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Scott River WA 6288

25 addresses · 8 streets

Forrest Electorate › Augusta Margaret River LGA › Scott River · 262 km from Perth

Living Here

Scott River is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 46 people, with a median age of 34. The typical household earns around $1,187 a week, with median rent near $200 a week. Most homes are houses. About 19% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Filipino. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

46Population
34Median age
$1,187Median household income / wk
$200Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Augusta statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Scott River itself.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs4/10

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.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 30.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Scott River

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

Tree cover measures, Scott River WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202030.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202154.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 9.4% · Labour-force participation 86.5%

Population by age in Scott River
Population by age, Scott River WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-40
5-146
15-193
20-243
25-349
35-444
45-545
55-647
65-744
75-840
85+0
Dwelling types in Scott River
Dwelling types, Scott River WA (ABS Census 2021)
House9
Townhouse0
Apartment5
Other0
Households by weekly income in Scott River
Households by weekly income, Scott River WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503
$650-1,49911
$1,500-2,9996
$3,000+0
Top ancestries in Scott River
Top ancestries, Scott River WA (ABS Census 2021)
English24
Australian15
Filipino9
Italian8
Ancestry NS4
Dutch3
Housing tenure in Scott River
Housing tenure, Scott River WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3
Mortgage0
Rented4
Other9
Cars per household in Scott River
Cars per household, Scott River WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
16
27
30
4+0
Commute to work in Scott River
Commute to work, Scott River WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car15
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked3
Bicycle0
Home0
Top countries of birth in Scott River
Top countries of birth, Scott River WA (ABS Census 2021)
Philippines9
New Zealand5
England4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

452 bird observations recorded near Scott River — most often seen:

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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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