Suburbs Dundas (NSW)

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Dundas NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Dundas, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Dundas NSW is 4,959 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Dundas is $764 per week ($39,728 per year). Median rent in Dundas is $428 per week ($1,855 per month). Dundas has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Dundas has a population density of 3574.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Dundas is China. The most common religion is No Religion (37% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Dundas is $2,500.

There were 34 recorded offences in Dundas in 2025-26, a rate of 7 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (16 offences).

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📍 Dundas, New South Wales — 33.8033°S, 151.0426°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (27)

Dundas Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Dundas Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$764/wk
$39,728 per year
#4244 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$428/wk
$1,855 per month
#1442 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,500/mo
Avg household size: 2.8 · 0.9 per bedroom

Dundas Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.8% (2,469) Female 50.2% (2,492)

Population Density

3574.3
people per km²
4,959 people · 1.4 km²

Households

2.8
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,188
Family income/wk

Dundas Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Dundas Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
41.8% 431 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
58.2% 601 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Dundas Country of Birth

Australia
72.6%
China
13.9%
India
3.7%
Hong Kong
2.7%
England
2.6%
Iran
1.8%
Indonesia
0.9%
Afghanistan
0.7%
Greece
0.5%
Chile
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Dundas Religion

No Religion
37.2%
Catholic
28.9%
Anglican
8.5%
Not stated
5.7%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
5.4%
Other Religions Tot
5.3%
Othr Reln Other reln groups
4.9%
Christian (other)
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Dundas Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
78.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
13.9%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.1%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Dundas Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
32.1%
Korean
20.1%
Cantonese
17.7%
Other
9.3%
Arabic
8.5%
SAL Tot
5.1%
Persian ED
3.6%
Hindi
3.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Dundas Employment

💼
Employed full-time
35.6% 1,275 people
⏰
Employed part-time
17.9% 641 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.6% 128 people
🏠
Not in labour force
43.0% 1,540 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Dundas Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
38.4%
Certificate III/IV
21.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
18.1%
Postgraduate Degree
15.6%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
4.7%
Certificate I/II
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Dundas Occupation

Professionals
32.6%
Clerical & Administrative
15.5%
Managers
14.9%
Technicians & Trade Workers
12.6%
Community & Personal Service
10.1%
Sales Workers
6.2%
Labourers
4.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
3.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Dundas Field of Study

Management & Commerce
30.2%
Engineering
15.9%
Society & Culture
12.6%
Health
10.8%
Education
7.4%
Information Technology
5.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.6%
Architecture & Building
4.4%
Creative Arts
3.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.5%
Agriculture & Environment
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Dundas Dwelling Types

Separate house
55.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
39.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Dundas Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
2.1%
$1-$149/wk
0.3%
$150-$299/wk
1.0%
$300-$399/wk
1.8%
$400-$499/wk
5.7%
$500-$649/wk
2.4%
$650-$799/wk
4.7%
$800-$999/wk
5.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.6%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
14.2%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
5.4%
$4,000+/wk
13.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Dundas Marital Status

💍
Married
53.0% 2,141
↔️
Separated
2.4% 99
📋
Divorced
8.2% 333
🕊️
Widowed
3.7% 148
👤
Never married
32.7% 1,322

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Dundas Ancestry

Chinese
21.7%
English
16.5%
Australian
15.3%
Other
15.0%
Korean
7.7%
Irish
4.9%
Scottish
4.5%
Italian
4.2%
Filipino
3.0%
Indian
2.7%
Lebanese
2.7%
German
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Dundas School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
24.3%
Secondary — Government
15.7%
Vocational Education
15.0%
Secondary — Catholic
14.9%
Pre-school
13.0%
Primary — Catholic
12.1%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.2%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Dundas Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.0% 382
✅
No need for assistance
96.0% 9,203

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Dundas Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
15.3% 594
—
Not a volunteer
84.7% 3,294

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Dundas Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.8%
$300-$449/mo
1.2%
$450-$599/mo
1.4%
$600-$799/mo
2.4%
$800-$999/mo
4.6%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
7.4%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
8.6%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
24.0%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
18.2%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
27.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Dundas How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
62.0%
Did not go to work
25.6%
Car (passenger)
4.8%
Bus
2.0%
Train
1.3%
Walked only
1.0%
Other
0.9%
Truck
0.8%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.7%
Bicycle
0.5%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Dundas Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.9%
1 vehicle
37.5%
2 vehicles
39.3%
3 vehicles
11.7%
4+ vehicles
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Dundas Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.1%
2 bedrooms
21.2%
3 bedrooms
40.5%
4 bedrooms
25.3%
5 bedrooms
8.5%
6+ bedrooms
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Dundas Population Mobility

13.9%
moved in the last year
42.2%
moved in the last 5 years
5.3%
unemployment rate (Census)
58.4%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Dundas Indigenous Population

