Springfield vs West Scottsdale
Springfield is the younger of the two, with a median age of 43 against 57 in West Scottsdale. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In West Scottsdale, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, West Scottsdale tends to suit people living alone.
Springfield is a larger community of 224 people with a younger median age of 43 years, while West Scottsdale is much smaller at 57 people and notably older at 57 years. West Scottsdale has a higher median household income of $68,224 compared to Springfield's $59,644, and rental costs are also higher at $240 per week versus $200. Springfield carries a bushfire risk rating of 19, whereas West Scottsdale has no recorded bushfire risk. Both are similarly remote from the CBD and share low crime and flood risk ratings.
Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.
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
Springfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (59% vs 50%)
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 28%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Springfield
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($200/wk vs $240/wk)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Springfield
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (185 min vs 192 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (248.2 km vs 251.8 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
West Scottsdale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has more residents already 65 and over (25% 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 -1.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Springfield 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
Springfield has more residents (224 vs 57); West Scottsdale skews older (57 vs 43).
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 224 +75% vs other | 57 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +19.1% | -1.7% |
| Median age | 43 | 57 |
| Median household income | $59,644/yr | $68,224/yr +14% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $200/wk | $240/wk +20% 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 (14.3%).
Zoning mix
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 18 across Dorset same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -60% same for both | |
Ranking within TAS
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of TAS | Higher than 49% of TAS |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 27% of TAS | Higher than 6% of TAS |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 1% of TAS same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 36% of TAS | Higher than 35% of TAS |
Liveability
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | high-need area decile 1/10 |
Risk profile
Springfield carries more bushfire risk (18 vs 0).
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 18/100 | 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 1 same for both | |
Mobility
West Scottsdale sits further from the CBD (251.8 km vs 248.2 km).
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Hobart | 248.2 km | 251.8 km +1% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 185 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 (74.1%).
Setting
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 233 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 170 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.0 km | 20.8 km |
NBN connectivity
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 28/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 84 premises | 0% 31 premises |
Climate
| Springfield | 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
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,486/yr same for both | |
| Council | Dorset same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Bass same for both | |
| Member | Jess Teesdale same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Springfield | West Scottsdale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $20,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | — same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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