Suburbs Spotswood

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Spotswood VIC — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Spotswood VIC is 2,820 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Spotswood is $1,229 per week ($63,908 per year). Median rent in Spotswood is $456 per week ($1,976 per month). Spotswood has a median age of 37 years, younger than the national median of 38. Spotswood has a population density of 891.5 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Spotswood is England. The most common religion is No Religion (51% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Greek. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Spotswood is $2,300.

There were 494 recorded offences in Spotswood in 2025-25, a rate of 175 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (335 offences).

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📍 Spotswood, Victoria — 37.8306°S, 144.8863°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (22)

Spotswood Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Spotswood Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,229/wk
$63,908 per year
#370 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$456/wk
$1,976 per month
#1016 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
37years
1 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,300/mo
Avg household size: 2.6 · 0.9 per bedroom

Spotswood Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.1% (1,442) Female 48.9% (1,378)

Population Density

891.5
people per km²
2,820 people · 3.2 km²

Households

2.6
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$3,057
Family income/wk

Spotswood 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)

Spotswood Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
41.2% 286 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
58.8% 408 dwellings

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

Spotswood Country of Birth

Australia
88.7%
England
3.9%
India
3.4%
China
1.2%
Greece
1.0%
Croatia
0.5%
France
0.5%
Brazil
0.3%
Cambodia
0.3%
Canada
0.3%

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

Spotswood Religion

No Religion
50.6%
Catholic
26.5%
Not stated
6.2%
Eastern Orthodox
5.8%
Anglican
4.4%
Hinduism
2.5%
Buddhism
1.9%
Islam
1.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Spotswood Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
80.7%
Year 11 or equivalent
8.6%
Year 10 or equivalent
7.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
2.9%

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

Spotswood Languages Spoken at Home

Greek
20.2%
Other
16.0%
Croatian
14.1%
Italian
14.1%
Mandarin
11.0%
Vietnamese
8.6%
Cantonese
8.0%
Hindi
8.0%

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

Spotswood Employment

💼
Employed full-time
50.8% 1,028 people
⏰
Employed part-time
20.7% 419 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.8% 77 people
🏠
Not in labour force
24.7% 501 people

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

Spotswood Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
42.5%
Certificate III/IV
19.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
15.0%
Postgraduate Degree
14.3%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
7.2%
Certificate I/II
1.4%

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

Spotswood Occupation

Professionals
41.0%
Managers
21.4%
Clerical & Administrative
11.4%
Technicians & Trade Workers
10.2%
Community & Personal Service
7.8%
Sales Workers
4.0%
Labourers
2.7%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.5%

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

Spotswood Field of Study

Management & Commerce
24.2%
Society & Culture
15.5%
Engineering
12.1%
Health
11.8%
Education
9.3%
Architecture & Building
7.1%
Creative Arts
7.0%
Natural & Physical Sciences
4.0%
Information Technology
3.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.7%
Agriculture & Environment
1.3%

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

Spotswood Dwelling Types

Separate house
67.9%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
20.0%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
12.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Spotswood Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.7%
$1-$149/wk
0.6%
$150-$299/wk
1.2%
$300-$399/wk
1.5%
$400-$499/wk
4.1%
$500-$649/wk
2.8%
$650-$799/wk
3.5%
$800-$999/wk
3.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
4.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.4%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.0%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.4%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
8.4%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
6.4%
$4,000+/wk
26.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Spotswood Marital Status

💍
Married
45.9% 1,023
↔️
Separated
2.4% 54
📋
Divorced
8.4% 187
🕊️
Widowed
3.0% 68
👤
Never married
40.3% 899

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Spotswood Ancestry

English
25.2%
Australian
23.5%
Irish
10.7%
Other
8.4%
Scottish
7.6%
Italian
6.8%
Chinese
4.0%
Greek
3.7%
German
3.2%
Indian
2.7%
Croatian
2.1%
Vietnamese
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Spotswood School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
35.6%
Pre-school
15.9%
Secondary — Government
13.2%
Secondary — Catholic
11.8%
Primary — Catholic
10.8%
Vocational Education
8.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
2.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
1.3%

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

Spotswood Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
3.9% 211
✅
No need for assistance
96.1% 5,190

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

Spotswood Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
13.6% 290
—
Not a volunteer
86.4% 1,843

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Spotswood Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
4.4%
$300-$449/mo
1.5%
$450-$599/mo
1.2%
$600-$799/mo
2.4%
$800-$999/mo
3.0%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
8.6%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
12.7%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
28.1%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
21.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Spotswood How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
65.7%
Did not go to work
19.5%
Train
5.5%
Car (passenger)
4.0%
Walked only
2.2%
Bicycle
1.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.4%
Other
0.4%
Bus
0.4%

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

Spotswood Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.5%
1 vehicle
40.8%
2 vehicles
41.2%
3 vehicles
9.0%
4+ vehicles
3.4%

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

Spotswood Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.5%
2 bedrooms
24.4%
3 bedrooms
49.4%
4 bedrooms
20.0%
5 bedrooms
2.7%

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

Spotswood Population Mobility

16.0%
moved in the last year
41.9%
moved in the last 5 years
4.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
73.3%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Spotswood Indigenous Population

0.3%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
16
Indigenous residents
5,392
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Spotswood Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
234
Asthma
90
Arthritis
70
Diabetes
58
Heart disease
43
Cancer
27
Lung condition
22
Kidney disease
21
Stroke
11
Dementia
3

