Burton is a small residential suburb approximately 21 kilometres north of the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia.

The Kaurna, an Aboriginal Australian people, occupied the land of Burton and surrounding Adelaide Plains area prior to European settlement.

English as a Second Language (ESL) programs were given a high priority as were Maintenance of Mother Tongue (MTM).

Three main bus services pass through the streets of Burton to Paralowie Shopping Centre, Mawson Interchange and Virginia.

According to the 2001 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census, the population of Burton was 3,414 people, in an area of 9.6 square kilometres.

The Census showed Burton was a multicultural community with 30.39% of residents born in the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Poland, Italy, Greece, and various other countries.