Is Dunlop a nice place to live?

Dunlop has tree-lined streets, pocket reserves and walking trails, and a modest local centre with everyday shops and cafes. The community has many households buying their homes, with couple families with children making up 54.4% of families. Everyday amenity includes community facilities, schools and sporting ovals within easy reach, bus connections to nearby commercial centres and the wider city, a network of cycleways and paths for outdoor recreation, and open space such as Percy Begg Circuit neighbourhood park and several small playgrounds.

Is it expensive to live in Dunlop?

Buying a house in Dunlop works out to about 6.8 times a typical local annual household income. That compares the median house price of $890,000 with a typical local household income of about $2,503 a week at the last Census (annualised), and on these figures places buying well above local incomes. Renting looks less stretched: with houses renting around $710 a week, rent would take about 28% of that weekly household income, a moderate share. So on the figures, renting is the more manageable side of the market for many people, though whether it feels expensive depends on your own circumstances. Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.

Is Dunlop a good place to invest?

A solid 7.1% rise in median house values in Dunlop over the past 12 months is the headline, while house rents increased 5.2% in the same period. Put another way, for houses the suburb saw capital growth outpace rental growth over the last year: value gains were larger than the rise in rental income. This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

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Dunlop suburb profile

Dunlop is a residential suburb in Canberra's northern suburbs, set among tree-lined streets and neighbourhood parks. The housing is a mix of newer suburban homes and established dwellings on regular blocks, with pocket reserves and walking trails that give parts of the suburb a semi-rural feel while remaining clearly suburban.

A modest local centre provides everyday shops, cafes and community facilities, and schools and sporting ovals are within easy reach. Bus services connect the suburb to nearby commercial centres and the wider city, and a network of cycleways and paths supports walking and outdoor recreation.

Dunlop property market performance

Property growth+10.6%Past 12 months

Dunlop's median house price is $890,000 and house values rose 7.1% over the last 12 months, a notable increase. There is no reliable median unit price because too few units have sold here recently. Over the last 3 months 29 houses sold, and houses had a median time on market of 33 days.

In Dunlop, house rents averaged $710 a week and rose 5.2% over the last 12 months, a solid rise.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$890K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	7.1%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	29	1
Median days on market Past 12 months	33	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$710	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	5.2%	N/A

5 year median price trend for houses and units

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Dunlop demographics

Dunlop is a community with many households buying their homes.

Couple families with children make up 54.4% of families and 61.1% of homes are owned with a mortgage. At the 2021 Census 7,265 people lived in Dunlop.

Dunlop and the ACT

	Suburb	ACT
Median age years	36	35
Median household income weekly	$2,503	$2,373
Couples with children share of families	54.4%	45.3%
Couples without children share of families	28.7%	39.3%
One-parent families share of families	15.9%	13.9%
Homes owned outright share of homes	20.4%	27.3%
Homes with a mortgage share of homes	61.1%	41.2%
Homes rented share of homes	18.5%	31.5%

Source: ABS 2021 Census. Shares of homes exclude other and not-stated tenure.

Dunlop infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

No significant public infrastructure or civic-amenity project is reported for Dunlop. The suburb does contain local open space, notably the Percy Begg Circuit neighbourhood park, and a number of small neighbourhood playgrounds.

Suburbs near Dunlop

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How does Dunlop compare to nearby suburbs?

Median house prices: Dunlop’s median house price is 10.9% higher than Macgregor’s.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Dunlop have grown 1.3% higher than in Macgregor.
Unit price growth: Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Dunlop have grown 14.4% higher than in Macgregor.
Selling speed for houses: Properties in Dunlop are selling 8.3% faster than in Flynn.
House price growth: Over the past 12 months, house prices in Dunlop have grown 11.3% lower than the average rate of growth across Canberra.
Unit price growth:Over the past 12 months, unit prices in Dunlop have grown 25.2% higher than the average rate of growth for units across Canberra.

Common questions about Dunlop

Is Dunlop a nice place to live?
Dunlop has tree-lined streets, pocket reserves and walking trails, and a modest local centre with everyday shops and cafes.

The community has many households buying their homes, with couple families with children making up 54.4% of families. Everyday amenity includes community facilities, schools and sporting ovals within easy reach, bus connections to nearby commercial centres and the wider city, a network of cycleways and paths for outdoor recreation, and open space such as Percy Begg Circuit neighbourhood park and several small playgrounds.
Is it expensive to live in Dunlop?
Buying a house in Dunlop works out to about 6.8 times a typical local annual household income. That compares the median house price of $890,000 with a typical local household income of about $2,503 a week at the last Census (annualised), and on these figures places buying well above local incomes.

Renting looks less stretched: with houses renting around $710 a week, rent would take about 28% of that weekly household income, a moderate share. So on the figures, renting is the more manageable side of the market for many people, though whether it feels expensive depends on your own circumstances.

Everyone's financial situation is different, so it's important to consider your own circumstances when deciding which suburb is right for you.
Is Dunlop a good place to invest?
A solid 7.1% rise in median house values in Dunlop over the past 12 months is the headline, while house rents increased 5.2% in the same period.

Put another way, for houses the suburb saw capital growth outpace rental growth over the last year: value gains were larger than the rise in rental income.

This information has been prepared without taking your objectives, needs and overall financial situation into account. It is not meant to be a substitute for professional financial advice. For this reason, you should consider the appropriateness of the information and, if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.

Choose the right real estate agents in Dunlop

Choosing the right real estate agent in Dunlop can have a big impact on your sale. While there are 50 real estate agents working in the suburb, but just 5 of them were responsible for 42.7% of all property sales over the past year, showing a strong footprint and track record in the area.

Commission rates typically range from 2.06% to 2.55%, depending on the agent and what’s included. Comparing both performance and fee structures can help you find someone who's well-suited to your needs, and set them up for a successful result.