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Suburb profile ·Redland LGA · QLD ·4183

Dunwich QLD 4183

Dunwich is in Redland LGA, QLD, postcode 4183, with population 737.

The read

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What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

Median house
No local house series
Median rent
$294/wk
Market rent signal
D6 vs AU
Gross yield
Need rent + price
Population
737
737 local footprint
D7 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Drive to city
Not in commute dataset
Solar
752
52 added 12mo · 4MW

Price history

No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth$1,539
Median rent · wk$294
Investor profile

Who invests in Dunwich

Owner-occupied 68%Rented 32%
Investor activityATO
Negatively geared4.7%
62 of 207 landlords
Avg rental loss$7,509/yr
Landlords (rental income)207
Reported capital gains133
The read

Mixed owner-renter market

64% of homes here are owner-occupied and 31% rented, with 5% of landlords negatively geared.

Why it fits

A balanced 64% owner-occupier / 31% renter mix.

What to check

Social housing is 14% of dwellings — check tenant mix and resale demand.

ABS Census 2021 tenure (G37), ATO postcode rental statistics, and QuickProperty's investor-exposure index. Owner-occupied = owned outright + with a mortgage.

Affordability

26%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Manageable

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,539/mo, while renters pay about $1,274/mo — owning runs $265/mo higher on these medians.

Household income · yr
$58K
Median rent · wk
$294
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,539

Household income

$58K household · yr-27.4% vs QLD suburb median
Personal
$33K
Family
$83K
Household
$58K
Household income distribution (ABS Census 2021 · weekly)
Under $300
17
$300-649
66
$650-999
39
$1,000-1,499
32
$1,500-1,999
23
$2,000-2,999
39
$3,000-3,999
20
$4,000+
18

At the median asking rent, about 47% of households here would spend more than 30% of income on rent (rent stress line: $980/wk income).

Housing stock and tenure

Tenure (277 households)13.7% social housing
Owned outright
39%
Owned with mortgage
25%
Rented
31%
Dwelling structure25.7% of dwellings unoccupied on census night
Separate house
95%
Townhouse / semi
1%
Flat / apartment
3%

Getting to work: 58% drive, 2% public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 13% worked from home (2021 Census, taken during COVID-era work-from-home arrangements).

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA893
Students145
Government1
  • Dunwich State SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 893

Livability

34/ 100 livability index

Top 66% most liveable of 4,565Australian suburbs.

Peer distributionstronger than 34% of Australian suburbs
WeakerTypicalStronger
Everyday access65
Public transport0
Schools & hospitals25

Bar = this suburb's percentile · tick = typical (median) peer

Suburb-level access-density index (not an address-level walk-time score), normalised within Australian suburbs. Method based on the Urban Liveability Index (Higgs et al. 2019) and Walk Score — three equal-weighted domains combined with an imbalance penalty.

Crime Year ending May 2026
3,511
3,511 per 100k
D5 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k3,511
Total incidents3,511· Year ending May 2026
  • Assault59425%
  • Break And Enter27411%
  • Drug Offences1,31155%
  • Fraud2239%

Building due diligence

Construction requirements can change by location.

The National Construction Code is the baseline. Local hazards and site classifications can change the required structure, materials, fixings, insulation and detailing.

Known here

SUBURB CONTEXT

Bushfire-prone land

High broad-area context

About 51.6% of the suburb intersects mapped bushfire-prone land.

May affect: External construction · Roof and wall systems · Openings, screens and decks

Check the property

ADDRESS + DESIGN

NCC climate zone

Check the property

Confirm the NCC climate zone used for the building design and energy provisions.

May affect: Insulation and glazing · Condensation control · Roof-space ventilation

Wind class and BAL

Site assessment required

A suburb layer cannot determine the site wind classification or Bushfire Attack Level.

May affect: Structure and tie-downs · Cladding and fixings · Openings and bushfire detailing

Corrosion and termite exposure

Check the property

Confirm marine or corrosive exposure and the applicable termite-management requirements.

