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Skipton is in Corangamite LGA, VIC, postcode 3361, with population 609.
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The local employment base leans toward agriculture and healthcare. Local earnings momentum is not available from the linked ATO series. VIC employment is up +0.9% year-on-year (+33K jobs) and +13.9% over five years in the official NERO dataset. Read this as a broader state jobs backdrop combined with local employment mix, not a suburb-only new-jobs count.
VIC has 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2024-10-02. This suburb also matches 1 local transport stop or station, which adds nearby access context but does not prove direct project exposure. Read this as a state delivery backdrop, not a suburb-specific project list.
Skipton is a small community in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area (postcode 3361). With a population of 609, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $46K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
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Skipton is a small community in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area (postcode 3361). With a population of 609, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $46K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $363. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.
Skipton is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1012, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Corangamite LGA is moderate at 6,285 incidents per 100,000 population.
Skipton is a small community in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area (postcode 3361). With a population of 609, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 53. Households earn a median income of $46K per year, with an average household size of 2 people. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, technicians & trades, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.
The current median weekly rent is $363. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.
Skipton is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1012, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Corangamite LGA is moderate at 6,285 incidents per 100,000 population.