Dunbar-Southlands, Vancouver
Living in Dunbar-Southlands: homes and lots, what BC's new housing laws allow, who lives here, and the schools, shops and parks nearby.
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About Dunbar-Southlands
Dunbar-Southlands is one of Vancouver's official neighbourhoods, with 6,742 home lots and about 20,195 residents in the 2021 census. The most common zone is R1-1, and a typical lot is about 5,597 ft². Most homes were built in the 1920s.
Under BC's small-scale housing law (Bill 44), of the lots we could assess here 4,333 can have 6 homes, 1,770 can have 4 homes, 227 can have 3 homes. The middle assessed value of a single-title home lot (not counting condos) is $3,223,000 (BC Assessment, from the city's property tax report).
73% of households own their home and 27% rent. 13% of commuters take transit, 6% walk and 81% drive. The median age is about 44.
The closest rapid transit is YVR-Airport Station, about 4.5 km from the middle of the neighbourhood. There are 3 grocery stores, including H-Mart, Save-On-Foods, Stong's Market. 21 cafés and restaurants and 27 parks and playgrounds are inside the neighbourhood. 5 schools are inside the neighbourhood.
In Dunbar-Southlands
Schools
Groceries
- H-Mart
- Save-On-Foods
- Stong's Market
Cafés & restaurants
- 21 inside the neighbourhood
- Pink Elephant Cafe 620 m
- Papa John's 630 m
- Red Tuna 670 m
- Crêpe & Café 830 m
Parks & playgrounds
- Balaclava Park
- Camosun Park
- Chaldecott Park
- Deering Island Park
- Legeplads
- Memorial West Park
- Musqueam Park
- Park Site on Blenheim
Rapid transit
- YVR-Airport Station 4.5 km away
- Sea Island Centre Station 5.2 km away
Pharmacy
- Southland Pharmacy 740 m away
- London Drugs 1.4 km away
Library & community centre
- Dunbar Community Centre
- Musqueam Community Centre
- VPL: Dunbar Branch
Zones
- R1-1 6,554 lots
- RA-1 79 lots
- C-2A 57 lots
- C-2 31 lots
- RT-2 14 lots
- C-1 4 lots
Homes by type (2021 census)
| Type | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4,595 | 63% |
| Duplex units | 1,910 | 26% |
| Apartments under 5 storeys | 645 | 9% |
| Row houses | 85 | 1% |
| Apartments 5+ storeys | 55 | 1% |
| Semi-detached | 5 | 0% |
Statistics Canada 2021 census, added up from the dissemination areas whose centre falls in the neighbourhood.
Rezoning & development applications
4 open applications on the map. Most recent:
- 3320-3356 W 41st Ave and 5721 Blenheim St Rezoning in review
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ531 on the map city page ↗ - 5650-5690 Blenheim St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ253 on the map city page ↗ - 6081-6083 Collingwood Pl Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ261 on the map city page ↗ - 5889-5925 Dunbar St Rezoning approved
Rezoning: market rental
Market rental · RZ476 on the map city page ↗
Thinking of buying or selling in Dunbar-Southlands?
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Streets in Dunbar-Southlands
29th Ave W 33rd Ave W 34th Ave W 35th Ave W 36th Ave W 37th Ave W 40th Ave W 41st Ave W 49th Ave W Alma St Balaclava St Blenheim St Camosun St Carnarvon St Carrington St Chaldecott St Collingwood Place Collingwood St Crown St Deering Island Place Doncaster Way Dunbar St Glendalough Place Highbury St Holland St Kevin Place Kullahun Drive Mackenzie St Marine Dr SW Mayfair Ave Musqueam Close Musqueam Drive Olympic St Puget Drive Quesnel Drive Salish Drive Semana Crescent Sennok Crescent St. Clair Place Staulo Crescent SW Marine Drive Tamath Crescent Tytahun Crescent W 16th Ave W 17th Ave W 18th Ave W 19th Ave W 20th Ave W 21st Ave W 22nd Ave W 23rd Ave W 24th Ave W 26th Ave W 27th Ave W 28th Ave W 29th Ave W 30th Ave W 31st Ave W 32nd Ave W 33rd Ave W 34th Ave W 35th Ave W 36th Ave W 37th Ave W 38th Ave W 39th Ave W 40th Ave W 41st Ave W 42nd Ave W 43rd Ave W 44th Ave W 47th Ave W 48th Ave W 49th Ave W 50th Ave W 51st Ave W King Edward Ave Wallace Place Wallace St Yuculta Crescent
Biggest condo buildings in Dunbar-Southlands
3596 W 28th Ave52 units5723 Collingwood St50 units4295 Dunbar St49 units3590 W 26th Ave34 units3621 W 26th Ave33 units3580 W 41st Ave33 units5555 Dunbar St33 units3595 W 26th Ave32 units5505 Dunbar St32 units5629 Dunbar St31 units3615 W 17th Ave30 units3595 W 18th Ave28 units3637 W 17th Ave23 units3626 W 28th Ave22 units3611 W 18th Ave22 units3590 W 39th Ave19 units5451 Dunbar St16 units2906 W 33rd Ave14 units5621 Dunbar St10 units3641 W 28th Ave9 units3349 Dunbar St5 units5605 Dunbar St5 units7125 Blenheim St4 units3257 W King Edward Ave4 units3020 W King Edward Ave4 units5856 Alma St4 units3530 W 43rd Ave4 units3641 W 29th Ave3 units3580 W 16th Ave3 units3644 W 16th Ave3 units
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Boundaries: Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Lots: city open data and ParcelMap BC. Places: OpenStreetMap. Homes allowed is our estimate under BC's Bills 44 and 47; confirm with Vancouver before buying or building.