Nintingbool vs Smythesdale

Smythesdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 51 in Nintingbool. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Nintingbool, most households are couple families. In Smythesdale, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Smythesdale tends to suit families with children.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Nintingbool carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 55/100)
  • Smythesdale has more parks and reserves (13 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Nintingbool

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $300/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Nintingbool sits closer to the CBD (130.6 km vs 134.2 km)
  • Smythesdale is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Nintingbool carries lower crime risk (32/100 vs 55/100)
  • Smythesdale is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Smythesdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (15.2% vs -2.9%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Nintingbool and Smythesdale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Walkability 0 / 47
Nintingbool — Walkability: 0/100 Smythesdale — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 68 / 45
Nintingbool — Safety: 68/100 Smythesdale — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 25
Nintingbool — Low fire risk: 100/100 Smythesdale — Low fire risk: 25/100
Low flood risk 100 / 57
Nintingbool — Low flood risk: 100/100 Smythesdale — Low flood risk: 57/100

Demographics

Smythesdale rents higher ($300/wk vs $0/wk); Smythesdale has more residents (1,189 vs 168).

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Population 168 1,189
+608% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.9% +15.2%
Median age 51 39
Median household income $93,184/yr
+8% vs other
 $86,112/yr
Median weekly rent — $300/wk
(not reported on the other side)

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Nintingbool Smythesdale
0-4 3.6% / 6.2%
Nintingbool — 0-4: 3.6% Smythesdale — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 10.7% / 14.8%
Nintingbool — 5-14: 10.7% Smythesdale — 5-14: 14.8%
15-19 3.6% / 6.1%
Nintingbool — 15-19: 3.6% Smythesdale — 15-19: 6.1%
20-24 3.6% / 6.8%
Nintingbool — 20-24: 3.6% Smythesdale — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 8.9% / 9.8%
Nintingbool — 25-34: 8.9% Smythesdale — 25-34: 9.8%
35-44 12.5% / 12.5%
Nintingbool — 35-44: 12.5% Smythesdale — 35-44: 12.5%
45-54 16.7% / 14.7%
Nintingbool — 45-54: 16.7% Smythesdale — 45-54: 14.7%
55-64 17.9% / 13.1%
Nintingbool — 55-64: 17.9% Smythesdale — 55-64: 13.1%
65-74 14.9% / 11.2%
Nintingbool — 65-74: 14.9% Smythesdale — 65-74: 11.2%
75-84 4.8% / 4.0%
Nintingbool — 75-84: 4.8% Smythesdale — 75-84: 4.0%
85+ — / 0.5%
Nintingbool — 85+: not among its largest Smythesdale — 85+: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.9%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Nintingbool 58.3% couple families
Nintingbool — Couple Families: 58.3% Nintingbool — Lone Person: 19.4% Nintingbool — One Parent Families: 13.9% Nintingbool — Group Household: 8.3% Nintingbool — Other Families: 0.0%
Smythesdale 53.8% couple families
Smythesdale — Couple Families: 53.8% Smythesdale — Lone Person: 28.3% Smythesdale — One Parent Families: 14.3% Smythesdale — Group Household: 2.2% Smythesdale — Other Families: 1.4%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Nintingbool 0.0% renting
Nintingbool — Owned Outright: 47.5% Nintingbool — Mortgage: 52.5% Nintingbool — Renting: 0.0%
Smythesdale 4.6% renting
Smythesdale — Owned Outright: 42.2% Smythesdale — Mortgage: 53.2% Smythesdale — Renting: 4.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Nintingbool Smythesdale
England 4.2% / 2.8%
Nintingbool — England: 4.2% Smythesdale — England: 2.8%
Netherlands 2.4% / 0.7%
Nintingbool — Netherlands: 2.4% Smythesdale — Netherlands: 0.7%
New Zealand 2.4% / 0.4%
Nintingbool — New Zealand: 2.4% Smythesdale — New Zealand: 0.4%
China — / 0.6%
Nintingbool — China: not among its largest Smythesdale — China: 0.6%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Nintingbool — Scotland: not among its largest Smythesdale — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.2%).

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Certificate III & IV 22.0% / 22.9%
Nintingbool — Certificate III & IV: 22.0% Smythesdale — Certificate III & IV: 22.9%
Bachelor Degree 13.1% / 5.8%
Nintingbool — Bachelor Degree: 13.1% Smythesdale — Bachelor Degree: 5.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.9% / 8.1%
Nintingbool — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9% Smythesdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.0% / 2.3%
Nintingbool — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0% Smythesdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 1.0%
Nintingbool — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Smythesdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Nintingbool 100.0% houses
Nintingbool — Houses: 100.0% Nintingbool — Townhouses: 0.0%
Smythesdale 98.3% houses
Smythesdale — Houses: 98.3% Smythesdale — Townhouses: 1.7%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Median house price — $622,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $722,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 29 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Nintingbool has more rural and farming land (96% vs 48%).

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Rural and farming 96% 48%
Parks and recreation 0% 41%
Residential 0% 4%
Other and special use 0% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 3% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Nintingbool Smythesdale
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Nintingbool Smythesdale
House price — Higher than 50% of VIC
Income Higher than 62% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 17% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 55% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 40% of VIC Higher than 66% of VIC

Liveability

Smythesdale is more walkable (47 vs 0).

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Grade — D
Score — 30/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Smythesdale carries more bushfire risk (75 vs 0); Smythesdale carries more flood risk (43 vs 0).

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Bushfire None
0/100
 High
75/100
Crime Low
32/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood None
0/100
 Moderate
43/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Nintingbool

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Smythesdale

  • Woady Yaloak Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Parks & reserves 0 13
GPs 0 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 0 1
Waterways 0 14

Mobility

Smythesdale sits further from the CBD (134.2 km vs 130.6 km).

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Walkability score 0/100 47/100
Distance to Melbourne 130.6 km 134.2 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 102 min 106 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Car (driver) 80.3% / 77.2%
Nintingbool — Car (driver): 80.3% Smythesdale — Car (driver): 77.2%
Worked from Home 19.7% / 15.6%
Nintingbool — Worked from Home: 19.7% Smythesdale — Worked from Home: 15.6%
Car (passenger) — / 5.3%
Nintingbool — Car (passenger): not among its largest Smythesdale — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 1.2%
Nintingbool — Walked Only: not among its largest Smythesdale — Walked Only: 1.2%
Tram / Light Rail — / 0.6%
Nintingbool — Tram / Light Rail: not among its largest Smythesdale — Tram / Light Rail: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).

Setting

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Elevation 402 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 363 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Connectivity score 29/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
59 premises
 0%
424 premises

Climate

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Nintingbool Smythesdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

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Smythesdale

Acreage Affordable Parks Quiet

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