Scoresby vs Knoxfield

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Scoresby, most households are couple families. In Knoxfield, about half of households are couple families.

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

Scoresby

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools rated above their peers (3 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (16 vs 10)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (96% vs 79%)
  • But Knoxfield carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 77/100)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

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

Weighs house prices, unit 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 4 things we measure here

  • Scoresby sits closer to the CBD (29.5 km vs 32.1 km)
  • Knoxfield is more walkable (79/100 vs 59/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Knoxfield

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (21% vs 4%)
  • carries lower crime risk (55/100 vs 77/100)
  • is more walkable (79/100 vs 59/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Scoresby Knoxfield
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.

Scoresby Knoxfield
Walkability 59 / 79
Scoresby — Walkability: 59/100 Knoxfield — Walkability: 79/100
Safety 23 / 45
Scoresby — Safety: 23/100 Knoxfield — Safety: 45/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Scoresby — Low fire risk: 100/100 Knoxfield — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 15 / 46
Scoresby — Low flood risk: 15/100 Knoxfield — Low flood risk: 46/100

Demographics

Knoxfield has more residents (7,645 vs 6,066); Scoresby has higher household incomes ($102,180 vs $91,624).

Scoresby Knoxfield
Population 6,066 7,645
+26% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +0.7% +2.5%
Median age 40 41
Median household income $102,180/yr
+10% vs other
 $91,624/yr
Median weekly rent $406/wk $421/wk
+4% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Scoresby Knoxfield
0-4 4.7% / 5.2%
Scoresby — 0-4: 4.7% Knoxfield — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 12.7% / 11.6%
Scoresby — 5-14: 12.7% Knoxfield — 5-14: 11.6%
15-19 7.0% / 6.0%
Scoresby — 15-19: 7.0% Knoxfield — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 6.7% / 5.9%
Scoresby — 20-24: 6.7% Knoxfield — 20-24: 5.9%
25-34 11.4% / 12.2%
Scoresby — 25-34: 11.4% Knoxfield — 25-34: 12.2%
35-44 15.1% / 14.7%
Scoresby — 35-44: 15.1% Knoxfield — 35-44: 14.7%
45-54 14.6% / 13.0%
Scoresby — 45-54: 14.6% Knoxfield — 45-54: 13.0%
55-64 12.3% / 11.8%
Scoresby — 55-64: 12.3% Knoxfield — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 9.9% / 10.5%
Scoresby — 65-74: 9.9% Knoxfield — 65-74: 10.5%
75-84 4.5% / 7.4%
Scoresby — 75-84: 4.5% Knoxfield — 75-84: 7.4%
85+ 1.1% / 1.7%
Scoresby — 85+: 1.1% Knoxfield — 85+: 1.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Scoresby 56.2% couple families
Scoresby — Couple Families: 56.2% Scoresby — Lone Person: 22.6% Scoresby — One Parent Families: 16.5% Scoresby — Group Household: 3.3% Scoresby — Other Families: 1.4%
Knoxfield 50.1% couple families
Knoxfield — Couple Families: 50.1% Knoxfield — Lone Person: 28.6% Knoxfield — One Parent Families: 16.3% Knoxfield — Group Household: 3.4% Knoxfield — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Scoresby 23.0% renting
Scoresby — Owned Outright: 35.3% Scoresby — Mortgage: 41.7% Scoresby — Renting: 23.0%
Knoxfield 23.3% renting
Knoxfield — Owned Outright: 37.8% Knoxfield — Mortgage: 39.0% Knoxfield — Renting: 23.3%
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.

Scoresby Knoxfield
China 6.1% / 6.9%
Scoresby — China: 6.1% Knoxfield — China: 6.9%
India 5.3% / 3.6%
Scoresby — India: 5.3% Knoxfield — India: 3.6%
Malaysia 4.1% / 3.0%
Scoresby — Malaysia: 4.1% Knoxfield — Malaysia: 3.0%
Sri Lanka 4.5% / 2.4%
Scoresby — Sri Lanka: 4.5% Knoxfield — Sri Lanka: 2.4%
England 2.6% / 3.1%
Scoresby — England: 2.6% Knoxfield — England: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.9%).

