Dunrobin VIC 3312

Located in Victoria, Dunrobin sits 384 km from Melbourne CBD, around 4 hours 30 minutes by car. The locality has 70 residents, a median age of 52, and a median household income of $94,224 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 40% nationally. Population fell 4.1% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median monthly mortgage of $1,014. The area shows high flood risk. Walkability is low.

This locality is too small to rate.

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Short-Stay Rentals

No active Airbnb listings.

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Is Dunrobin safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Dunrobin sits in the low band, with 1 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 67% on the prior year.

1 offences

66.7% since 2024
Break & Enter 1 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Dunrobin killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Dunrobin is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Bottom 14% in VIC
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Dunrobin.

30
connectivity score / 100
Most common
Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
32
Technology mix
Fixed wireless (WIRELESS) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
None
Beaches
None
Waterways
None
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
None
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
None
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Glenelg: council population

The whole council area, not just Dunrobin · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
19,908
Change
0
people since 2024
Density
3.2
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
-7
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-28
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+35
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
8/10
8/10 within VIC
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
8/10
8/10 within VIC
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
9/10
8/10 within VIC
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Dunrobin is home to 70 residents, with a median age of 52 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $94,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

70

4.1% since 2016

Median Age

52

10.6% since 2016

Median Household Income

$94,224/yr

75.8% since 2016

Census Median Rent

—

Census Median Mortgage

$1,014/mo

99.2% since 2016

Avg Household Size

2.5

8.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$38,324/yr

30.2% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

16.1%

40.0% since 2016

Total Dwellings

31

19.2% since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

20.0% since 2016

Houses

100.0%

no change since 2016

Rental Stress

—

Mortgage Stress

12.9%

13.2% since 2016

Work From Home

30.0%

9.9% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 31 (100.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 19 (82.6%)
Mortgage 4 (17.4%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
94.3%
English Spoken at Home
95.7%
Employment Rate
64.9%
8.7% since 2016
Completed Year 12
21.4%

Occupations

Managers 13 (33.3%)
Labourers 5 (12.8%)
Professionals 4 (10.3%)
Technicians & Trades 4 (10.3%)
Clerical & Administrative 3 (7.7%)
Community & Personal Service 3 (7.7%)

Religion

No Religion 46 (65.7%)
Christianity 26 (37.1%)

Age Distribution

0-4 4 (5.7%)
5-14 11 (15.7%)
15-19 4 (5.7%)
20-24 5 (7.1%)
25-34 3 (4.3%)
35-44 10 (14.3%)
45-54 12 (17.1%)
55-64 9 (12.9%)
65-74 6 (8.6%)
75-84 8 (11.4%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 9 (75.0%)
Lone Person 3 (25.0%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 21 (70.0%)
Worked from Home 9 (30.0%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 20 (28.6%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 6 (19.4%)
2 cars 7 (22.6%)
3 cars 3 (9.7%)
4+ cars 8 (25.8%)

Council Rates

Glenelg
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $1,852 a year through Glenelg based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$1,852/yr
4% below the VIC average of $1,937 · median of 79 councils
Rate in the dollar
0.327¢ / $
of property valuation
Valuation basis
Capital Improved Value
land + buildings

How this land is zoned

Share of Dunrobin's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 100%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Glenelg

The whole council area, not just Dunrobin · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 60 new dwellings were approved across Glenelg. That mix is 35 houses and 25 units. Approvals are down 65.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
60dwellings
-65.0% YoY
Houses
35
detached dwellings
Units
25
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Cultural Heritage

The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2007).

Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.

Setting

Elevation
81 m
above sea level, at the locality centre

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

EV adoption

0.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021

In postcode 3312, 0 of 1,022 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.4% (4 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.4%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.29%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.00%

Rooftop solar

28
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.1 kW each

In postcode 3312, 137 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.8 MW have been installed since 2001, against 493 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 2 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
15
2020
16
2021
9
2022
8
2023
11
2024
2
2025
3
2026
0

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.

The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.

0 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3312 in 2025-26. The most was 8, in 2000-01.

2000-01 to 2025-26

Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.

Verify eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria

Federal Electorate

Division of Wannon

Currently held by Dan Tehan Liberal

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Dan Tehan 39.1% 60.9% -2.3
2022 Dan Tehan 40.9% 59.1% -1.1
2019 Dan Tehan 39.6% 60.4% +1.2

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Lowan District

Currently held by Emma Kealy The Nationals

Next state election: 28 November 2026.

Year Winner Won with 2PP ALP 2PP LNP
2022 Emma Kealy NP 58.9% 28.4% 71.6%
2018 Emma Kealy NP 66.9% 26.5% 73.5%
2014 Emma Kealy NP 54.1% 28.7% 71.3%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.

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Common questions about Dunrobin

Is Dunrobin a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Dunrobin is low (21/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Dunrobin?

Dunrobin has a low recorded bushfire history (33/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a high share of it (74/100). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Dunrobin?

Dunrobin, VIC had a population of 70 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Dunrobin, VIC?

The postcode for Dunrobin, VIC is 3312.

How far is Dunrobin from Melbourne?

Dunrobin is 384 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 269 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Dunrobin?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Dunrobin was $94,224 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median age in Dunrobin?

The median age of residents in Dunrobin was 52 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Dunrobin at risk of bushfire?

Dunrobin has a low recorded bushfire history (33/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Dunrobin?

First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Dunrobin belong to?

Dunrobin sits within the Glenelg local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Dunrobin?

The average residential rates bill through Glenelg is $1,852 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Dunrobin?

Across Glenelg, 60 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 65.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Dunrobin in?

Dunrobin sits within the federal Division of Wannon, currently held by Dan Tehan (Liberal).

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