Scotts Brook, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Scotts Brook is more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1065, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Scotts Brook at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 89
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $1,958
- SEIFA score
- 1065
- Coordinates
- -33.9750, 116.6352
Scotts Brook demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Scotts Brook using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is children (0–14) at 36%, 13% of homes are rented, and 8% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 33 | 36% |
| Youth (15–24) | 4 | 4% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 24 | 26% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 17 | 18% |
| Seniors (65+) | 14 | 15% |
Share of the 92 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 11 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 3 | 13% |
| Rented | 3 | 13% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 26 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 26 occupied private dwellings in Scotts Brook.
- Median weekly rent
- $200
- Median monthly mortgage
- $900
- Average household size
- 3.2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,031
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 6 (8%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 4 (5%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 3 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 34 (58%)
- Labour-force participation
- 80.7%
- Employed full-time
- 30
- Employed part-time
- 16
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Scotts Brook
Where is Scotts Brook?
Scotts Brook is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Scotts Brook?
At the 2021 Census, Scotts Brook had a population of about 89.
Is Scotts Brook an advantaged area?
Scotts Brook has an ABS SEIFA score of 1065, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 88 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 88% of Australian suburbs.
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