Scottsdale vs West Scottsdale
Scottsdale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 47 against 57 in West Scottsdale. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are 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
Scottsdale
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (6 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
West Scottsdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (19% vs 24%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Scottsdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Scottsdale is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
- West Scottsdale sits closer to the CBD (251.8 km vs 257.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Scottsdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (15/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, and walkability.
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
Scottsdale and West Scottsdale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Scottsdale has more residents (2,408 vs 57); West Scottsdale has higher household incomes ($68,224 vs $50,180).
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,408 +98% vs other | 57 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.5% | -1.7% |
| Median age | 47 | 57 |
| Median household income | $50,180/yr | $68,224/yr +36% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $210/wk | $240/wk +14% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (35.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.9%).
Property market
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
West Scottsdale has more rural and farming land (100% vs 86%).
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 18 across Dorset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -60% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 4.4% $420/wk on $498K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 21% of TAS | Higher than 49% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 82% of TAS | Higher than 6% 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 35% of TAS |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 58% of TAS | — |
Liveability
Scottsdale is more walkable (15 vs 0).
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | — |
| Score | 34/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | high-need area decile 1/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Scottsdale carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0).
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Moderate 45/100 | None 0/100 |
| 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 | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 West Scottsdale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 7 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 6 | 0 |
| 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 251.8 km).
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 15/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Hobart | 257.7 km +2% vs other | 251.8 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 194 min | 192 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).
Setting
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 169 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 170 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 19.8 km | 20.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 89/100 | 28/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 84% 1,412 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,486/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dorset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bass same for both | |
| Member | Jess Teesdale same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Scottsdale | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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