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Overview

Nestled at the southern gateway of the Grampians National Park, Dunkeld sits 283 km west of Melbourne on the Glenelg Highway. At the 2021 census the town recorded 688 residents, a community that remains steady yet increasingly mature. Although the railway line and station are now closed, the town is still well‑served by road traffic and nearby services such as the Dunkeld Fire Station and Police Station within a few kilometres.

Dunkeld offers a blend of up‑market dining and casual cafés, a general store, bakery, post office, pharmacy, art gallery, gift shop and a petrol station under reconstruction in 2019. Families benefit from a primary school, childcare centre and local museum, while tourists enjoy a caravan park, B&Bs, a vineyard and ample accommodation. Sporting life centres on the Dunkeld Racing Club, a football team shared with Glenthompson, and the Grampians Golf Club, reflecting a vibrant, tourism‑driven lifestyle amid thriving wool and hay farms.

Region type mix: Regional 100%.