Scotts Flat · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Scotts Flat

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Scotts Flat is a separate house, making it one of the few areas with this kind of uniformity. While these homes are often large, the area has a very high number of renters and a typical mortgage payment that is far above the national figure.

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📍 Scotts Flat, Suburb / Locality

Where Scotts Flat sits — Median rent (weekly)

$233
  • $0–$25: 37 areas
  • $25–$50: 86 areas
  • $50–$75: 199 areas
  • $75–$100: 214 areas
  • $100–$125: 525 areas
  • $125–$150: 343 areas
  • $150–$175: 699 areas
  • $175–$200: 597 areas
  • $200–$225: 1183 areas
  • $225–$250: 724 areas
  • $250–$275: 1277 areas
  • $275–$300: 787 areas
  • $300–$325: 1282 areas
  • $325–$350: 618 areas
  • $350–$375: 935 areas
  • $375–$400: 570 areas
  • $400–$425: 763 areas
  • $425–$450: 288 areas
  • $450–$475: 415 areas
  • $475–$500: 176 areas
  • $500–$525: 204 areas
  • $525–$550: 79 areas
  • $550–$575: 125 areas
  • $575–$600: 70 areas
  • $600–$625: 97 areas
  • $625–$650: 21 areas
  • $650–$675: 54 areas
  • $675–$700: 145 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Scotts Flat — lower than 65% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Scotts Flat$233
2330, NSW $335
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments are among the highest for similar areas, sitting at $3,467. In contrast, typical weekly rent is far below the New South Wales figure at just $233.

$233

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $50
  • 2021: $233

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Scotts Flat, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Renting is common here, with 42.9% of households renting, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, only 14.3% of homes are owned outright, one of the lowest rates for similar areas.

42.9%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35.0%
  • 2021: 42.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

14.3%

Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 15.0%
  • 2021: 14.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Scotts Flat, the largest group is Rented at 47%, followed by Other tenure (21%) and Owned outright (16%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are spacious, with 85.7% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is well below the national figure at 0.60.

0.60

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.50
  • 2021: 0.60

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

85.7%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 85.0%
  • 2021: 85.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Scotts Flat, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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Scotts Flat splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (41%) and 4 bedrooms (41%), with 2 bedrooms at 18%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Scotts Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13522/scotts-flat/topic/housing-dwellings