Australian Capital Territory · Suburb Profile

Dunlop ACT — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Dunlop, Australian Capital Territory. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Dunlop ACT is 7,265 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Dunlop is $1,176 per week ($61,152 per year). Median rent in Dunlop is $465 per week ($2,015 per month). Dunlop has a median age of 36 years, younger than the national median of 38. Dunlop has a population density of 2015.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Dunlop is India. The most common religion is No Religion (44% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Dunlop is $2,000.

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Dunlop Population

residents (Census 2021)

Dunlop Median Income & Rent

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Median Income

$1,176/wk

$61,152 per year

#478 of 14,663

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Median Rent

$465/wk

$2,015 per month

#900 of 14,663

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Median Age

36years

2 years younger than national median

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Mortgage

$2,000/mo

Avg household size: 2.9 · 0.8 per bedroom

Dunlop Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.0% (3,633) Female 50.0% (3,632)

Population Density

2015.0

people per km²

7,265 people · 3.6 km²

Households

2.9

Avg household size

0.8

Persons per bedroom

$2,766

Family income/wk

Dunlop 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)

Dunlop Housing Tenure

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Owned outright

25.1% 492 dwellings

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Owned with mortgage

74.9% 1,470 dwellings

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

Dunlop Country of Birth

Australia

91.8%

India

2.6%

England

2.4%

Afghanistan

0.6%

China

0.6%

Fiji

0.6%

Germany

0.5%

Chile

0.3%

Egypt

0.3%

Bosnia & Herzegovina

0.2%

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

Dunlop Religion

No Religion

44.5%

Catholic

26.7%

Anglican

10.7%

Not stated

4.7%

Islam

4.1%

Christian (other)

3.5%

Hinduism

3.1%

Pentecostal

2.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Dunlop Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent

73.3%

Year 10 or equivalent

17.6%

Year 11 or equivalent

6.0%

Year 9 or equivalent

3.1%

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

Dunlop Languages Spoken at Home

Other

36.0%

Arabic

13.0%

Mandarin

10.2%

Spanish

10.0%

SAL Tot

9.5%

Vietnamese

7.8%

IAL Punjabi

7.1%

Hindi

6.4%

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

Dunlop Employment

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Employed full-time

51.0% 2,630 people

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Employed part-time

21.2% 1,092 people

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Unemployed

3.1% 162 people

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Not in labour force

24.7% 1,273 people

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

Dunlop Qualifications

Bachelor Degree

29.7%

Certificate III/IV

29.1%

Advanced Diploma/Diploma

19.7%

Postgraduate Degree

12.1%

Graduate Diploma/Certificate

6.3%

Certificate I/II

3.1%

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

Dunlop Occupation

Professionals

29.9%

Managers

18.1%

Clerical & Administrative

17.2%

Technicians & Trade Workers

13.4%

Community & Personal Service

12.9%

Sales Workers

3.4%

Labourers

3.0%

Machinery Operators & Drivers

2.0%

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

Dunlop Field of Study

Management & Commerce

25.0%

Society & Culture

17.6%

Education

9.9%

Engineering

9.4%

Health

9.0%

Information Technology

8.7%

Architecture & Building

5.5%

Food, Hospitality & Personal Services

5.0%

Natural & Physical Sciences

4.6%

Creative Arts

3.5%

Agriculture & Environment

1.7%

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

Dunlop Dwelling Types

Separate house

93.0%

Semi-detached (1 storey)

6.4%

Semi-detached (2+ storey)

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Dunlop Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk

0.7%

$1-$149/wk

0.3%

$150-$299/wk

0.4%

$300-$399/wk

0.7%

$400-$499/wk

2.0%

$500-$649/wk

2.1%

$650-$799/wk

2.1%

$800-$999/wk

3.9%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

5.1%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

6.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

5.9%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

5.8%

$2,000-$2,499/wk

14.9%

$2,500-$2,999/wk

11.3%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

9.7%

$3,500-$3,999/wk

8.8%

$4,000+/wk

20.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Dunlop Marital Status

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Separated

2.5% 141

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Divorced

8.5% 472

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Married

52.4% 2,914

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Widowed

2.8% 158

👤

Never married

33.7% 1,877

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Dunlop Ancestry

Australian

30.3%

English

26.8%

Other

12.5%

Irish

7.8%

Scottish

7.3%

German

3.3%

Indian

2.7%

Italian

2.3%

Aboriginal Australianralian

2.2%

Chinese

2.0%

Filipino

1.4%

Dutch

1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Dunlop School & University Attendance

Primary — Government

30.7%

Secondary — Government

20.1%

Primary — Catholic

12.2%

Secondary — Catholic

11.5%

Vocational Education

11.4%

Pre-school

9.2%

Primary — Other Non-Govt

2.8%

Secondary — Other Non-Govt

2.0%

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

Dunlop Need for Assistance

♿

Needs assistance

4.8% 680

✅

No need for assistance

95.2% 13,431

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

Dunlop Volunteering

🤝

Volunteer

16.6% 893

—

Not a volunteer

83.4% 4,487

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Dunlop Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo

3.1%

$300-$449/mo

1.3%

$450-$599/mo

0.6%

$600-$799/mo

2.7%

$800-$999/mo

3.2%

$1,000-$1,399/mo

11.0%

$1,400-$1,799/mo

18.0%

$1,800-$2,399/mo

34.3%

$2,400-$2,999/mo

18.0%

$3,000-$3,999/mo

7.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Dunlop How People Get to Work

Car (driver)

76.3%

Did not go to work

13.4%

Car (passenger)

