Bungaree vs Dunnstown
Comparing Bungaree and Dunnstown, VIC: Dunnstown carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 30); Bungaree is more walkable (36 vs 20); and Bungaree rents higher ($245/wk vs $175/wk).
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Dunnstown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Dunnstown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($175/wk vs $245/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Bungaree
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (36/100 vs 20/100)
- has a shorter drive in (74 min vs 80 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (101.7 km vs 109.9 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Bungaree is more walkable (36/100 vs 20/100)
- Dunnstown carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 81/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Bungaree
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (12.3% vs 6.1%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Bungaree and Dunnstown drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Bungaree rents higher ($245/wk vs $175/wk); Bungaree skews older (46 vs 44).
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 302 +14% vs other | 259 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.3% | +6.1% |
| Median age | 46 | 44 |
| Median household income | $84,500/yr +6% vs other | $79,092/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $245/wk +29% vs other | $175/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $820,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 85% | 87% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 14% | 3% |
| Other and special use | 0% | 6% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 3% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 338 across Moorabool same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +4% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 55% of VIC | Higher than 46% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 84% of VIC | Higher than 79% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 39% of VIC | Higher than 38% of VIC |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 71% of VIC | Higher than 68% of VIC |
Liveability
Bungaree is more walkable (36 vs 20).
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 6/10 | mid-range socio-economic decile 5/10 |
Risk profile
Dunnstown carries more bushfire risk (57 vs 30); Bungaree carries more crime risk (81 vs 51).
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 30/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Crime | High 81/100 | Moderate 51/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 2 within 5 km |
Schools
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 2 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
Schools in Bungaree
- Bungaree Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- Saints College - Bungaree Campus Catholic · Secondary · Special school
Schools in Dunnstown
- Damascus College - St Brendan's Catholic · Secondary
- St Brendan's Primary School Catholic · Primary
Amenities in the suburb
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 2 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 10 | 0 |
Mobility
Dunnstown sits further from the CBD (109.9 km vs 101.7 km).
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 36/100 | 20/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 101.7 km | 109.9 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 74 min | 80 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3352 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 51 postcode 3352 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (74.8%).
Setting
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 564 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 516 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 122 premises | 0% 115 premises |
Climate
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 605 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 3.5°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,979/yr same for both | |
| Council | Moorabool same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat same for both | |
| Member | Catherine King same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Bungaree | Dunnstown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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