Hay vs Scotsdale

In both, the large majority of households own their home and about half of households are couple families. In Scotsdale, the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Scotsdale: a median of $1.28 million, against $980,000 in Hay. On these figures, Hay tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Scotsdale suits families with children.

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

Scotsdale

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (9 vs 2)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (99% vs 43%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Hay

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 32%)
  • has cheaper houses ($980,000 vs $1,277,500)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Hay

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (290 min vs 311 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (414.5 km vs 417.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (58% vs 2%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Hay

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (48.5% vs 16.3%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Hay and Scotsdale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Hay Scotsdale
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Hay Scotsdale
Walkability 0 / 0
Hay — Walkability: 0/100 Scotsdale — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 80 / 84
Hay — Safety: 80/100 Scotsdale — Safety: 84/100
Low fire risk 23 / 32
Hay — Low fire risk: 23/100 Scotsdale — Low fire risk: 32/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Hay — Low flood risk: 100/100 Scotsdale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hay Scotsdale
Population 493 529
+7% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +48.5% +16.3%
Median age 51 52
Median household income $86,320/yr
+7% vs other
 $79,924/yr
Median weekly rent $300/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hay Scotsdale
0-4 3.9% / 6.8%
Hay — 0-4: 3.9% Scotsdale — 0-4: 6.8%
5-14 11.6% / 12.9%
Hay — 5-14: 11.6% Scotsdale — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 4.7% / 3.4%
Hay — 15-19: 4.7% Scotsdale — 15-19: 3.4%
20-24 2.2% / 1.3%
Hay — 20-24: 2.2% Scotsdale — 20-24: 1.3%
25-34 5.9% / 6.4%
Hay — 25-34: 5.9% Scotsdale — 25-34: 6.4%
35-44 9.1% / 9.8%
Hay — 35-44: 9.1% Scotsdale — 35-44: 9.8%
45-54 12.4% / 12.5%
Hay — 45-54: 12.4% Scotsdale — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 22.1% / 18.1%
Hay — 55-64: 22.1% Scotsdale — 55-64: 18.1%
65-74 16.8% / 19.3%
Hay — 65-74: 16.8% Scotsdale — 65-74: 19.3%
75-84 7.1% / 7.0%
Hay — 75-84: 7.1% Scotsdale — 75-84: 7.0%
85+ 0.8% / 2.5%
Hay — 85+: 0.8% Scotsdale — 85+: 2.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hay 54.3% couple families
Hay — Couple Families: 54.3% Hay — Lone Person: 30.4% Hay — One Parent Families: 10.9% Hay — Group Household: 4.3%
Scotsdale 54.7% couple families
Scotsdale — Couple Families: 54.7% Scotsdale — Lone Person: 36.0% Scotsdale — One Parent Families: 9.3% Scotsdale — Group Household: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hay 10.6% renting
Hay — Owned Outright: 47.8% Hay — Mortgage: 41.6% Hay — Renting: 10.6%
Scotsdale 12.5% renting
Scotsdale — Owned Outright: 56.9% Scotsdale — Mortgage: 30.6% Scotsdale — Renting: 12.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Hay Scotsdale
Certificate III & IV 19.5% / 15.1%
Hay — Certificate III & IV: 19.5% Scotsdale — Certificate III & IV: 15.1%
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 15.5%
Hay — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Scotsdale — Bachelor Degree: 15.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.3% / 7.2%
Hay — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.3% Scotsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2%
Postgraduate Degree 4.3% / 4.7%
Hay — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3% Scotsdale — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.0% / 3.0%
Hay — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0% Scotsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).

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.

Hay Scotsdale
England 10.1% / 10.8%
Hay — England: 10.1% Scotsdale — England: 10.8%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.5%
Hay — New Zealand: 1.4% Scotsdale — New Zealand: 1.5%
South Africa 1.2% / 0.9%
Hay — South Africa: 1.2% Scotsdale — South Africa: 0.9%
Scotland 1.8% / —
Hay — Scotland: 1.8% Scotsdale — Scotland: not among its largest
Thailand 1.0% / —
Hay — Thailand: 1.0% Scotsdale — Thailand: not among its largest
India — / 0.9%
Hay — India: not among its largest Scotsdale — India: 0.9%
Malaysia — / 0.9%
Hay — Malaysia: not among its largest Scotsdale — Malaysia: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.8%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hay 43.0% houses
Hay — Houses: 43.0% Hay — Townhouses: 57.6%
Scotsdale 99.4% houses
Scotsdale — Houses: 99.4% Scotsdale — Townhouses: 1.8%
Houses Townhouses

Property market

Hay Scotsdale
Median house price $980,000 $1,277,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $356,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 35 days
from 12 sales
 —

Development activity

Hay Scotsdale
New dwellings approved 54
across Denmark
same for both
Approvals change year on year +0%
same for both

Ranking within WA

Hay Scotsdale
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 50% of WA Higher than 42% of WA
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 57% of WA Higher than 29% of WA
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 77% of WA Higher than 76% of WA
NBN connectivity Higher than 72% of WA Higher than 52% of WA

Liveability

Hay Scotsdale
Grade — B
Score — 51/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Hay Scotsdale
Bushfire High
77/100
 Moderate
68/100
Crime Low
20/100
 Low
16/100
Flood None
0/100
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
 1
within 5 km

Schools

Hay Scotsdale
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Hay

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Scotsdale

  • Golden Hill Steiner School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Denmark Government · Secondary

Amenities in the suburb

Hay Scotsdale
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 2 9
Waterways 1 2

Mobility

Scotsdale sits further from the CBD (417.6 km vs 414.5 km).

Hay Scotsdale
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Perth 414.5 km 417.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 290 min 311 min
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 6333
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 38
postcode 6333
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.

Hay Scotsdale
Car (driver) 69.3% / 55.9%
Hay — Car (driver): 69.3% Scotsdale — Car (driver): 55.9%
Worked from Home 17.7% / 32.7%
Hay — Worked from Home: 17.7% Scotsdale — Worked from Home: 32.7%
Walked Only 5.2% / 9.4%
Hay — Walked Only: 5.2% Scotsdale — Walked Only: 9.4%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 2.0%
Hay — Car (passenger): 5.2% Scotsdale — Car (passenger): 2.0%
Bus 2.6% / —
Hay — Bus: 2.6% Scotsdale — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (69.3%).

Setting

Hay Scotsdale
Elevation 29 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 105 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.0 km 12.9 km

NBN connectivity

Hay Scotsdale
Connectivity score 54/100 27/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 37%
308 premises
 0%
283 premises

Climate

Hay Scotsdale
Annual rainfall 619 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.9°C
same for both

Council rates

Hay Scotsdale
Average residential rate $2,478/yr
same for both
Council Denmark
same for both

Federal electorate

Hay Scotsdale
Division O'connor
same for both
Member Rick Wilson
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hay Scotsdale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $800,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hay

Rural Townhouses

Scotsdale

Retirees Rural

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