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Dunk

Est. population · Jun 2025

24

Growth (1 yr)

+4.3%

Growth (5 yr)

+9.1%

Median age

41

Median income

$1,125/wk

Employment rate

68%

University qualified

17.4%

Work from home

0%

Languages at home

33.3%non-English

Most common: Spanish

2021 Census · usual residence

  • Beach
  • National parks
  • Country town
What Dunk is known for: Beach, National parks, Country town

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Suburb profile

Dunk is a regional town in Queensland. Notable landmarks include Banfield Memorial Reserve and Grave.

Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places, with employment 29% above the peer median. Local amenities are a relative strength, with local amenities 50% above the peer median. University qualifications are more common than in comparable places, with university qualifications 64% above the peer median. Space is a strength, but car dependence is high. The clearer weaknesses are thinner park access and thinner mapped green cover within the suburb boundary.

Overall, Dunk suits people prioritising local amenities and employment over open space.

Generated from the official metrics on this page. It can omit nuance or contain errors — check the tables and source notes before relying on it.

Strengths and weaknesses

Regional town · compared with regional towns in Queensland (97)

Strengths

  • Local amenities are a relative strength
  • Employment rates are stronger than in comparable places
  • University qualifications are more common than in comparable places

Weaknesses

  • Park access is thinner than in comparable places
  • Green cover is thinner than in comparable places

What stands out

  • Dunk Beach
  • Pallon Beach
  • Banfield Memorial Reserve and Grave
  • Space is a strength, but car dependence is high

Who it suits

  • StudentsInsufficient data

Housing, growth and risk

How Dunk compares

A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk

Median house price

—

No data available

Median rent (Census)

$200/wk

2021 Census median weekly rent

Population (ERP)

24

+4.3% annual growth

Dwelling vacancy

57.1%

Census unoccupied dwellings

How it compares

Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles

Pop. growth

94th

percentile in QLD

Population growth

Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years

Risks & flags

Quick scan — open a section below for full context

Living here

Population

Estimated resident population

24(June 2025)

+4.3% annual · +9.1% over 5 years · 94th percentile in QLD

Growth figures & methodology
Annual growth
+4.3%
5-year growth
+9.1%
Change in 1 year
+1
Change in 5 years
+2
Growth rank in QLD
94th percentile

ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.

Methodology

Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.

The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~50), extrapolated at +1.0% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.

2021 Census figures

2021 Census

Population
23
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,125
Dwelling vacancy
57.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
8 of 14
Median monthly mortgage
$0
Median weekly rent (2021 Census)
$200
Employment rate
68%
Travel to work (WFH / public transport / car)
0% / 0% / 16.7%
Walked or cycled to work
77.8%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%) · Accessibility (12%) · Future Growth (6%)

Employment, household income and owned-outright tenure (2021 Census) Work-from-home and public-transport commute shares (2021 Census) Five-year population change as a healthy-growth band, not a boom bonus

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

  • Estimated Resident Population — Australian Bureau of Statistics · 2025 · Updated · SA2 ERP allocated to suburb boundaries

Qualifications

17.4% of adults have a university degree, compared with 21.9% across Queensland. 13% have a trade or vocational qualification.

  • University qualified17.4% · 21.9% QLD
  • Trade / vocational13% · 18.9% QLD
  • Year 12 or below69.6% · 49.8% QLD

Highest qualification field

Main field of the highest non-school qualification (2021 Census).

  • Food, hospitality and personal services42.1%
  • Management and commerce36.8%
  • Education21.1%
How these groups are defined
MeasureDefinition
University qualifiedBachelor degree or higher
Diploma qualifiedAdvanced Diploma / Diploma
Trade / vocationalCertificate III + IV
Year 12Year 12 as highest attainment
Below Year 12Year 11 / 10 / 9 or below

People aged 15 years and over, 2021 Census. University, diploma and trade shares match ABS highest educational attainment (HEAP). Year 12 and below Year 12 are combined in the chart because the General Community Profile reports school-only attainment as a residual.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (12%)

University qualifications from the 2021 Census

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Community & culture

33.3% speak a language other than English at home; 36.8% born overseas

Language at home
16 English only · 8 other
Non-English at home
33.3%
Born overseas
7 (36.8%)
Australian citizens
12
Languages spoken at home (other than English)
1

Top languages other than English

Share of residents who speak a language other than English at home (2021 Census).

  • Spanish3 · 100%

Religion

52.2%Most common religion · Christianity

Christianity is the most common response at 52.2%.

