Suburbs Heathmont

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Heathmont VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Heathmont, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Heathmont VIC is 9,933 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Heathmont is $908 per week ($47,216 per year). Median rent in Heathmont is $400 per week ($1,733 per month). Heathmont has a median age of 41 years, older than the national median of 38. Heathmont has a population density of 2226.3 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Heathmont is England. The most common religion is No Religion (53% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Heathmont is $2,167.

There were 406 recorded offences in Heathmont in 2025-25, a rate of 41 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (161 offences).

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📍 Heathmont, Victoria — 37.8288°S, 145.2460°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (27)

Heathmont Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Heathmont Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$908/wk
$47,216 per year
#2036 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$400/wk
$1,733 per month
#1854 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
41years
3 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,167/mo
Avg household size: 2.7 · 0.8 per bedroom

Heathmont Demographics

Gender Split

Male 49.3% (4,895) Female 50.7% (5,040)

Population Density

2226.3
people per km²
9,933 people · 4.5 km²

Households

2.7
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$2,566
Family income/wk

Heathmont Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Heathmont Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
47.5% 1,362 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
52.5% 1,504 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Heathmont Country of Birth

Australia
87.8%
England
4.0%
China
3.0%
India
2.9%
Hong Kong
0.6%
Germany
0.6%
Iran
0.4%
Indonesia
0.3%
Canada
0.2%
Cambodia
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Heathmont Religion

No Religion
52.7%
Catholic
19.9%
Anglican
8.2%
Not stated
5.0%
Baptist
4.6%
Christian (other)
3.8%
Uniting Church
3.4%
Hinduism
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Heathmont Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
73.4%
Year 11 or equivalent
12.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
10.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Heathmont Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
32.8%
Other
22.6%
Cantonese
15.9%
Hindi
6.7%
SAL Tot
5.9%
Spanish
5.6%
Korean
5.4%
IAL Punjabi
5.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Heathmont Employment

💼
Employed full-time
39.9% 2,962 people
⏰
Employed part-time
24.7% 1,833 people
🔍
Unemployed
2.5% 183 people
🏠
Not in labour force
33.0% 2,452 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Heathmont Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
37.3%
Certificate III/IV
21.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
17.7%
Postgraduate Degree
14.8%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
7.2%
Certificate I/II
1.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Heathmont Occupation

Professionals
40.0%
Managers
16.4%
Clerical & Administrative
12.2%
Technicians & Trade Workers
11.9%
Community & Personal Service
10.0%
Sales Workers
4.7%
Labourers
3.2%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Heathmont Field of Study

Management & Commerce
22.5%
Engineering
13.6%
Health
12.8%
Society & Culture
12.4%
Education
11.4%
Information Technology
6.4%
Architecture & Building
6.1%
Creative Arts
5.1%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.3%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Heathmont Dwelling Types

Separate house
93.9%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
3.6%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
2.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Heathmont Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.4%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
0.7%
$300-$399/wk
1.8%
$400-$499/wk
4.3%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
5.0%
$800-$999/wk
5.2%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
6.7%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.6%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.1%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
8.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
9.6%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
6.2%
$4,000+/wk
18.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Heathmont Marital Status

💍
Married
53.9% 4,318
↔️
Separated
2.7% 213
📋
Divorced
7.5% 604
🕊️
Widowed
4.5% 358
👤
Never married
31.4% 2,519

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Heathmont Ancestry

English
29.7%
Australian
26.3%
Irish
9.3%
Scottish
8.9%
Other
7.8%
Chinese
5.9%
German
3.3%
Indian
2.6%
Italian
2.5%
Dutch
2.1%
Greek
1.0%
Polish
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Heathmont School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
34.5%
Secondary — Government
19.3%
Pre-school
12.2%
Secondary — Catholic
9.6%
Vocational Education
9.1%
Primary — Catholic
6.4%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
5.7%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Heathmont Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
5.3% 1,023
✅
No need for assistance
94.7% 18,203

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Heathmont Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
18.8% 1,442
—
Not a volunteer
81.2% 6,244

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Heathmont Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
5.5%
$300-$449/mo
1.9%
$450-$599/mo
2.4%
$600-$799/mo
2.4%
$800-$999/mo
3.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
9.9%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
15.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
23.7%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
19.1%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
16.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Heathmont How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
67.7%
Did not go to work
21.5%
Car (passenger)
4.3%
Train
3.1%
Walked only
1.3%
Bicycle
0.5%
Truck
0.4%
Other
0.4%
Bus
0.3%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Heathmont Car Ownership

0 vehicles
3.0%
1 vehicle
32.8%
2 vehicles
45.1%
3 vehicles
12.6%
4+ vehicles
6.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Heathmont Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.1%
2 bedrooms
14.5%
3 bedrooms
47.2%
4 bedrooms
29.5%
5 bedrooms
6.7%
6+ bedrooms
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Heathmont Population Mobility

9.5%
moved in the last year
30.4%
moved in the last 5 years
3.5%
unemployment rate (Census)
66.2%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Heathmont Indigenous Population

