Panton Hill vs Smiths Gully

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Panton Hill is closer to the city centre: 39.2 km, against 45 km.

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

Panton Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (13 vs 7)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Smiths Gully

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($278/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Panton Hill

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (39.2 km vs 45 km)
  • has a shorter drive in (53 min vs 60 min)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Panton Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

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

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
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.

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Walkability 39 / 0
Panton Hill — Walkability: 39/100 Smiths Gully — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 71 / 79
Panton Hill — Safety: 71/100 Smiths Gully — Safety: 79/100
Low fire risk 12 / 10
Panton Hill — Low fire risk: 12/100 Smiths Gully — Low fire risk: 10/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Panton Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100 Smiths Gully — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Panton Hill has more residents (1,063 vs 356); Panton Hill rents higher ($350/wk vs $278/wk).

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Population 1,063
+67% vs other
 356
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.1% -3.5%
Median age 48 49
Median household income $123,084/yr $128,336/yr
+4% vs other
Median weekly rent $350/wk
+21% vs other
 $278/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
0-4 3.5% / 2.8%
Panton Hill — 0-4: 3.5% Smiths Gully — 0-4: 2.8%
5-14 11.8% / 14.6%
Panton Hill — 5-14: 11.8% Smiths Gully — 5-14: 14.6%
15-19 6.4% / 6.2%
Panton Hill — 15-19: 6.4% Smiths Gully — 15-19: 6.2%
20-24 6.6% / 5.6%
Panton Hill — 20-24: 6.6% Smiths Gully — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 7.3% / 5.3%
Panton Hill — 25-34: 7.3% Smiths Gully — 25-34: 5.3%
35-44 9.7% / 10.7%
Panton Hill — 35-44: 9.7% Smiths Gully — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 16.7% / 18.8%
Panton Hill — 45-54: 16.7% Smiths Gully — 45-54: 18.8%
55-64 18.2% / 22.8%
Panton Hill — 55-64: 18.2% Smiths Gully — 55-64: 22.8%
65-74 12.6% / 13.5%
Panton Hill — 65-74: 12.6% Smiths Gully — 65-74: 13.5%
75-84 4.7% / 1.4%
Panton Hill — 75-84: 4.7% Smiths Gully — 75-84: 1.4%
85+ 1.3% / —
Panton Hill — 85+: 1.3% Smiths Gully — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Panton Hill 59.1% couple families
Panton Hill — Couple Families: 59.1% Panton Hill — Lone Person: 19.4% Panton Hill — One Parent Families: 16.9% Panton Hill — Group Household: 2.9% Panton Hill — Other Families: 1.7%
Smiths Gully 67.9% couple families
Smiths Gully — Couple Families: 67.9% Smiths Gully — Lone Person: 19.0% Smiths Gully — One Parent Families: 13.1% Smiths Gully — Group Household: 0.0% Smiths Gully — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Panton Hill 5.2% renting
Panton Hill — Owned Outright: 45.8% Panton Hill — Mortgage: 49.0% Panton Hill — Renting: 5.2%
Smiths Gully 3.8% renting
Smiths Gully — Owned Outright: 47.2% Smiths Gully — Mortgage: 49.1% Smiths Gully — Renting: 3.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Certificate III & IV 15.8% / 15.4%
Panton Hill — Certificate III & IV: 15.8% Smiths Gully — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Bachelor Degree 15.0% / 15.4%
Panton Hill — Bachelor Degree: 15.0% Smiths Gully — Bachelor Degree: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 10.2% / 8.4%
Panton Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2% Smiths Gully — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.4%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 5.3%
Panton Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Smiths Gully — Postgraduate Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.0% / 4.5%
Panton Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0% Smiths Gully — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).

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.

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
England 4.8% / 3.1%
Panton Hill — England: 4.8% Smiths Gully — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.7%
Panton Hill — New Zealand: 1.4% Smiths Gully — New Zealand: 1.7%
Germany 1.3% / 1.1%
Panton Hill — Germany: 1.3% Smiths Gully — Germany: 1.1%
Scotland — / 1.1%
Panton Hill — Scotland: not among its largest Smiths Gully — Scotland: 1.1%
South Africa 0.8% / —
Panton Hill — South Africa: 0.8% Smiths Gully — South Africa: not among its largest
Ireland — / 0.8%
Panton Hill — Ireland: not among its largest Smiths Gully — Ireland: 0.8%
Canada 0.5% / —
Panton Hill — Canada: 0.5% Smiths Gully — Canada: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Panton Hill 99.4% houses
Panton Hill — Houses: 99.4% Panton Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Smiths Gully 100.0% houses
Smiths Gully — Houses: 100.0% Smiths Gully — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Median house price $1,396,500 $1,505,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 32 days
from 5 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Panton Hill has more land zoned for conservation (90% vs 63%).

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Environmental 90% 63%
Parks and recreation 7% 21%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 16%
Residential 1% 0%
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

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
New dwellings approved 98
across Nillumbik
same for both
Approvals change year on year +8%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 92% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC

Liveability

Panton Hill is more walkable (39 vs 0).

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Grade A —
Score 68/100 —
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Bushfire High
88/100
 High
90/100
Crime Low
29/100
 Low
21/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Panton Hill

  • Panton Hill Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Schools in Smiths Gully

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

Amenities in the suburb

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Parks & reserves 13 7
Childcare 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Smiths Gully sits further from the CBD (45 km vs 39.2 km).

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Walkability score 39/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 39.2 km 45 km
+15% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min 60 min
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3759
 1.5%
postcode 3760
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 63
postcode 3759
 65
postcode 3760

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.

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Car (driver) 59.7% / 55.0%
Panton Hill — Car (driver): 59.7% Smiths Gully — Car (driver): 55.0%
Worked from Home 34.2% / 40.4%
Panton Hill — Worked from Home: 34.2% Smiths Gully — Worked from Home: 40.4%
Car (passenger) 2.2% / 2.9%
Panton Hill — Car (passenger): 2.2% Smiths Gully — Car (passenger): 2.9%
Walked Only 2.6% / 1.8%
Panton Hill — Walked Only: 2.6% Smiths Gully — Walked Only: 1.8%
Train 1.2% / —
Panton Hill — Train: 1.2% Smiths Gully — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.7%).

Setting

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Elevation 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 214 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.3 km 38.2 km

NBN connectivity

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Connectivity score 30/100 28/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
385 premises
 0%
86 premises

Climate

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 15.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Average residential rate $2,696/yr
same for both
Council Nillumbik
same for both

Federal electorate

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Division Casey
same for both
Member Aaron Violi
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Panton Hill Smiths Gully
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Panton Hill

Acreage Outer Parks Premium Quiet

Smiths Gully

Acreage Outer

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