Dallas vs Campbellfield

Dallas is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 38 in Campbellfield. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Campbellfield: a median of $682,000, against $618,000 in Dallas. Dallas is closer to the city centre: 18.6 km, against 26.5 km.

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

Dallas

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (7 vs 1)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 97/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Dallas

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($464,000 vs $692,875)
  • has cheaper houses ($617,500 vs $682,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Dallas

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 49/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (18.6 km vs 26.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Dallas

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (5 vs 2)
  • is more walkable (88/100 vs 49/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (67/100 vs 97/100)
  • But Campbellfield has more residents already 65 and over (19% vs 13%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Dallas

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (5.3% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Dallas and Campbellfield drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Dallas Campbellfield
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Dallas Campbellfield
Walkability 88 / 49
Dallas — Walkability: 88/100 Campbellfield — Walkability: 49/100
Safety 33 / 3
Dallas — Safety: 33/100 Campbellfield — Safety: 3/100
Low fire risk 100 / 62
Dallas — Low fire risk: 100/100 Campbellfield — Low fire risk: 62/100
Low flood risk 77 / 62
Dallas — Low flood risk: 77/100 Campbellfield — Low flood risk: 62/100

Demographics

Dallas has more residents (6,762 vs 4,977); Campbellfield skews older (38 vs 32).

Dallas Campbellfield
Population 6,762
+26% vs other
 4,977
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -0.7% -1.6%
Median age 32 38
Median household income $56,576/yr $57,720/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $323/wk $320/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dallas Campbellfield
0-4 7.4% / 6.7%
Dallas — 0-4: 7.4% Campbellfield — 0-4: 6.7%
5-14 16.3% / 13.3%
Dallas — 5-14: 16.3% Campbellfield — 5-14: 13.3%
15-19 6.9% / 5.6%
Dallas — 15-19: 6.9% Campbellfield — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 7.5% / 6.2%
Dallas — 20-24: 7.5% Campbellfield — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 15.2% / 13.9%
Dallas — 25-34: 15.2% Campbellfield — 25-34: 13.9%
35-44 12.3% / 12.6%
Dallas — 35-44: 12.3% Campbellfield — 35-44: 12.6%
45-54 11.7% / 11.9%
Dallas — 45-54: 11.7% Campbellfield — 45-54: 11.9%
55-64 10.1% / 10.4%
Dallas — 55-64: 10.1% Campbellfield — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 6.4% / 9.6%
Dallas — 65-74: 6.4% Campbellfield — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.8% / 7.3%
Dallas — 75-84: 4.8% Campbellfield — 75-84: 7.3%
85+ 1.4% / 2.3%
Dallas — 85+: 1.4% Campbellfield — 85+: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dallas 46.9% couple families
Dallas — Couple Families: 46.9% Dallas — Lone Person: 24.1% Dallas — One Parent Families: 22.2% Dallas — Group Household: 4.0% Dallas — Other Families: 2.7%
Campbellfield 45.4% couple families
Campbellfield — Couple Families: 45.4% Campbellfield — Lone Person: 31.8% Campbellfield — One Parent Families: 18.5% Campbellfield — Group Household: 2.4% Campbellfield — Other Families: 1.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dallas 33.9% renting
Dallas — Owned Outright: 32.7% Dallas — Mortgage: 33.4% Dallas — Renting: 33.9%
Campbellfield 27.4% renting
Campbellfield — Owned Outright: 41.2% Campbellfield — Mortgage: 31.4% Campbellfield — Renting: 27.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Dallas Campbellfield
Certificate III & IV 7.5% / 8.1%
Dallas — Certificate III & IV: 7.5% Campbellfield — Certificate III & IV: 8.1%
Bachelor Degree 6.7% / 6.3%
Dallas — Bachelor Degree: 6.7% Campbellfield — Bachelor Degree: 6.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 5.9%
Dallas — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Campbellfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.7% / 1.8%
Dallas — Postgraduate Degree: 2.7% Campbellfield — Postgraduate Degree: 1.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.7%
Dallas — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Campbellfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.1%).

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.

