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Vermont South, Victoria
ABS Census 2021 Greater Melbourne

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Vermont South (VIC 3133): population 11,954, median age 46, median household income $1,944/week, SEIFA IRSD decile 8. Victorian suburb guide with housing, jobs and community insights.

Vermont South is a suburb in Whitehorse, Victoria (postcode 3133), located in the Greater Melbourne region. At the ABS Census 2021 it had a population of 11,954 people.

At a glance

Population (2021)
11,954
Median age
46
Household income
$1,944/wk
Weekly rent
$496
Unemployment
5.3%
SEIFA IRSD decile
8 / 10

Age distribution

0-4
3.8%
5-14
11.0%
15-19
5.9%
20-24
6.7%
25-34
9.2%
35-44
11.0%
45-54
13.2%
55-64
12.4%
65-74
13.8%
75-84
8.9%
85+
4.1%

Housing tenure

Owned
48.2%
Mortgage
32.8%
Rented
13.8%
Other
4.0%

Key statistics

IndicatorValue
Postcode3133
Population (2021)11,954
Males5,744 (48.1%)
Females6,210 (51.9%)
Median age46 years
Average household size2.8
Median weekly household income$1,944
Median weekly family income$2,179
Median weekly rent$496
Median monthly mortgage$2,383
Labour force5,703
Unemployment rate5.3%
Participation rate58.6%
Born overseas46.2%
Separate houses82.5%
Worked at home32.5%
SEIFA IRSD decile8 of 10
Bachelor degree or higher64.6%
Completed Year 12 or equivalent73.2%
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents0.2%
Residents needing assistance with core activities5.9%
Households with 2+ vehicles68.1%
Distance from Melbourne CBD20.4 km (straight line)

Age profile

Median age: 46 years. Residents under 15: 14.8%. Residents aged 65 and over: 26.9%.

Age groupPeopleShare of population
0-44503.8%
5-141,31411.0%
15-197025.9%
20-247986.7%
25-341,1039.2%
35-441,31411.0%
45-541,57913.2%
55-641,48112.4%
65-741,65313.8%
75-841,0638.9%
85 and over4954.1%

Households and families

Household typeCountShare of households
Total households4,085
Average household size2.8
One person68416.7%
Two persons1,36533.4%
Three persons74118.1%
Four persons86321.1%
Five persons3157.7%
Six or more persons1192.9%
Family typeCountShare of families
Total families3,453
Couples with children1644.7%
Couples without children1,33538.7%
One-parent families40511.7%
Other families401.2%

Children ever born

MeasureValue
Average children per woman aged 15+1.61
Women with no children28.0%
Women with three or more children22.3%

Of the 1,674 couple families with children in Vermont South, 5.7% are step or blended families.

Marital status

Marital status of residents aged 15 and over in Vermont South.

StatusShare of adults
Married (registered marriage)58.6%
Married (de facto)3.9%
Not married37.5%

Housing

DwellingsCountShare of dwellings
Total dwellings4,365
Occupied4,08593.6%
Unoccupied2816.4%
Dwelling structureCountShare of dwellings
Separate house3,60082.5%
Semi-detached or townhouse3798.7%
Flat or apartment972.2%
Other dwelling00.0%
TenureCountShare of households
Owned outright1,97148.2%
Owned with a mortgage1,34032.8%
Rented56513.8%
Other tenure1634.0%

Weekly rent

Rent bandShare of renting households
Under $350 per week9.3%
$350 to $549 per week58.9%
$550 or more per week31.8%

0.0% of renting households rent through a state or community housing provider.

Monthly mortgage repayments

Repayment bandShare of mortgaged households
Under $1,00017.3%
$1,000 to $1,79915.8%
$1,800 to $2,99930.3%
$3,000 or more36.6%

Bedrooms per dwelling

BedroomsShare of dwellings
None or one bedroom1.0%
Two bedrooms7.3%
Three bedrooms28.7%
Four or more bedrooms63.0%

Employment

Labour force statusCountShare
Labour force5,703
Employed5,40094.7%
Unemployed3035.3%
Not in the labour force4,024
Unemployment rate5.3%
Participation rate58.6%

39.8% of employed residents work part time, fewer than 35 hours per week.

Household income

Household incomes in Vermont South are distributed across the following weekly bands.

Weekly household incomeShare of households
Under $65015.3%
$650 to $1,49926.0%
$1,500 to $2,99928.3%
$3,000 or more30.4%

For residents aged 15 and over, personal weekly income is distributed as follows.

Weekly personal incomeShare of residents 15+
Under $50039.3%
$500 to $99922.3%
$1,000 to $1,99924.7%
$2,000 or more13.6%

Travel to work

MethodCountShare of workers
Car driver2,51946.6%
Car passenger1713.2%
Train681.3%
Bus350.6%
Tram210.4%
Bicycle50.1%
Walked only320.6%
Worked at home1,75432.5%

Religious affiliation

ReligionCountShare of residents
Christianity5,26744.1%
No religion4,51537.8%
Islam1721.4%
Hinduism4784.0%
Buddhism6695.6%
Judaism150.1%
Other or not stated8387.0%

Socio-economic profile (SEIFA 2021)

SEIFA deciles run from 1 (most disadvantaged) to 10 (least disadvantaged) nationally.

