Burswood is a residential suburb of Auckland which is separated from the rest of the city by the Pakuranga Stream on its west, north and eastern sides, and the major road Ti Rakau Drive on its south.

The southern banks of the creek around Burswood Reserve are formed by a lava flow from Styaks Swamp.

[4] Ti Rakau Drive, a major arterial road in Auckland, is found to the south of the suburb.

Burswood is part of the rohe of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, who descend from the crew of the Tainui migratory waka, who visited the area around the year 1300.

The results were 34.8% European (Pākehā); 7.3% Māori; 7.7% Pasifika; 55.5% Asian; 3.8% Middle Eastern, Latin American and African New Zealanders (MELAA); and 3.2% other, which includes people giving their ethnicity as "New Zealander".