Mount Duneed vs Connewarre

Mount Duneed is the younger of the two, with a median age of 32 against 50 in Connewarre. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Connewarre: a median of $1.78 million, against $730,000 in Mount Duneed, though rent is higher in Mount Duneed. On these figures, Mount Duneed tends to suit young adults, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget, while Connewarre suits older residents.

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

Mount Duneed

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Connewarre carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 73/100)

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

First-home buyers

Mount Duneed

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($730,000 vs $1,783,500)
  • has cheaper land ($720,000 vs $1,175,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Mount Duneed has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 9%)
  • Connewarre has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $446/wk)

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

  • Mount Duneed has a shorter drive in (73 min vs 82 min)
  • Connewarre sits closer to the CBD (89.5 km vs 93.5 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Connewarre

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 9%)
  • carries lower crime risk (41/100 vs 73/100)

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

Investors

Mount Duneed

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (291.8% vs 20.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Mount Duneed Connewarre
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.

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Walkability 13 / 14
Mount Duneed — Walkability: 13/100 Connewarre — Walkability: 14/100
Safety 27 / 59
Mount Duneed — Safety: 27/100 Connewarre — Safety: 59/100
Low fire risk 100 / 65
Mount Duneed — Low fire risk: 100/100 Connewarre — Low fire risk: 65/100
Low flood risk 50 / 5
Mount Duneed — Low flood risk: 50/100 Connewarre — Low flood risk: 5/100

Demographics

Mount Duneed has more residents (6,182 vs 953); Connewarre skews older (50 vs 32).

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Population 6,182
+85% vs other
 953
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +291.8% +20.9%
Median age 32 50
Median household income $118,248/yr $121,056/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $446/wk
+18% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Duneed Connewarre
0-4 9.5% / 2.9%
Mount Duneed — 0-4: 9.5% Connewarre — 0-4: 2.9%
5-14 14.8% / 13.0%
Mount Duneed — 5-14: 14.8% Connewarre — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 4.8% / 4.1%
Mount Duneed — 15-19: 4.8% Connewarre — 15-19: 4.1%
20-24 6.9% / 4.8%
Mount Duneed — 20-24: 6.9% Connewarre — 20-24: 4.8%
25-34 20.0% / 4.3%
Mount Duneed — 25-34: 20.0% Connewarre — 25-34: 4.3%
35-44 16.6% / 9.4%
Mount Duneed — 35-44: 16.6% Connewarre — 35-44: 9.4%
45-54 10.3% / 17.7%
Mount Duneed — 45-54: 10.3% Connewarre — 45-54: 17.7%
55-64 8.1% / 17.8%
Mount Duneed — 55-64: 8.1% Connewarre — 55-64: 17.8%
65-74 6.6% / 18.8%
Mount Duneed — 65-74: 6.6% Connewarre — 65-74: 18.8%
75-84 2.2% / 5.1%
Mount Duneed — 75-84: 2.2% Connewarre — 75-84: 5.1%
85+ 0.3% / 0.8%
Mount Duneed — 85+: 0.3% Connewarre — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Duneed 56.5% couple families
Mount Duneed — Couple Families: 56.5% Mount Duneed — Lone Person: 21.8% Mount Duneed — One Parent Families: 13.7% Mount Duneed — Group Household: 6.8% Mount Duneed — Other Families: 1.2%
Connewarre 62.3% couple families
Connewarre — Couple Families: 62.3% Connewarre — Lone Person: 22.0% Connewarre — One Parent Families: 11.5% Connewarre — Group Household: 2.6% Connewarre — Other Families: 1.6%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Duneed 23.6% renting
Mount Duneed — Owned Outright: 20.8% Mount Duneed — Mortgage: 55.6% Mount Duneed — Renting: 23.6%
Connewarre 8.7% renting
Connewarre — Owned Outright: 50.6% Connewarre — Mortgage: 40.7% Connewarre — Renting: 8.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Bachelor Degree 17.2% / 20.0%
Mount Duneed — Bachelor Degree: 17.2% Connewarre — Bachelor Degree: 20.0%
Certificate III & IV 14.3% / 11.0%
Mount Duneed — Certificate III & IV: 14.3% Connewarre — Certificate III & IV: 11.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 10.6%
Mount Duneed — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Connewarre — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.6%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 5.0%
Mount Duneed — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Connewarre — Postgraduate Degree: 5.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.6% / 2.3%
Mount Duneed — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.6% Connewarre — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.0%).

