Smythesdale

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC22288
People 1,032
Male 53.6%
Female 46.4%
Median age 40
Families 274
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 403
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,312
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $220
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2.4

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 556 53.6 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 481 46.4 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 9 0.9 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,032 people in Smythesdale. Of these 53.6% were male and 46.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

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Age Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 40 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 73 7.1 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 95 9.3 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 76 7.4 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 60 5.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 41 4.0 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 46 4.5 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 62 6.1 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 53 5.2 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 77 7.5 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 89 8.7 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 76 7.4 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 74 7.2 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 69 6.7 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 50 4.9 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 43 4.2 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 28 2.7 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 8 0.8 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 3 0.3 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Smythesdale was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 435 53.7 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 32 4.0 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 75 9.3 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 32 4.0 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 236 29.1 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Smythesdale aged 15 years and over, 53.7% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 393 53.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 107 14.6 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 231 31.6 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Smythesdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.6% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 22 7.3 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 81 26.7 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 19 6.3 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 12 4.0 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 39 12.9 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 15 5.0 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 13 4.3 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 4 1.3 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 19 6.3 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 7 2.3 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 72 23.8 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Smythesdale 29.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.4% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 94 11.6 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 69 8.5 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 48 5.9 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 169 20.9 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 97 12.0 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 65 8.0 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 77 9.5 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 83 10.2 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 5 0.6 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 80 9.9 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Smythesdale, 12.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English 446 31.8 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 427 30.4 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 150 10.7 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 122 8.7 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
German 67 4.8 201,850 2.6 982,226 3.1

The most common ancestries in Smythesdale were English 31.8%, Australian 30.4%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 8.7% and German 4.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Smythesdale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 889 86.9 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 37 3.6 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Scotland 7 0.7 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Netherlands 5 0.5 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
New Zealand 3 0.3 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
Malta 3 0.3 17,873 0.3 37,613 0.2

In Smythesdale, 86.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, Scotland 0.7%, Netherlands 0.5%, New Zealand 0.3% and Malta 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 122 11.7 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 61 5.9 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 39 3.7 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 749 72.0 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Smythesdale, 72.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 796 78.0 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
England 72 7.1 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
Netherlands 20 2.0 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
Scotland 17 1.7 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2
Germany 10 1.0 44,703 0.8 170,571 0.7

In Smythesdale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.0%, England 7.1%, Netherlands 2.0%, Scotland 1.7% and Germany 1.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 816 79.5 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
England 52 5.1 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Netherlands 18 1.8 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
Scotland 11 1.1 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1
Germany 10 1.0 44,270 0.7 169,618 0.7

In Smythesdale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.5%, England 5.1%, Netherlands 1.8%, Scotland 1.1% and Germany 1.0%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 412 39.8 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 224 21.7 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 151 14.6 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 93 9.0 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6
Uniting Church 41 4.0 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7

The most common responses for religion in Smythesdale were No Religion, so described 39.8%, Catholic 21.7%, Anglican 14.6%, Not stated 9.0% and Uniting Church 4.0%. In Smythesdale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Thai 5 0.5 11,669 0.2 55,444 0.2
German 4 0.4 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Dutch 4 0.4 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
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English only spoken at home 968 94.3 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 14 3.8 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Smythesdale 94.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Thai 0.5%, German 0.4% and Dutch 0.4%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 281 55.8 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 161 31.9 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 34 6.7 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 28 5.6 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 504 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Smythesdale. Of these 55.8% were employed full time, 31.9% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 54 11.3 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 48 10.1 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 65 13.6 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 98 20.5 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 182 38.2 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Smythesdale, 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 94 19.6 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Professionals 68 14.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 59 12.3 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 57 11.9 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Labourers 54 11.3 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 49 10.2 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 48 10.0 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 40 8.4 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Smythesdale included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.6%, Professionals 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Managers 11.9%, Labourers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.4%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 27 7.0 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 19 4.9 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Road Freight Transport 12 3.1 32,620 1.2 129,528 1.2
Secondary Education 11 2.8 43,766 1.6 177,487 1.7
Aged Care Residential Services 11 2.8 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Smythesdale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 7.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.9%, Road Freight Transport 3.1%, Secondary Education 2.8% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.8%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 623 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,483 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,312 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Smythesdale was $623.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 366 77.2 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 15 3.2 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 14 3.0 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Walked only 7 1.5 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Train, car as driver 6 1.3 28,327 1.0 86,003 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 6 1.3 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 380 81.0 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Smythesdale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 77.2%, Car, as passenger 3.2%, Worked at home 3.0%, Walked only 1.5% and Train, car as driver 1.3%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 81.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 570 71.9 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 288 36.2 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 120 15.1 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 165 20.8 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Smythesdale, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 36.2% provided care for children and 15.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 145 18.1 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 213 26.5 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 122 15.2 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 100 12.5 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Smythesdale, 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.5% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 118 41.8 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 141 50.0 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 23 8.2 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 0 0.0 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Smythesdale, 50.0% were couple families with children, 41.8% were couple families without children and 8.2% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 16.0 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 84.0 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Smythesdale, 16.0% of single parents were male and 84.0% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 42 16.9 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 15 6.0 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 63 25.4 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 37 14.9 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 21 8.5 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 42 16.9 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 21 8.5 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 7 2.8 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Smythesdale, of couple families with children, 16.9% had both partners employed full-time, 6.0% had both employed part-time and 25.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 354 90.5 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 37 9.5 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Smythesdale, 90.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.5% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 354 100.0 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Smythesdale, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 7 2.0 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 46 13.1 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 167 47.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 125 35.7 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 5 1.4 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Smythesdale, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 13.1% had 2 bedrooms and 47.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 130 35.9 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 200 55.2 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 24 6.6 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 0 0.0 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 8 2.2 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Smythesdale, 35.9% were owned outright, 55.2% were owned with a mortgage and 6.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 268 77.2 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 74 21.3 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 5 1.4 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Smythesdale, of all households, 77.2% were family households, 21.3% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

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Household income Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 17.5 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 7.3 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Smythesdale, 17.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 220 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 99.1 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 0.9 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.0 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 11.0 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 0 0.0 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 67 19.5 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 138 40.1 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 128 37.2 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 11 3.2 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Smythesdale, 19.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 47 13.1 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 301 83.6 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 12 3.3 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Smythesdale, 83.6% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 3 42.9 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 4 57.1 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 31 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Smythesdale, 42.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 57.1% were female. The median age was 31 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 0.8 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,374 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Smythesdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,374.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Smythesdale % Smythesdale Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 0 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,183 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Smythesdale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,183.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.