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Dunkeld VIC 3294

673 addresses · 58 streets

Wannon Electorate › Southern Grampians LGA › Dunkeld · 231 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Dunkeld is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 688 people, with a median age of 48. The typical household earns around $1,309 a week, with median rent near $220 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

688Population
48Median age
$1,309Median household income / wk
$220Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Southern Grampians statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dunkeld itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Hamilton Airport, 24.9 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

6 facilities recorded in Dunkeld.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs8/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 7.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Dunkeld

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Dunkeld VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20207.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 1.1% · Labour-force participation 63.5%

Population by age in Dunkeld
Population by age, Dunkeld VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-428
5-1489
15-1923
20-2420
25-3470
35-4473
45-5492
55-6482
65-74135
75-8451
85+13
Dwelling types in Dunkeld
Dwelling types, Dunkeld VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House280
Townhouse8
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Dunkeld
Households by weekly income, Dunkeld VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65054
$650-1,49992
$1,500-2,99976
$3,000+43
Top ancestries in Dunkeld
Top ancestries, Dunkeld VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English299
Australian236
Irish141
Scottish135
German59
Ancestry NS34
Housing tenure in Dunkeld
Housing tenure, Dunkeld VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned144
Mortgage60
Rented68
Other12
Cars per household in Dunkeld
Cars per household, Dunkeld VIC (ABS Census 2021)
09
185
2107
355
4+36
Commute to work in Dunkeld
Commute to work, Dunkeld VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car206
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked38
Bicycle5
Home59
Top countries of birth in Dunkeld
Top countries of birth, Dunkeld VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England16
New Zealand6
Scotland6
Ireland4
Netherlands4
United States3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

5,565 bird observations recorded near Dunkeld — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Dunkeld

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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