Smythesdale VIC 3351
Smythesdale is in Golden Plains LGA, VIC, postcode 3351, with population 1,189.
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Smythesdale has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Smythesdale 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
Smythesdale has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $460/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Smythesdale has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Transport. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Market rent, Crime, Schools, Transport
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Property prices, Hospitals
Smythesdale currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. Missing evidence to verify: Property prices.
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Property prices
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Smythesdale VIC
Smythesdale is a small community in Victoria within the Golden Plains local government area (postcode 3351). With a population of 1,189, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $86K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% 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 technicians & trades, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,430.
Smythesdale is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 993, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Golden Plains LGA is below average at 2,988 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Smythesdale is a small community in Victoria within the Golden Plains local government area (postcode 3351). With a population of 1,189, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 39. Households earn a median income of $86K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.5% 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 technicians & trades, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and construction. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $460. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,430.
Smythesdale is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 993, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 4 bus stops. The crime rate in the Golden Plains LGA is below average at 2,988 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +1.5% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Smythesdale FAQ
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What LGA is Smythesdale in?
Smythesdale is in the Golden Plains Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3351. Council-level context for Golden Plains LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Smythesdale?
The median weekly rent in Smythesdale is $460/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 Smythesdale?
Rent context available: Smythesdale 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 Smythesdale a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Smythesdale show: Stable, Steady. 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 Smythesdale?
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 Smythesdale 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.