Smythesdale VIC 3351

Living Here

Smythesdale is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 1,189 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,656 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 94% of households own their home and 5% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $520,000.

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Golden Plains - North statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Smythesdale itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

• 1 school

  • Woady Yaloak Primary School - Smythesdale Campus
• 2 cafés & restaurants

  • Rustic Edge Cafe & Takeaway
  • Thru the Gate Cafe
• 1 supermarket

  • IGA
• 3 parks

  • Koala Bend
  • Koala Bend Picnic area
  • Smythesdale Gardens
• 1 Catholic church

  • St Mary's Church
• 1 pharmacy

  • Smythesdale Pharmacy
• 2 vets

  • Fur Life Vet
  • Ballarat Country Vets
• 2 post offices

  • Smythesdale Post Office
  • Scarsdale General Store
• 1 service station

  • Caltex
• 1 butcher

  • Tama Valley Butcher
• 1 hairdresser

  • LR Hair Lounge

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Sport & Recreation

3 facilities recorded in Smythesdale.

• Smythesdale (Woady Yaloak) Recreation Reserve Australian Rules Football, BMX, Basketball, Cricket, Dancing, Netball, Netball (Indoor), Skating, Tennis (Outdoor)
• Woady Yaloak Equestrian Centre Equestrian
• Woady Yaloak Recreation Facility Netball (Indoor)

Socio-economic Standing

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 68.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Demographics

Unemployment 2.3% · Labour-force participation 60.1%

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

2,879 bird observations recorded near Smythesdale — most often seen:

• Australian Magpie (235)
• Crimson Rosella (185)
• Little Raven (165)
• Superb Fairy-wren (150)
• White-throated Treecreeper (144)
• Grey Shrike-thrush (139)
• Red Wattlebird (126)
• Eurasian Blackbird (123)
• Grey Currawong (123)
• Grey Fantail (120)
• Laughing Kookaburra (114)
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater (99)
• White-winged Chough (89)

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

Nearby Suburbs

The closest suburbs to Smythesdale:

• Scarsdale (4.1 km)
• Nintingbool (4.8 km)
• Hillcrest (5.2 km)
• Haddon (5.2 km)
• Newtown (6.3 km)
• Ross Creek (7.2 km)
• Snake Valley (9.4 km)
• Bunkers Hill (9.5 km)

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