robm21

1- Big DANGEROUS dogs unleashed and two or three in every house out for walk or sometimes without owners running around are the no1 thing to consider . Google dog attacks in Dunlop on canberra times! Mauling kids and smaller dogs jumping fences and ruining your afternoon walks!

2- CHARNWOOD! its next to charnwood, so all the antisocial behaviour such as burglary, vandalism car skidding , and car theft are coming from that doubled suburb and if you go to its shopping precinct at night you can see wild teens, drug addicts and people looking for trouble!

3- Closest shopping centre, KIPPAX, is in holt CRIME hotspot . highest crime rate in west belconnen already the worst of canberra!

4- DEMOGRAPHICS of this suburb is mainly bogans, tradies and very little professionals, who after few years afford to go to better suburb and move on...so Charnwood Dunlop school is a school for both suburbs which is NOT a good school, with prevalent bullying and all sort of trouble from kids of lower socioeconomic backgrounds! Fraser school isn't bad if you are in its catchment, again some areas of CHARNWOOD is in it's catchment, TROUBLE!

5- no proper PUBLIC TRANSPORT. take two buses to get to and from city on most days, or one that goes to belconnen mall first then goes to city, takes 2 horus on weekends and on weekdays goes to lots of suburbs, so you need a car! and your insurance premium is higher than other suburbs.

6-No greeneries, ugly ponds close to NSW border in Dunlop Meadow areas full of mosquitos and snakes around it.
7- Most people who buy here are those who like "NEWISH" looking homes with bigger land size but can't afford in Molonglo valley suburbs or better suburbs of gungahlin similar house+ land size but as soon as they live 3-5 years there they move away due to its distance from Mall, lack of facilities and lack of community atmosphere...
8- Terrible playgrounds with no cover, old equipment and lazy landscaping , only one decent playground near Dunlop ponds.
9-Worst area of dunlop is east of kerrigan and parts awards charnwood! AVOID IT ALLTOGETHER

Get something with similler size house or slightly smaller size house but decent school, more central and newer and slightly smaller land in better suburbs, with better reputation or at least not next to a notorious suburb (incase of Dunlop next to CHARNWOOD) . There are plenty , Bonner , Jakka, Amaroo, Avoid most of Nugnnawal, Forde, Taylor, Mackeller, Melba, Florey, Avoid Kaleen-too many people with weapons there....and you will not regret it. You will regret Dunlop , it's cheaper for a reason!