[5] Burton was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia and represented his state at various age-group levels during his school days.

In 2013, at 18 years old Burton was selected for Australia Under-20 where he represented his country at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship held in France.

It was another successful tournament for Burton which saw him play every game at Inside centre and carry the goal kicking duties.

[10][11] In May 2014, two months before Burtons second Junior World Cup, he made his Super Rugby Debut starting at Inside Centre for the Western Force against the Stormers in Newlands, Cape Town.

He entrenched himself as a regular starter and played in every Super Rugby game for the season and handed the goal kicking duties.

[13][14] Burton played 25 games for the Western Force starting at both Flyhalf and Inside Centre.

In 2017, Burton received offers from France and left the Western Force to pursue new challenges.