Dundee vs Shannon Vale

Shannon Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 45 against 56 in Dundee. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Shannon Vale: a median of $1.2 million, against $450,000 in Dundee, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Dundee 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

Shannon Vale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 43/100)

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

First-home buyers

Dundee

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($450,000 vs $1,200,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Dundee

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper rent ($150/wk vs $300/wk)
  • leaves renters under less rental stress (12% vs 21%)

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

Commuting to the city

Shannon Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • sits closer to the CBD (586.9 km vs 599.6 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (447 min vs 454 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

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

  • Dundee has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 24%)
  • Shannon Vale carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 43/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Dundee Shannon Vale
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.

Dundee Shannon Vale
Walkability 0 / 5
Dundee — Walkability: 0/100 Shannon Vale — Walkability: 5/100
Safety 57 / 83
Dundee — Safety: 57/100 Shannon Vale — Safety: 83/100
Low fire risk 46 / 30
Dundee — Low fire risk: 46/100 Shannon Vale — Low fire risk: 30/100

Demographics

Shannon Vale rents higher ($300/wk vs $150/wk); Dundee skews older (56 vs 45).

Dundee Shannon Vale
Population 152
+6% vs other
 143
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.9% -5.9%
Median age 56 45
Median household income $63,856/yr $75,816/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $150/wk $300/wk
+100% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Dundee Shannon Vale
0-4 6.6% / 5.6%
Dundee — 0-4: 6.6% Shannon Vale — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 9.2% / 14.0%
Dundee — 5-14: 9.2% Shannon Vale — 5-14: 14.0%
15-19 2.6% / 5.6%
Dundee — 15-19: 2.6% Shannon Vale — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 3.9% / 4.2%
Dundee — 20-24: 3.9% Shannon Vale — 20-24: 4.2%
25-34 8.6% / 9.1%
Dundee — 25-34: 8.6% Shannon Vale — 25-34: 9.1%
35-44 10.5% / 7.7%
Dundee — 35-44: 10.5% Shannon Vale — 35-44: 7.7%
45-54 9.9% / 14.0%
Dundee — 45-54: 9.9% Shannon Vale — 45-54: 14.0%
55-64 18.4% / 11.9%
Dundee — 55-64: 18.4% Shannon Vale — 55-64: 11.9%
65-74 23.7% / 14.7%
Dundee — 65-74: 23.7% Shannon Vale — 65-74: 14.7%
75-84 6.6% / 9.8%
Dundee — 75-84: 6.6% Shannon Vale — 75-84: 9.8%
85+ — / —
Dundee — 85+: not among its largest Shannon Vale — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.7%).

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.

Dundee Shannon Vale
England 3.3% / 2.8%
Dundee — England: 3.3% Shannon Vale — England: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Dundee 51.6% lone person
Dundee — Lone Person: 51.6% Dundee — Couple Families: 48.4% Dundee — One Parent Families: 0.0%
Shannon Vale 46.2% lone person
Shannon Vale — Lone Person: 46.2% Shannon Vale — Couple Families: 42.3% Shannon Vale — One Parent Families: 11.5%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Dundee 90.2% houses
Dundee — Houses: 90.2% Dundee — Flats / Apartments: 4.9% Dundee — Townhouses: 4.9%
Shannon Vale 100.0% houses
Shannon Vale — Houses: 100.0% Shannon Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0% Shannon Vale — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Qualifications

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

Dundee Shannon Vale
Certificate III & IV 20.4% / 18.9%
Dundee — Certificate III & IV: 20.4% Shannon Vale — Certificate III & IV: 18.9%
Bachelor Degree 11.8% / 10.5%
Dundee — Bachelor Degree: 11.8% Shannon Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 10.5%
Dundee — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Shannon Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.6% / —
Dundee — Postgraduate Degree: 4.6% Shannon Vale — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate — / 4.2%
Dundee — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest Shannon Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Dundee 15.8% renting
Dundee — Owned Outright: 56.1% Dundee — Mortgage: 28.1% Dundee — Renting: 15.8%
Shannon Vale 15.1% renting
Shannon Vale — Owned Outright: 43.4% Shannon Vale — Mortgage: 41.5% Shannon Vale — Renting: 15.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Property market

Dundee Shannon Vale
Median house price $450,000 $1,200,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Dundee Shannon Vale
Rural and farming 92% 97%
Environmental 8% 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

Dundee Shannon Vale
New dwellings approved 12
across Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Dundee Shannon Vale
House price Higher than 13% of NSW Higher than 62% of NSW
Income Higher than 26% of NSW Higher than 43% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of NSW Higher than 46% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 84% of NSW Higher than 30% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 5% of NSW Higher than 4% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 12% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW

Liveability

Dundee Shannon Vale
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10

Risk profile

Dundee carries more crime risk (43 vs 17); Shannon Vale carries more bushfire risk (70 vs 54).

Dundee Shannon Vale
Bushfire Moderate
54/100
 High
70/100
Crime Moderate
43/100
 Low
17/100
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 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Dundee Shannon Vale
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

Dundee Shannon Vale
Parks & reserves 1
same for both
Waterways 23 13

Mobility

Dundee sits further from the CBD (599.6 km vs 586.9 km).

Dundee Shannon Vale
Walkability score 0/100 5/100
Distance to Sydney 599.6 km
+2% vs other
 586.9 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 454 min 447 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2370
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2370
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.

Dundee Shannon Vale
Car (driver) 50.7% / 60.3%
Dundee — Car (driver): 50.7% Shannon Vale — Car (driver): 60.3%
Worked from Home 40.6% / 31.5%
Dundee — Worked from Home: 40.6% Shannon Vale — Worked from Home: 31.5%
Car (passenger) 4.3% / 4.1%
Dundee — Car (passenger): 4.3% Shannon Vale — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 4.3% / 4.1%
Dundee — Walked Only: 4.3% Shannon Vale — Walked Only: 4.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (60.3%).

Setting

Dundee Shannon Vale
Elevation 1,024 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 1,035 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Dundee Shannon Vale
Connectivity score 15/100 26/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
35 premises
 0%
70 premises

Climate

Dundee Shannon Vale
Annual rainfall 1,057 mm 817 mm
Summer max (Jan) — 26.0°C
Winter min (Jul) — 1.6°C

Council rates

Dundee Shannon Vale
Average residential rate $966/yr
same for both
Council Glen Innes Severn
same for both

Federal electorate

Dundee Shannon Vale
Division New England
same for both
Member Barnaby Joyce
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Dundee Shannon Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Dundee

Retirees River Rural

Shannon Vale

Rural

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