Scarsdale, Golden Plains: house prices, rent and what to check before you buy
Valuer-General Victoria doesn't report a median house or unit price for Scarsdale: too few sales. Median rent: $240 a week (ABS Census 2021, older than the price figures). Postcode 3351.
What stands out: A bushfire overlay covers 88% of the suburb's land (Vicmap Planning).
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- Zoning: mostly Public Conservation And Resource zone (PCRZ), 46% of the land
- Planning change: no rezoning or new overlays recorded since 2017
- School zones: parts of Scarsdale are zoned for Linton Primary School and Napoleons Primary School (+1 more) (primary); Phoenix P-12 Community College (secondary)
- Getting there: nearest train station about 20.6 km from the suburb centre
- Median rent
- $240/wk
- Census 2021 (older)
- Census 2021 median, all rented homes
- Four years older than the price figures; not directly comparable.
- ABS Census 2021
- Planning risk
- Flood 2% LowBushfire 88% Very highHeritage 0% Very low
- share of suburb land area
- 1 suburb-specific overlay to check
- Vicmap Planning
- Getting around
- 20.6 km to nearest station
- 3 zoned primary, 1 secondary schools
- PTV timetable data · Victorian Department of Education school zones
Scarsdale is a small community with a median age of 39, around the state average on the ABS's SEIFA index of socio-economic advantage. The area is still light on cafés, shops and other everyday amenity. It's not served by train or tram. House sales here are too infrequent for a reliable median — see the unit and land figures below.
Ready to look at a specific property here? See the due diligence hub for what to verify before you sign.
Scope: Victoria, Australia. Suburb data here is Victorian (state valuer, rental, planning and school records); regional Victoria comparison group.
In this profile
- Planning and riskZones, overlays, flood and bushfire, and what is planned nearby, with an address check.
- Prices and rentsMedian prices and rents, how they have moved, and sales volume.
- SchoolsThe government school zones that cover the suburb.
- Living hereTransport, commute times, who lives here and the suburbs nearby.
- Before you buyThe checks every purchase needs, common questions and guides.
Risk and planning in Scarsdale
Scarsdale has relatively light heritage-overlay coverage (about 0%), though it can still apply to individual parcels. A Bushfire Management Overlay affects about 88% of the area.
Suburb-wide shares of the land, not a check of any one address.
Flood-related overlays can add building rules and raise insurance cost.
Share of the suburb. Source: Vicmap Planning · Verify this address
If it applies it adds bushfire construction requirements (a BAL rating) and cost.
Share of the suburb. Source: Vicmap Planning · Verify this address
In a designated bushfire prone area a minimum construction standard applies to new homes, based on the bushfire attack level (BAL). (Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), verified 22 Oct 2026) So building or rebuilding there means working out the home’s BAL and pricing in what meeting it costs.
Share of the suburb. Source: Designated Bushfire Prone Area (DataVic) · Verify this address
Changes to the outside of a building, and demolition, need council approval. 5 named overlay areas (HO102, HO159, HO153 +2 more) — oldest gazetted 2012.
Share of the suburb. Source: Vicmap Planning · Verify this address
Worth checking in Scarsdale
Bushfire Management Overlay
A Bushfire Management Overlay affects ~88% of Scarsdale. If it applies, it drives bushfire construction requirements (BAL rating) and cost.
Zoning mix and building controls
Land use across the suburb (planning zones)
- Zoning
- Public / Parks
- mostly Public Conservation And Resource Zone (PCRZ) · 46% of the suburb
Planning overlays that can affect building, renovating or removing vegetation somewhere in Scarsdale — confirm whether any apply to the specific address.
- Design & Development Overlay — height, setback or design rules on new building
- Vegetation Protection Overlay — a permit is needed to remove or lop protected trees
- Significant Landscape Overlay — controls to protect the area’s landscape character
- Environmental Significance Overlay — environmental values that constrain development
Planning changes in Scarsdale: none recorded since 2017
No zone changes or new planning overlays have been recorded on land in Scarsdale since 2017 — its planning rules have stayed put over the period we track. That stability is itself worth knowing.
Source: Vicmap Planning Scheme History (2017–present). How Melbourne’s zoning actually changed over the decade →
- Suburb
Layers on this map, as a table
| Layer | Share of suburb | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Suburb boundary | The whole suburb | ABS SAL 2021 |
Overlay colours reflect how much of the suburb an overlay covers — green under ~8%, amber ~8–20%, red above 20%. Public-acquisition, contamination (EAO) and floodway overlays are listed above under "Worth checking" wherever they apply, because even a small area can include a specific property. Source: Vicmap Planning. What do these terms mean? · How to verify planning controls for an address
Cost and market in Scarsdale
Scarsdale has too few recorded sales for a reliable median. Typical rent is $240/wk (Census 2021).
Show recorded crime and amenity-density comparisons
Schools
Parts of Scarsdale fall within 3 primary and 1 secondary government school catchments. No schools sit within the suburb boundary itself, though the catchments above extend into it from neighbouring areas.
Government schools have address-based catchment zones; Catholic and independent schools set their own enrolment processes.
| Zone | Covers | Boundary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary school zones | |||
| Woady Yaloak Primary School (Scarsdale Campus) | 79% | — | |
| Woady Yaloak Primary School (Smythesdale Campus) | 21% | — | |
| Secondary school zones | |||
| Phoenix P-12 Community College (Sebastopol Campus) | 100% | — | |
Getting around from Scarsdale
0 train, 0 tram and 2 bus stop points sit inside the suburb (PTV timetable data).
