Dundas Valley vs Eastwood

In both, most households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Dundas Valley, most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Eastwood: a median of $2.7 million, against $1.84 million in Dundas Valley. Eastwood is closer to the city centre: 19.9 km, against 24.1 km. On these figures, Dundas Valley tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Eastwood

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (29 vs 7)
  • has more childcare (14 vs 5)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 2)
  • But Dundas Valley has more separate houses rather than flats (66% vs 53%)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Dundas Valley has cheaper houses ($1,844,800 vs $2,701,000)
  • Eastwood has cheaper units ($745,144 vs $879,000)

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

Eastwood

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 61/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (19.9 km vs 24.1 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Eastwood

ahead on 4 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (12 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (96/100 vs 61/100)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (47% vs 34%)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Dundas Valley and Eastwood 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 Eastwood
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 Eastwood
Walkability 61 / 96
Dundas Valley — Walkability: 61/100 Eastwood — Walkability: 96/100
Safety 44 / 56
Dundas Valley — Safety: 44/100 Eastwood — Safety: 56/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dundas Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Eastwood — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Eastwood has more residents (18,695 vs 5,875).

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Population 5,875 18,695
+218% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% +4.6%
Median age 38 39
Median household income $95,420/yr $101,140/yr
+6% vs other
Median weekly rent $428/wk $450/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dundas Valley Eastwood
0-4 6.1% / 4.9%
Dundas Valley — 0-4: 6.1% Eastwood — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 13.5% / 10.8%
Dundas Valley — 5-14: 13.5% Eastwood — 5-14: 10.8%
15-19 6.0% / 4.5%
Dundas Valley — 15-19: 6.0% Eastwood — 15-19: 4.5%
20-24 5.8% / 6.5%
Dundas Valley — 20-24: 5.8% Eastwood — 20-24: 6.5%
25-34 13.0% / 15.8%
Dundas Valley — 25-34: 13.0% Eastwood — 25-34: 15.8%
35-44 15.5% / 15.4%
Dundas Valley — 35-44: 15.5% Eastwood — 35-44: 15.4%
45-54 13.4% / 11.8%
Dundas Valley — 45-54: 13.4% Eastwood — 45-54: 11.8%
55-64 13.1% / 12.7%
Dundas Valley — 55-64: 13.1% Eastwood — 55-64: 12.7%
65-74 8.3% / 10.2%
Dundas Valley — 65-74: 8.3% Eastwood — 65-74: 10.2%
75-84 3.9% / 5.0%
Dundas Valley — 75-84: 3.9% Eastwood — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 1.3% / 2.2%
Dundas Valley — 85+: 1.3% Eastwood — 85+: 2.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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%
Eastwood 52.0% couple families
Eastwood — Couple Families: 52.0% Eastwood — Lone Person: 26.6% Eastwood — One Parent Families: 13.2% Eastwood — Group Household: 6.6% Eastwood — Other Families: 1.7%
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%
Eastwood 39.8% renting
Eastwood — Owned Outright: 31.2% Eastwood — Mortgage: 29.0% Eastwood — Renting: 39.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Bachelor Degree 18.0% / 23.5%
Dundas Valley — Bachelor Degree: 18.0% Eastwood — Bachelor Degree: 23.5%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 13.1%
Dundas Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Eastwood — Postgraduate Degree: 13.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.8%
Dundas Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Eastwood — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 5.3%
Dundas Valley — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Eastwood — Certificate III & IV: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 2.0%
Dundas Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Eastwood — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.5%).

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 Eastwood
China 13.7% / 25.9%
Dundas Valley — China: 13.7% Eastwood — China: 25.9%
India 1.7% / 2.3%
Dundas Valley — India: 1.7% Eastwood — India: 2.3%
Malaysia 1.4% / 2.4%
Dundas Valley — Malaysia: 1.4% Eastwood — Malaysia: 2.4%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.4%
Dundas Valley — Philippines: 1.3% Eastwood — Philippines: 1.4%
Lebanon 1.7% / —
Dundas Valley — Lebanon: 1.7% Eastwood — Lebanon: not among its largest
Iran 1.7% / —
Dundas Valley — Iran: 1.7% Eastwood — Iran: not among its largest
Vietnam — / 1.3%
Dundas Valley — Vietnam: not among its largest Eastwood — Vietnam: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (25.9%).

