Dundas Valley vs Carlingford

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Dundas Valley, about half of households are couple families. In Carlingford, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Carlingford: a median of $2.27 million, against $1.84 million in Dundas Valley, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dundas Valley tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Carlingford suits couples.

Dundas Valley and Carlingford are both affluent NSW suburbs with similar median ages, but they differ notably in scale and character. Carlingford is significantly larger with 28,044 residents compared to Dundas Valley's 5,875, and offers substantially higher walkability (95 versus 61) and liveability scores (87 versus 70). Dundas Valley appeals to those seeking a quieter, more spacious setting with lower crime risk (56 versus 43) and better rental yields on houses at 3.0%, though Carlingford commands higher household incomes at $108,368 annually and sits in the top socio-economic decile. Property prices are notably higher in Carlingford for houses ($2,269,500 versus $1,844,800), while Dundas Valley's units are pricier at $879,000.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

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

Carlingford

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (35 vs 7)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 2)
  • has more childcare (18 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Carlingford

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($710,000 vs $879,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 34%)
  • But Dundas Valley has cheaper houses ($1,844,800 vs $2,269,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dundas Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($428/wk vs $500/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Dundas Valley sits closer to the CBD (24.1 km vs 26.3 km)
  • Carlingford is more walkable (95/100 vs 61/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Carlingford

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (7 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (95/100 vs 61/100)
  • carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 56/100)

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

Investors

Carlingford

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.0% vs 8.6%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dundas Valley Carlingford
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.

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Walkability 61 / 95
Dundas Valley — Walkability: 61/100 Carlingford — Walkability: 95/100
Safety 44 / 57
Dundas Valley — Safety: 44/100 Carlingford — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dundas Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Carlingford — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Carlingford has more residents (28,044 vs 5,875); Carlingford rents higher ($500/wk vs $428/wk).

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Population 5,875 28,044
+377% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +15.0%
Median age 38
same for both
Median household income $95,420/yr $108,368/yr
+14% vs other
Median weekly rent $428/wk $500/wk
+17% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dundas Valley Carlingford
0-4 6.1% / 5.5%
Dundas Valley — 0-4: 6.1% Carlingford — 0-4: 5.5%
5-14 13.5% / 15.3%
Dundas Valley — 5-14: 13.5% Carlingford — 5-14: 15.3%
15-19 6.0% / 5.2%
Dundas Valley — 15-19: 6.0% Carlingford — 15-19: 5.2%
20-24 5.8% / 5.7%
Dundas Valley — 20-24: 5.8% Carlingford — 20-24: 5.7%
25-34 13.0% / 11.5%
Dundas Valley — 25-34: 13.0% Carlingford — 25-34: 11.5%
35-44 15.5% / 17.0%
Dundas Valley — 35-44: 15.5% Carlingford — 35-44: 17.0%
45-54 13.4% / 12.2%
Dundas Valley — 45-54: 13.4% Carlingford — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 13.1% / 11.5%
Dundas Valley — 55-64: 13.1% Carlingford — 55-64: 11.5%
65-74 8.3% / 8.8%
Dundas Valley — 65-74: 8.3% Carlingford — 65-74: 8.8%
75-84 3.9% / 5.3%
Dundas Valley — 75-84: 3.9% Carlingford — 75-84: 5.3%
85+ 1.3% / 2.0%
Dundas Valley — 85+: 1.3% Carlingford — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dundas Valley 52.9% couple families
Dundas Valley — Couple Families: 52.9% Dundas Valley — Lone Person: 26.7% Dundas Valley — One Parent Families: 14.9% Dundas Valley — Group Household: 4.2% Dundas Valley — Other Families: 1.4%
Carlingford 63.0% couple families
Carlingford — Couple Families: 63.0% Carlingford — Lone Person: 18.0% Carlingford — One Parent Families: 14.5% Carlingford — Group Household: 3.1% Carlingford — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dundas Valley 38.5% renting
Dundas Valley — Owned Outright: 23.6% Dundas Valley — Mortgage: 37.9% Dundas Valley — Renting: 38.5%
Carlingford 33.8% renting
Carlingford — Owned Outright: 31.3% Carlingford — Mortgage: 34.9% Carlingford — Renting: 33.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Bachelor Degree 18.0% / 22.2%
Dundas Valley — Bachelor Degree: 18.0% Carlingford — Bachelor Degree: 22.2%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 11.2%
Dundas Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Carlingford — Postgraduate Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.9%
Dundas Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Carlingford — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 6.1%
Dundas Valley — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Carlingford — Certificate III & IV: 6.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.9%
Dundas Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Carlingford — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.2%).

