Dundee Beach vs Dundee Forest
Dundee Forest is the younger of the two, with a median age of 56 against 62 in Dundee Beach. 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. Houses cost more in Dundee Beach: a median of $565,000, against $208,000 in Dundee Forest, though rent is higher in Dundee Forest. On these figures, Dundee Beach tends to suit older residents, while Dundee Forest suits people living alone and 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
Too close to call
Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Dundee Beach leaves households under less mortgage stress (27% vs 38%)
- Dundee Forest has cheaper houses ($207,500 vs $565,200)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Dundee Beach
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (20% vs 30%)
- has cheaper rent ($190/wk vs $250/wk)
- But Dundee Forest has a bigger rental market to choose from (20% vs 6%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Dundee Beach is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- Dundee Forest sits closer to the CBD (136 km vs 138.1 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Dundee Beach
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (43% vs 33%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Dundee Beach
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (29.0% vs 16.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Dundee Beach and Dundee Forest 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
Dundee Beach has more residents (267 vs 85); Dundee Forest rents higher ($250/wk vs $190/wk).
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 267 +68% vs other | 85 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +29.0% | +16.4% |
| Median age | 62 | 56 |
| Median household income | $48,516/yr +12% vs other | $42,848/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $190/wk | $250/wk +32% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (33.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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 (8.2%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $565,200 | $207,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $292,500 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 68 days from 9 sales | — |
Development activity
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 89 across Unincorporated NT same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -67% same for both | |
Ranking within NT
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 18% of NT | Higher than 12% of NT |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 58% of NT | Higher than 27% of NT |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 28% of NT | Higher than 30% of NT |
Liveability
Dundee Beach is more walkable (10 vs 0).
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | High 78/100 | High 80/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Dundee Beach
- Dundee Beach School Government · Combined
Schools in Dundee Forest
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
Dundee Beach sits further from the CBD (138.1 km vs 136 km).
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 10/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Darwin | 138.1 km +2% vs other | 136 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 105 min | 102 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 0840 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 32 postcode 0840 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 (81.0%).
Setting
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 24 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 14 m | 5.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 111 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Federal electorate
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Lingiari same for both | |
| Member | Marion Scrymgour same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Dundee Beach | Dundee Forest | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $50,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — 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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