Mount Duneed VIC 3217
Mount Duneed is a suburb in Victoria, 94 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 15 minutes by car. Population is 6,182; the median age is 32 and the median household income is $118,248 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 20% nationally. The suburb roughly quadrupled between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $446 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,983. Mount Duneed is characterised by high crime risk and no recorded bushfire exposure. Of 2 schools within the suburb boundary, 1 ranks above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Mount Duneed a good suburb?
Mount Duneed scores a B (54/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on prices and community, weaker on transit and safety.
Mixed results
2 schools · 1 above peer schools
Car-dependent
Walkability 13/100 · 93.5 km · 73 min drive to Melbourne
More affordable than most
Median $730K · More affordable than 94% of VIC
High crime risk
Fire 0/100 · Crime 73/100 · Flood 50/100
Very advantaged
SEIFA decile 9/10 · median age 32 · 6,182 residents
Liveability Rating
54 / 100 · Ranked #376 in VICEach bar is Mount Duneed's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Mount Duneed?
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Our score
54 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
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Median House Price
Public listings dataMount Duneed's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $730,000, about 7% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$730,000
10% above its 6 neighbours (median $663,750)
Based on 295 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 31 days — median across 219 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 3 bed 82 sales $661K
- 4 bed 196 sales $750K
- 5 bed 8 sales $1.05M
Land
$720,000
Based on 115 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 33 days — median across 80 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Mount Duneed are currently listed at around $800,000 on average. Based on 192 houses listed in the past six months.
$800K
192 houses listed in the last 6 months.
192 of the suburb's 2,114 dwellings (9.1%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Mount Duneed rent for around $590 a week on average, based on 125 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$590/wk
5% above its 5 neighbours (median $560/wk)
125 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
125 rentals advertised against an estimated 499 rented homes (25.1%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202593 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 32% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3217.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$590/week ($31,000 a year) on a $800,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Short-Stay Rentals
37 active Airbnb listings: 22 whole homes and 15 rooms. Whole homes are about 1.0% of the suburb's homes.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Is Mount Duneed safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Mount Duneed sits in the high band, with 433 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 57% on the prior year.
433 offences
56.9% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202556 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the suburb carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Two schools serve Mount Duneed, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Mirripoa Primary School leads the pack.
- • 1,000 students across 2 schools (avg 500)
- • ICSEA 1045-1058, median 1052 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Mirripoa Primary School (638 students)
Primary
Walkability
Mount Duneed is very car-dependent on foot — at 13/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the suburb there are 1 supermarket, 10 parks and 3 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
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.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Mount Duneed.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 63.0 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 48.6 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 40.1 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 22.1 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 18 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Mount Duneed.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 77%
- Premises covered
- 1,108
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
Surf Coast: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this suburb alone — this suburb's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 17 small areas inside this suburb and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 4 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this suburb rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Mount Duneed is home to about 6,200 residents, and skews young, with a median age of 32 against the national 38. Median household income runs at $118,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.2%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
6,182
Median Age
32
Median Household Income
$118,248/yr
Census Median Rent
$446/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,983/mo
Avg Household Size
2.8
Median Personal Income
$53,508/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.2%
Unoccupied Dwellings
8.1%
Total Dwellings
2,114
Owner-Occupier Rate
76.4%
Houses
97.0%
Rental Stress
19.6%
Mortgage Stress
20.1%
Work From Home
23.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 76.4%
- English Spoken at Home
- 81.4%
- Employment Rate
- 73.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 50.2%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
291 residents (4.7%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
15.6% of residents (871) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (756).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 5,597 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
6% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (213 of 3,431).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Local Jobs
People who work in this suburb against employed people who live here, 2021 Census.
About 790 people work here; 3,431 employed residents live here.
Mostly a place people commute from: 0.2 jobs per working resident. At least 74% of employed residents must work outside the suburb.
