Scottsdale vs Springfield

Springfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 47 in Scottsdale. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Scottsdale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Scottsdale tends to suit 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

Scottsdale

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • But Springfield is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 47%)

Weighs schools, house stock, 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

Scottsdale

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (26% vs 9%)

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

Commuting to the city

Springfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 194 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (248.2 km vs 257.7 km)
  • But Scottsdale is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Scottsdale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (28% vs 18%)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.

Investors

Springfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (19.1% vs 1.5%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Scottsdale Springfield
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.

Scottsdale Springfield
Walkability 15 / 0
Scottsdale — Walkability: 15/100 Springfield — Walkability: 0/100
Low fire risk 55 / 82
Scottsdale — Low fire risk: 55/100 Springfield — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

Scottsdale has more residents (2,408 vs 224); Springfield has higher household incomes ($59,644 vs $50,180).

Scottsdale Springfield
Population 2,408
+91% vs other
 224
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.5% +19.1%
Median age 47 43
Median household income $50,180/yr $59,644/yr
+19% vs other
Median weekly rent $210/wk
+5% vs other
 $200/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Scottsdale Springfield
0-4 4.4% / 3.6%
Scottsdale — 0-4: 4.4% Springfield — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 12.3% / 10.3%
Scottsdale — 5-14: 12.3% Springfield — 5-14: 10.3%
15-19 5.3% / 9.8%
Scottsdale — 15-19: 5.3% Springfield — 15-19: 9.8%
20-24 5.1% / 5.4%
Scottsdale — 20-24: 5.1% Springfield — 20-24: 5.4%
25-34 10.2% / 8.9%
Scottsdale — 25-34: 10.2% Springfield — 25-34: 8.9%
35-44 10.4% / 8.5%
Scottsdale — 35-44: 10.4% Springfield — 35-44: 8.5%
45-54 11.9% / 12.5%
Scottsdale — 45-54: 11.9% Springfield — 45-54: 12.5%
55-64 13.1% / 18.8%
Scottsdale — 55-64: 13.1% Springfield — 55-64: 18.8%
65-74 14.2% / 12.9%
Scottsdale — 65-74: 14.2% Springfield — 65-74: 12.9%
75-84 8.8% / 5.4%
Scottsdale — 75-84: 8.8% Springfield — 75-84: 5.4%
85+ 4.8% / —
Scottsdale — 85+: 4.8% Springfield — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Scottsdale 49.1% lone person
Scottsdale — Lone Person: 49.1% Scottsdale — Couple Families: 31.8% Scottsdale — One Parent Families: 15.4% Scottsdale — Group Household: 2.5% Scottsdale — Other Families: 1.2%
Springfield 41.2% lone person
Springfield — Lone Person: 41.2% Springfield — Couple Families: 43.1% Springfield — One Parent Families: 15.7% Springfield — Group Household: 0.0% Springfield — Other Families: 0.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Scottsdale 26.1% renting
Scottsdale — Owned Outright: 43.4% Scottsdale — Mortgage: 30.5% Scottsdale — Renting: 26.1%
Springfield 9.2% renting
Springfield — Owned Outright: 55.4% Springfield — Mortgage: 35.4% Springfield — Renting: 9.2%
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.

Scottsdale Springfield
England 2.3% / 3.1%
Scottsdale — England: 2.3% Springfield — England: 3.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.8%
Scottsdale — New Zealand: 0.7% Springfield — New Zealand: 1.8%
Philippines 0.6% / —
Scottsdale — Philippines: 0.6% Springfield — Philippines: not among its largest
Germany 0.5% / —
Scottsdale — Germany: 0.5% Springfield — Germany: not among its largest
Netherlands 0.5% / —
Scottsdale — Netherlands: 0.5% Springfield — Netherlands: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.1%).

Qualifications

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

Scottsdale Springfield
Certificate III & IV 15.9% / 14.3%
Scottsdale — Certificate III & IV: 15.9% Springfield — Certificate III & IV: 14.3%
Bachelor Degree 3.8% / 5.4%
Scottsdale — Bachelor Degree: 3.8% Springfield — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 4.2% / 2.7%
Scottsdale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.2% Springfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 2.7%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 4.0%
Scottsdale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Springfield — Postgraduate Degree: 4.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / —
Scottsdale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Springfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Scottsdale 93.0% houses
Scottsdale — Houses: 93.0% Scottsdale — Townhouses: 6.0% Scottsdale — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Springfield 100.0% houses
Springfield — Houses: 100.0% Springfield — Townhouses: 0.0% Springfield — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Scottsdale Springfield
Median house price $470,000 —
Median unit price $365,000 —
Median land price $485,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 65 days
from 38 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Springfield has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%).

Scottsdale Springfield
Rural and farming 86% 100%
Environmental 6% 0%
Industrial 3% 0%
Residential 3% 0%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 0%
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

Scottsdale Springfield
New dwellings approved 18
across Dorset
same for both
Approvals change year on year -60%
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.

Scottsdale Springfield
Houses 4.4%
$420/wk on $498K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within TAS

Scottsdale Springfield
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 21% of TAS Higher than 36% of TAS
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 82% of TAS Higher than 27% of TAS
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 2% of TAS Higher than 1% of TAS
NBN connectivity Higher than 90% of TAS Higher than 36% of TAS
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of TAS —

Liveability

Scottsdale is more walkable (15 vs 0).

Scottsdale Springfield
Grade D —
Score 34/100 —
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Scottsdale carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 18).

Scottsdale Springfield
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 Low
18/100
Crime Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
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
 0
within 5 km

Schools

Scottsdale Springfield
Inside the suburb 2 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 1 0
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Scottsdale

  • Scottsdale Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Scottsdale High School Government · Secondary at peers

Schools in Springfield

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

Amenities in the suburb

Scottsdale Springfield
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 7 0
Parks & reserves 6 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 3 0
Fuel stations 6 0
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 1
same for both

Mobility

Scottsdale sits further from the CBD (257.7 km vs 248.2 km).

Scottsdale Springfield
Walkability score 15/100 0/100
Distance to Hobart 257.7 km
+4% vs other
 248.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 194 min 185 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 7260
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 29
postcode 7260
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.

Scottsdale Springfield
Car (driver) 81.1% / 66.7%
Scottsdale — Car (driver): 81.1% Springfield — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 7.2% / 20.6%
Scottsdale — Worked from Home: 7.2% Springfield — Worked from Home: 20.6%
Walked Only 6.0% / 8.8%
Scottsdale — Walked Only: 6.0% Springfield — Walked Only: 8.8%
Car (passenger) 4.9% / 3.9%
Scottsdale — Car (passenger): 4.9% Springfield — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bus 0.5% / —
Scottsdale — Bus: 0.5% Springfield — Bus: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).

Setting

Scottsdale Springfield
Elevation 169 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 233 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.8 km 27.0 km

NBN connectivity

Scottsdale Springfield
Connectivity score 89/100 28/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 84%
1,412 premises
 0%
84 premises

Climate

Scottsdale Springfield
Annual rainfall 894 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.6°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 4.2°C
same for both

Council rates

Scottsdale Springfield
Average residential rate $1,486/yr
same for both
Council Dorset
same for both

Federal electorate

Scottsdale Springfield
Division Bass
same for both
Member Jess Teesdale
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Scottsdale Springfield
Grant amount $20,000
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Scottsdale

Acreage Affordable Retirees

Springfield

Rural

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