IndexScoreDecilePercentile
IRSD (disadvantage)1060879
IRSAD (advantage and disadvantage)107310
IER (economic resources)10738
IEO (education and occupation)10749

Where residents were born

52.6% of residents were born in Australia and 47.4% were born overseas. The most common overseas birthplaces in Vermont South are listed below.

Country of birthPeopleShare of residents
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)1,69414.5%
Malaysia5004.3%
India4063.5%
Sri Lanka2902.5%
England2892.5%
Hong Kong (SAR of China)2402.1%

When overseas-born residents arrived

Year of arrivalShare of overseas-born residents
2016 to 202113.9%
2011 to 201516.7%
2001 to 201026.8%
Before 200142.5%

Languages spoken at home

52.7% of residents speak only English at home. The most common other languages in Vermont South are listed below. Across all households, 7.9% of residents speak English not well or not at all.

LanguagePeopleShare of residents
Chinese: Mandarin2,20319.2%
Chinese: Cantonese7676.7%
Greek4313.8%
Indo-Aryan: Sinhalese1991.7%
Italian1961.7%
Indo-Aryan: Hindi1341.2%

Ancestry

Residents of Vermont South most commonly report the following ancestries.

AncestryResponsesShare of responses
Chinese3,59624.8%
English2,52717.4%
Australian2,03614.0%
Irish8025.5%
Scottish7475.1%
Greek6014.1%

Work and industry

The largest employment sectors for Vermont South residents are listed below.

Industry of employmentWorkersShare of workers
Health Care and Social Assistance72314.1%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services58011.3%
Retail Trade55010.7%
Education and Training54710.6%
Construction3877.5%
Manufacturing3797.4%

The most common occupations among Vermont South residents are listed below.

OccupationWorkersShare of workers
Professionals1,66931.5%
Managers79615.0%
Clerical and Administrative Workers75014.2%
Technicians and Trades Workers55010.4%
Community and Personal Service Workers5099.6%
Sales Workers4829.1%

Education

Of residents attending an education institution in Vermont South, 23.7% are at university or higher education, 7.6% are at TAFE or vocational education, and 64.6% are at school.

73.2% of residents aged 15 and over have completed Year 12 or equivalent.

The most common fields of study among Vermont South residents with qualifications are listed below.

Field of studyPeopleShare
Management and Commerce1,80929.9%
Engineering and Related Technologies91815.2%
Society and Culture66311.0%
Health64410.7%
Education5188.6%
Information Technology4888.1%

Long-term health conditions

57.6% of residents report no long-term health condition. The most commonly reported conditions in Vermont South are listed below.

Health conditionPeopleShare of residents
Arthritis9877.5%
Asthma7815.9%
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety)7035.3%
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes)6384.8%
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina)5574.2%
Cancer (including remission)4443.4%
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema)1551.2%
Stroke1371.0%
Dementia (including Alzheimer's)1150.9%
Kidney disease1080.8%

19.2% of residents report one condition, 6.0% report two, and 2.8% report three or more.

Community and care

How residents of Vermont South contribute to their community (share of residents aged 15 and over).

Community activityShare
Volunteers for an organisation or group14.8%
Provides unpaid assistance to a person with a disability or health condition13.3%
Provides unpaid child care51.0%
Does 15 or more hours of unpaid domestic work22.4%
Has served or is serving in the Australian Defence Force1.7%

Moving and stability

MobilityShare of residents
Same address 1 year ago89.6%
Moved within Victoria in the last year8.0%
Moved interstate in the last year0.4%
Moved from overseas in the last year0.8%
Same address 5 years ago70.4%
Moved within Victoria in the last 5 years18.6%
Moved interstate in the last 5 years1.5%
Moved from overseas in the last 5 years6.6%

Photo: Vermont South, Victoria. Credit: Philip Mallis / CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Crime and safety

Victoria Police recorded 721 offences in Vermont South in the 12 months to March 2026.

Offence divisionRecorded offences
A Crimes against the person88
B Property and deception offences516
C Drug offences27
D Public order and security offences30
E Justice procedures offences60
F Other offences0

That is a calculated rate of 60.3 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, based on the ABS Census 2021 population. This rate was calculated by My Victoria AU and is not a Crime Statistics Agency figure.

For context, the Whitehorse local government area recorded 6,208 offences per 100,000 residents in the same period. That figure is the official Crime Statistics Agency rate for the LGA.

Five-year trend

2022
479
2023
425
2024
537
2025
559
2026
721

Recorded offences count crimes reported to Victoria Police in this locality, not crimes committed by or against its residents. Areas with shopping centres, transport hubs, hospitals or entertainment precincts record more offences regardless of how safe they are for people who live there. Counts are revised as investigations progress.

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Data tables - Recorded offences, Year ending March 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Rates per 1,000 residents are calculations by My Victoria AU using ABS Census 2021 population and are not CSA figures. View the source dataset.

Location

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Data disclaimer: The statistics on this page are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (ASGS Edition 3), and are used under the ABS CC BY 4.0 licence. This directory is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ABS.

Population 11954
Median Age 46
Average Household Size 2.8
Median Weekly Household Income $1944
Median Weekly Rent $496
Median Monthly Mortgage $2383
Unemployment Rate 5.3%
Participation Rate 58.6%
Born Overseas 46.2%
Separate House 82.5%
Worked at Home 32.5%
SEIFA IRSD Decile 8
SEIFA IRSD Percentile 79
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 10
Median Weekly Family Income $2179
Postcode 3133

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