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%
Eastwood 52.8% houses
Eastwood — Houses: 52.8% Eastwood — Townhouses: 17.9% Eastwood — Flats / Apartments: 29.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Median house price $1,844,800 $2,701,000
Median unit price $879,000 $745,144
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 60 sales
 28 days
from 128 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 Eastwood
3 bed $1.72M / $2.49M
Dundas Valley — 3 bed: $1.72M (22 sales) Eastwood — 3 bed: $2.49M (36 sales)

22 vs 36 sales

4 bed $1.77M / $2.5M
Dundas Valley — 4 bed: $1.77M (35 sales) Eastwood — 4 bed: $2.5M (53 sales)

35 vs 53 sales

5 bed $2.12M / $2.79M
Dundas Valley — 5 bed: $2.12M (34 sales) Eastwood — 5 bed: $2.79M (70 sales)

34 vs 70 sales

Zoning mix

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Residential 81% 84%
Parks and recreation 9% 6%
Environmental 8% 3%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 7%
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 Eastwood
New dwellings approved 2,888
across Parramatta
 1,489
across Ryde
Approvals change year on year +154% +81%

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 Eastwood
Houses 3.0%
$975/wk on $1.71M
 2.6%
$1,200/wk on $2.39M
Units — 5.2%
$650/wk on $650K

Ranking within NSW

Dundas Valley Eastwood
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 92% of NSW
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 69% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 96% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 99% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 94% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 87% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 9% of NSW
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 74% of NSW

Liveability

Eastwood is more walkable (96 vs 61); Eastwood scores higher overall (87 vs 70).

Dundas Valley Eastwood
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 44).

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
56/100
 Moderate
44/100
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
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Inside the suburb 2 5
Rated above peers 2 4
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 5.1 km
 3
Macquarie University Wallumattagal Campus at North Ryde, 4.1 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 4.0%

Schools in Dundas Valley

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

Schools in Eastwood

  • Eastwood Heights Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Eastwood Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Marist College Eastwood Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • St Kevin's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Aspect Vern Barnett School, Eastwood Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Supermarkets 0 5
Cafes & restaurants 2 37
Parks & reserves 7 29
Childcare 5 14
GPs 0 12
Pharmacies 0 7
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 5
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 12 6

Mobility

Dundas Valley sits further from the CBD (24.1 km vs 19.9 km).

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Walkability score 61/100 96/100
Distance to Sydney 24.1 km
+17% vs other
 19.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 94/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 211.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 431.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.3%
postcode 2117
 2.6%
postcode 2122
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2117
 22
postcode 2122

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 Eastwood
Worked from Home 48.6% / 49.7%
Dundas Valley — Worked from Home: 48.6% Eastwood — Worked from Home: 49.7%
Car (driver) 43.1% / 35.4%
Dundas Valley — Car (driver): 43.1% Eastwood — Car (driver): 35.4%
Train 2.5% / 7.1%
Dundas Valley — Train: 2.5% Eastwood — Train: 7.1%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 3.0%
Dundas Valley — Car (passenger): 3.4% Eastwood — Car (passenger): 3.0%
Walked Only 0.6% / 3.2%
Dundas Valley — Walked Only: 0.6% Eastwood — Walked Only: 3.2%
Bus 1.4% / 1.4%
Dundas Valley — Bus: 1.4% Eastwood — Bus: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (49.7%).

Setting

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 15.3 km

NBN connectivity

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Connectivity score 79/100 77/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
2,341 premises
 12%
8,286 premises

Climate

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Annual rainfall 1,021 mm 1,176 mm
Summer max (Jan) 28.4°C —
Winter min (Jul) 7.2°C —

Air quality (annual mean)

Dundas Valley Eastwood
PM2.5 6.1 µg/m³ 5.4 µg/m³
PM10 16.9 µg/m³ 14.2 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.83 pphm 0.23 pphm

Council rates

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Average residential rate $1,103/yr $1,216/yr
Council Parramatta Ryde

Federal electorate

Dundas Valley Eastwood
Division Parramatta Bennelong
Member Andrew Charlton Jerome Laxale
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dundas Valley Eastwood
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

Eastwood

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium Professionals River Transport Hub Urban

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