Scotts Head, NSW
Suburb profile from official open data — demographics, market signals, schools and safety.
At a glance
- Population
- 986
- Median age
- 54
- Household income
- $1,212/wk
- Owner-occupied
- 79%
- Renting
- 18%
- Socio-economic advantage
- Decile 4/10 in NSW
- Nearest train station
- Macksville Station · 8.8 km
- Nearest emergency dept
- Macksville District Hospital · 8 km
Sources: ABS Census 2021 & SEIFA 2021 (CC BY 4.0); distances are straight-line from the suburb's address centroid.
Property market — real sales
Median house (5 yr)
$961k
Median unit (5 yr)
$509k
Sales (5 yr)
99
Sales (12 mths)
16
Recorded transactions, NSW Valuer General Property Sales Information (CC BY 4.0). Recent weeks may not be registered yet.
Community safety
65 recorded incidents in 2025 · up 8.3% vs 2024
School catchments (suburb centre)
Primary
Scotts Head PS
Secondary
Macksville HS
Zones at the suburb's address centroid — individual addresses can differ; check any address on PropertyCheck for its exact zones. Source: state education departments (CC BY).
Growth & supply · Macksville - Scotts Head
District population (2025)
5,383
+10% over 10 years
New homes approved (12 mths to Apr 2026)
20
houses 20 · other 0
ABS statistical district (SA2) containing the suburb centre (CC BY 4.0).
Sold prices by street
Every recorded transaction, free — the most-traded streets in Scotts Head:
- Raleigh Street (104)
- Wallace Street (82)
- Sandpiper Drive (81)
- Vernon Street (59)
- River Oak Crescent (51)
- Waratah Street (50)
- Mcleod Drive (39)
- Adin Street (39)
- South Pacific Drive (38)
- Matthew Street (34)
- Tern Close (33)
- Hill Street (33)
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All figures from official open data with attribution; estimates and medians are statistical outputs, not valuations. Suburb boundaries follow ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021.