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

Spotswood Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.3%
$1-$149/wk
3.2%
$150-$299/wk
3.9%
$300-$399/wk
3.6%
$400-$499/wk
2.8%
$500-$649/wk
2.2%
$650-$799/wk
5.9%
$800-$999/wk
7.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
8.2%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
7.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
16.1%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
5.5%
$3,500+/wk
7.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Spotswood Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
52.0%
Couple — no children
24.8%
Couple — no children under 15
12.0%
One parent — no children under 15
5.6%
One parent — children under 15
5.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Spotswood Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.3% 6
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 3
🏅
Previously served
1.6% 35
👤
Never served
97.9% 2,096

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Spotswood Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
14.0% 297
—
Did not provide
86.0% 1,830

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Spotswood Children Ever Born

No children
40.4%
1 child
15.1%
2 children
29.9%
3 children
10.1%
4 children
4.2%
5+ children
0.3%

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

Spotswood When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
7
1951–1960
31
1961–1970
68
1971–1980
62
1981–1990
90
1991–2000
68
2001–2010
128
2011–2015
77
2016
31
2017
11
2018
20
2019
24
2020
6
2021
5

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

Spotswood Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
21.9%
5–14 hours
37.8%
15–29 hours
12.4%
30+ hours
8.4%
Did not do domestic work
19.5%

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

Spotswood Household Size

1 person
24.3%
2 persons
31.3%
3 persons
18.4%
4 persons
18.5%
5 persons
4.8%
6+ persons
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Spotswood Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,241
Moved from VIC
304
Moved — same area (SA2)
87
Moved from QLD
6
Moved from overseas
6
Moved from NSW
5
Moved from ACT
5

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

Spotswood Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
92.0%
Step family — no other children
5.8%
Blended family — no other children
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Spotswood Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 494 total

Theft
335
Break & Enter
35
Assault
34
Property Damage
29
Justice Procedures
21
Fraud
16
Public Order
10
Drug Offences
9
Weapons
5

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Spotswood Schools

22
schools nearby
14
government
1090
avg ICSEA score
6,247
total students
Yarraville West Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 651 students
1153
ICSEA
Williamstown North Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 601 students
1135
ICSEA
Sacred Heart School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 297 students
1126
ICSEA
Newport Lakes Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 566 students
1126
ICSEA
St Augustine's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 163 students
1125
ICSEA
Footscray City Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 455 students
1125
ICSEA
St Margaret Mary's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 159 students
1122
ICSEA
Kingsville Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 426 students
1118
ICSEA
Spotswood Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 289 students
1117
ICSEA
Wembley Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 626 students
1112
ICSEA
Newport Gardens Primary School Government
Primary · Prep-6 · 516 students
1106
ICSEA
Corpus Christi School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 181 students
1105
ICSEA
St Monica's School Catholic
Primary · Prep-6 · 89 students
1051
ICSEA
Australian Islamic Centre College Independent
Primary · Prep-6 · 151 students
1032
ICSEA
Yarraville Special Developmental School Government
Combined · U · 100 students
1006
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 22 schools

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

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Spotswood Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $2,460/wk
Median Rent $456/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.5%

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

If you earn X in Spotswood

≈ $10,660/month
Median rent $456/wk
Left after rent $2,004/wk
Rent share 18.5%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Kingsville
Income: $1,202/wk Rent: $355/wk Save: $101/wk
South Kingsville
Income: $1,259/wk Rent: $381/wk Save: $75/wk
Essendon North
Income: $1,031/wk Rent: $360/wk Save: $96/wk
Gardenvale
Income: $1,087/wk Rent: $301/wk Save: $155/wk
Manifold Heights
Income: $984/wk Rent: $310/wk Save: $146/wk
Yallambie
Income: $1,021/wk Rent: $340/wk Save: $116/wk
Eynesbury
Income: $1,132/wk Rent: $380/wk Save: $76/wk
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Income: $1,172/wk Rent: $386/wk Save: $70/wk

Spotswood vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Allansford
Pop: 1,410 Income: $821/wk Rent: $268/wk
Rushworth
Pop: 1,411 Income: $486/wk Rent: $190/wk
Kallista
Pop: 1,418 Income: $821/wk Rent: $347/wk
Lucknow (Vic.)
Pop: 1,439 Income: $708/wk Rent: $290/wk
Haven
Pop: 1,443 Income: $912/wk Rent: $303/wk
Mount Macedon
Pop: 1,450 Income: $1,075/wk Rent: $330/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Spotswood

What is the population of Spotswood VIC?

The population of Spotswood VIC is 2,820 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 891.5 people per km².Spotswood is ranked #2,516 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Spotswood?

The median personal income in Spotswood VIC is $1,229 per week, or $63,908 per year.The median household income is $2,460 per week.Family income is $3,057 per week.Spotswood is ranked #370 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Spotswood?

Median rent in Spotswood VIC is $456 per week ($1,976 per month).Rent represents 18.5% of household income, which is considered affordable.Spotswood ranks #1,016 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Spotswood?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Spotswood VIC is $2,300. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Spotswood?

The median age in Spotswood VIC is 37 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Spotswood a good suburb to live in?

Spotswood is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 2,820.The median income is $1,229/wk, which is above the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.5% 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: 22319. All dollar figures in AUD.