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Scoresby VIC 3179

3,045 addresses · 118 streets

Aston Electorate › Knox LGA › Scoresby · 25 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Scoresby is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 6,066 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $1,965 a week, with median rent near $406 a week. Most homes are houses. About 76% of households own their home and 23% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Chinese. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $970,000.

6,066Population
40Median age
$1,965Median household income / wk
$406Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Ferntree Gully, 6 km east · Railway halt: Scoresby, 1.7 km south-west · Bus interchange: Knox City Shopping Centre, 2.9 km north · Airport: Moorabbin Airport, 14.7 km south-west.

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Sport & Recreation

4 facilities recorded in Scoresby.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs7/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$970,000House · 2024
$740,000Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 9.8% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Scoresby

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Scoresby VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202134.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 65.8%

Population by age in Scoresby
Population by age, Scoresby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-4285
5-14768
15-19423
20-24409
25-34693
35-44913
45-54885
55-64746
65-74603
75-84272
85+64
Dwelling types in Scoresby
Dwelling types, Scoresby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House1,998
Townhouse65
Apartment9
Other0
Households by weekly income in Scoresby
Households by weekly income, Scoresby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$650270
$650-1,499503
$1,500-2,999684
$3,000+509
Top ancestries in Scoresby
Top ancestries, Scoresby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Australian1,488
English1,443
Chinese1,111
Other988
Indian430
Scottish387
Housing tenure in Scoresby
Housing tenure, Scoresby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned713
Mortgage841
Rented465
Other25
Cars per household in Scoresby
Cars per household, Scoresby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
052
1570
2943
3318
4+168
Commute to work in Scoresby
Commute to work, Scoresby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,881
Train21
Bus31
Tram/ferry0
Walked25
Bicycle7
Home737
Top countries of birth in Scoresby
Top countries of birth, Scoresby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
China367
India323
Sri Lanka273
Malaysia248
England155
New Zealand87
Languages used at home in Scoresby
Languages used at home, Scoresby VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin554
Cantonese266
Sinhalese226
Tamil98
Vietnamese80
Greek79

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

388,663 bird observations recorded near Scoresby — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Scoresby

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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