Scarsdale vs Napoleons

Scarsdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 47 in Napoleons. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Scarsdale, about half of households are couple families. In Napoleons, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Napoleons: a median of $690,000, against $625,000 in Scarsdale, though rent is higher in Scarsdale. On these figures, Scarsdale tends to suit families with children, while Napoleons 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

Napoleons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Scarsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($625,000 vs $690,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Napoleons

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Napoleons

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (100 min vs 111 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (128.8 km vs 139.2 km)
  • But Scarsdale is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Scarsdale is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
  • Napoleons has more residents already 65 and over (22% vs 14%)

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

Investors

Scarsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (14.9% vs 0.4%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Scarsdale Napoleons
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.

Scarsdale Napoleons
Walkability 13 / 0
Scarsdale — Walkability: 13/100 Napoleons — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 65 / 62
Scarsdale — Safety: 65/100 Napoleons — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 27 / 20
Scarsdale — Low fire risk: 27/100 Napoleons — Low fire risk: 20/100
Low flood risk 67 / 39
Scarsdale — Low flood risk: 67/100 Napoleons — Low flood risk: 39/100

Demographics

Scarsdale has more residents (855 vs 555); Napoleons skews older (47 vs 39).

Scarsdale Napoleons
Population 855
+35% vs other
 555
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.9% +0.4%
Median age 39 47
Median household income $80,496/yr $89,336/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $240/wk
+17% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Scarsdale Napoleons
0-4 5.6% / 2.0%
Scarsdale — 0-4: 5.6% Napoleons — 0-4: 2.0%
5-14 15.6% / 13.7%
Scarsdale — 5-14: 15.6% Napoleons — 5-14: 13.7%
15-19 6.4% / 6.8%
Scarsdale — 15-19: 6.4% Napoleons — 15-19: 6.8%
20-24 5.5% / 6.3%
Scarsdale — 20-24: 5.5% Napoleons — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 11.3% / 6.5%
Scarsdale — 25-34: 11.3% Napoleons — 25-34: 6.5%
35-44 13.5% / 9.9%
Scarsdale — 35-44: 13.5% Napoleons — 35-44: 9.9%
45-54 15.6% / 15.7%
Scarsdale — 45-54: 15.6% Napoleons — 45-54: 15.7%
55-64 13.2% / 15.5%
Scarsdale — 55-64: 13.2% Napoleons — 55-64: 15.5%
65-74 11.1% / 15.1%
Scarsdale — 65-74: 11.1% Napoleons — 65-74: 15.1%
75-84 2.7% / 5.4%
Scarsdale — 75-84: 2.7% Napoleons — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 0.6% / 1.4%
Scarsdale — 85+: 0.6% Napoleons — 85+: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Scarsdale 48.2% couple families
Scarsdale — Couple Families: 48.2% Scarsdale — Lone Person: 25.7% Scarsdale — One Parent Families: 22.5% Scarsdale — Group Household: 3.7%
Napoleons 61.5% couple families
Napoleons — Couple Families: 61.5% Napoleons — Lone Person: 23.8% Napoleons — One Parent Families: 8.5% Napoleons — Group Household: 6.2%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Scarsdale 5.2% renting
Scarsdale — Owned Outright: 37.9% Scarsdale — Mortgage: 56.9% Scarsdale — Renting: 5.2%
Napoleons 1.6% renting
Napoleons — Owned Outright: 54.6% Napoleons — Mortgage: 43.8% Napoleons — Renting: 1.6%
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.

Scarsdale Napoleons
England 3.5% / 2.9%
Scarsdale — England: 3.5% Napoleons — England: 2.9%
New Zealand 1.6% / 0.7%
Scarsdale — New Zealand: 1.6% Napoleons — New Zealand: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.7%
Scarsdale — Netherlands: 0.5% Napoleons — Netherlands: 0.7%
Philippines 0.5% / —
Scarsdale — Philippines: 0.5% Napoleons — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Scarsdale — Germany: 0.5% Napoleons — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.5%).

Qualifications

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

Scarsdale Napoleons
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 17.5%
Scarsdale — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Napoleons — Certificate III & IV: 17.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 8.5%
Scarsdale — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Napoleons — Bachelor Degree: 8.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 8.5%
Scarsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Napoleons — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.5%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 3.4%
Scarsdale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Napoleons — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 3.8%
Scarsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Napoleons — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Scarsdale 100.4% houses
Scarsdale — Houses: 100.4% Scarsdale — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Napoleons 98.4% houses
Napoleons — Houses: 98.4% Napoleons — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Scarsdale Napoleons
Median house price $625,000 $690,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $277,500 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 8 sales
 44 days
from 4 sales

Zoning mix

Napoleons has more rural and farming land (96% vs 46%).

Scarsdale Napoleons
Rural and farming 46% 96%
Parks and recreation 46% 1%
Residential 8% 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

Scarsdale Napoleons
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
same for both
Approvals change year on year +10%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Scarsdale Napoleons
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 33% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Scarsdale is more walkable (13 vs 0).

Scarsdale Napoleons
Grade C D
Score 31/100 28/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Napoleons carries more flood risk (61 vs 33).

Scarsdale Napoleons
Bushfire High
73/100
 High
80/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
33/100
 Moderate
61/100
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

Scarsdale Napoleons
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Scarsdale

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

Schools in Napoleons

  • Napoleons Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Scarsdale Napoleons
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 68 9

Mobility

Scarsdale sits further from the CBD (139.2 km vs 128.8 km).

Scarsdale Napoleons
Walkability score 13/100 0/100
Distance to Melbourne 139.2 km
+7% vs other
 128.8 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 111 min 100 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
 0.4%
postcode 3352
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
 51
postcode 3352

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.

Scarsdale Napoleons
Car (driver) 76.8% / 73.8%
Scarsdale — Car (driver): 76.8% Napoleons — Car (driver): 73.8%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 17.8%
Scarsdale — Worked from Home: 15.8% Napoleons — Worked from Home: 17.8%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 5.3%
Scarsdale — Car (passenger): 6.1% Napoleons — Car (passenger): 5.3%
Walked Only — / 3.1%
Scarsdale — Walked Only: not among its largest Napoleons — Walked Only: 3.1%
Bus 1.3% / —
Scarsdale — Bus: 1.3% Napoleons — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.8%).

Setting

Scarsdale Napoleons
Elevation 385 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 384 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Scarsdale Napoleons
Connectivity score 28/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
304 premises
 0%
210 premises

Climate

Scarsdale Napoleons
Annual rainfall 605 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.5°C
same for both

Council rates

Scarsdale Napoleons
Average residential rate $2,052/yr
same for both
Council Golden Plains
same for both

Federal electorate

Scarsdale Napoleons
Division Ballarat
same for both
Member Catherine King
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Scarsdale Napoleons
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Scarsdale

Rural

Napoleons

Rural

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