Dunkeld, VIC Family Guide

VIC 3294 · Southern Grampians Shire Council

Discover Dunkeld with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.

Directory data rebuilt 29 Oct 2026

Victoria regional photograph · Shkuru Afshar / CC BY-SA 4.0

How Dunkeld rates for families

Each factor is scored 0–5 against a fixed standard (not against other suburbs), and the overall is their average. Here is what we measured and why each scored what it did.

Overall rating

1.0

Poor

1.0 out of 5

Average of the 7 factors scored so far.

Kids' activities0.6/5

1 kind within 3 km

12 kinds or more scores 5 · 5 kinds scores 3 · none scores 0
School access1.2/5

16% of homes within an 800 m walk of a government primary school

70% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
Public transport0.0/5

0% of homes near a frequent stop or station

95% of homes or more scores 5 · 60% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
Parks & play1.2/5

28% of homes within a 400 m walk of a park

95% of homes or more scores 5 · 70% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
GP access0.0/5

0% of homes within 1 km of a GP

75% of homes or more scores 5 · 40% of homes scores 3 · none scores 0
Bushfire0.0/5

100% of homes in a bushfire-prone area

Under 5% of homes scores 5 · 20% of homes scores 3 · every home scores 0
Hot days4.1/5

9.7 days a year at 35°C or hotter

5 days or less scores 5 · 15 days scores 3 · 40 days or more scores 0

Not rated yet:
Commute to the city (not measured yet)
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Everyday shopping (not measured yet)
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Flood (not rated anywhere yet)

Also known, not scored: Home internet — 0% of homes on fixed-line NBN (true of almost every city suburb, so it does not tell suburbs apart).

Data sources (9)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3, CC BY 4.0 — ASGS Edition 3 allocation file: Suburbs and Localities 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, CC BY 4.0 — Census of Population and Housing: Mesh Block Counts, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
AroundSchools activity directory — AroundSchools activity directory (ACTIVE listings) (AroundSchools own data)
© State of Victoria (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0 — School Locations 2026 (CC BY 4.0)
© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL — OpenStreetMap extract (walking network, OSRM foot profile) (ODbL 1.0)
© State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0 — GTFS Schedule (CC BY 4.0)
Geoscience Australia, National HealthDirect Health Facilities (from Healthdirect Australia's National Health Services Directory), CC BY 4.0 — National HealthDirect Health Facilities – General practice (CC BY 4.0)
SILO climate data, Queensland Government, CC BY 4.0 — SILO gridded daily maximum temperature (CC BY 4.0)
© NBN Co Limited, via data.gov.au, CC BY 4.0 — National Broadband Network: Broadband Service Footprints (fixed line) (CC BY 4.0)

Rated 28 October 2026 (method 0.4-draft).

Schools1within 3 km Activities1within 5 km Upcoming events0shown within 5 km Homes0for sale in this suburb

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Tennis1 within 5 km

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Explore Dunkeld

Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.

Dunkeld and District Memorial Park

Dunkeld · 0.1 km

Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities

Dunkeld Recreation Reserve

Dunkeld · 0.6 km

Grampians National Park-Dunkeld

Dunkeld · 2.3 km

Parking

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Activities around Dunkeld

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Tennis Club

Dunkeld

Tennis

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Sports & local clubs around Dunkeld

Sports

Tennis (1 in Dunkeld · 1 within 5 km) — Tennis Club (0.2 km)

Schools within 3 km of Dunkeld

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1 school within 3 km of the Dunkeld centre, 1 with a Dunkeld address.

Dunkeld Consolidated School

PrimaryGovernment

In this suburb

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Parks, playgrounds & community places

Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.

Playgrounds (verified features) (1)

Dunkeld and District Memorial Park

Dunkeld · 0.1 km

Playground Toilets Parking BBQ facilities

Public pools (1)

Dunkeld Memorial Swimming Pool

Dunkeld · 0.1 km

Water play Playground Toilets Parking

Sports grounds (1)

Dunkeld Recreation Reserve

Dunkeld · 0.6 km

Parks (1)

Grampians National Park-Dunkeld

Dunkeld · 2.3 km

Parking

What's coming up

One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.

No upcoming events are listed near this suburb right now. Explore nearby guides or check back for new events.

At a glance

This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Dunkeld: 1 kids' activity within 5 km, 1 school in Dunkeld, and parks and playgrounds.