Scotchmans Lead
VIC 3352 · Ballarat
105 (2021) → 107 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Scotchmans Lead is a high growth suburb in Ballarat, VIC 3352, about 99km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Scotchmans Lead are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 66km inland. Scotchmans Lead has an overall score of 23/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: England (3.81%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2024
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1009 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- Napoleons Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 2.4kmICSEA 1002
- Ballarat Steiner SchoolPrimary · Independent · 3kmICSEA 1084
- Buninyong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 3.6kmICSEA 1045
- Magpie Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.5kmICSEA 919
- Emmaus Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 1092
- Damascus CollegeSecondary · Catholic · 6.3kmICSEA 1053
- Mount Clear CollegeSecondary · Government · 6.9kmICSEA 999
- St James' SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.9kmICSEA 1045
- Mount Clear Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 989
- Buninyong Primary School-Scotsburn Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.2km
- Sebastopol Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.6kmICSEA 918
- Ballarat Christian CollegeCombined · Independent · 8kmICSEA 1053
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Scotchmans Lead
How far is Scotchmans Lead from Melbourne CBD?
Scotchmans Lead is about 99.5 km from Melbourne CBD.
What schools are in Scotchmans Lead?
Scotchmans Lead has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Scotchmans Lead?
Scotchmans Lead has a transport score of 0/100.