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The quick read on

Dunolly

VIC 3472 · Central Goldfields

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$331,000

latest suburb median

Population
899

ABS 2021

Postcode
3472

Dunolly, Victoria

Property market insights for Dunolly (Vic.)

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Dunolly (Vic.) VIC

Median price trend for houses

Based on 18 sales in the preceding 12 months

$331,000

Down 4.8% over 12 months

$400k$300k$200k20212023202420252026
2 bed
$310k
3 bed
$388k
4 bed
$395k

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

Down 7.1% over 12 months

$400$350$300$25020212022202320242025

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Dunolly (Vic.), VIC is currently $331,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Dunolly (Vic.) has a 12-month growth rate of -4.8% for houses.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $310,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $388,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $395,000 in Dunolly (Vic.).

The median house rent has decreased 7.1% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Dunolly safe?

The overall rate for Dunolly is 13,440 offences per 100,000 residents — 230% 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 Dunolly.

Overall crime rate

13,440

offences per 100,000 residents

230% aboveRest of Vic.

DunollyRest 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 Dunolly?

Dunolly VIC 3472 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..

899 people call Dunolly home, with an average of 1.9 people per household and a median household income of $720 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
899
Median age
58 years
Median mortgage
$780 / month
2021 household rent
$192 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1512.1%Below
15–3413.0%Below
35–5419.0%Below
55–7439.2%Above
75 and over15.9%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses90.3%In line
Townhouses5.5%Below
Apartments0.0%Below

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright56.9%Above
Paying a mortgage25.7%Below
Renting17.3%Below

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car4.3%In line
One car40.7%Above
Two cars34.7%Below
Three or more20.0%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home7.5%Below
Drove to work66.0%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled7.9%Above

What stands out in Dunolly

7.5% of workers in Dunolly worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of Vic..

6.3% of Dunolly residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of Vic..

48.9% of people in Dunolly described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Dunolly

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Dunolly VIC 3472.

Is Dunolly family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

12.1% of Dunolly's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

223 family households lived in Dunolly; 24.7% were couple families and 24.7% were one-parent families.

26.5% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Dunolly?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Dunolly had 899 residents at the 2021 Census.

11.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

55.1% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Dunolly?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 90.3% of occupied private dwellings in Dunolly.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 5.5% 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 Dunolly?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

56.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

25.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.

17.3% rented their home. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Dunolly?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Dunolly had 1.9 people.

One-person households made up 45.5% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 35.0%, while 10.1% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Dunolly?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

7.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

66.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 7.9% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Dunolly?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

4.3% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..

One-car households formed 40.7% of the total.

54.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Dunolly, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

68.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 32.0% reported a different address.

13.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Dunolly?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

92.1% of residents used only English at home.

2.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Dunolly residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

13.1% of Dunolly's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.9% was born in Australia.

0.6% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 91.0%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Dunolly?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 46.1% of ancestry responses in Dunolly.

Australian ancestry made up 41.6% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Dunolly?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

10.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Managers accounted for 10.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.3%.

Health care and social assistance employed 14.1% of workers, and education and training employed 5.0%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Dunolly?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 32.9%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

13.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 13.1% worked part time.

Unemployment was 7.3%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Dunolly show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

38.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

16.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

12.3% reported asthma, 23.7% arthritis and 8.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Dunolly?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

11.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.1%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Dunolly?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $720 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $780.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $192 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Dunolly compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 7.5% in Dunolly, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 56.9% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 17.3% in Dunolly, 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 Dunolly (Vic.)

Is Dunolly (Vic.) expensive?

The median house price is $331,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Dunolly (Vic.) good for families?

The Census counted 223 local families, and 12.1% 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 Dunolly (Vic.)?

4-bedroom houses have a median around $395,000, 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 Dunolly (Vic.)

75 streets in Dunolly (Vic.)

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Alice St
  • Apple Jack Rd
  • Barkly St
  • Bet Bet-Mt Hooghly Rd
  • Betley Rd
  • Birketts Ln
  • Blind Ln
  • Bobs Ln
  • Bridgewater-Dunolly Rd
  • Broadway
  • Bull St
  • Burke St
  • Burnt Creek Ln
  • Burrows Ln
  • Cemetery Rd
  • Clark St
  • Dermoudy Rd
  • Desmond St
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  • Diggers Trk
  • Dunolly-Avoca Rd
  • Dunolly-Bridgewater Rd
  • Dunolly-Eddington Rd
  • Dunolly-Moliagul Rd
  • Dunolly-Rheola Rd
  • Dunolly-Timor Rd
  • Elgin St
  • Fletts Ln
  • Gloury Rd
  • Gooseberry Hill Rd
  • Gorman Pl
  • Hard Hills Trk
  • Hardy St
  • Harvest Home Rd
  • Havelock St
  • Hospital St
  • Inkerman Street
  • Kicks Ln
  • Lawrence St
  • Lea Kuribur St
  • Lummis Ln
  • Magpie Ln
  • Market St
  • Maryborough-Dunolly Rd
  • Maude St
  • Mckinnon Rd
  • Middle Rd
  • Model Farm Rd
  • Old Goldsborough Rd
  • Old Lead Rd
  • Orme St
  • Pain Killer Gully Rd
  • Pierce Hill Rd
  • Racecourse Rd
  • Raglan St
  • Railway Flats Rd
  • Railway Rd
  • Ravens Ln
  • Rheola Rd
  • Russell St
  • Scenic Rd
  • Scent Farm Rd
  • Separation Rd
  • Shays Ln
  • Short St
  • Sporting Flat Rd
  • Steele St
  • Stuart Mill Rd
  • Taylor Trk
  • Thomas St
  • Thompson St
  • Tweeddale St
  • Watts Rd
  • Wombat Dr
  • Wood St
  • Ying Ct

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