May affect: Fasteners and connectors · Roofing and coatings · Termite management

This screen identifies investigation triggers, not building quality or property compliance. Confirm the address, design and current jurisdiction rules with the council, building surveyor or certifier, designer and engineer.

NCC 2022 Housing Provisions: how to use · NCC 2022 Volume Two and Housing Provisions

Bushfire exposure

High exposure ~51.6%
~51.6% of the suburb is Bush Fire Prone Land · ~7.0% Category 1 (highest hazard)

Estimated exposure to NSW RFS Bush Fire Prone Land (CC BY), point-sampled across the suburb. This shows how much of the suburb sits within the official hazard layer — it is not a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) rating or a property-level assessment. Obtain a BAL assessment (AS 3959) for an individual property.

Population outlook

2,217 people · 20222,205 by 2032 (-0.5%)

ABS population projection (2022 base) for the North Stradbroke Island SA2 statistical area — the finest official projection grain available; suburb-level projections do not exist.

Full data detail Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Dunwich QLD — Property Data and Demographics

Dunwich (postcode 4183) is a small locality in Queensland within the Redland local government area. With a population of 737, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 47. Households earn a median income of $58K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.7% year-on-year at the LGA level. QLD employment has moved +1.5% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. QLD also had 35 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 16 underway, and 30 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, labourers, managers. Employment in the area leans toward accommodation & food and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Aboriginal Australian.

The median weekly rent is $294 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,539.

Dunwich is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 893, which is well below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Redland LGA is below average at 3,511 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Population growth of +1.7% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth+1.7%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentQLD
Mortgage · mth$1,539
Rent · wk(Census)$294
Population growth · Redland LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)172,831
5-year growth+1.5% CAGR
YoY change+1.7%
20012025
Development · Redland LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)1,451
Houses 81%Units 19%
YoY change+0%
Employment · Redland LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change+0.3pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 4183ATO
Negatively geared4.7%
62 of filers
Avg rental loss$7,509/yr
Landlords (rental income)207
Reported capital gains133
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population737
Median age47
Household size2.3
HH income · wk$1,111
Personal income · wk$635
Persons / bedroom0.8
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)2/10
Education (IEO)3/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)2/10
Income momentumCensus 16→21
HH income · wk$944 → $1,111
Change+17.7%
vs QLD median-0.3 pp
Median rent+17.6%
stablevs QLD 2016–21
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets1
Pharmacies1
GP / clinics1
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining4
Hospitals · Redland LGAAIHW
Public1
Private2
Redland Hospitalpublic
Eastern Endoscopy Centreprivate
Mater Private Hospital Redlandprivate
Aged care · Redland LGAGEN
Facilities17
Residential places1,726
MiCare Prins Willem Alexander Lodge189 places
Adventist Retirement Village - Victoria Pt179 places
Marebello138 places
Bolton Clarke Seaton Place137 places
Bolton Clarke Capella Bay133 places
Redland Residential Care Facility128 places
+11 more in Redland LGA
Childcare · Redland LGAACECQA
Services88
Approved places7,630
Exceeding NQS11
Helping Hands Ormiston180 places
Jabiru Bay View165 places
St Mary MacKillop Outside School Hours Care164 places
Story House Early Learning Thornlands154 places
Little Scholars School of Early Learning Redland Bay South152 places
Capalaba Kids Early Learning Centre150 places
+82 more in Redland LGA
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Sources & freshness
Verify-heavy evidence

Dunwich leans on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Prices come from release-based suburb series.

QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
QGSO Housing Profiles · QVAS residential dwelling sales aggregated to SA2 and mapped to suburb pages
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Missing
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
State crime dataset · Year ending May 2026 · Area-level release dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Dunwich FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Dunwich in?

    Dunwich is in the Redland Local Government Area, QLD, postcode 4183. Council-level context for Redland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Dunwich?

    The median weekly rent in Dunwich is $294/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  3. Is Dunwich a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Dunwich show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  4. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Dunwich?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  5. How often is the Dunwich data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.