Correction (1 October 2026): an earlier version of this page was generated from a template. It listed fourteen cafes and restaurants, with street addresses, price ranges, seat counts and “insider tips”, that do not correspond to real Scoresby businesses, and quoted train travel times for a suburb that has no train station. It has been rewritten from primary sources. Every place below was checked against its own current website or official council page, and a second, independent source, on 1 October 2026, and every figure comes from the source named beside it.
Scoresby is a suburb in Melbourne’s outer east, in the City of Knox, with the postcode 3179. Victorian Places puts it 25 km south-east of Melbourne, urbanised on its eastern half and open country on its western half, down to the Dandenong Creek. This profile starts with that shape, adds the 2021 Census, and then lists the parks, shops and schools that can be checked from their own pages.
Fast facts: postcode 3179; council, the City of Knox; 25 km south-east of Melbourne (Victorian Places); 6,066 people at the 2021 Census.
Origin of the name: the area was surveyed in 1857 as the Parish of Scoresby. Victorian Places says the name is thought to honour William Scoresby, an Arctic explorer and an authority on terrestrial magnetism, who visited Victoria in 1856 and carried out experiments in or near the area. The council’s own name has a local link too: George Knox settled in Scoresby as an orchardist after World War I, became the local member of Parliament, and the City of Knox was named after him.
The shape of it: a village grew up in the 1870s around the intersection of Ferntree Gully Road and Stud Road, and Victorian Places notes that the shopping centre is still at that corner, beside the original school and church. Industrial buildings adjoin the EastLink tollway, which Victorian Places dates to 2008, and west of the tollway are wetlands and the Dandenong Creek, the suburb’s western boundary.
Getting around
Scoresby has no train station. Victorian Places puts it plainly: public transport is limited to buses, because neither an Oakleigh to Ferntree Gully tram proposed in the 1880s nor a Huntingdale to Ferntree Gully train proposed in the 1980s was ever built.
The main stop is Scoresby Village SC/Stud Rd. Transport Victoria’s stop page lists three routes there: 681 and 682, which run towards Knox City Shopping Centre, and 901, which runs one way to Frankston station and the other way to Melbourne Airport. On Ferntree Gully Road, Caribbean Rollerama’s own visitor page points bus riders to route 693 (Belgrave to Oakleigh) and route 753 (Glen Waverley to Bayswater).
For: a direct bus to the airport one way and Frankston the other, from the village stop. Against: no rail at all, so most trips into the city start with a bus to a station.
Who lives here
At the 2021 Census, Scoresby had 6,066 residents and a median age of 40. The Census counted 96.3 per cent of occupied private dwellings as separate houses, so this is a suburb of detached homes, with very few flats. The median weekly rent at the 2021 Census was $406.
The top languages other than English used at home at the 2021 Census were Mandarin, Cantonese, Sinhalese, Tamil and Vietnamese, in that order.
For: almost entirely houses rather than apartments. Against: these are 2021 figures; rents have moved since, so treat $406 as a Census baseline, not a current asking rent.
Parks and places
Chesterfield Farm, 1221 Ferntree Gully Road. A historical farm that now runs as an educational animal farm, open to the public seven days a week except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, according to its own site. Parks Victoria lists it within the Dandenong Valley Parklands and describes demonstrations, animal petting and space for a barbecue or picnic. Its Parks Victoria page says dogs are not allowed and fees apply.
Scoresby Recreation Reserve, 750 Stud Road. The council’s playground list places a playground here, and the council lists public toilets at the reserve (entry given as 4 Gretel Court). The same list names fifteen playgrounds in Scoresby, most of them small neighbourhood reserves such as Benedikt Park, Lindsay Reserve and McCrae Reserve, plus one at Scoresby Village Shopping Centre.
Caribbean Rollerama, 1298 Ferntree Gully Road. A roller-skating rink that runs sessions, classes and parties, just off EastLink with its own car parking, per its visitor page. Skate Victoria lists the Caribbean Roller Skating Club at the same address.
What happened to Caribbean Gardens? The old Caribbean Gardens and market grew from a lake that the local firm Caribbean Boats built to test its boats, according to Victorian Places. The Age reported on 1 July 2020 that Caribbean Gardens would close its doors to the public after 55 years, with management citing the financial damage of the pandemic. The old caribbeangardens.com.au address now redirects to Caribbean Park, which describes itself as an office precinct.
Libraries: Knox’s public libraries are part of Your Library, a co-operative of the Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges councils, and the council’s list of Knox branches does not include one in Scoresby. Branches on that list include Rowville Library at Stud Park Shopping Centre on Stud Road, Rowville, and Knox Library – Ngarrgoo on Level 3 of Westfield Knox, 425 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South.
For: a working farm and a skating rink inside the suburb, plus neighbourhood playgrounds. Against: no library branch in Scoresby itself, per the council’s list.
Shopping and eating
Knox City Council’s business site lists Scoresby Village Shopping Centre at 1385 Ferntree Gully Road, on the corner of Lynton Place, at the old village crossroads. Four places below, each checked at two sources.
