Jancourt East vs Scotts Creek

Jancourt East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 51 in Scotts Creek. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Jancourt East, about half of households are couple families. In Scotts Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Jancourt East tends to suit families with children, while Scotts Creek 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

Jancourt East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Scotts Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (12% vs 24%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Jancourt East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (29% vs 14%)

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

Commuting to the city

Jancourt East

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (200.4 km vs 205.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Jancourt East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (10/100 vs 0/100)

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

Investors

Jancourt East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (-1.6% vs -13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
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.

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Walkability 10 / 0
Jancourt East — Walkability: 10/100 Scotts Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 53 / 61
Jancourt East — Safety: 53/100 Scotts Creek — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 13 / 12
Jancourt East — Low fire risk: 13/100 Scotts Creek — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Jancourt East — Low flood risk: 100/100 Scotts Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Scotts Creek skews older (51 vs 41); Scotts Creek has higher household incomes ($83,200 vs $70,824).

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Population 185 214
+16% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -1.6% -13.7%
Median age 41 51
Median household income $70,824/yr $83,200/yr
+17% vs other
Median weekly rent $241/wk $260/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
0-4 5.9% / 2.3%
Jancourt East — 0-4: 5.9% Scotts Creek — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 13.5% / 10.7%
Jancourt East — 5-14: 13.5% Scotts Creek — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.9% / 5.1%
Jancourt East — 15-19: 5.9% Scotts Creek — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 7.6% / 3.3%
Jancourt East — 20-24: 7.6% Scotts Creek — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 9.2% / 10.7%
Jancourt East — 25-34: 9.2% Scotts Creek — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 10.8% / 7.9%
Jancourt East — 35-44: 10.8% Scotts Creek — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 11.9% / 13.1%
Jancourt East — 45-54: 11.9% Scotts Creek — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 10.8% / 22.4%
Jancourt East — 55-64: 10.8% Scotts Creek — 55-64: 22.4%
65-74 11.9% / 10.7%
Jancourt East — 65-74: 11.9% Scotts Creek — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 5.9% / 5.6%
Jancourt East — 75-84: 5.9% Scotts Creek — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 2.7% / 1.9%
Jancourt East — 85+: 2.7% Scotts Creek — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Jancourt East 50.0% couple families
Jancourt East — Couple Families: 50.0% Jancourt East — Lone Person: 32.6% Jancourt East — One Parent Families: 17.4%
Scotts Creek 60.5% couple families
Scotts Creek — Couple Families: 60.5% Scotts Creek — Lone Person: 31.6% Scotts Creek — One Parent Families: 7.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Jancourt East 28.6% renting
Jancourt East — Owned Outright: 46.4% Jancourt East — Mortgage: 25.0% Jancourt East — Renting: 28.6%
Scotts Creek 14.5% renting
Scotts Creek — Owned Outright: 43.5% Scotts Creek — Mortgage: 41.9% Scotts Creek — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
New Zealand 5.4% / 2.3%
Jancourt East — New Zealand: 5.4% Scotts Creek — New Zealand: 2.3%
England — / 1.9%
Jancourt East — England: not among its largest Scotts Creek — England: 1.9%
Philippines — / 1.9%
Jancourt East — Philippines: not among its largest Scotts Creek — Philippines: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.4%).

Qualifications

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

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 18.7%
Jancourt East — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% Scotts Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.6% / 4.7%
Jancourt East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.6% Scotts Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Bachelor Degree 6.5% / 4.7%
Jancourt East — Bachelor Degree: 6.5% Scotts Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 2.3%
Jancourt East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Scotts Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree — / 2.3%
Jancourt East — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest Scotts Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Jancourt East 100.0% houses
Jancourt East — Houses: 100.0%
Scotts Creek 102.7% houses
Scotts Creek — Houses: 102.7%
Houses

Zoning mix

Scotts Creek has more rural and farming land (99% vs 73%).

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Rural and farming 73% 99%
Parks and recreation 26% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 1%
same for both
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

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
New dwellings approved 60
across Corangamite
same for both
Approvals change year on year +117%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC

Liveability

Jancourt East is more walkable (10 vs 0).

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Grade —
same for both
Score —
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Bushfire High
87/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 Low
39/100
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
same for both

Schools

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Parks & reserves 4 1
Waterways 1 12

Mobility

Scotts Creek sits further from the CBD (205.9 km vs 200.4 km).

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Walkability score 10/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 200.4 km 205.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3266
 0.0%
postcode 3267
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3266
 —

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.

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Car (driver) 46.8% / 58.4%
Jancourt East — Car (driver): 46.8% Scotts Creek — Car (driver): 58.4%
Worked from Home 34.2% / 25.7%
Jancourt East — Worked from Home: 34.2% Scotts Creek — Worked from Home: 25.7%
Walked Only 15.2% / 15.8%
Jancourt East — Walked Only: 15.2% Scotts Creek — Walked Only: 15.8%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / —
Jancourt East — Car (passenger): 3.8% Scotts Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.4%).

Setting

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Elevation 167 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 27.2 km 19.1 km

NBN connectivity

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
87 premises
 0%
91 premises

Climate

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Annual rainfall 717 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Average residential rate $2,335/yr
same for both
Council Corangamite
same for both

Federal electorate

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Division Wannon
same for both
Member Dan Tehan
same for both
Party Liberal
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Jancourt East Scotts Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Jancourt East

Rural

Scotts Creek

Rural

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