MeasureSuburbState
Christianity52.2%45.7%
Other / not stated47.8%54.3%

2021 Census — languages spoken at home, birthplace, Indigenous status, and religious affiliation (usual residence). Religion is optional on the Census form.

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile (including method of travel to work and educational attainment) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Updated

    The 2026 Census was conducted in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Family & Lifestyle

Schools & preschools

Contributes to desirability score · Education (14%)

Median school ICSEA first, then school and catchment counts

Data sources & freshness

Amenities

24 mapped amenities

22 beaches · 1 campgrounds

Local character & venue list

Local character

  • Limited walkable amenities nearby
Walkability proxy
0/100
Cafés per 1,000 residents
0
Food & drink per 1,000 residents
0
Parks per 1,000 residents
0
Sport & outdoors(23)
  • Beach (19)
  • Coconut BeachBeach
  • Muggy Muggy BeachBeach
  • Pallon BeachBeach
  • Family Islands National ParkNature reserve
Camping & holiday parks(1)
  • Dunk Island CampingCampground

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually. Campgrounds, beaches, wineries and local trails are included when they sit inside the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport per 1,000 residents (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • Local amenity insights — Suburb Guide (derived) · current · Updated
  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated

Green cover

Green cover of suburb area
0%
Woodland / forest cover
0%
Parks & woodland features (OSM)
0
Parks (OSM)
0
Typical summer maximum
31°C

Green cover is the share of this suburb's boundary overlapping OpenStreetMap parks, woodland and forest polygons — not a satellite tree-canopy product. Summer maximum is the WorldClim / Open-Meteo seasonal normal already collected for Weather.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Tree canopy first, then green-cover area and parks per 1,000

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover and tree canopy — OpenStreetMap contributors · current · Updated · Park/woodland polygons intersected with suburb boundaries

Health access

Nearest hospital
Tully Hospital (25.3 km)
Nearest hospital type
Hospital
Nearest hospital emergency
Emergency department
GP clinics in suburb
0

GP clinic counts from OpenStreetMap. Bulk-billing figures only include clinics tagged in OSM (sparse and unofficial — not a Medicare list).

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (12%)

Hospitals, GPs and aged care

Data sources & freshness

Weather

Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.

Summer (Dec–Feb)

Usual max / min
31° / 23°
Rainfall
883 mm · ~90 rainy days

Autumn (Mar–May)

Usual max / min
29° / 21°
Rainfall
553 mm · ~69 rainy days

Winter (Jun–Aug)

Usual max / min
25° / 15°
Rainfall
124 mm · ~16 rainy days

Spring (Sep–Nov)

Usual max / min
29° / 20°
Rainfall
196 mm · ~24 rainy days

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (12%)

Temperature and humidity comfort

Data sources & freshness

  • Seasonal climate normals — WorldClim 2.1 · Updated

Future & Planning

Heritage

1 heritage place

  • Banfield Memorial Reserve and GraveState heritage place

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (12%)

Heritage listings as established streetscape

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · current · Updated

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid
Flood / inundation overlay
No mapped inundation on suburb boundary

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping. Flood cover uses floodplain overlay polygons against the suburb boundary where published.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (22%)

Bushfire and flood hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Bushfire and flood planning overlays — State government hazard layers · current · Updated

Politics & representation

Federal electorate
Kennedy
Member of Parliament
Bob KATTER (Katter's Australian Party (KAP))
Results from
2025 federal election
Electorate enrolment (2025)
123,696
Turnout (2025)
83.8%
Swing since 2022 (2025)
+0.8 pp toward Labor

Two-party preferred (2025)

Coalition 59.3%Labor 40.7%

Estimated suburb voting profile

Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 28.9 km away).

Coalition 52.9%Labor 47.1%

6.4 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate

Estimated swing since 2022: +4.6 pp toward Labor

Nearest polling places

  • South Mission BeachLabor 51.1% · Coalition 48.9% TPP (2025)8.6 km away
  • Mission BeachLabor 51.6% · Coalition 48.4% TPP (2025)10.8 km away
  • Lower TullyLabor 41.2% · Coalition 58.8% TPP (2025)17.6 km away
  • Kurrimine BeachLabor 33.5% · Coalition 66.5% TPP (2025)20.3 km away
  • El ArishLabor 44.3% · Coalition 55.7% TPP (2025)22.7 km away

Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.

Data sources & freshness