Scott Creek (postcode 5153) is a small, quiet locality in South Australia within the Adelaide Hills local government area. With a population of 225, the suburb has an older-leaning population with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $113K per year, with an average household size of 2.7 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +1.0% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +1.6% year-on-year in the official ABS Labour Force trend series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 21 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 7 underway, and 7 in planning as at 2025-09-01, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are professionals, managers, technicians & trades. Employment in the area leans toward construction and public admin & safety. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, German.
Scott Creek has a median house price of $675,000, which has climbed sharply by 42.1% year-on-year. The median weekly rent is $263 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 2.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.
Scott Creek is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1043, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Adelaide Hills LGA is below average at 2,667 incidents per 100,000 population.
On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 2.0% (low yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($675K/$980K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 6.0x is considered affordable. House prices have moved +42.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +1.0% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.