Burt contains Perth's growing southeastern suburban corridor and covers 190 square kilometers.
[2] Major suburbs include Armadale, Gosnells, Thornlie, Kenwick, Huntingdale, Harrisdale, Piara Waters and Southern River.
[2] Burt is a middle- and working-class electorate with a high rate of Trade Union membership.
[3] The current and inaugural MP is Matt Keogh, a member of the Australian Labor Party.
[8] In August 2021, the Australian Electoral Commission announced that the suburb of Canning Vale would be transferred from Burt to the seat of Tangney, while Burt would gain the suburbs of Kenwick, Maddington, Orange Grove and part of Martin from the seat of Canning.