Smiths Beach VIC 3922

Living Here

Smiths Beach is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 315 people, with a median age of 51. The typical household earns around $1,181 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 78% of households own their home and 19% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $870,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Phillip Island statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Smiths Beach itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 3 schools

  • Newhaven College
  • Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School
  • Cowes Primary School
• 2 cafés & restaurants

  • Cafe
  • The Shearing Shed
• 1 park

  • Wimbledon Heights Reserve
• 2 beaches

  • Smiths Beach
  • YCW
• 1 Catholic church

  • St. Mary's Catholic Church
• 1 optometrist

  • O'Donnell Optical
• 1 hospital

  • Phillip Island Health Hub
• 1 vet

  • Cowes Veterinary Surgery
• 1 library

  • Phillip Island Library
• 1 gym

  • Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
• 2 golf clubs

  • Phillip Island Golf Club
  • Aussie Golf Ranch
• 2 hardware stores

  • Bowens Phillip Island
  • Capeview Mitre 10
• 2 mechanics

  • Phillip Island Bodyworks
  • Phillip Island Tyre & Service Centre
• 1 plumber

  • All Plumbing Phillip Island
• 20 places to stay

  • A Maze'N Things Holiday Park
  • Koala Park Resort
  • Woodbyne Cottages
  • Oswin Roberts Cottage
  • The Avenue Apartments
  • Arthur Phillip Motor Inn
  • Oceanic Apartments
  • Bushy Park Tourist Park
  • Amaroo Holiday Park
  • Amarro Caravan Park

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Getting around. Ferry wharf: Cowes Jetty, 6.2 km north · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 59.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

Median Sale Prices

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 35.8% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.8% · Labour-force participation 59.5%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

42,130 bird observations recorded near Smiths Beach — most often seen:

• Cape Barren Goose (2,181)
• Australian White Ibis (2,044)
• Australasian Purple Swamphen (2,014)
• Little Raven (1,988)
• Australian Magpie (1,941)
• Masked Lapwing (1,885)
• Red Wattlebird (1,719)
• Superb Fairy-wren (1,683)
• Silver Gull (1,660)
• Black Swan (1,565)
• Common Starling (1,490)
• Eurasian Blackbird (1,453)
• Galah (1,410)

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Smiths Beach:

• Sunset Strip (1 km)
• Sunderland Bay (1.9 km)
• Wimbledon Heights (2.9 km)
• Surf Beach (3 km)
• Silverleaves (5.3 km)
• Rhyll (5.4 km)
• Cowes (5.4 km)
• Churchill Island (7 km)

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