Is Mount Duneed a nice place to live?

Mount Duneed sits on Geelong’s outer fringe toward the Surf Coast, where rolling paddocks and a semi-rural outlook meet pockets of newer residential development. It attracts families and buyers after space and a quieter lifestyle, with a mix of lifestyle blocks and contemporary single- and double-storey homes, tree-lined country roads, small reserves and local open space that give it a country rather than urban feel. Road and rail links to Geelong make daily travel straightforward, and Barwon Heads, Torquay and the shops and services at Waurn Ponds are within easy reach. Major Armstrong Creek transport works are affecting the area, and local amenity has been strengthened by the Poa Banyul Community Hub with sessional kindergarten, maternal and child health and flexible community spaces; council plans also list footpath and shared-trail upgrades, town-centre waterway works and land set aside for new schools.

Is Mount Duneed a good place to invest?

Over the past 12 months in Mount Duneed, house values rose a modest 3.4% while house rents increased a modest 3.7%. In other words, the rent a house earns edged slightly ahead of its price growth this year, so rental income on houses grew a touch faster than capital value. There isn't enough recent information to report movements for units. Whether the house movements make Mount Duneed a good investment for you depends on your own goals and circumstances. 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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Mount Duneed suburb profile

Mount Duneed is an outer-Geelong suburb on the fringe of the Surf Coast, where rolling paddocks and a semi-rural outlook meet pockets of newer residential development. The area attracts families and buyers after space and a quieter lifestyle, with a mix of lifestyle blocks and contemporary single and double-storey homes on suburban lots. Days here feel country rather than urban, with tree-lined country roads, small reserves and local open space. Practical connections to Geelong by road and rail make daily travel straightforward, while coastal towns such as Barwon Heads and Torquay and the shops and services at Waurn Ponds are within easy reach.

Mount Duneed property market performance

Mount Duneed has relatively few recent unit sales, so there isn't enough data to publish a reliable median unit price. On the house side, the median house price is $757,500, up a modest 3.4% over the last 12 months.

Over the last 3 months 64 houses were sold, and houses sold in a median of 34 days over the last 12 months.

The rental market in Mount Duneed saw house rents average $560 a week, up a modest 3.7% over the last 12 months.

	Houses	Units
Median price Past 3 months	$758K	N/A
Change in value Past 12 months	3.4%	N/A
Sold Past 3 months	64	N/A
Median days on market Past 12 months	34	N/A
Average rent Past 12 months	$560	N/A
Change in rent Past 12 months	3.7%	N/A

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Mount Duneed infrastructure, key developments and investment opportunities

Mount Duneed is affected by major Armstrong Creek transport works. The Barwon Heads Road upgrade (stage 2/2b) is being extended toward Lower Duneed Road and includes upgraded bus stops and signalised pedestrian crossings, with stage 2b listed for completion by late 2028. A separate Baanip Boulevard–Boundary Road signalised intersection project was announced to connect Boundary Road to Baanip Boulevard as a second northern link for the Armstrong Creek West precinct.

Local civic amenity recently delivered and planned includes the Poa Banyul Community Hub at 110 to 122 Unity Drive, officially opened in November 2023 with sessional kindergarten, maternal and child health and flexible community spaces. Council budgets also list Mount Duneed footpath upgrades, off-road shared trail works for the Armstrong Creek growth area, Armstrong Creek town-centre waterway and retarding-basin works, and state funding for land acquisition for new schools in growth areas including Mount Duneed.

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Common questions about Mount Duneed

Is Mount Duneed a nice place to live?
Mount Duneed sits on Geelong’s outer fringe toward the Surf Coast, where rolling paddocks and a semi-rural outlook meet pockets of newer residential development. It attracts families and buyers after space and a quieter lifestyle, with a mix of lifestyle blocks and contemporary single- and double-storey homes, tree-lined country roads, small reserves and local open space that give it a country rather than urban feel. Road and rail links to Geelong make daily travel straightforward, and Barwon Heads, Torquay and the shops and services at Waurn Ponds are within easy reach. Major Armstrong Creek transport works are affecting the area, and local amenity has been strengthened by the Poa Banyul Community Hub with sessional kindergarten, maternal and child health and flexible community spaces; council plans also list footpath and shared-trail upgrades, town-centre waterway works and land set aside for new schools.
Is it expensive to live in Mount Duneed?
Is Mount Duneed a good place to invest?
Over the past 12 months in Mount Duneed, house values rose a modest 3.4% while house rents increased a modest 3.7%. In other words, the rent a house earns edged slightly ahead of its price growth this year, so rental income on houses grew a touch faster than capital value.

There isn't enough recent information to report movements for units. Whether the house movements make Mount Duneed a good investment for you depends on your own goals and circumstances.

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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