Median price trend for houses
Based on 14 sales in the preceding 12 months
$432,000
Down 14.5% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $350k
- 3 bed
- $382k
- 4 bed
- $870k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Dunkeld
VIC 3294 · Ararat
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $432,000
- Population
- 688
- Postcode
- 3294
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Dunkeld, Victoria
Property market insights for Dunkeld (Vic.)
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Dunkeld (Vic.) VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 6 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$375 per week
Up 7.1% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Dunkeld (Vic.), VIC is currently $432,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Dunkeld (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of -14.5% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $350,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $382,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $870,000 in Dunkeld (Vic.).
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Dunkeld (Vic.) is $375 per week. The median house rent has increased 7.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Dunkeld safe?
The overall rate for Dunkeld is 13,247 offences per 100,000 residents — 226% above the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Dunkeld.
Overall crime rate
13,247
offences per 100,000 residents
226% aboveRest of Vic.
DunkeldRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Dunkeld?
Dunkeld VIC 3294 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
688 people call Dunkeld home, with an average of 2.2 people per household and a median household income of $1,309 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 688
- Median age
- 48 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,083 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $220 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1517.0%Below
15–3416.4%Below
35–5424.0%In line
55–7431.5%Above
75 and over9.3%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses95.9%Above
Townhouses2.7%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright52.9%Above
Paying a mortgage22.1%Below
Renting25.0%In line
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car3.1%Below
One car29.2%Below
Two cars36.8%Below
Three or more31.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.5%Above
Drove to work56.1%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled12.0%Above
What stands out in Dunkeld
16.5% of workers in Dunkeld worked from home on Census day.
2.3% of Dunkeld residents were born in England.
42.4% of people in Dunkeld described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Dunkeld
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Dunkeld VIC 3294.
Is Dunkeld family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
17.0% of Dunkeld's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
194 family households lived in Dunkeld; 36.1% were couple families and 9.8% were one-parent families.
34.0% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Dunkeld?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Dunkeld had 688 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
40.8% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Dunkeld?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 95.9% of occupied private dwellings in Dunkeld.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 2.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Dunkeld?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
52.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
22.1% were buying their home with a mortgage.
25.0% rented their home. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Dunkeld?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Dunkeld had 2.2 people.
One-person households made up 33.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 38.4%, while 19.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Dunkeld?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
56.1% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 12.0% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Dunkeld?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
3.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
One-car households formed 29.2% of the total.
68.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Dunkeld, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.7% reported a different address.
8.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Dunkeld?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
91.6% of residents used only English at home.
3.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Dunkeld residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
8.0% of Dunkeld's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 92.0% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Dunkeld?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 43.5% of ancestry responses in Dunkeld.
Australian ancestry made up 34.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Dunkeld?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
15.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 27.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.
Health care and social assistance employed 8.4% of workers, and education and training employed 10.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Dunkeld?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.5%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
35.7% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.3% worked part time.
Unemployment was 1.1%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Dunkeld show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
61.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.8% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.7% reported asthma, 10.8% arthritis and 3.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Dunkeld?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
26.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.5% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 17.5%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 30.9%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Dunkeld?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,309 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $220 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Dunkeld compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.5% in Dunkeld, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 52.9% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 25.0% in Dunkeld, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Dunkeld (Vic.)
Is Dunkeld (Vic.) expensive?
The median house price is $432,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Dunkeld (Vic.) good for families?
The Census counted 194 local families, and 17.0% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Dunkeld (Vic.)?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $870,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
Explore the area
Streets and suburbs around Dunkeld (Vic.)
62 streets in Dunkeld (Vic.)
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams Street
- Armitage St
- Bellicourt Rd
- Blackwood-Dunkeld Rd
- Bunbury St
- Bundol Rd
- Bundoran Ln
- Cemetery Rd
- Church Ln
- Collinanes Rd
- Collins Ln
- Collins St
- Cooks Rd
- Corea Ln
- Cullinanes Rd
- D Mcintyres Rd
- Dunkeld-Cavendish Rd
- Dunlop St
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- Fairbairn St
- Fairburn St
- Forest Ln
- Glass St
- Glenelg Hwy
- Grampians Rd
- Hayes Ln
- Henty St
- Hicks Rd
- Lovells Ln
- Macarthur St
- Mahoneys Ln
- Manns Rd
- Martin St
- Mereweather Ln
- Mt Sturgeon Soldier Settlement Rd
- Myers St
- North Boundary Rd
- Old Ararat Rd
- Old Cemetery Ln
- Parker St
- Penshurst-Dunkeld Rd
- Preuss Ln
- Recreation Road
- Riddles Ln
- Riddles Rd
- Ritchie St
- Simpsons Ln
- Skene St
- Sterling St
- Sturgeon Ln
- Taylor Street
- Templeton St
- Tip Lane
- Turner St
- Victoria Valley Rd
- Victoria Valley Road
- Wannon River Rd
- Wannon St
- Wigans Road
- Williams St
- Wills St
- Woodburn St
- Wrights Rd
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