Longwood vs Scott Creek
Longwood is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 50 in Scott Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Longwood, most households are couple families. In Scott Creek, about half of households are couple families. Longwood is closer to the city centre: 21.9 km, against 24.4 km. On these figures, Longwood tends to suit families with children and couples, while Scott Creek suits older residents.
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
Longwood
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 56/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (76% vs 62%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, 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
Scott Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($263/wk vs $300/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Longwood
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (31/100 vs 13/100)
- sits closer to the CBD (21.9 km vs 24.4 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Longwood
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (11/100 vs 56/100)
- is more walkable (31/100 vs 13/100)
- But Scott Creek has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 13%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Longwood and Scott 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.
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
Longwood has more residents (325 vs 225); Scott Creek skews older (50 vs 43).
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 325 +31% vs other | 225 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +12.1% | +13.6% |
| Median age | 43 | 50 |
| Median household income | $122,148/yr +8% vs other | $112,632/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +12% vs other | $263/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).
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 (9.8%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,237,500 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 98% |
| Environmental | 0% | 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
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 95 across Adelaide Hills same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +53% same for both | |
Ranking within SA
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 61% of SA | — |
| Income | Higher than 93% of SA | Higher than 88% of SA |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 75% of SA | Higher than 67% of SA |
| Affordability | Higher than 84% of SA | — |
| EV adoption | Higher than 92% of SA same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of SA | Higher than 50% of SA |
Liveability
Longwood is more walkable (31 vs 13).
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Scott Creek carries more crime risk (56 vs 11).
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 83/100 | High 82/100 |
| Crime | Low 11/100 | Moderate 56/100 |
| Flood | — same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 1 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 1 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 1 |
Schools in Longwood
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Scott Creek
- Scott Creek Primary School Government · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 3 |
Mobility
Scott Creek sits further from the CBD (24.4 km vs 21.9 km).
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 31/100 | 13/100 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 21.9 km | 24.4 km +11% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 27 min | 31 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.8% postcode 5153 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 86 postcode 5153 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 (72.5%).
Setting
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 396 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 335 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 18.7 km | 17.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 108 premises | 0% 84 premises |
Climate
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 969 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 23.8°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.4°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.0 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 17.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 1.12 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,727/yr same for both | |
| Council | Adelaide Hills same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Mayo same for both | |
| Member | Rebekha Sharkie same for both | |
| Party | Centre Alliance same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Longwood | Scott Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $15,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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