Dallas Campbellfield
Iraq 4.8% / 10.1%
Dallas — Iraq: 4.8% Campbellfield — Iraq: 10.1%
Lebanon 4.6% / 8.6%
Dallas — Lebanon: 4.6% Campbellfield — Lebanon: 8.6%
Italy — / 5.1%
Dallas — Italy: not among its largest Campbellfield — Italy: 5.1%
Pakistan 2.8% / 1.7%
Dallas — Pakistan: 2.8% Campbellfield — Pakistan: 1.7%
India 2.2% / 1.5%
Dallas — India: 2.2% Campbellfield — India: 1.5%
Greece — / 2.4%
Dallas — Greece: not among its largest Campbellfield — Greece: 2.4%
Nepal 1.6% / —
Dallas — Nepal: 1.6% Campbellfield — Nepal: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dallas 83.6% houses
Dallas — Houses: 83.6% Dallas — Flats / Apartments: 14.5% Dallas — Townhouses: 2.0%
Campbellfield 85.1% houses
Campbellfield — Houses: 85.1% Campbellfield — Flats / Apartments: 9.3% Campbellfield — Townhouses: 5.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Dallas Campbellfield
Median house price $617,500 $682,500
Median unit price $464,000 $692,875
Median land price — $1,023,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 32 sales
 28 days
from 18 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Dallas Campbellfield
3 bed $610K / $678K
Dallas — 3 bed: $610K (69 sales) Campbellfield — 3 bed: $678K (52 sales)

69 vs 52 sales

4 bed $645K / $750K
Dallas — 4 bed: $645K (17 sales) Campbellfield — 4 bed: $750K (11 sales)

17 vs 11 sales

Zoning mix

Campbellfield has more industrially zoned land (75% vs 0%).

Dallas Campbellfield
Industrial 0% 75%
Residential 72% 10%
Infrastructure and transport 13% 8%
Parks and recreation 9% 5%
Other and special use 3% 0%
Commercial 2%
same for both
Planning zones cover 99% of Dallas and 100% of Campbellfield. The rest is unzoned land such as water or road reserve.
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

Dallas Campbellfield
New dwellings approved 3,063
across Hume
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Dallas Campbellfield
Houses 5.3%
$600/wk on $592K
 4.3%
$580/wk on $705K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Dallas Campbellfield
House price Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 35% of VIC
Income Higher than 15% of VIC Higher than 16% of VIC
Schools Higher than 23% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 96% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 29% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 28% of VIC Higher than 34% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC

Liveability

Dallas is more walkable (88 vs 49); Dallas scores higher overall (46 vs 27).

Dallas Campbellfield
Grade C D
Score 46/100 27/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Campbellfield carries more bushfire risk (38 vs 0); Campbellfield carries more flood risk (38 vs 23).

Dallas Campbellfield
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
38/100
Crime Moderate
67/100
 High
97/100
Flood Low
23/100
 Low
38/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise High
70/100
 Moderate
50/100
Industrial facilities nearby 32
within 5 km
 35
within 5 km

Schools

Dallas Campbellfield
Inside the suburb 7 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 3 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km None 2
Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus, 9.6 km

Schools in Dallas

  • Dallas Brooks Community Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Holy Child School Catholic · Primary at peers
  • Ilim College Independent · Combined at peers
  • Ilim College - Kiewa Campus Independent · Combined
  • Sirius College - Dallas Campus Independent · Combined
  • Hume Valley School Government · Combined · Special school

Schools in Campbellfield

  • Campbellfield Heights Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dallas Campbellfield
Supermarkets 2
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 2 11
Parks & reserves 8 10
Childcare 7 5
GPs 5 2
Pharmacies 1 3
Banks & Bank@Post 1 3
Fuel stations 0 6
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 7 2

Mobility

Campbellfield sits further from the CBD (26.5 km vs 18.6 km).

Dallas Campbellfield
Walkability score 88/100 49/100
Distance to Melbourne 18.6 km 26.5 km
+42% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 30 min 31 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 88.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 127.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.3%
postcode 3047
 0.4%
postcode 3061
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 26
postcode 3047
 64
postcode 3061

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.

Dallas Campbellfield
Car (driver) 72.1% / 73.4%
Dallas — Car (driver): 72.1% Campbellfield — Car (driver): 73.4%
Worked from Home 11.8% / 13.6%
Dallas — Worked from Home: 11.8% Campbellfield — Worked from Home: 13.6%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 6.1%
Dallas — Car (passenger): 6.8% Campbellfield — Car (passenger): 6.1%
Train 6.0% / 3.7%
Dallas — Train: 6.0% Campbellfield — Train: 3.7%
Walked Only 1.8% / 1.9%
Dallas — Walked Only: 1.8% Campbellfield — Walked Only: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.4%).

Setting

Dallas Campbellfield
Elevation 140 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 18.9 km 19.8 km

NBN connectivity

Dallas Campbellfield
Connectivity score 80/100 87/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 17%
2,415 premises
 52%
4,963 premises

Climate

Dallas Campbellfield
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dallas Campbellfield
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Dallas Campbellfield
Average residential rate $1,715/yr
same for both
Council Hume
same for both

Federal electorate

Dallas Campbellfield
Division Calwell Scullin
Member Basem Abdo Andrew Giles
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dallas Campbellfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dallas

Family Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River

Campbellfield

Acreage Middle-Ring Multicultural Transport Hub

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