5.6%

Bus

2.5%

Truck

0.7%

Motorbike/Scooter

0.6%

Bicycle

0.5%

Walked only

0.3%

Other

0.1%

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

Dunlop Car Ownership

0 vehicles

1.7%

1 vehicle

28.8%

2 vehicles

47.1%

3 vehicles

14.5%

4+ vehicles

8.0%

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

Dunlop Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom

0.7%

2 bedrooms

3.8%

3 bedrooms

41.1%

4 bedrooms

48.2%

5 bedrooms

5.7%

6+ bedrooms

0.5%

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

Dunlop Population Mobility

9.0%

moved in the last year

30.2%

moved in the last 5 years

3.8%

unemployment rate (Census)

74.1%

labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Dunlop Indigenous Population

2.9%

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

406

Indigenous residents

13,772

Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Dunlop Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health

787

Asthma

382

Arthritis

202

Diabetes

192

Heart disease

118

Lung condition

103

Cancer

Kidney disease

Stroke

Dementia

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

Dunlop Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk

9.6%

$1-$149/wk

3.7%

$150-$299/wk

4.0%

$300-$399/wk

2.1%

$400-$499/wk

1.7%

$500-$649/wk

2.3%

$650-$799/wk

5.7%

$800-$999/wk

8.7%

$1,000-$1,249/wk

11.1%

$1,250-$1,499/wk

10.2%

$1,500-$1,749/wk

11.1%

$1,750-$1,999/wk

8.9%

$2,000-$2,999/wk

15.8%

$3,000-$3,499/wk

2.4%

$3,500+/wk

2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Dunlop Family Structure

Couple — children under 15

50.9%

Couple — no children

18.3%

Couple — no children under 15

17.1%

One parent — children under 15

8.3%

One parent — no children under 15

5.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Dunlop Military Service

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Current ADF — Regular

0.7% 40

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Current ADF — Reserves

0.5% 29

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Previously served

4.4% 239

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Never served

94.3% 5,100

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Dunlop Unpaid Carers

🤲

Provided unpaid assistance

13.3% 712

—

Did not provide

86.7% 4,650

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Dunlop Children Ever Born

No children

31.8%

1 child

12.8%

2 children

31.5%

3 children

16.6%

4 children

6.0%

5+ children

1.3%

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

Dunlop When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951

1951–1960

1961–1970

112

1971–1980

125

1981–1990

195

1991–2000

218

2001–2010

453

2011–2015

200

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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

Dunlop Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours

24.1%

5–14 hours

34.4%

15–29 hours

13.3%

30+ hours

7.2%

Did not do domestic work

21.1%

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

Dunlop Household Size

1 person

16.7%

2 persons

28.6%

3 persons

19.3%

4 persons

22.2%

5 persons

8.9%

6+ persons

4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Dunlop Where Residents Moved From

Same address

6,348

Moved from ACT

387

Moved from NSW

Moved — same area (SA2)

Moved from VIC

Moved from overseas

Moved from QLD

Moved from NT

Moved from WA

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

Dunlop Family Blending

Intact family — no other children

86.7%

Step family — no other children

7.8%

Blended family — no other children

4.2%

Intact family — other children present

0.9%

Other couple — children only

0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Dunlop Schools

schools nearby

government

1039

avg ICSEA score

4,308

total students

St Francis Xavier College Catholic

Secondary · 7-12 · 1,323 students

1070

ICSEA

Macgregor Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 590 students

1050

ICSEA

St Thomas Aquinas Primary School Catholic

Primary · K-6 · 374 students

1045

ICSEA

Fraser Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 462 students

1042

ICSEA

Melba Copland Secondary School Government

Secondary · 7-12 · 953 students

1041

ICSEA

Latham Primary School Government

Primary · K-6 · 298 students

1038

ICSEA

Charnwood-Dunlop School Government

Primary · K-6 · 308 students

987

ICSEA

Brindabella Christian College - Charnwood campus Independent

Primary

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

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Dunlop Rent Prices & Affordability

19%

of income

Affordable

Household Income $2,503/wk

Median Rent $465/wk

Rent-to-Income 18.6%

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

If you earn X in Dunlop

Your weekly income

≈ $10,846/month

Median rent $465/wk

Left after rent $2,038/wk

Rent share 18.6%

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Dunlop vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in ACT

Flynn (ACT)

Pop: 3,671 Income: $1,173/wk Rent: $481/wk

Garran

Pop: 3,706 Income: $1,349/wk Rent: $550/wk

Latham (ACT)

Pop: 3,767 Income: $1,089/wk Rent: $400/wk

Farrer

Pop: 3,787 Income: $1,223/wk Rent: $450/wk

Theodore (ACT)

Pop: 3,798 Income: $1,195/wk Rent: $430/wk

Wright

Pop: 3,808 Income: $1,446/wk Rent: $461/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Dunlop

What is the population of Dunlop ACT?

The population of Dunlop ACT is 7,265 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2015.0 people per km².Dunlop is ranked #1,006 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Dunlop?

The median personal income in Dunlop ACT is $1,176 per week, or $61,152 per year.The median household income is $2,503 per week.Family income is $2,766 per week.Dunlop is ranked #478 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Dunlop?

Median rent in Dunlop ACT is $465 per week ($2,015 per month).Rent represents 18.6% of household income, which is considered affordable.Dunlop ranks #900 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Dunlop?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Dunlop ACT is $2,000. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Dunlop?

The median age in Dunlop ACT is 36 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Dunlop a good suburb to live in?

Dunlop is a suburb in Australian Capital Territory with a population of 7,265.The median income is $1,176/wk, which is below the ACT average of $1,190/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.6% 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: 80049. All dollar figures in AUD.