Counts are by place of work and place of usual residence. The ABS counts jobs in zones; where a zone spans several places, its jobs are shared out by land use. The ABS also adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,314 a year through Surf Coast based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 58%
- Other and special use 20%
- Residential 16%
- Infrastructure and transport 4%
- Parks and recreation 1%
Rezoned since Oct 2025
- Transport Zone 2 → Farming Zone · C147surf, Aug 2026 3.2 ha
Land in this suburb moved from one zone to another by a planning scheme amendment (Vicmap Planning, CC BY 4.0). Exhibited amendments are proposals and can change or lapse.
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 — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Surf Coast
In the year to August 2026, 300 new dwellings were approved across Surf Coast. That mix is 270 houses and 30 units. Approvals are up 56.8% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this suburb: 2,556 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 1,054 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 1,502 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2009).
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.
Air Quality
CLEANPM2.5 averaged 5 µg/m³ in 2025 — below the WHO 2021 annual guideline (5 µg/m³).
PM10 averaged 20.5 µg/m³. Days over the limit in 2025: PM10 3 · ozone 0.
From the Geelong South monitoring station, 9.9 km away.
Climate & Setting
from Point Wilson, 26.0 kmwarm summers — mild winters.
- Elevation
- 43 m
- above sea level, at the suburb centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 8.2 km
- Annual rainfall
- —
- Summer max (Jan)
- 22.8°C
- 3 days ≥ 35°C
- Winter min (Jul)
- 7.8°C
- 0 frost days ≤ 0°C
Elevation is the ground at the suburb 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
In postcode 3217, 244 of 20,693 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 3.4% (713 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 4.6%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3217, 3,937 rooftop-solar systems totalling 25.2 MW have been installed since 2001, against 7,367 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 960 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.
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.
241 first-home grants were paid in postcode 3217 in 2025-26, rank 8 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 902, in 2020-21.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this suburb, 10 across postcode 3217.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $730,000 this is under the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-26 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Libby Coker Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Libby Coker | 58.0% | 42.0% | +0.2 |
| 2022 | Libby Coker | 57.6% | 42.4% | -6.5 |
| 2019 | Libby Coker | 51.1% | 48.9% | -1.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact suburb's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Darren Cheeseman Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Darren Cheeseman ALP | 59.8% | 59.8% | 40.2% |
| 2018 | Darren Cheeseman ALP | 54.6% | 54.6% | 45.4% |
| 2014 | Andrew Katos LP | 52.9% | 47.1% | 52.9% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this suburb's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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Common questions about Mount Duneed
Is Mount Duneed a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Mount Duneed is high (73/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Mount Duneed?
Mount Duneed has no recorded bushfire history. Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (50/100). These are suburb-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Mount Duneed a good place to live?
Mount Duneed has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (54/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Mount Duneed?
Mount Duneed, VIC had a population of 6,182 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Mount Duneed, VIC?
The postcode for Mount Duneed, VIC is 3217.
How far is Mount Duneed from Melbourne?
Mount Duneed is 94 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 73 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Mount Duneed?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Mount Duneed was $118,248 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Mount Duneed?
The median advertised rent in Mount Duneed is $590 a week for houses (125 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Mount Duneed?
The median age of residents in Mount Duneed was 32 at the 2021 ABS Census.
How are the schools in Mount Duneed?
There are 2 schools inside the Mount Duneed boundary: 1 above and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Mount Duneed walkable?
Mount Duneed scores 13/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the air quality in Mount Duneed?
The nearest government air-quality monitoring station to Mount Duneed (Geelong South) recorded a 2025 annual mean PM2.5 of 5.0 µg/m³ and PM10 of 20.5 µg/m³. That puts Mount Duneed below the WHO annual guideline of 5 µg/m³.
What is the weather like in Mount Duneed?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Mount Duneed, Point Wilson (26 km away), summer days average 22.8°C, winter nights 7.8°C, and 3 days a year above 35°C over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Mount Duneed?
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 Mount Duneed belong to?
Mount Duneed sits within the Surf Coast local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Mount Duneed?
The average residential rates bill through Surf Coast is $2,314 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Mount Duneed?
Across Surf Coast, 300 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 56.8% 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 Mount Duneed in?
Mount Duneed sits within the federal Division of Corangamite, currently held by Libby Coker (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Air quality · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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