Dunvegan, Waterloo

Dunvegan's streets, from Braemore Avenue to Grangewood Drive and Sandowne Drive, sit between Lexington Road and University Avenue East. At Dunvegan Park, the bounce of basketballs and the pop of tennis balls carry across the courts on summer evenings. On Lexington Road, weekend games fill the ball diamond and playing fields at Lexington Park. Off Camelot Court, Camelot Park sets aside a small natural area of grass and trees. Across the Conestoga Parkway, the paths of the Bechtel Park Reserve lead into nearly 30 hectares of woods and meadow.

Dunvegan forms part of the City's Lincoln planning district, which also takes in Kingscourt and Colonial Acres. The City's 2021 census profile counts about 3,600 homes in that district. Just over half are single detached houses. Apartment buildings under five storeys make up about one in six, taller apartment buildings about one in seven, and row houses about one in ten. In the 2021 census, about half the homes in the surrounding area were built between 1961 and 1980, and more than a third between 1981 and 1990.

Grand River Transit's 6 Bridge-Courtland, 29 Keats-University and 31 Columbia routes run nearby, along with the 202 University iXpress. Lexington Road runs along the north side and University Avenue East along the south. The Conestoga Parkway runs along the southwest side, with an interchange at University Avenue. Conestoga ION station is about 2.3 km away.

Dunvegan Park, at 362 Dunvegan Drive, covers about 2.2 hectares, with a playground, a tennis court, two basketball courts and an outdoor rink. Lexington Park, at 291 Lexington Road, covers about 2.3 hectares, with a ball diamond, two playing fields and washrooms. Camelot Park, at 240 Camelot Court, is a natural area of about 0.9 hectares. Bechtel Park, at 185 Bridge Street West and about a kilometre away across the Parkway, has a playground, four tennis courts, a ball diamond, six playing fields and an off-leash dog area, and its natural reserve covers about 29 hectares. The Manulife Soccer and Sports Centre there has an indoor field.

• Sandowne Public School — JK to Grade 6. The public elementary school for Dunvegan, on Sandowne Drive in the neighbourhood, with French immersion from Grade 2.
• Lincoln Heights Public School — JK to Grade 8. Takes Grades 7 and 8 for Dunvegan.
• Bluevale Collegiate Institute — Grades 9 to 12. The public secondary school.
• St. Matthew Catholic School — JK to Grade 8. The nearest Catholic elementary school.
• St. David Catholic Secondary School — Grades 9 to 12. The nearest Catholic secondary school.