data, 32 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Burnie - Wynyard 6.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People in full-time employment	6,520 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Employment rate	50.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median household income (AUD/week)	1,146 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median personal income (AUD/week)	633 AUD/week	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	1,702 EUR/month	31 Dec 2021	www.abs.gov.au⁷Official
Unemployment rate	6.2 %country median 4.5%	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics²Official

What does a salary buy in Burnie - Wynyard?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

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Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	outside the model's range
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · 2021 Census General Community Profile, SUA, G02 · 2021-12-31	− €660
Internet€70 · official · Telstra nbn100 · 2026-07-31	− €70
Mobile plan€46 · official · Telstra Upfront Basic · 2026-07-31	− €46
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	—

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Burnie - Wynyard. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
People who speak a language other than English at home	4.07 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Burnie - Wynyard. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) — State Language Course

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For eligible migrants, humanitarian entrants.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridFree

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Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) — Newcomer Adaptation

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Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	130.5 km²	31 Dec 2021	Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA.³Official
Foreign-resident share	10.08 %	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Foreign residents	2,804 people	31 Dec 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Population density	219.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2025	Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation.⁴Official
Female residents	14,534 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Male residents	13,293 people	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Population	27,826 people	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Population over time25 published observations, 2001–2025

26,163

27,065

27,967

28,869

28,643200120052011201520212025

Population rose 8.5% between 2001 and 2025, from 26,395 to 28,643.

International community in Burnie - Wynyard

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G09 PERSONS total across age groups and sex · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	27,826	100.0%
Australia	23,442	84.2%
Country of birth not stated	1,580	5.7%
England	806	2.9%
Born elsewhere(d)	265	1.0%
New Zealand	262	0.9%
India	176	0.6%
Philippines	107	0.4%
Nepal	104	0.4%
Scotland	98	0.4%
Sri Lanka	87	0.3%

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Published group	People	Share
Germany	83	0.3%
South Africa	77	0.3%
Netherlands	73	0.3%
United States of America	73	0.3%
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)(c)	65	0.2%
Malaysia	46	0.2%
Thailand	41	0.1%
Ireland	32	0.1%
Wales	31	0.1%
Egypt	27	0.1%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)(c)	27	0.1%
Fiji	24	0.1%
Pakistan	23	0.1%
Canada	22	0.1%
Zimbabwe	21	0.1%
Poland	18	0.1%
Taiwan	18	0.1%
Vietnam	18	0.1%
Iraq	17	0.1%
Japan	16	0.1%
Indonesia	15	0.1%
Croatia	14	0.1%
Italy	14	0.1%
Korea, Republic of (South)	14	0.1%
Singapore	14	0.1%
Bangladesh	13	0.0%
France	11	0.0%
Malta	10	0.0%
Myanmar	9	0.0%
Papua New Guinea	9	0.0%
Lebanon	8	0.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	0.0%
Greece	6	0.0%
Iran	6	0.0%
Mauritius	6	0.0%
Chile	4	0.0%
Samoa	4	0.0%
Brazil	3	0.0%
Turkey	3	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Country of birth

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	27,826	100.0%
Australia	23,442	84.2%
Elsewhere (excludes country of birth not stated)	2,799	10.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Citizenship

Persons usually resident in the ABS Significant Urban Area; 2021 Census G01 total persons denominator · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total persons	27,826	100.0%
Australian citizen	25,340	91.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	10.06 %	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Households	11,572 households	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Labour force participation rate	54 %	31 Dec 2021	Australian Bureau of Statistics¹Official
Median age	43 years	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official
Median monthly mortgage repayment (AUD)	1,131 AUD/month	10 Aug 2021	2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Burnie - Wynyard

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Darwin as a Burnie - Wynyard alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 37.4% Darwin vs 10.1% Burnie - Wynyard+271%
Residents: 127,215 Darwin vs 27,826 Burnie - Wynyard+357%
Median gross pay, region: €3,017 Darwin vs €1,702 Burnie - Wynyard+77%

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Burnie - Wynyard?

The median gross salary is 1,702 EUR/month. Source: www.abs.gov.au.

What is the unemployment rate in Burnie - Wynyard?

The unemployment rate is 6.2 %. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

How many people live in Burnie - Wynyard?

The published population is 27,826 people. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

How many foreign residents live in Burnie - Wynyard?

2,804 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia.

Is Burnie - Wynyard a good place to live?

Burnie - Wynyard may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Australia live in Burnie - Wynyard?

The official country of birth distribution records 23,442 people (84.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Burnie - Wynyard, Australia: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 08369912b674e4d2ef6781c958e3d472]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/au/burnie-wynyard/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Burnie - Wynyard, Australia: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks — Significant Urban Areas, Australia 2021 Census General Community Profile DataPacks · abs.gov.au · checked 2026-09-25
Australian Bureau of Statistics abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-03
Official ASGS2016 SUA area from ABS ArcGIS attributes, area albers sqkm. Exact queue geography; not GCCSA or LGA. geo.abs.gov.au · checked 2016-07-01
Reproducible exact-ASGS2016-SUA density: ABS ERP at 30 June 2021 divided by ABS ASGS2016 SUA area. Existing local population baseline is only a recovered cross-check; no GCCSA/LGA observation. abs.gov.au · checked 2021-06-30
Telstra nbn100 telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
Telstra Upfront Basic telstra.com.au · checked 2026-09-15
www.abs.gov.au abs.gov.au · checked 2026-08-27

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