Qualifications

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

Scoresby Knoxfield
Bachelor Degree 16.3% / 16.4%
Scoresby — Bachelor Degree: 16.3% Knoxfield — Bachelor Degree: 16.4%
Certificate III & IV 12.5% / 12.4%
Scoresby — Certificate III & IV: 12.5% Knoxfield — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 9.2%
Scoresby — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Knoxfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.2%
Postgraduate Degree 5.7% / 5.8%
Scoresby — Postgraduate Degree: 5.7% Knoxfield — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.1% / 2.3%
Scoresby — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.1% Knoxfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.4%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Scoresby 96.3% houses
Scoresby — Houses: 96.3% Scoresby — Townhouses: 3.1% Scoresby — Flats / Apartments: 0.5%
Knoxfield 79.4% houses
Knoxfield — Houses: 79.4% Knoxfield — Townhouses: 20.4% Knoxfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Scoresby Knoxfield
Median house price $1,011,000 $1,000,050
Median unit price $779,500 $805,000
Median land price — $1,133,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 23 days
from 45 sales
 24 days
from 40 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Scoresby Knoxfield
3 bed $938K / $920K
Scoresby — 3 bed: $938K (45 sales) Knoxfield — 3 bed: $920K (63 sales)

45 vs 63 sales

4 bed $1.13M / $1.19M
Scoresby — 4 bed: $1.13M (50 sales) Knoxfield — 4 bed: $1.19M (35 sales)

50 vs 35 sales

5 bed $1.23M / $1.4M
Scoresby — 5 bed: $1.23M (12 sales) Knoxfield — 5 bed: $1.4M (9 sales)

12 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Knoxfield has more industrially zoned land (26% vs 3%); Scoresby has more commercially zoned land (23% vs 2%).

Scoresby Knoxfield
Residential 29% 42%
Parks and recreation 26% 7%
Industrial 3% 26%
Commercial 23% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 13%
same for both
Other and special use 6% 10%
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

Scoresby Knoxfield
New dwellings approved 577
across Knox
same for both
Approvals change year on year -14%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Scoresby Knoxfield
Houses 3.4%
$705/wk on $1.09M
 3.6%
$650/wk on $930K
Units — 4.3%
$575/wk on $688K

Ranking within VIC

Scoresby Knoxfield
House price Higher than 71% of VIC Higher than 70% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools Higher than 99% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 93% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 37% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 25% of VIC

Liveability

Knoxfield is more walkable (79 vs 59); Knoxfield scores higher overall (68 vs 63).

Scoresby Knoxfield
Grade B
same for both
Score 63/100 68/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
same for both

Risk profile

Scoresby carries more flood risk (85 vs 54); Scoresby carries more crime risk (77 vs 55).

Scoresby Knoxfield
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
77/100
 Moderate
55/100
Flood High
85/100
 Moderate
54/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Scoresby Knoxfield
Inside the suburb 3 2
Rated above peers 3 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Monash Clayton, 8.0 km
 None

Schools in Scoresby

  • Scoresby Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Scoresby Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • St Jude the Apostle School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Knoxfield

  • Knox Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Carrington Primary School Government · Primary

Amenities in the suburb

Scoresby Knoxfield
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 12 7
Parks & reserves 16 10
Childcare 4 6
GPs 1
same for both
Pharmacies 1 2
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 3 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 3 5

Mobility

Knoxfield sits further from the CBD (32.1 km vs 29.5 km).

Scoresby Knoxfield
Walkability score 59/100 79/100
Distance to Melbourne 29.5 km 32.1 km
+9% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 34 min 37 min
Public transport score 79/100
Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 158.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 114.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.5%
postcode 3179
 1.4%
postcode 3180
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 43
postcode 3179
 42
postcode 3180

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.

Scoresby Knoxfield
Car (driver) 64.1% / 63.3%
Scoresby — Car (driver): 64.1% Knoxfield — Car (driver): 63.3%
Worked from Home 27.0% / 28.6%
Scoresby — Worked from Home: 27.0% Knoxfield — Worked from Home: 28.6%
Car (passenger) 4.7% / 4.0%
Scoresby — Car (passenger): 4.7% Knoxfield — Car (passenger): 4.0%
Train 1.5% / 1.6%
Scoresby — Train: 1.5% Knoxfield — Train: 1.6%
Bus 1.6% / 1.0%
Scoresby — Bus: 1.6% Knoxfield — Bus: 1.0%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.2%
Scoresby — Walked Only: 0.9% Knoxfield — Walked Only: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (64.1%).

Setting

Scoresby Knoxfield
Elevation 66 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 87 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 16.7 km 19.5 km

NBN connectivity

Scoresby Knoxfield
Connectivity score 77/100 86/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 8%
2,645 premises
 37%
3,841 premises

Climate

Scoresby Knoxfield
Annual rainfall 777 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.3°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Scoresby Knoxfield
PM2.5 6.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.8 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.98 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Scoresby Knoxfield
Average residential rate $1,732/yr
same for both
Council Knox
same for both

Federal electorate

Scoresby Knoxfield
Division Aston
same for both
Member Mary Doyle
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Scoresby Knoxfield
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Scoresby

Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Parks Quiet

Knoxfield

Outer Parks Townhouses

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