Smiths Beach VIC 3922
Smiths Beach is in Bass Coast LGA, VIC, postcode 3922, with population 315.
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Smiths Beach has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Smiths Beach has usable rent context. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
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Rent context available
Smiths Beach has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $480/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Smiths Beach has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Transport
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Schools, Hospitals
Smiths Beach currently reads as a growth-momentum candidate.
Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Population movement supports a growth-led read. Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
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Smiths Beach VIC
Smiths Beach is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Bass Coast local government area (postcode 3922). With a population of 315, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Smiths Beach is $958,000, having declined 3.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $480. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,600.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bass Coast LGA is higher than average at 8,622 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Smiths Beach offers a gross rental yield of 2.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($958K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 15.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -3.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Smiths Beach is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Bass Coast local government area (postcode 3922). With a population of 315, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $61K per year, with an average household size of 2.1 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement into the broader catchment, with population growth running at +2.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, technicians & trades, managers. Employment in the area leans toward construction and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The median house price in Smiths Beach is $958,000, having declined 3.3% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $480. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.6%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,600.
Public transport access includes 2 bus stops. The crime rate in the Bass Coast LGA is higher than average at 8,622 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Smiths Beach offers a gross rental yield of 2.6%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($958K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 15.6x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -3.3% year-on-year. Population growth of +2.1% year-on-year indicates strong growth demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Smiths Beach FAQ
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What LGA is Smiths Beach in?
Smiths Beach is in the Bass Coast Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3922. Council-level context for Bass Coast LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Smiths Beach?
The current median house price in Smiths Beach, VIC is $958K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Smiths Beach?
The median weekly rent in Smiths Beach is $480/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Smiths Beach?
Rent context available: Smiths Beach has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Smiths Beach a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Smiths Beach show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Smiths Beach?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Smiths Beach data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.