QP SUBURB BRIEF
VIC overview · postcode 3267.
KEY FACTS FIRST, DETAILS BELOW

Scotts Creek at a glance, before the advanced view.

This page now starts with the practical questions ordinary users ask first: is the suburb expensive, what does rent look like, how big is it, what is nearby, and what should you do next.

Scotts Creek is in Corangamite LGA, VIC, postcode 3267, with population 214.

MEDIAN HOUSE
No local house series
MEDIAN RENT
$363/wk
Market rent signal
POPULATION
214
214 local footprint
SCHOOLS
School coverage summary
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QUICK READ
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SUBURB VERDICT

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.

JOBS SIGNAL

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.

INFRASTRUCTURE PIPELINE

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.

LIVEABILITY READ

Scotts Creek is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area (postcode 3267). With a population of 214, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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, professionals, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Irish.

DATA CONFIDENCE

This suburb mixes release datasets, Census data, and matched local services. Use the data status block before treating every metric as equally fresh.

SOURCE & FRESHNESS

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
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

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
VIC Property Sales Report · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Market rent
Homes Victoria / state rent dataset · Dec 2023 · State market dataset
medium stability · manual file · conditional refresh · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · No local school matches exposed
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 1 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
EVIDENCE DEPTH
USABLE EVIDENCE

Scotts Creek is usable, but it still needs cross-checking.

Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, and Transport. Treat Property prices, Schools, and Hospitals as the main gap before this becomes a stronger decision page.

NEXT STEP

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DIRECT
3

Market rent, Crime, Transport

VERIFY
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

MISSING
5

Property prices, Schools, Hospitals, Population growth

DECISION INTELLIGENCE
THIN-CONTEXT

Scotts Creek currently reads as a thin-context candidate.

The profile is based on limited but still useful local context. The page is thin enough that nearby alternatives should be checked before shortlisting. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.

RECOMMENDED NEXT STEP

Use stronger nearby reads or rankings before treating this suburb as a shortlist candidate.

WHY IT FITS

No strong positive decision reason is visible yet.

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.

DECISIVE GAPS

Property prices, Schools

COMPARE STATUS

Use as context

SPARSE LOCALITY NOTE

This page stays indexable because Scotts Creek 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
The page is readable, but the local evidence base is lighter than a mainstream suburb profile.

Treat this as a directional locality brief first, then verify the suburb story against stronger nearby markets or the state hub.

WHAT IS MISSING
Coverage is lighter across school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals.

The main gaps on this page are school matches, hospital coverage, population trend data, and building approvals. That narrows how much confidence you should place on a single-page read.

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

Start here for context, then open compare, the state hub, or larger nearby suburbs before treating this as a complete market decision.

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

This page is useful for direction-setting, not closure. Use it to frame the locality, then confirm the story with compare, stronger nearby suburbs, and the state hub.

STRONGER NEARBY READS

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

Jancourt East MOST SIMILAR
SIMILAR RENT PROFILE SIMILAR SUBURB SCALE

pop same · rent -$122/wk

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

Ecklin South MOST SIMILAR
SIMILAR RENT PROFILE SIMILAR SUBURB SCALE

pop same · rent -$163/wk

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

Cressy MOST SIMILAR
SIMILAR RENT PROFILE SIMILAR SUBURB SCALE

pop same · rent -$113/wk

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

WHY PEOPLE LOOK HERE
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
LOCAL SIGNALS
Schools: No local school matches exposed.
Crime: 6,285 per 100k at the Corangamite LGA level.
Transport: 1 matched stops/stations across local feeds.
FAQ
What is the typical weekly rent in Scotts Creek? +
The median weekly rent in Scotts Creek is $363/wk, based on the current market rent dataset.
Where does QuickProperty get its data for Scotts Creek? +
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.
How often is the Scotts Creek 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.
ADVANCED VIEW

Full data detail for Scotts Creek

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Scotts Creek VIC

Postcode 3267 · Corangamite LGA

Scotts Creek is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Corangamite local government area (postcode 3267). With a population of 214, the suburb has a mature demographic with a median age of 51. Households earn a median income of $83K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 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, professionals, labourers. 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 $800.

Public transport access includes 1 bus stop. The crime rate in the Corangamite LGA is moderate at 6,285 incidents per 100,000 population.

SEIFA INDEX (ABS)
Advantage6/10
Education7/10
Economic6/10
Disadvantage7/10
MEDIAN RENT /WK
$260
POPULATION
214
DEMOGRAPHICS
Median Age51
Household Size2.5
HH Income /wk$1,600
Personal Income /wk$794
Mortgage /mth$800
CRIME (Corangamite LGA)
Crime Rate (per 100k)6,285
Total Incidents992
TRANSPORT
Bus Stops1
DATA STATUS
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · Release dataset
Missing
Market rent
State rent dataset · Dec 2023 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025
Missing
Hospitals
AIHW
Missing
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: Year ending Dec 2025