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.

Mount Duneed Connewarre
England 2.8% / 4.1%
Mount Duneed — England: 2.8% Connewarre — England: 4.1%
India 4.0% / 0.3%
Mount Duneed — India: 4.0% Connewarre — India: 0.3%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.3%
Mount Duneed — New Zealand: 1.5% Connewarre — New Zealand: 1.3%
Scotland 0.5% / 1.2%
Mount Duneed — Scotland: 0.5% Connewarre — Scotland: 1.2%
China 1.0% / —
Mount Duneed — China: 1.0% Connewarre — China: not among its largest
Fiji — / 0.9%
Mount Duneed — Fiji: not among its largest Connewarre — Fiji: 0.9%
Philippines 0.8% / —
Mount Duneed — Philippines: 0.8% Connewarre — Philippines: not among its largest
Netherlands — / 0.5%
Mount Duneed — Netherlands: not among its largest Connewarre — Netherlands: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Duneed 97.0% houses
Mount Duneed — Houses: 97.0% Mount Duneed — Townhouses: 1.3% Mount Duneed — Flats / Apartments: 1.8%
Connewarre 88.8% houses
Connewarre — Houses: 88.8% Connewarre — Townhouses: 6.8% Connewarre — Flats / Apartments: 4.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Median house price $730,000 $1,783,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $720,000 $1,175,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 31 days
from 219 sales
 23 days
from 6 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Rural and farming 58% 51%
Parks and recreation 1% 36%
Other and special use 20% 5%
Residential 16% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 5%
Environmental 0% 2%
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

Mount Duneed Connewarre
New dwellings approved 300
across Surf Coast
 3,468
across Greater Geelong
Approvals change year on year +57% +56%

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.

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Houses 3.8%
$590/wk on $800K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mount Duneed Connewarre
House price Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Income Higher than 90% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 76% of VIC
same for both
Affordability Higher than 94% of VIC Higher than 11% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 82% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 57% of VIC —

Liveability

Mount Duneed scores higher overall (54 vs 49).

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Grade B C
Score 54/100 49/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 9/10
 very advantaged area
decile 10/10

Risk profile

Connewarre carries more bushfire risk (35 vs 0); Connewarre carries more flood risk (95 vs 50).

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
35/100
Crime High
73/100
 Moderate
41/100
Flood Moderate
50/100
 High
95/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
 Low
39/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 1 0

Schools in Mount Duneed

  • Mirripoa Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Mount Duneed Regional Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Schools in Connewarre

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 3 0
Parks & reserves 10 3
Childcare 8 0
Fuel stations 2 0
Waterways 14 6

Mobility

Mount Duneed sits further from the CBD (93.5 km vs 89.5 km).

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Walkability score 13/100 14/100
Distance to Melbourne 93.5 km
+4% vs other
 89.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 73 min 82 min
Public transport score 89/100
Rail
 35/100
Peak arrivals per hour 63.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 5.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 3 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3217
 2.3%
postcode 3227
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 3217
 47
postcode 3227

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.

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Car (driver) 69.8% / 55.2%
Mount Duneed — Car (driver): 69.8% Connewarre — Car (driver): 55.2%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 37.6%
Mount Duneed — Worked from Home: 23.9% Connewarre — Worked from Home: 37.6%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 3.1%
Mount Duneed — Car (passenger): 3.8% Connewarre — Car (passenger): 3.1%
Walked Only 0.2% / 4.1%
Mount Duneed — Walked Only: 0.2% Connewarre — Walked Only: 4.1%
Bus 1.0% / —
Mount Duneed — Bus: 1.0% Connewarre — Bus: not among its largest
Train 1.0% / —
Mount Duneed — Train: 1.0% Connewarre — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.8%).

Setting

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 13 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.2 km 2.7 km
4.1 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Connectivity score 84/100 62/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 77%
1,108 premises
 39%
577 premises

Climate

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Duneed Connewarre
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Average residential rate $2,314/yr $1,802/yr
Council Surf Coast Greater Geelong

Federal electorate

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Division Corangamite
same for both
Member Libby Coker
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Duneed Connewarre
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Duneed

Acreage Family Transport Hub Young Families

Connewarre

Coastal Premium Rural

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