Scoresby flood map & planning overlays

The schematic on this page is a Scoresby flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 37% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Scoresby address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

About 37% of Scoresby falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Around 46% of Scoresby is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Knox average of 43%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

The dominant planning zone in Scoresby is Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ4). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Scoresby has 3 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.

Across 2,849 surveyed parcels in Scoresby, the median lot size is about 725 m². There are also 1,919 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.

There is no train station inside Scoresby itself. The suburb is served by 53 bus stops.

At the 2021 Census Scoresby had 6,066 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Knoxfield - Scoresby statistical area, which contains Scoresby, went from 13,242 people in 2001 to 17,232 in 2025, up 30%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Scoresby alone.

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Scoresby scores 1026 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.

Median household income in Scoresby was $1,965 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,915 for the typical suburb in Knox. Median rent was $406 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,023 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.

A Scoresby planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage, environmental and noise - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; the full PDF report is $9.