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Scotts Head NSW 2447

811 addresses · 31 streets

Cowper Electorate › Nambucca Valley LGA › Scotts Head · 385 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Scotts Head is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 986 people, with a median age of 54. The typical household earns around $1,212 a week, with median rent near $330 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

986Population
54Median age
$1,212Median household income / wk
$330Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Macksville - Scotts Head statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Scotts Head itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Macksville, 8.8 km north-west · Airport: Nambucca Heads Airport, 8.4 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources4/10
Education & jobs5/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 61.1% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 3.6% · Labour-force participation 43.9%

Population by age in Scotts Head
Population by age, Scotts Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-447
5-14119
15-1940
20-2413
25-3466
35-44109
45-54110
55-64192
65-74182
75-8478
85+21
Dwelling types in Scotts Head
Dwelling types, Scotts Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House357
Townhouse16
Apartment20
Other5
Households by weekly income in Scotts Head
Households by weekly income, Scotts Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650104
$650-1,499114
$1,500-2,999103
$3,000+47
Top ancestries in Scotts Head
Top ancestries, Scotts Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian436
English429
Irish135
Scottish106
Aboriginal61
Ancestry NS60
Housing tenure in Scotts Head
Housing tenure, Scotts Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned226
Mortgage91
Rented70
Other4
Cars per household in Scotts Head
Cars per household, Scotts Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
011
1149
2165
349
4+19
Commute to work in Scotts Head
Commute to work, Scotts Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car231
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked26
Bicycle0
Home47
Top countries of birth in Scotts Head
Top countries of birth, Scotts Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England37
New Zealand16
France9
Philippines8
Netherlands7
United States7
Languages used at home in Scotts Head
Languages used at home, Scotts Head NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous7
German4
French3
Tagalog3
Spanish3

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