Smythesdale

21.0% of Smythesdale's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

334 family households lived in Smythesdale; 44.9% were couple families and 12.0% were one-parent families.

38.3% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Smythesdale had 1,189 residents at the 2021 Census.

22.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

28.8% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Separate houses made up 98.3% of occupied private dwellings in Smythesdale.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 1.7% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

42.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

53.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.

4.6% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

The average household in Smythesdale had 2.7 people.

One-person households made up 19.3% of occupied homes. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 35.9%, while 29.8% had four or more usual residents.

13.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

67.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

0.5% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.1% walked or cycled.

1.7% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

One-car households formed 16.2% of the total.

81.6% of households had two or more vehicles.

65.4% were at the same address five years earlier, while 34.6% reported a different address.

6.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

91.6% of residents used only English at home.

1.7% used a language other than English at home.

0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.3% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

6.8% of Smythesdale's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 93.2% was born in Australia.

0.6% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.3%.

English ancestry accounted for 44.1% of ancestry responses in Smythesdale.

Australian ancestry made up 43.2% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.

11.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 10.5% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.3%.

Health care and social assistance employed 15.0% of workers, and education and training employed 7.8%.

The labour-force participation rate was 60.1%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

35.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.5% worked part time.

Unemployment was 2.3%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

52.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

12.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

12.6% reported asthma, 11.4% arthritis and 4.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

11.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 2.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 16.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 51.1%.

Median household income was $1,656 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,430.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $300 per week.

Working from home was 13.8% in Smythesdale, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 42.2% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 4.6% in Smythesdale, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..