Median price trend for houses
Based on 6 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,080,000
Down 0.5% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $1.02m
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The quick read on
Dunwich
QLD 4183 · Redland
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,080,000
- Population
- 737
- Postcode
- 4183
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Dunwich, Queensland
Property market insights for Dunwich
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Dunwich QLD
Median rent trend for houses
$625 per week
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Dunwich, QLD is currently $1,080,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Dunwich has a 12-month growth rate of -0.5% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,020,000 in Dunwich.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Dunwich is $625 per week.
Crime and safety
Is Dunwich safe?
The overall rate for Dunwich is 2,227 offences per 100,000 residents — 81% above the Greater Brisbane 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 Dunwich.
Overall crime rate
2,227
offences per 100,000 residents
81% aboveGreater Brisbane
DunwichGreater Brisbane: 1,229
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Dunwich?
Dunwich QLD 4183 is in Queensland, within Greater Brisbane.
737 people call Dunwich home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,111 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 737
- Median age
- 47 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,539 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $294 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Brisbane benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1518.3%Below
15–3418.2%Below
35–5424.0%Below
55–7430.3%Above
75 and over9.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses94.0%Above
Townhouses1.1%Below
Apartments3.2%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright41.6%Above
Paying a mortgage26.0%Below
Renting32.4%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car9.5%Above
One car39.6%Above
Two cars32.2%Below
Three or more17.6%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home11.8%Below
Drove to work45.6%Below
Train, tram or bus1.3%Below
Walked or cycled7.9%Above
What stands out in Dunwich
11.8% of workers in Dunwich worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Brisbane.
3.3% of Dunwich residents were born in England.
42.9% of people in Dunwich described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Dunwich
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Dunwich QLD 4183.
Is Dunwich family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
18.3% of Dunwich's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Brisbane average.
187 family households lived in Dunwich; 33.2% were couple families and 20.3% were one-parent families.
35.8% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Dunwich?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Dunwich had 737 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
39.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Dunwich?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 94.0% of occupied private dwellings in Dunwich.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.1% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 3.2% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Dunwich?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
41.6% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
26.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
32.4% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Dunwich?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Dunwich had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 32.9% of occupied homes. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Two-person households represented 37.2%, while 21.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Dunwich?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
11.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat below the Greater Brisbane average.
45.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
1.3% 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 Dunwich?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
9.5% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is somewhat above the Greater Brisbane average.
One-car households formed 39.6% of the total.
49.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Dunwich, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
64.8% were at the same address five years earlier, while 35.2% reported a different address.
9.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Brisbane rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Dunwich?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.2% of residents used only English at home.
3.0% 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 Dunwich residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
9.5% of Dunwich's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.5% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.9% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 87.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Dunwich?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 37.2% of ancestry responses in Dunwich.
Australian ancestry made up 30.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.1% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Dunwich?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
16.7% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Managers accounted for 13.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 12.8% of workers, and education and training employed 8.5%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Dunwich?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 51.5%, compared with 64.5% across Greater Brisbane.
22.4% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 2.3%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Brisbane.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Dunwich show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
52.4% reported no selected long-term health condition.
9.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.9% reported asthma, 10.3% arthritis and 7.2% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Dunwich?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
15.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Brisbane average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.9% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.3%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Dunwich?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,111 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,539.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $294 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Dunwich compare with Greater Brisbane?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 11.8% in Dunwich, compared with 17.4% across Greater Brisbane.
Outright ownership was 41.6% locally and 26.7% across Greater Brisbane. That is well above the Greater Brisbane average.
Renting accounted for 32.4% in Dunwich, against 36.2% across Greater Brisbane.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Dunwich
Is Dunwich expensive?
The median house price is $1,080,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Dunwich good for families?
The Census counted 187 local families, and 18.3% 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 Dunwich?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,020,000, 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.
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Streets and suburbs around Dunwich
32 streets in Dunwich
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Ballow Rd
- Ballow Road
- Banksia St
- Barton St
- Bayly St
- Bingle Rd
- Cunningham Street
- Dickson
- East Coast Rd
- Finnegan St
- Flinders Ave
- Fraser St
- Guy Cr
- Harbour Road
- Illawong Cr
- Junner St
- Logan Cr
- Mallon St
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- Mermaid St
- Mimosa St
- Mitchell Cr
- Norfolk St
- Oxley Pde
- Pamphlet St
- Parsons St
- Petrie St
- Rainbow Cr
- Rous St
- Stradbroke Pl
- Sturt St
- Welsby St
- Yabby St
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