Scarsdale vs Snake Valley

Scarsdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 against 46 in Snake Valley. 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. Houses cost more in Scarsdale: a median of $625,000, against $502,000 in Snake Valley. On these figures, Scarsdale tends to suit families with children, while Snake Valley suits people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Scarsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (71% vs 63%)

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

First-home buyers

Snake Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($502,500 vs $625,000)

Weighs house prices, land 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

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Scarsdale sits closer to the CBD (139.2 km vs 154.5 km)
  • Snake Valley is more walkable (28/100 vs 13/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Snake Valley

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (28/100 vs 13/100)

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

Scarsdale and Snake Valley 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 Snake Valley
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 Snake Valley
Walkability 13 / 28
Scarsdale — Walkability: 13/100 Snake Valley — Walkability: 28/100
Safety 65 / 62
Scarsdale — Safety: 65/100 Snake Valley — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 27 / 41
Scarsdale — Low fire risk: 27/100 Snake Valley — Low fire risk: 41/100
Low flood risk 67 / 100
Scarsdale — Low flood risk: 67/100 Snake Valley — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Scarsdale has higher household incomes ($80,496 vs $63,752); Snake Valley skews older (46 vs 39).

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Population 855
+4% vs other
 820
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +14.9% +10.4%
Median age 39 46
Median household income $80,496/yr
+21% vs other
 $63,752/yr
Median weekly rent $240/wk $250/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Scarsdale Snake Valley
0-4 5.6% / 3.9%
Scarsdale — 0-4: 5.6% Snake Valley — 0-4: 3.9%
5-14 15.6% / 13.0%
Scarsdale — 5-14: 15.6% Snake Valley — 5-14: 13.0%
15-19 6.4% / 5.0%
Scarsdale — 15-19: 6.4% Snake Valley — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 5.5% / 4.4%
Scarsdale — 20-24: 5.5% Snake Valley — 20-24: 4.4%
25-34 11.3% / 10.1%
Scarsdale — 25-34: 11.3% Snake Valley — 25-34: 10.1%
35-44 13.5% / 12.0%
Scarsdale — 35-44: 13.5% Snake Valley — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 15.6% / 15.0%
Scarsdale — 45-54: 15.6% Snake Valley — 45-54: 15.0%
55-64 13.2% / 18.5%
Scarsdale — 55-64: 13.2% Snake Valley — 55-64: 18.5%
65-74 11.1% / 11.1%
Scarsdale — 65-74: 11.1% Snake Valley — 65-74: 11.1%
75-84 2.7% / 5.2%
Scarsdale — 75-84: 2.7% Snake Valley — 75-84: 5.2%
85+ 0.6% / 0.6%
Scarsdale — 85+: 0.6% Snake Valley — 85+: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.5%).

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%
Snake Valley 41.6% couple families
Snake Valley — Couple Families: 41.6% Snake Valley — Lone Person: 37.3% Snake Valley — One Parent Families: 21.1% Snake Valley — 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.

Scarsdale 5.2% renting
Scarsdale — Owned Outright: 37.9% Scarsdale — Mortgage: 56.9% Scarsdale — Renting: 5.2%
Snake Valley 7.9% renting
Snake Valley — Owned Outright: 45.5% Snake Valley — Mortgage: 46.5% Snake Valley — Renting: 7.9%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Certificate III & IV 19.1% / 18.4%
Scarsdale — Certificate III & IV: 19.1% Snake Valley — Certificate III & IV: 18.4%
Bachelor Degree 7.1% / 7.7%
Scarsdale — Bachelor Degree: 7.1% Snake Valley — Bachelor Degree: 7.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 7.7%
Scarsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% Snake Valley — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 2.1%
Scarsdale — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Snake Valley — Postgraduate Degree: 2.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.5% / 0.7%
Scarsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5% Snake Valley — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7%

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

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 Snake Valley
England 3.5% / 4.4%
Scarsdale — England: 3.5% Snake Valley — England: 4.4%
New Zealand 1.6% / 1.1%
Scarsdale — New Zealand: 1.6% Snake Valley — New Zealand: 1.1%
Philippines 0.5% / 1.5%
Scarsdale — Philippines: 0.5% Snake Valley — Philippines: 1.5%
Germany 0.5% / 0.6%
Scarsdale — Germany: 0.5% Snake Valley — Germany: 0.6%
Netherlands 0.5% / 0.5%
Scarsdale — Netherlands: 0.5% Snake Valley — Netherlands: 0.5%
Scotland — / 0.6%
Scarsdale — Scotland: not among its largest Snake Valley — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

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

Property market

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Median house price $625,000 $502,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $277,500 $250,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 8 sales
 38 days
from 9 sales

Zoning mix

Snake Valley has more rural and farming land (86% vs 46%).

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Rural and farming 46% 86%
Parks and recreation 46% 12%
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 Snake Valley
New dwellings approved 186
across Golden Plains
 45
across Pyrenees
Approvals change year on year +10% +100%

Ranking within VIC

Scarsdale Snake Valley
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 48% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 74% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 40% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 33% of VIC Higher than 59% of VIC

Liveability

Snake Valley is more walkable (28 vs 13); Snake Valley scores higher overall (43 vs 31).

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Grade C
same for both
Score 31/100 43/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Scarsdale carries more flood risk (33 vs 0); Scarsdale carries more bushfire risk (73 vs 59).

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Bushfire High
73/100
 Moderate
59/100
Crime Low
35/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
33/100
 None
0/100
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 Snake Valley
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
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 Snake Valley

  • Woady Yaloak Primary School-Snake Valley Campus Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Parks & reserves 3 2
Childcare 1
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Waterways 68 6

Mobility

Snake Valley sits further from the CBD (154.5 km vs 139.2 km).

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Walkability score 13/100 28/100
Distance to Melbourne 139.2 km 154.5 km
+11% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 111 min 110 min
Electric vehicle share 0.4%
postcode 3351
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 52
postcode 3351
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.

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Car (driver) 76.8% / 84.2%
Scarsdale — Car (driver): 76.8% Snake Valley — Car (driver): 84.2%
Worked from Home 15.8% / 12.6%
Scarsdale — Worked from Home: 15.8% Snake Valley — Worked from Home: 12.6%
Car (passenger) 6.1% / 1.8%
Scarsdale — Car (passenger): 6.1% Snake Valley — Car (passenger): 1.8%
Walked Only — / 1.4%
Scarsdale — Walked Only: not among its largest Snake Valley — Walked Only: 1.4%
Bus 1.3% / —
Scarsdale — Bus: 1.3% Snake Valley — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (84.2%).

Setting

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Elevation 385 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 401 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

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

Climate

Scarsdale Snake Valley
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 Snake Valley
Average residential rate $2,052/yr $1,584/yr
Council Golden Plains Pyrenees

Federal electorate

Scarsdale Snake Valley
Division Ballarat Wannon
Member Catherine King Dan Tehan
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Scarsdale

Rural

Snake Valley

Affordable Rural

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