Simpson vs Scotts Creek

Simpson is the younger of the two, with a median age of 39 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 Simpson, about half of households are couple families. In Scotts Creek, most households are couple families. On these figures, Simpson tends to suit families with children.

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

Simpson

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (5 vs 1)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 39/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, 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

Simpson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($228/wk vs $260/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Simpson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (200.4 km vs 205.9 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Simpson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (27/100 vs 39/100)

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

Investors

Simpson

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.5% vs -13.7%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

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

Simpson Scotts Creek
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.

Simpson Scotts Creek
Walkability 0 / 0
Simpson — Walkability: 0/100 Scotts Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 73 / 61
Simpson — Safety: 73/100 Scotts Creek — Safety: 61/100
Low fire risk 17 / 12
Simpson — Low fire risk: 17/100 Scotts Creek — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 84 / 100
Simpson — Low flood risk: 84/100 Scotts Creek — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Simpson has more residents (583 vs 214); Scotts Creek skews older (51 vs 39).

Simpson Scotts Creek
Population 583
+63% vs other
 214
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.5% -13.7%
Median age 39 51
Median household income $81,432/yr $83,200/yr
+2% vs other
Median weekly rent $228/wk $260/wk
+14% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Simpson Scotts Creek
0-4 7.2% / 2.3%
Simpson — 0-4: 7.2% Scotts Creek — 0-4: 2.3%
5-14 12.2% / 10.7%
Simpson — 5-14: 12.2% Scotts Creek — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 8.1% / 5.1%
Simpson — 15-19: 8.1% Scotts Creek — 15-19: 5.1%
20-24 6.0% / 3.3%
Simpson — 20-24: 6.0% Scotts Creek — 20-24: 3.3%
25-34 11.5% / 10.7%
Simpson — 25-34: 11.5% Scotts Creek — 25-34: 10.7%
35-44 11.8% / 7.9%
Simpson — 35-44: 11.8% Scotts Creek — 35-44: 7.9%
45-54 14.2% / 13.1%
Simpson — 45-54: 14.2% Scotts Creek — 45-54: 13.1%
55-64 13.2% / 22.4%
Simpson — 55-64: 13.2% Scotts Creek — 55-64: 22.4%
65-74 8.1% / 10.7%
Simpson — 65-74: 8.1% Scotts Creek — 65-74: 10.7%
75-84 5.7% / 5.6%
Simpson — 75-84: 5.7% Scotts Creek — 75-84: 5.6%
85+ 1.4% / 1.9%
Simpson — 85+: 1.4% Scotts Creek — 85+: 1.9%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Simpson 51.4% couple families
Simpson — Couple Families: 51.4% Simpson — Lone Person: 27.5% Simpson — One Parent Families: 14.5% Simpson — Group Household: 6.5%
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%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Simpson 16.2% renting
Simpson — Owned Outright: 45.3% Simpson — Mortgage: 38.5% Simpson — Renting: 16.2%
Scotts Creek 14.5% renting
Scotts Creek — Owned Outright: 43.5% Scotts Creek — Mortgage: 41.9% Scotts Creek — Renting: 14.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Simpson Scotts Creek
Certificate III & IV 18.9% / 18.7%
Simpson — Certificate III & IV: 18.9% Scotts Creek — Certificate III & IV: 18.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.0% / 4.7%
Simpson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.0% Scotts Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 4.7%
Bachelor Degree 4.5% / 4.7%
Simpson — Bachelor Degree: 4.5% Scotts Creek — Bachelor Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.7% / 2.3%
Simpson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.7% Scotts Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3%
Postgraduate Degree 0.5% / 2.3%
Simpson — Postgraduate Degree: 0.5% Scotts Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 2.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).

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.

Simpson Scotts Creek
New Zealand 3.6% / 2.3%
Simpson — New Zealand: 3.6% Scotts Creek — New Zealand: 2.3%
Philippines 0.7% / 1.9%
Simpson — Philippines: 0.7% Scotts Creek — Philippines: 1.9%
England 0.5% / 1.9%
Simpson — England: 0.5% Scotts Creek — England: 1.9%
Netherlands 1.4% / —
Simpson — Netherlands: 1.4% Scotts Creek — Netherlands: not among its largest
Scotland 1.0% / —
Simpson — Scotland: 1.0% Scotts Creek — Scotland: not among its largest
Thailand 0.7% / —
Simpson — Thailand: 0.7% Scotts Creek — Thailand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Simpson 100.5% houses
Simpson — Houses: 100.5%
Scotts Creek 102.7% houses
Scotts Creek — Houses: 102.7%
Houses

Property market

Simpson Scotts Creek
Median house price $290,000 —
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both

Zoning mix

Scotts Creek has more rural and farming land (99% vs 87%).

Simpson Scotts Creek
Rural and farming 87% 99%
Parks and recreation 12% 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

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

Ranking within VIC

Simpson Scotts Creek
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 51% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 15% of VIC —
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of VIC Higher than 27% of VIC

Liveability

Simpson Scotts Creek
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Simpson carries more flood risk (16 vs 0); Scotts Creek carries more crime risk (39 vs 27).

Simpson Scotts Creek
Bushfire High
83/100
 High
88/100
Crime Low
27/100
 Low
39/100
Flood Low
16/100
 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

Simpson Scotts Creek
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Simpson

  • Simpson Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Scotts Creek

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

Amenities in the suburb

Simpson Scotts Creek
Supermarkets 1 0
Parks & reserves 5 1
Childcare 1 0
GPs 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Waterways 2 12

Mobility

Scotts Creek sits further from the CBD (205.9 km vs 200.4 km).

Simpson Scotts Creek
Walkability score 0/100
same for both
Distance to Melbourne 200.4 km 205.9 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 155 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.2%
postcode 3266
 0.0%
postcode 3267
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 37
postcode 3266
 —

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.

Simpson Scotts Creek
Car (driver) 52.6% / 58.4%
Simpson — Car (driver): 52.6% Scotts Creek — Car (driver): 58.4%
Worked from Home 27.4% / 25.7%
Simpson — Worked from Home: 27.4% Scotts Creek — Worked from Home: 25.7%
Walked Only 15.9% / 15.8%
Simpson — Walked Only: 15.9% Scotts Creek — Walked Only: 15.8%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / —
Simpson — Car (passenger): 4.1% Scotts Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (58.4%).

Setting

Simpson Scotts Creek
Elevation 163 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 43 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22 km 19.1 km

NBN connectivity

Simpson Scotts Creek
Connectivity score 29/100 26/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
258 premises
 0%
91 premises

Climate

Simpson Scotts Creek
Annual rainfall 607 mm 717 mm
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Simpson

Affordable Rural

Scotts Creek

Rural

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