Scotts Creek vs Timboon

Timboon is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 51 in Scotts Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Scotts Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Scotts Creek tends to suit couples, while Timboon suits people living alone.

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

Timboon

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 39/100)
  • But Scotts Creek is already more of a family suburb (68% vs 54%)

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 22%)

Weighs 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

Scotts Creek

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (155 min vs 166 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (205.9 km vs 217.1 km)
  • But Timboon is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Timboon

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (47/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (26/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Timboon

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (4.0% vs -13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Scotts Creek Timboon
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.

Scotts Creek Timboon
Walkability 0 / 47
Scotts Creek — Walkability: 0/100 Timboon — Walkability: 47/100
Safety 61 / 74
Scotts Creek — Safety: 61/100 Timboon — Safety: 74/100
Low fire risk 12 / 76
Scotts Creek — Low fire risk: 12/100 Timboon — Low fire risk: 76/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Scotts Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100 Timboon — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Timboon has more residents (1,250 vs 214); Scotts Creek has higher household incomes ($83,200 vs $64,324).

Scotts Creek Timboon
Population 214 1,250
+484% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -13.7% +4.0%
Median age 51 47
Median household income $83,200/yr
+23% vs other
 $64,324/yr
Median weekly rent $260/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Scotts Creek Timboon
0-4 2.3% / 4.6%
Scotts Creek — 0-4: 2.3% Timboon — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 10.7% / 12.1%
Scotts Creek — 5-14: 10.7% Timboon — 5-14: 12.1%
15-19 5.1% / 7.5%
Scotts Creek — 15-19: 5.1% Timboon — 15-19: 7.5%
20-24 3.3% / 5.5%
Scotts Creek — 20-24: 3.3% Timboon — 20-24: 5.5%
25-34 10.7% / 7.1%
Scotts Creek — 25-34: 10.7% Timboon — 25-34: 7.1%
35-44 7.9% / 10.8%
Scotts Creek — 35-44: 7.9% Timboon — 35-44: 10.8%
45-54 13.1% / 12.8%
Scotts Creek — 45-54: 13.1% Timboon — 45-54: 12.8%
55-64 22.4% / 14.3%
Scotts Creek — 55-64: 22.4% Timboon — 55-64: 14.3%
65-74 10.7% / 13.1%
Scotts Creek — 65-74: 10.7% Timboon — 65-74: 13.1%
75-84 5.6% / 8.2%
Scotts Creek — 75-84: 5.6% Timboon — 75-84: 8.2%
85+ 1.9% / 4.0%
Scotts Creek — 85+: 1.9% Timboon — 85+: 4.0%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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% Scotts Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Scotts Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Timboon 36.6% couple families
Timboon — Couple Families: 36.6% Timboon — Lone Person: 41.6% Timboon — One Parent Families: 17.4% Timboon — Group Household: 3.4% Timboon — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Scotts Creek 14.5% renting
Scotts Creek — Owned Outright: 43.5% Scotts Creek — Mortgage: 41.9% Scotts Creek — Renting: 14.5%
Timboon 18.1% renting
Timboon — Owned Outright: 50.9% Timboon — Mortgage: 31.1% Timboon — Renting: 18.1%
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.

Scotts Creek Timboon
New Zealand 2.3% / 2.3%
Scotts Creek — New Zealand: 2.3% Timboon — New Zealand: 2.3%
England 1.9% / 2.6%
Scotts Creek — England: 1.9% Timboon — England: 2.6%
Philippines 1.9% / 0.9%
Scotts Creek — Philippines: 1.9% Timboon — Philippines: 0.9%
Netherlands — / 1.0%
Scotts Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest Timboon — Netherlands: 1.0%
China — / 0.5%
Scotts Creek — China: not among its largest Timboon — China: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.6%).

Qualifications

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

Scotts Creek Timboon
Certificate III & IV 18.7% / 14.8%
Scotts Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.7% Timboon — Certificate III & IV: 14.8%
Bachelor Degree 4.7% / 8.1%
Scotts Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.7% Timboon — Bachelor Degree: 8.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.7% / 7.7%
Scotts Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7% Timboon — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.3% / 1.1%
Scotts Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3% Timboon — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.0%
Scotts Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Timboon — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.0%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Scotts Creek 102.7% houses
Scotts Creek — Houses: 102.7% Scotts Creek — Townhouses: 0.0% Scotts Creek — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Timboon 96.9% houses
Timboon — Houses: 96.9% Timboon — Townhouses: 2.3% Timboon — Flats / Apartments: 0.8%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Scotts Creek Timboon
Median house price — $500,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price — $237,500
Typical days to sell (houses) — 48 days
from 18 sales

Zoning mix

Scotts Creek Timboon
Rural and farming 99% 92%
Parks and recreation 0% 4%
Residential 0% 3%
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

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

Scotts Creek Timboon
Houses — 3.4%
$405/wk on $624K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Scotts Creek Timboon
House price — Higher than 9% of VIC
Income Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 12% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 88% of VIC
EV adoption — Higher than 12% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 30% of VIC

Liveability

Timboon is more walkable (47 vs 0).

Scotts Creek Timboon
Grade — B
Score — 53/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 7/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Scotts Creek carries more bushfire risk (88 vs 24); Scotts Creek carries more crime risk (39 vs 26).

Scotts Creek Timboon
Bushfire High
88/100
 Low
24/100
Crime Low
39/100
 Low
26/100
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

Scotts Creek Timboon
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 Scotts Creek

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

Schools in Timboon

  • Timboon P-12 School Government · Combined above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Scotts Creek Timboon
Supermarkets 0 1
Cafes & restaurants 0 5
Parks & reserves 1 4
Childcare 0 2
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 2
Fuel stations 0 2
Waterways 12 17

Mobility

Timboon sits further from the CBD (217.1 km vs 205.9 km).

Scotts Creek Timboon
Walkability score 0/100 47/100
Distance to Melbourne 205.9 km 217.1 km
+5% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min 166 min
Electric vehicle share 0.0%
postcode 3267
 0.2%
postcode 3268
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings — 39
postcode 3268

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.

Scotts Creek Timboon
Car (driver) 58.4% / 72.8%
Scotts Creek — Car (driver): 58.4% Timboon — Car (driver): 72.8%
Worked from Home 25.7% / 14.6%
Scotts Creek — Worked from Home: 25.7% Timboon — Worked from Home: 14.6%
Walked Only 15.8% / 7.5%
Scotts Creek — Walked Only: 15.8% Timboon — Walked Only: 7.5%
Car (passenger) — / 5.1%
Scotts Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest Timboon — Car (passenger): 5.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.8%).

Setting

Scotts Creek Timboon
Elevation 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 107 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.1 km 14.5 km

NBN connectivity

Scotts Creek Timboon
Connectivity score 26/100 30/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
91 premises
 1%
688 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Scotts Creek

Rural

Timboon

Affordable Retirees River Rural

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