At a glance

Burnside is a working-class area north of downtown beside the Gorge waterway, with older houses, apartments, light industry and a growing café scene. About 12% of homes are detached and 68% are apartments, 57% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $632K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $701K^*
Residents: 8,230
Households renting: 57%
Homes that are apartments: 68%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $632K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Victoria MLS® Home Price Index (+11% since then), that is about $701K, 29% below the Victoria median of $987K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
57% of households rent, well above the 39% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
Only 9% of residents are under 15, versus 13% city-wide.
28% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 20% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
68% of homes are apartments (36% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 7,586 at the 2021 census.

0-149%

15-193%

20-247%

25-3421%

35-4416%

45-5412%

55-6413%

65+20%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 7,586 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached12%

Semi-detached1%

Row house9%

Duplex flat10%

Apartment under 5 storeys61%

Apartment 5+ storeys8%

Upfront closing costs¹

BC charges a tiered property transfer tax: 1% on the first $200,000, 2% to $2 million, then 3%, and 5% above $3 million. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

BC property transfer tax: $12,020

How it's changing

These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety

Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Victoria. Policing there is by the RCMP or a municipal police department, and neither publishes open crime counts by neighbourhood. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.

Burnside