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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Scott River is a coastal suburb in Western Australia, Australia, with a population of approximately 46, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 263 km from the Perth CBD, Scott River is a coastal area in Western Australia. The median household income is $61,724 per year.
Household earnings in Scott River are below the state average, which may affect long-term capital growth. Seaside positioning attracts both owner-occupiers and holiday rental demand.
Official Australia Post postcode for Scott River. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Scott River on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Scott River is a smaller community of 46 — about 1% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Scott River's median household income of $61,724/year is 38% below the Western Australia suburb median ($99,736) — this is an affordability play where returns lean on yield and patient capital growth rather than demographic premium. The median weekly rent of $200 translates to approximately $10,400/year in gross rental income, setting the upper bound on yield before vacancy, rates, insurance and maintenance. Scott River is 263 km from Perth, so the local market tracks regional employment and lifestyle drivers more than CBD-driven commuter demand. Only 43% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 79% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Scott River stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Scott River sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Scott River | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 46 | 5,605 | -99% |
| Median household income | $61,724/yr | $99,736/yr | -38% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $200 | $350 | -43% |
| Distance to CBD | 263 km | 20 km | +1215% |
| Separate houses | 43% | 79% | -36pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Scott River — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 46 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Gross rent of $200/week (~$10,400/year) sets the yield ceiling. Cross-check against your purchase price to confirm whether this suburb hits the 4–5% gross yield most Australian investors target.
Only 43% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 79% WA median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Scott River are modest for 2026 — incomes 38% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 46 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rents sit around $200/week, setting the baseline gross rental income at roughly $10,400/year — refine this against current listings before running your numbers. The EquitySight investment score of 36/100 places Scott River in the lower tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is cautious heading into the second half of 2026.
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Scott River scores 36/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a weak rating. That score is driven by a population of 46, median household income of $61,724/year and median weekly rent of $200. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Scott River are a median household income of $61,724/year, a dwelling mix that is 43% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Scott River has a usual resident population of approximately 46, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Scott River sits 263 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is a regional market where CBD distance is only indicative — local industry diversity and commute alternatives matter more.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $200 in Scott River, equating to approximately $10,400/year in gross rental income (state median $350/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
A reliable median mortgage figure was not captured for Scott River. Use our loan serviceability calculator to estimate a realistic monthly repayment for your target purchase price and deposit.
Census data was not complete enough in Scott River to compute a clean rent-to-mortgage coverage. Use current listings to benchmark weekly rent, then plug your expected purchase price into our rental yield calculator to see whether the investment runs cash-flow positive or negative.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (46 residents), interest-rate sensitivity, below-median household incomes ($61,724 vs $99,736 state median), the broader Western Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.