Dunach vs Mount Glasgow
Mount Glasgow is the younger of the two, with a median age of 52 against 58 in Dunach. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are people living alone. On these figures, Dunach tends to suit older residents.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Dunach carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 67/100)
- Mount Glasgow has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 85%)
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
Mount Glasgow
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Dunach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (113 min vs 119 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (157 km vs 160.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dunach
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (19/100 vs 67/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (35% vs 25%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Dunach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (43.1% vs 8.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dunach and Mount Glasgow 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
Dunach rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Mount Glasgow has higher household incomes ($62,348 vs $41,132).
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 83 | 92 +11% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +43.1% | +8.2% |
| Median age | 58 | 52 |
| Median household income | $41,132/yr | $62,348/yr +52% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (27.7%).
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 (7.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Mount Glasgow has more land zoned for conservation (25% vs 14%).
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 64% | 74% |
| Environmental | 14% | 25% |
| Parks and recreation | 20% | 1% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 1% |
| 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
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 104 across Hepburn | 40 across Central Goldfields |
| Approvals change year on year | -6% | +129% |
Ranking within VIC
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 4% of VIC | Higher than 23% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 2% of VIC | Higher than 16% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 35% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 1% of VIC | Higher than 12% of VIC |
Liveability
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Mount Glasgow carries more crime risk (67 vs 19).
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 87/100 | High 91/100 |
| Crime | Low 19/100 | Moderate 67/100 |
| Flood | Moderate 50/100 | Moderate 45/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Waterways | 13 | 10 |
Mobility
Mount Glasgow sits further from the CBD (160.7 km vs 157 km).
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Melbourne | 157 km | 160.7 km +2% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 113 min | 119 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3371 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 56 postcode 3371 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 (84.6%).
Setting
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 259 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 294 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 16/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 24 premises | 0% 37 premises |
Climate
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 537 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,748/yr | $1,555/yr |
| Council | Hepburn | Central Goldfields |
Federal electorate
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Ballarat | Mallee |
| Member | Catherine King | Anne Webster |
| Party | Australian Labor Party | The Nationals |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dunach | Mount Glasgow | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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