ACT · Unincorporated ACT Council
Dunlop, ACT, 2615
Current weather
12.4°COvercast
81% humidity · 10.5 km/h wind · 13° / 9.9° today · 23.1 mm rain
Desirability index
#19 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Suburb snapshot
Dunlop is a smaller suburban community in the Unincorporated ACT area, home to around 7,265 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 37 offences in 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun with falling year-on-year trends (-24%), roughly 5.1 offences per 1,000 residents, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, and notable planning and development activity on record. Use the sections below for detailed population, safety, schools, and local activity data.
Population
- Population
- 7,265
- Median age
- 36
- Median household income / week
- $2,503
- Dwelling vacancy
- 3%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 74 of 2,500
- Median monthly mortgage
- $2,000
- Employment rate
- 71.2%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 141 / 168 / 28
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2025 Q2 Apr-Jun)
- 37
- Against the person
- 10
- Against property
- 15
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 5.1
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 726 residents
- State safety percentile
- 18.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -24.5%
Most common offence types
- Assault - Fv6
- Other Offences12
- Other Offences Against A Person3
- Property Damage13
- Sexual Assault1
Data sources & freshness
- ACT crime statistics by suburb (quarterly) — ACT Policing / dataACT · Period: 2025 Q1 Jan-Mar → 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun; 2025 Q2 Apr-Jun · Updated on site · Quarterly XLSX release
Planning & development
Development applications from ACT planning register (lodged 2020–2026).
33 planning-related records
2026· 1 proposal
January 2026
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENActive
2025· 2 proposals
November 2025
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2025
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENActive
2024· 3 proposals
November 2024
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
April 2024
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
2023· 7 proposals
December 2023
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
November 2023
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
September 2023
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2023
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2023
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2023
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2023
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
2022· 5 proposals
December 2022
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2022
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2022
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2022
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2022
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
2021· 9 proposals
October 2021
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
September 2021
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
July 2021
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2021
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
March 2021
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
2020· 6 proposals
December 2020
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
October 2020
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
August 2020
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
June 2020
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
May 2020
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
February 2020
- SUBCDUNLOP · BELCONNENCompleted
Data sources & freshness
- Active & completed development applications — ACT Planning · Period: 2020; 2020–2026; 2021… · Updated on site
Amenities
52 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- BWSAlcohol
- Bench (24)
- Archall Street after Cashion CourtBus stop
- Archdall Street after Ginninderra DriveBus stop
- Archdall Street after Pommeroy StreetBus stop
- Archdall Street before Hugh McKay CrescentBus stop
- Ginninderra Drive after Florey DriveBus stop
- Ginninderra Drive after Lance Hill AvenueBus stop
- Kerrigan Street 2nd after Lance Hill DriveBus stop
- Kerrigan Street after Branson StreetBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 9/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 8/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
18 state heritage places
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLWB103 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLWB43 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLWB63 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLWB93 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLWB123 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLWB133 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesCLWB53 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenWB-C-C1/13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenBELC 93 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenWB-C-C1/93 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via ACT Bushfire Prone Area (SBMP) mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 60
- Parks (OSM)
- 3
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 83.2/100
- Cohort rank
- #19 among Metro Canberra suburbs
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLWB103 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLWB43 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLWB63 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLWB93 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLWB123 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLWB133 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places along Urban and Rural Bushfire Containment LinesheritageCLWB53 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenheritageWB-C-C1/13 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenheritageBELC 93 - Registered Places or Objects
- Aboriginal Places in the District of BelconnenheritageWB-C-C1/93 - Registered Places or Objects
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
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