Dundas Valley vs Telopea

In Dundas Valley, most households own their home, most homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. In Telopea, about half of households rent. On these figures, Dundas Valley tends to suit couples, while Telopea suits people living alone.

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

Dundas Valley

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (2 vs 1)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (66% vs 35%)
  • carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 71/100)
  • But Telopea has more parks and reserves (10 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Telopea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper units ($660,000 vs $879,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Telopea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $428/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Telopea

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 61/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Telopea

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (65% vs 34%)
  • is more walkable (87/100 vs 61/100)
  • But Dundas Valley carries lower crime risk (56/100 vs 71/100)

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

Investors

Dundas Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (8.6% vs -1.3%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Dundas Valley and Telopea 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 Telopea
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 Telopea
Walkability 61 / 87
Dundas Valley — Walkability: 61/100 Telopea — Walkability: 87/100
Safety 44 / 29
Dundas Valley — Safety: 44/100 Telopea — Safety: 29/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Dundas Valley — Low fire risk: 100/100 Telopea — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Dundas Valley has higher household incomes ($95,420 vs $76,180); Dundas Valley rents higher ($428/wk vs $370/wk).

Dundas Valley Telopea
Population 5,875
+9% vs other
 5,356
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +8.6% -1.3%
Median age 38 40
Median household income $95,420/yr
+20% vs other
 $76,180/yr
Median weekly rent $428/wk
+14% vs other
 $370/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dundas Valley Telopea
0-4 6.1% / 5.6%
Dundas Valley — 0-4: 6.1% Telopea — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 13.5% / 12.5%
Dundas Valley — 5-14: 13.5% Telopea — 5-14: 12.5%
15-19 6.0% / 4.7%
Dundas Valley — 15-19: 6.0% Telopea — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 5.8% / 4.7%
Dundas Valley — 20-24: 5.8% Telopea — 20-24: 4.7%
25-34 13.0% / 12.8%
Dundas Valley — 25-34: 13.0% Telopea — 25-34: 12.8%
35-44 15.5% / 15.6%
Dundas Valley — 35-44: 15.5% Telopea — 35-44: 15.6%
45-54 13.4% / 14.2%
Dundas Valley — 45-54: 13.4% Telopea — 45-54: 14.2%
55-64 13.1% / 13.6%
Dundas Valley — 55-64: 13.1% Telopea — 55-64: 13.6%
65-74 8.3% / 9.1%
Dundas Valley — 65-74: 8.3% Telopea — 65-74: 9.1%
75-84 3.9% / 4.8%
Dundas Valley — 75-84: 3.9% Telopea — 75-84: 4.8%
85+ 1.3% / 2.5%
Dundas Valley — 85+: 1.3% Telopea — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.6%).

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%
Telopea 40.5% couple families
Telopea — Couple Families: 40.5% Telopea — Lone Person: 38.7% Telopea — One Parent Families: 15.9% Telopea — Group Household: 3.7% Telopea — Other Families: 1.1%
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%
Telopea 48.0% renting
Telopea — Owned Outright: 21.3% Telopea — Mortgage: 30.7% Telopea — Renting: 48.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Dundas Valley Telopea
Bachelor Degree 18.0% / 18.0%
Dundas Valley — Bachelor Degree: 18.0% Telopea — Bachelor Degree: 18.0%
Postgraduate Degree 8.1% / 8.9%
Dundas Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 8.1% Telopea — Postgraduate Degree: 8.9%
Certificate III & IV 8.2% / 8.0%
Dundas Valley — Certificate III & IV: 8.2% Telopea — Certificate III & IV: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.7% / 7.7%
Dundas Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7% Telopea — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.4% / 1.5%
Dundas Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4% Telopea — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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 Telopea
China 13.7% / 15.2%
Dundas Valley — China: 13.7% Telopea — China: 15.2%
India 1.7% / 2.6%
Dundas Valley — India: 1.7% Telopea — India: 2.6%
Iran 1.7% / 1.8%
Dundas Valley — Iran: 1.7% Telopea — Iran: 1.8%
Lebanon 1.7% / 1.5%
Dundas Valley — Lebanon: 1.7% Telopea — Lebanon: 1.5%
Philippines 1.3% / 1.8%
Dundas Valley — Philippines: 1.3% Telopea — Philippines: 1.8%
Malaysia 1.4% / 1.5%
Dundas Valley — Malaysia: 1.4% Telopea — Malaysia: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.2%).

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%
Telopea 34.8% houses
Telopea — Houses: 34.8% Telopea — Townhouses: 30.5% Telopea — Flats / Apartments: 34.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Dundas Valley Telopea
Median house price $1,844,800 $1,935,000
Median unit price $879,000 $660,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 60 sales
 40 days
from 34 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 Telopea
3 bed $1.72M / $1.87M
Dundas Valley — 3 bed: $1.72M (22 sales) Telopea — 3 bed: $1.87M (18 sales)

22 vs 18 sales

4 bed $1.77M / $1.95M
Dundas Valley — 4 bed: $1.77M (35 sales) Telopea — 4 bed: $1.95M (26 sales)

35 vs 26 sales

5 bed $2.12M / $2.03M
Dundas Valley — 5 bed: $2.12M (34 sales) Telopea — 5 bed: $2.03M (16 sales)

34 vs 16 sales

Zoning mix

Dundas Valley Telopea
Residential 81% 78%
Environmental 8% 11%
Parks and recreation 9% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 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

Dundas Valley Telopea
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 Telopea
Houses 3.0%
$975/wk on $1.71M
 3.0%
$900/wk on $1.55M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dundas Valley Telopea
House price Higher than 82% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Income Higher than 63% of NSW Higher than 44% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 95% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 18% of NSW Higher than 7% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 94% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 88% of NSW Higher than 85% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 20% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW

Liveability

Telopea is more walkable (87 vs 61).

Dundas Valley Telopea
Grade A B
Score 70/100 67/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Telopea carries more crime risk (71 vs 56).

Dundas Valley Telopea
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Moderate
56/100
 High
71/100
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
same for both

Schools

Dundas Valley Telopea
Inside the suburb 2 1
Rated above peers 2 1
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
Western Sydney University - Parramatta, 3.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 3.0%

Schools in Dundas Valley

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

Schools in Telopea

  • Telopea Public School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Dundas Valley Telopea
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 2 3
Parks & reserves 7 10
Childcare 5 3
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 12 9

Mobility

Dundas Valley Telopea
Walkability score 61/100 87/100
Distance to Sydney 24.1 km 25.2 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 29 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
 79/100
Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 211.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 120.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.3%
postcode 2117
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 25
postcode 2117
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.

Dundas Valley Telopea
Worked from Home 48.6% / 46.3%
Dundas Valley — Worked from Home: 48.6% Telopea — Worked from Home: 46.3%
Car (driver) 43.1% / 44.5%
Dundas Valley — Car (driver): 43.1% Telopea — Car (driver): 44.5%
Car (passenger) 3.4% / 3.4%
Dundas Valley — Car (passenger): 3.4% Telopea — Car (passenger): 3.4%
Train 2.5% / 3.3%
Dundas Valley — Train: 2.5% Telopea — Train: 3.3%
Bus 1.4% / 1.6%
Dundas Valley — Bus: 1.4% Telopea — Bus: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (48.6%).

Setting

Dundas Valley Telopea
Elevation 56 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 17.8 km 19.2 km

NBN connectivity

Dundas Valley Telopea
Connectivity score 79/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 28%
2,341 premises
 6%
2,632 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Dundas Valley Telopea
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

Telopea

Apartments Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Premium River Townhouses Trams Urban

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