- Getting around
- 0 train · 0 tram · 2 bus
- nearest train station ~20.6 km · counts are stop points, not stations (a station is often several)
- Train frequency
- every 30 min
- at the nearest station, weekday AM peak
- Tram frequency
- every 4 min
- at the nearest stop, weekday AM peak
- Schools
- 0
- primary & secondary
- Nearest Centrelink
- ~21 km
- outside the suburb
Everyday amenity (OpenStreetMap)
- Cafés & amenity density
- 0 cafés
- Low café & amenity density — likely more car-dependent
- Restaurants
- 0
- places to eat nearby
- Supermarkets
- 0
- grocery stores nearby
- Pharmacies
- 0
- chemists nearby
- Parks
- 0
- green space nearby
- Childcare
- 0
- centres nearby
- GP & medical centres
- 0
- nearby
Who lives in Scarsdale
— 855 residents · median age 39 · 93% own their home · SEIFA 4/10
- Population
- 855
- usual residents (Census 2021)
- Owner-occupied
- 93%
- 93% own, 2% private rent, 0% social, 5% other or not stated
- Median age
- 39 yrs
- of residents
- Personal income
- $608/wk
- median, per week
- Household income
- $1,548/wk
- median, per week
- Avg household size
- 2.8 people
- people per home · 76% family households
- Monthly mortgage
- $1,473/mo
- median repayment
- Taxpayer income
- $50,628/yr
- median taxable income, per year (ATO)
- Population growth
- no data
- Recorded crime
- 30 per 1,000 residents
- a year, across all of Golden Plains council, not just Scarsdale · lower than most VIC councils
In Scarsdale itself: 18 recorded offences in the year to 2026 (Crime Statistics Agency, matched by suburb name and postcode — a closer figure than the council-wide band above, though still a count, not a rate per resident).
Offence category mix (Golden Plains council's mix, latest year):
- Property and deception offences60%
- Crimes against the person19%
- Justice procedures offences10%
- Public order and security offences6%
- Drug offences4%
- Other offences1%
Recorded offences by year, Scarsdale (down 45% since 2019):
| Year | Offences |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 33 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 28 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 36 |
| 2026 | 18 |
- Median household incomeup 34%
- Median personal incomeup 13%
- Median weekly rentup 14%
- Median ageabout the same
How advantaged the area is
Deciles 1–10 vs all Victorian areas — 10 = most advantaged — from the ABS SEIFA index. A demographic measure, not a house-price one. These three don’t always move together — a suburb with lots of renters or students, for example, can score high on education but lower on income and housing costs.
- Overall advantage
- 4/10
- Around the Victorian average
- Economic resources
- 6/10
- income, housing costs & wealth
- Education & occupation
- 2/10
- qualifications & skilled jobs
Recorded crime is a council-wide rate — every offence police logged over the latest year (theft, property damage, drug and traffic offences and the like, not only violent crime) divided by the council’s residents. A broad area signal, not a figure for this exact street.
All figures are suburb-level indicators, not property-specific — always confirm the exact address on the Section 32. Sources: ABS Census 2021, Valuer-General Victoria, DFFH Rental Report, Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, Vicmap Planning, Victorian Government UDP, Victorian Department of Education (schools & zones, via data.vic, CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap.
Suburbs near Scarsdale
The 6 closest suburbs with a Delora page, by distance between suburb centres.
Before you buy in Scarsdale
Overlay and pipeline checks specific to Scarsdale are in the Planning and risk tab. Two checks apply to every purchase.
Easements & covenants
Check Section 3 for easements (e.g. drainage/sewer along a boundary — you usually can’t build over them) and restrictive covenants (single-dwelling, materials, height) that limit your plans.
Owners corporation (if applicable)
Apartments and many townhouses in Scarsdale are in an owners corporation. If so, the statement must include its certificate — review annual fees, any special levies, the maintenance fund and insurance.
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Questions about Scarsdale
What postcode is Scarsdale?
Scarsdale is in postcode 3351, in the Golden Plains council area, Victoria.
What is the population of Scarsdale?
Scarsdale had 855 usual residents at the 2021 Census (ABS), with a median age of 39.
Is Scarsdale in a flood zone?
About 2% of Scarsdale's land is under a flood-related planning overlay (LSIO, SBO or floodway), and about 88% is under the Bushfire Management Overlay (Vicmap Planning). These are suburb-wide shares: whether an overlay applies to one property depends on the address, so check it on VicPlan and in the Section 32.
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What should I check in a Section 32 for Scarsdale?
For Scarsdale, pay particular attention to any heritage overlay (none mapped at suburb level — check the specific parcel), any flood-related overlay (about 2% of the land), easements and restrictive covenants on the title, and — for apartments — the owners-corporation certificate with its fees and any special levies.
Does Scarsdale have heritage overlays?
No heritage overlay coverage was mapped for Scarsdale at the suburb level. That doesn't rule out an individually heritage-listed property or a Heritage Overlay on a specific parcel — check the planning section of the Section 32 for this address.
How is Scarsdale zoned?
Most of Scarsdale (46% of the land) is in the PCRZ (PCRZ), then FZ (23%) and RLZ1 (23%) (Vicmap Planning). The zone and its schedule set what can be built; check the exact zone for an address on VicPlan.
Which school zones cover Scarsdale?
Parts of Scarsdale are in the government school zones for primary: Linton Primary School, Napoleons Primary School, Woady Yaloak Primary School; secondary: Phoenix P-12 Community College (Victorian Department of Education school zones). A suburb can span several zones: the exact address decides which applies, so confirm it at findmyschool.vic.gov.au.
Guides for buying in Scarsdale
The heritage, flood and bushfire figures in Planning and risk are suburb-wide — they tell you how common an overlay is here, not whether it applies to one specific address. Confirm via VicPlan and an in-person inspection before you rely on them.
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