0.7%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
133
Indigenous residents
19,243
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Heathmont Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
919
Asthma
435
Arthritis
293
Diabetes
242
Heart disease
211
Cancer
156
Lung condition
131
Stroke
91
Kidney disease
86
Dementia
30

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Heathmont Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
10.5%
$1-$149/wk
5.6%
$150-$299/wk
5.9%
$300-$399/wk
2.8%
$400-$499/wk
3.0%
$500-$649/wk
3.1%
$650-$799/wk
7.2%
$800-$999/wk
8.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.0%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.7%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
12.6%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.3%
$3,500+/wk
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Heathmont Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
47.1%
Couple — no children
22.5%
Couple — no children under 15
19.8%
One parent — no children under 15
6.3%
One parent — children under 15
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Heathmont Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 8
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 10
🏅
Previously served
2.2% 168
👤
Never served
97.6% 7,538

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Heathmont Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
16.5% 1,266
—
Did not provide
83.5% 6,394

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Heathmont Children Ever Born

No children
31.4%
1 child
13.2%
2 children
33.1%
3 children
15.8%
4 children
5.0%
5+ children
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Heathmont When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
29
1951–1960
113
1961–1970
186
1971–1980
200
1981–1990
225
1991–2000
222
2001–2010
624
2011–2015
316
2016
35
2017
66
2018
69
2019
59
2020
29
2021
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Heathmont Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
23.6%
5–14 hours
32.8%
15–29 hours
14.9%
30+ hours
9.2%
Did not do domestic work
19.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Heathmont Household Size

1 person
21.6%
2 persons
31.4%
3 persons
17.2%
4 persons
20.4%
5 persons
7.0%
6+ persons
2.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Heathmont Where Residents Moved From

Same address
8,604
Moved from VIC
700
Moved — same area (SA2)
123
Moved from overseas
32
Moved from NSW
24
Moved from QLD
5
Moved from ACT
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Heathmont Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
94.4%
Step family — no other children
4.1%
Blended family — no other children
1.0%
Intact family — other children present
0.3%
Other couple — children only
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Heathmont Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 406 total

Theft
161
Assault
72
Justice Procedures
50
Break & Enter
38
Property Damage
34
Drug Offences
20
Fraud
12
Weapons
9
Public Order
5
Robbery
3
Traffic
2

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Heathmont Schools

27
schools nearby
19
government
1056
avg ICSEA score
11,787
total students
Tintern Grammar Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 985 students
1154
ICSEA
Heathmont East Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 570 students
1127
ICSEA
Ringwood Heights Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 215 students
1104
ICSEA
Bayswater South Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 339 students
1099
ICSEA
St Luke's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 165 students
1098
ICSEA
Eastwood Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 555 students
1092
ICSEA
Aquinas College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,659 students
1085
ICSEA
Great Ryrie Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 566 students
1072
ICSEA
Regency Park Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 537 students
1068
ICSEA
Tinternvale Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 328 students
1062
ICSEA
Norwood Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,083 students
1059
ICSEA
Ringwood Secondary College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,516 students
1052
ICSEA
Marlborough Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 124 students
1037
ICSEA
Wantirna College Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,458 students
1031
ICSEA
Wantirna Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 53 students
1031
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 27 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Heathmont Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,140/wk
Median Rent $400/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.7%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Heathmont

≈ $9,273/month
Median rent $400/wk
Left after rent $1,740/wk
Rent share 18.7%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

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Income: $749/wk Rent: $250/wk Save: $150/wk
Koroit
Income: $746/wk Rent: $280/wk Save: $120/wk
Elliminyt
Income: $804/wk Rent: $290/wk Save: $110/wk
Winchelsea
Income: $749/wk Rent: $295/wk Save: $105/wk
Ballarat Central
Income: $821/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $100/wk
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Income: $728/wk Rent: $300/wk Save: $100/wk
Haven
Income: $912/wk Rent: $303/wk Save: $97/wk
Nar Nar Goon
Income: $776/wk Rent: $305/wk Save: $95/wk

Heathmont vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Drysdale
Pop: 4,976 Income: $645/wk Rent: $340/wk
Campbellfield
Pop: 4,977 Income: $444/wk Rent: $320/wk
Epsom (Vic.)
Pop: 5,014 Income: $816/wk Rent: $340/wk
Hampton East
Pop: 5,069 Income: $921/wk Rent: $400/wk
Bell Post Hill
Pop: 5,083 Income: $674/wk Rent: $350/wk
Seddon (Vic.)
Pop: 5,143 Income: $1,274/wk Rent: $460/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Heathmont

What is the population of Heathmont VIC?

The population of Heathmont VIC is 9,933 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2226.3 people per km².Heathmont is ranked #651 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Heathmont?

The median personal income in Heathmont VIC is $908 per week, or $47,216 per year.The median household income is $2,140 per week.Family income is $2,566 per week.Heathmont is ranked #2,036 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Heathmont?

Median rent in Heathmont VIC is $400 per week ($1,733 per month).Rent represents 18.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.Heathmont ranks #1,854 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Heathmont?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Heathmont VIC is $2,167. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Heathmont?

The median age in Heathmont VIC is 41 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Heathmont a good suburb to live in?

Heathmont is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 9,933.The median income is $908/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 21165. All dollar figures in AUD.