Edith Creek vs Scotchtown
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Edith Creek, about half of households are couple families. In Scotchtown, most households are couple families. On these figures, Edith Creek tends to suit people living alone and families with children, while Scotchtown suits couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Edith Creek has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
- Scotchtown is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 67%)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Edith Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (35% vs 12%)
- has cheaper rent ($225/wk vs $270/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Scotchtown
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (295 min vs 305 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (416.5 km vs 425.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Too close to call
Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
Investors
Scotchtown
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (7.9% vs -17.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Edith Creek and Scotchtown drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Scotchtown has more residents (274 vs 116); Scotchtown has higher household incomes ($101,088 vs $82,316).
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 116 | 274 +136% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | -17.7% | +7.9% |
| Median age | 33 | 35 |
| Median household income | $82,316/yr | $101,088/yr +23% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $225/wk | $270/wk +20% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $730,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Scotchtown has more rural and farming land (98% vs 80%); Edith Creek has more land zoned for conservation (19% vs 2%).
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 80% | 98% |
| Environmental | 19% | 2% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7 across Circular Head same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 75% of TAS | Higher than 91% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 56% of TAS | Higher than 8% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 5% of TAS | Higher than 3% of TAS |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 27% of TAS | Higher than 72% of TAS |
Liveability
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | mid-range socio-economic decile 4/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 52/100 | Moderate 57/100 |
| Crime | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Edith Creek
- Edith Creek Primary School Government · Primary above peers
Schools in Scotchtown
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 0 |
| Waterways | 27 | 1 |
Mobility
Edith Creek sits further from the CBD (425.4 km vs 416.5 km).
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 425.4 km +2% vs other | 416.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 305 min | 295 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.1% postcode 7330 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 23 postcode 7330 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (80.3%).
Setting
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 22 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 23 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.0 km | 11.9 km |
NBN connectivity
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 23/100 | 32/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 49 premises | 3% 104 premises |
Climate
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,454 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 20.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.2°C same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Braddon same for both | |
| Member | Anne Urquhart same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Edith Creek | Scotchtown | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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