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Scotia NSW 2648

Scotia is in Unincorporated NSW LGA, NSW, postcode 2648, with population 12.

Limited data

Thin-context

The page is still useful for local context, but the evidence stack is too thin for a clean one-page call. Use nearby stronger suburbs or compare mode before treating it as a serious shortlist decision.

$180/wk
Mar 2025 → Apr 2026 · 14 periods
NSW Fair Trading · postcode 2648 · Apr 2026 · sparse signal
$450
$180
Mar 2025Apr 2026
Why it fits

Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.

What to check

The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

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Median house
—
No local house series
Median rent
$180/wk
Rent context available
D2 vs AU
Gross yield
—
Need rent + price
Population
12
12 local footprint
D1 vs AU
Schools
—
No matched school data
Solar
666
25 added 12mo · 6MW

Price history

House and unit medians · ABS + state datasets
No price history available

Price series isn't recorded for this suburb. Census housing data is shown instead.

Median mortgage · mth—
Median rent · wk$176

Affordability

Buying & renting · ABS Census + state data
31%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched
Household income · yr
$30K
Median rent · wk
$180

Household income

ABS Census medians · annual
$30K household · yr-63.7% vs NSW suburb median
Personal
$38K
Family
$117K
Household
$30K

Full data detail

Census · ATO · ABS · state datasets
Scotia NSW — Property Data and Demographics

Located in New South Wales within the Unincorporated NSW local government area, Scotia is a sparsely populated locality (postcode 2648). With a population of 12, the suburb has an older demographic with a median age of 61. Households earn a median income of $30K per year, with an average household size of 1.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement softening across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -1.2% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The top ancestries reported are Scottish, English, Australian.

The current median weekly rent is $180.

Looking at the investment signals, Population growth of -1.2% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Pop. Growth-1.2%↓ Declining
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentNSW
Mortgage · mth—
Rent · wk(Census)$176
Market rent · wk(2026-04)$180
Population growth · Unincorporated NSW LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)975
5-year growth-1.6% CAGR
YoY change-1.2%
20012025
Development · Unincorporated NSW LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)0
YoY change+0%
Employment · Unincorporated NSW LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)3.3%
YoY change-0.3pp
Jun-24Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 2648ATO
Negatively geared59 (4.5% of filers)
Avg rental loss$3,862/yr
Landlords (rental income)131
Reported capital gains126
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population12
Median age61
Household size1.4
HH income · wk$575
Personal income · wk$725
Persons / bedroom0.3
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)8/10
Education (IEO)9/10
Economic (IER)8/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)9/10
Top occupationsCensus
Managers3
Top industriesCensus
Agriculture3
Top ancestryCensus
Scottish7English4Australian3
Nearby in Unincorporated NSW LGA9
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Sources & freshness
Usable evidence

Scotia is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
NSW price medians are parser-guarded official records.

Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
NSW Valuer General · Official sale records parsed from cached Bulk PSI ZIP files with parser guardrails for token sales, non-house zoning, and low-value strata component records
medium stability · automated · every update · weekly
Missing
Market rent
NSW Fair Trading · 2026-04 · State market dataset
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Crime
BOCSAR · No linked local crime series
medium stability · automated · every update · release-based
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · No matched local transport stops
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.
Sparse locality note

This page stays indexable because Scotia is a real locality with enough context to be directionally useful. The tradeoff is that coverage is lighter than a stronger suburb profile, so the read should stay cautious.

WHY IT LOOKS LIGHTER
This is a real locality, but it has a very small Census footprint.

Small-population localities can still be worth checking, but rankings, comparisons, and broad suburb assumptions become noisier faster.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage.

The lighter areas here are school matches, hospital coverage, transport stops, and crime coverage, so a single-page read should carry less weight than usual.

BEST NEXT STEP
Use this page to understand the locality shape, then compare outward.

Begin here, but pressure-test the read in compare, against the state hub, or a bigger nearby suburb before deciding.

Page status
INDEXED WITH LIGHTER COVERAGE

This page remains visible, but it should be read as a locality brief rather than a full-confidence suburb profile.

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

Read it as a direction-setter rather than a final answer: frame the locality, then verify with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

Next step path
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Stronger nearby reads

If Scotia feels too thin on its own, use these nearby suburbs as stronger local reads before making a shortlist decision.

Mutawintji most similar
similar rent profile

pop same · rent +$70/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Tibooburra better covered
similar rent profile better market coverage

pop +100 · adds house price coverage · rent -$60/wk

Better covered alternative: use this as the stronger reference point before judging the thin page.

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Fowlers Gap most similar

pop same · rent -$115/wk

Similar local read: useful for context, but still compare the actual market signals.

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Scotia FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Scotia in?

    Scotia is in the Unincorporated NSW Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2648. Council-level context for Unincorporated NSW LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the typical weekly rent in Scotia?

    The median weekly rent in Scotia is $180/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  3. What does the rent signal say about Scotia?

    Rent context available: Scotia has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  4. Is Scotia a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Scotia show: Declining, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Scotia?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  6. How often is the Scotia data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.