A quiet, leafy residential suburb of 5,875 people at the 2021 census, set in the Ponds Creek valley 21 km north-west of the Sydney CBD and formally declared a suburb only in October 2007. Much of Dundas Valley was developed in the 1950s and 1960s, initially with public housing, and today it is a multicultural family suburb — 47.9% of residents were born in Australia, with China (13.7%), South Korea (7.1%) and Hong Kong (3.1%) the leading overseas birthplaces, and Mandarin, Korean and Cantonese the main languages after English. The suburb is a valley of family homes on gentle slopes feeding Ponds Creek, with a small local shopping strip, several large parks and bushland-edged reserves, and a distinctly quiet, community feel.
At a Glance
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Sydney |
| Council (LGA) | City of Parramatta |
| Postcode | 2117 |
| Distance to Sydney CBD | Dundas Valley is about 21 km north-west of the Sydney CBD. Commuters drive or bus to nearby stations — Epping station (T1 North Shore &… |
| Median house price | ~$1.8M (median house price — $1,820,000 across 97 house sales in the 12 months to Aug 2026, carto.au; realestate.com.au reports $1,780,000 on 65 sales) (mid-2026) |
| Median unit price | ~$1.25M |
| Typical rent | ~$825/week for houses and ~$720/week for units |
Transport
No railway station or light rail stop is inside Dundas Valley. The Parramatta Light Rail L4 Westmead & Carlingford line runs through neighbouring suburbs, with the Dundas and Telopea stops in adjacent Dundas and Telopea the nearest boarding points. Buses are the in-suburb service: a frequent bus service runs along Yates Avenue with a stop opposite Dundas Park, connecting to Eastwood station (about 14 minutes) and continuing through to Parramatta.
Schools
Yates Avenue Public School — NSW government primary school on Yates Avenue in Dundas Valley, the suburb's local public school. St Bernadette's Primary School — Catholic systemic primary in the suburb. Both sit within the suburb itself; nearby options in adjacent suburbs include Telopea Public School in Telopea and Carlingford's government high schools for secondary students.
Shopping & Amenities
Dundas Valley's shopping is a small strip of street-front shops on Yates Avenue beside Curtis Oval within Dundas Park; much of the site was redeveloped in 2017 with apartments over ground-floor retail. The suburb is otherwise residential with local facilities including St Bernadette's Catholic Church, church halls and the Viking Club (a Parramatta Leagues Club licensed club on Quarry Road), and residents rely on the larger retail of neighbouring Telopea, Dundas, Eastwood and the Parramatta CBD for most shopping.
Parks & Outdoors
The suburb is shaped by Ponds Creek, around which many of its parks sit, and the 6.6 km Ponds Walk follows the Ponds and Subiaco Creeks through Dundas Valley's parks from Eric Mobbs Memorial Park in Carlingford to Jim Crowgey Reserve in Rydalmere. Dundas Park covers 6.5 hectares with two playgrounds, picnic and BBQ facilities and a Scout and Girl Guides hall; Curtis Oval inside it has a dedicated bicycle and walking track and hosts football, rugby union and cricket. Sir Thomas Mitchell Reserve (3.9 ha) sits on the site of an 1832 blue-metal quarry of geological significance once visited by Charles Darwin, with upgraded play equipment. Smaller reserves include Lachlan Macquarie Park with a netball court, and the Philip Ruddock water park is popular with children in summer.
Property Market
The median house price in Dundas Valley was around ~$1.8M (median house price — $1,820,000 across 97 house sales in the 12 months to Aug 2026, carto.au; realestate.com.au reports $1,780,000 on 65 sales) (mid-2026). See our full Sydney property price map for how the suburb compares across the city. Dundas Valley is a genuine family-house suburb: separate houses dominate the stock, with 53–97 house sales per year across trackers versus only a handful of apartment sales. Tracker medians cluster around $1.7–1.8M, which sits at the lower end of the site's assumed $1.8–2.4M band. The suburb retains a mix of original 1950s–60s housing (some of it former public housing) and newer family homes, and the 2017 Yates Avenue shops redevelopment added apartments above retail. Rental demand is solid given proximity to Carlingford, Eastwood and Parramatta schools and jobs.
New Developments
Development in Dundas Valley is minimal — there are no major projects in the suburb. The most significant recent change was the 2017 redevelopment of the Yates Avenue shop strip (beside Curtis Oval) with apartments over ground-floor retail. Since then activity has been limited to small-scale infill — dual-occupancy and subdivision applications on existing house lots (e.g. a DA at 3 Bain Place for a dual occupancy with Torrens-title subdivision) lodged with City of Parramatta (Microburbs DA records).
Jobs & Local Economy
Dundas Valley is almost entirely residential, with local employment concentrated in the Yates Avenue shops, schools (Yates Avenue Public School, St Bernadette's) and the Viking Club on Quarry Road. Most residents commute to the Parramatta CBD — roughly 6 km away, with the City of Parramatta, Western Sydney University's Parramatta campuses and Westmead Health Precinct about a 10–15 minute drive — or to the nearby Eastwood/Carlingford centres.
Nearby Suburbs
Dundas (south/south-west), Telopea (west), Carlingford (north/north-west), Epping (north-east), Eastwood (east), Ermington (south-east)
Sources & method
Researched 5 September 2026 from named public sources — census and government records, transport authorities, council and planning documents — plus published sales data. Where sources disagree on a figure, the guide says so rather than picking one.
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