0.8%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
81
Indigenous residents
9,587
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Dundas Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
274
Diabetes
140
Asthma
111
Heart disease
100
Arthritis
96
Cancer
49
Lung condition
42
Kidney disease
29
Stroke
17
Dementia
10

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Dundas Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
14.1%
$1-$149/wk
8.9%
$150-$299/wk
6.1%
$300-$399/wk
3.1%
$400-$499/wk
2.7%
$500-$649/wk
3.2%
$650-$799/wk
7.0%
$800-$999/wk
8.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
11.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
4.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
10.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
1.2%
$3,500+/wk
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Dundas Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
46.4%
Couple — no children under 15
22.5%
Couple — no children
19.0%
One parent — no children under 15
6.7%
One parent — children under 15
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Dundas Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
1.7% 65
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 6
🏅
Previously served
1.3% 50
👤
Never served
96.9% 3,789

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Dundas Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.8% 418
—
Did not provide
89.2% 3,466

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Dundas Children Ever Born

No children
38.4%
1 child
17.8%
2 children
28.1%
3 children
11.0%
4 children
4.1%
5+ children
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Dundas When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
9
1951–1960
28
1961–1970
75
1971–1980
122
1981–1990
278
1991–2000
389
2001–2010
679
2011–2015
324
2016
101
2017
91
2018
69
2019
71
2020
25
2021
10

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Dundas Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.7%
5–14 hours
27.1%
15–29 hours
12.5%
30+ hours
10.4%
Did not do domestic work
31.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Dundas Household Size

1 person
19.1%
2 persons
27.9%
3 persons
21.0%
4 persons
20.5%
5 persons
7.8%
6+ persons
3.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Dundas Where Residents Moved From

Same address
4,091
Moved from NSW
413
Moved — same area (SA2)
123
Moved from overseas
57
Moved from VIC
21
Moved from QLD
19
Moved from SA
8
Moved from ACT
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Dundas Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
90.5%
Step family — no other children
7.0%
Blended family — no other children
2.1%
Intact family — other children present
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Dundas Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 34 total

Theft
16
Other Against Property
5
Assault
4
Other Against Person
3
Sexual Offences
2
Property Damage
2
Drug Offences
1
Traffic
1

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Dundas Schools

27
schools nearby
17
government
1083
avg ICSEA score
14,913
total students
James Ruse Agricultural High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 857 students
1222
ICSEA
Tara Anglican School for Girls Independent
Combined · K-12 · 979 students
1175
ICSEA
The King's School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 2,150 students
1163
ICSEA
Redeemer Baptist School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 549 students
1141
ICSEA
Burnside Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 218 students
1124
ICSEA
Carlingford West Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 1,636 students
1119
ICSEA
Ngarala Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 380 students
1118
ICSEA
Ermington Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 472 students
1117
ICSEA
Carlingford Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 644 students
1109
ICSEA
Christ The King Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 279 students
1102
ICSEA
Parramatta East Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 465 students
1091
ICSEA
St Patrick's Marist College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,070 students
1089
ICSEA
Melrose Park Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 163 students
1087
ICSEA
St Bernadette's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 188 students
1083
ICSEA
St Mary's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 377 students
1079
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 27 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Dundas Rent Prices & Affordability

22%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,962/wk
Median Rent $428/wk
Rent-to-Income 21.8%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Dundas

≈ $8,502/month
Median rent $428/wk
Left after rent $1,534/wk
Rent share 21.8%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $838/wk Rent: $285/wk Save: $143/wk
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Income: $819/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $128/wk
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Income: $667/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $108/wk
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Income: $635/wk Rent: $320/wk Save: $108/wk
Lalor Park
Income: $691/wk Rent: $350/wk Save: $78/wk

Dundas vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Edgecliff
Pop: 2,499 Income: $1,510/wk Rent: $600/wk
Bensville
Pop: 2,500 Income: $812/wk Rent: $463/wk
Charmhaven
Pop: 2,501 Income: $631/wk Rent: $375/wk
North Rothbury
Pop: 2,502 Income: $1,025/wk Rent: $450/wk
Dudley
Pop: 2,505 Income: $1,075/wk Rent: $420/wk
Catalina
Pop: 2,522 Income: $564/wk Rent: $355/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Dundas

What is the population of Dundas NSW?

The population of Dundas NSW is 4,959 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 3574.3 people per km².Dundas is ranked #1,579 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Dundas?

The median personal income in Dundas NSW is $764 per week, or $39,728 per year.The median household income is $1,962 per week.Family income is $2,188 per week.Dundas is ranked #4,244 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Dundas?

Median rent in Dundas NSW is $428 per week ($1,855 per month).Rent represents 21.8% of household income, which is considered affordable.Dundas ranks #1,442 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Dundas?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Dundas NSW is $2,500. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Dundas?

The median age in Dundas NSW is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Dundas a good suburb to live in?

Dundas is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 4,959.The median income is $764/wk, which is below the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (21.8% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 11315. All dollar figures in AUD.