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.

Dundas Valley Carlingford
China 13.7% / 19.4%
Dundas Valley — China: 13.7% Carlingford — China: 19.4%
India 1.7% / 4.9%
Dundas Valley — India: 1.7% Carlingford — India: 4.9%
Iran 1.7% / 1.8%
Dundas Valley — Iran: 1.7% Carlingford — Iran: 1.8%
Malaysia 1.4% / 1.7%
Dundas Valley — Malaysia: 1.4% Carlingford — Malaysia: 1.7%
Pakistan — / 2.0%
Dundas Valley — Pakistan: not among its largest Carlingford — Pakistan: 2.0%
Lebanon 1.7% / —
Dundas Valley — Lebanon: 1.7% Carlingford — Lebanon: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dundas Valley 65.6% houses
Dundas Valley — Houses: 65.6% Dundas Valley — Townhouses: 29.9% Dundas Valley — Flats / Apartments: 4.5%
Carlingford 58.1% houses
Carlingford — Houses: 58.1% Carlingford — Townhouses: 12.5% Carlingford — Flats / Apartments: 29.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Median house price $1,844,800 $2,269,500
Median unit price $879,000 $710,000
Median land price — $1,900,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 60 sales
 23 days
from 184 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.

Dundas Valley Carlingford
3 bed $1.72M / $2.13M
Dundas Valley — 3 bed: $1.72M (22 sales) Carlingford — 3 bed: $2.13M (52 sales)

22 vs 52 sales

4 bed $1.77M / $2.26M
Dundas Valley — 4 bed: $1.77M (35 sales) Carlingford — 4 bed: $2.26M (98 sales)

35 vs 98 sales

5 bed $2.12M / $2.4M
Dundas Valley — 5 bed: $2.12M (34 sales) Carlingford — 5 bed: $2.4M (44 sales)

34 vs 44 sales

Zoning mix

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Residential 81%
same for both
Parks and recreation 9% 6%
Environmental 8% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 5%
Commercial 0% 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

Dundas Valley Carlingford
New dwellings approved 2,888
across Parramatta
same for both
Approvals change year on year +154%
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.

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Houses 3.0%
$975/wk on $1.71M
 2.7%
$930/wk on $1.8M
Units — 5.1%
$700/wk on $710K

Ranking within NSW

Dundas Valley Carlingford
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 74% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 95% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 98% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 16% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 10% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 71% of NSW

Liveability

Carlingford is more walkable (95 vs 61); Carlingford scores higher overall (87 vs 70).

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Grade A
same for both
Score 70/100 87/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Dundas Valley carries more crime risk (56 vs 43).

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Inside the suburb 2 9
Rated above peers 2 7
Rated at peers 0 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 5.1 km
 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 5.5 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 3.7%

Schools in Dundas Valley

  • St Bernadette's Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Yates Avenue Public School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Carlingford

  • Carlingford High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Carlingford Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Carlingford West Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Cumberland High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • James Ruse Agricultural High School Government · Secondary above peers
  • Murray Farm Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 2 7
Parks & reserves 7 35
Childcare 5 18
GPs 0 7
Pharmacies 0 7
Banks & Bank@Post 0 6
Fuel stations 1 8
Waterways 12 6

Mobility

Carlingford sits further from the CBD (26.3 km vs 24.1 km).

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Walkability score 61/100 95/100
Distance to Sydney 24.1 km 26.3 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 211.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 453.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.3%
postcode 2117
 2.4%
postcode 2118
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2117
 29
postcode 2118

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.

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Worked from Home 48.6% / 52.1%
Dundas Valley — Worked from Home: 48.6% Carlingford — Worked from Home: 52.1%
Car (driver) 43.1% / 39.3%
Dundas Valley — Car (driver): 43.1% Carlingford — Car (driver): 39.3%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 2.8%
Dundas Valley — Car (passenger): 3.4% Carlingford — Car (passenger): 2.8%
Train 2.5% / 2.6%
Dundas Valley — Train: 2.5% Carlingford — Train: 2.6%
Bus 1.4% / 2.0%
Dundas Valley — Bus: 1.4% Carlingford — Bus: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.1%).

Setting

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 19.0 km

NBN connectivity

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Connectivity score 79/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
2,341 premises
 20%
10,838 premises

Climate

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Dundas Valley Carlingford
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 16.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.83 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Average residential rate $1,103/yr
same for both
Council Parramatta
same for both

Federal electorate

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Division Parramatta
same for both
Member Andrew Charlton
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dundas Valley Carlingford
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dundas Valley

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium River Townhouses Urban

Carlingford

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals Urban

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