Dunnstown VIC 3352
138 addresses · 11 streets
Ballarat Electorate › Moorabool LGA › Dunnstown · 91 km from Melbourne
Living Here
Dunnstown is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 259 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $1,521 a week, with median rent near $175 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 13% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Irish, English, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Gordon (Vic.) statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Dunnstown itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 service station
1 gym
1 golf club
3 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Ballarat, 9.9 km west · Bus interchange: Ballarat Station, 10 km west.
Sport & Recreation
2 facilities recorded in Dunnstown.
- Dunnstown Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, Cricket, Netball, Tennis (Outdoor)
- Dunstown Corkscrew Cycling
Socio-economic Standing
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: 5.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 5.9% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 11.6% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.9% · Labour-force participation 67%
Population by age in Dunnstown
| 0-4 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 43 |
| 15-19 | 19 |
| 20-24 | 17 |
| 25-34 | 19 |
| 35-44 | 24 |
| 45-54 | 45 |
| 55-64 | 36 |
| 65-74 | 24 |
| 75-84 | 18 |
| 85+ | 9 |
Dwelling types in Dunnstown
| House | 92 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 4 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Dunnstown
| <$650 | 11 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 24 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 29 |
| $3,000+ | 11 |
Top ancestries in Dunnstown
| Irish | 102 |
|---|---|
| English | 91 |
| Australian | 71 |
| Scottish | 38 |
| Ancestry NS | 18 |
| Dutch | 11 |
Housing tenure in Dunnstown
| Owned | 35 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 33 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 5 |
Cars per household in Dunnstown
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |
| 2 | 29 |
| 3 | 18 |
| 4+ | 19 |
Commute to work in Dunnstown
| Car | 97 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 19 |
Top countries of birth in Dunnstown
| England | 3 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 |
Languages used at home in Dunnstown
| Filipino | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
2,634 bird observations recorded near Dunnstown — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (226)
- Little Raven (176)
- Common Starling (169)
- Eurasian Blackbird (157)
- House Sparrow (143)
- Pacific Black Duck (115)
- Black Swan (106)
- Superb Fairy-wren (100)
- European Goldfinch (97)
- Southern Victoria Australian Magpie (91)
- Eurasian Coot (90)
- Crimson Rosella (83)
- Brown Thornbill (79)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Dunnstown
- Magpie-lark (72)
- Little Pied Cormorant (71)
- Red Wattlebird (70)
- White-faced Heron (69)
- Australian Wood Duck (68)
- Australian White Ibis (63)
- Dusky Moorhen (60)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (60)
- Australasian Purple Swamphen (59)
- Grey Fantail (56)
- Long-billed Corella (54)
- Brown Falcon (53)
- Australian Shelduck (52)
- Laughing Kookaburra (52)
- South-eastern Brown Thornbill (51)
- Welcome Swallow (49)
- Grey Shrike-thrush (43)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Dunnstown:
- Leigh Creek (3.3 km)
- Navigators (4 km)
- Warrenheip (4.1 km)
- Bungaree (4.6 km)
- Gong Gong (5.2 km)
- Yendon (6 km)
- Brown Hill (6.8 km)
- Pootilla (7.2 km)
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Streets
- Britts And Howard Road (10)
- Dunnstown-yendon Road (16)
- Glenanes Road (1)
- Grills Lane (2)
- Hansons Road (2)
- Navigator-dunnstown Road (2)
- Old Melbourne Road (64)
- Stalkers Road (1)
- Ti Tree Road (32)
- Tierneys Road (7)
- Torpys Road (1)