Woolworths Scoresby — 1385 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby VIC 3179
The supermarket at the village shopping centre’s address. Woolworths’ own store locator lists it as open 7am to 10pm every day of the week, with a BWS liquor store adjacent and an Australia Post parcel locker.
For / against: long hours seven days a week; check the store page before a public holiday.
Bunnings Scoresby — 1467 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby VIC 3179
The hardware warehouse on Ferntree Gully Road. Its store page lists 6am to 9pm on weekdays and 7am to 7pm on weekends, and points to D.I.Y. workshops and collection options.
For / against: early weekday opening for trades; weekend hours close at 7pm, two hours earlier than weekdays.
Cinta Raya — Shop 1, 1381 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby VIC 3179
A Malaysian and Chinese restaurant that the council’s Experience Knox site profiled in 2025, noting new ownership from September 2024 and naming laksa and char kway teow among its dishes. Laksa is a noodle soup in a spiced coconut curry broth; char kway teow is flat rice noodles fried hard in a hot wok with soy, egg and prawns. Its online ordering page lists ordering hours of 11:15am to 2:25pm and 5pm to 9:25pm.
For / against: Malaysian and Chinese cooking on the suburb’s main road; we have not listed prices because the only menu we could read online was on a third-party ordering platform, not the restaurant’s own site.
Scoresby Thai — 10 Darryl St, Scoresby VIC 3179
A Thai restaurant on Darryl Street whose own site lists lunch from Wednesday to Friday, 11am to 3pm, and dinner seven nights from 4:30pm to 10pm, with takeaway and home delivery. Its site also says it does not split bills, and asks for a deposit on bookings of more than ten people.
For / against: dinner every night of the week; we have not listed prices because the menu page on its own site returned “page not found” when we checked, and the only menu we could read was on a third-party ordering platform.
Schools and services
Victorian Places notes a State primary school, a State secondary college and a Catholic primary school in the suburb. By name, from each school’s own website:
- Scoresby Primary School, 11 Ingrid Street, which its site says was established in 1872.
- Scoresby Secondary College, 20 Cavell Street, a co-educational secondary school.
- St Jude’s Primary School, 53 George Street.
Quick answers
Is Scoresby a good suburb to live in?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the records show. At the 2021 Census, 96.3 per cent of Scoresby’s homes were separate houses and the median weekly rent was $406. It has bus routes 681, 682 and 901 at the village stop but no train station, a working farm and a roller rink inside the suburb, fifteen council playgrounds, a Woolworths and a Bunnings. We do not rate suburbs or forecast prices.
What is Scoresby’s postcode and council?
Scoresby’s postcode is 3179 and it is in the City of Knox.
Is there a train station in Scoresby?
No. Victorian Places says public transport in Scoresby is limited to buses. Routes 681, 682 and 901 stop at Scoresby Village SC/Stud Rd; route 901 runs to Frankston one way and Melbourne Airport the other.
Is the Caribbean Gardens market in Scoresby still open?
No. The Age reported on 1 July 2020 that Caribbean Gardens would close its doors to the public after 55 years. Its old web address now redirects to Caribbean Park, an office precinct. Caribbean Rollerama, at 1298 Ferntree Gully Road, has its own website and visitor page.
Is there a library in Scoresby?
Not on the council’s list of Knox library branches. Branches on that list include Rowville Library at Stud Park Shopping Centre and Knox Library – Ngarrgoo at Westfield Knox, Wantirna South.
Where is Bunnings Scoresby?
At 1467 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby. Its store page lists 6am to 9pm on weekdays and 7am to 7pm on weekends.
If you move here, know
- There is no train: the bus stop at Scoresby Village (routes 681, 682 and 901) is the suburb’s main link.
- The village shops and Woolworths sit at the Ferntree Gully Road and Stud Road corner, where the suburb began.
- For a library, the council’s list points you to neighbouring Rowville or Wantirna South.
How we checked
On 1 October 2026 we read each place’s own website or official page and confirmed its address at a second, independent source: the council’s KnoxBiz and Experience Knox sites, Skate Victoria, opening-hours directories or the restaurant’s online ordering page. Bus routes come from Transport Victoria’s stop page, except routes 693 and 753, which come from Caribbean Rollerama’s own visitor page. Population, age, housing, rent and language figures are from the ABS 2021 Census QuickStats for Scoresby; the suburb’s history, distance and shape are from Victorian Places. The Caribbean Gardens closure is from The Age’s report of 1 July 2020. School names and addresses come from each school’s own website; we make no rankings. Opening hours change, so check before you go. The photos are illustrative, from Unsplash: they show the kind of place or dish, not the venue itself.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Population, age, housing, rent and languages: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats, Scoresby
- History, name, distance and shape: Victorian Places, Scoresby
- Buses: Transport Victoria, Scoresby Village SC/Stud Rd and Caribbean Rollerama visitor info
- Parks and playgrounds: Knox City Council, Playgrounds in Knox
- Chesterfield Farm: chesterfieldfarm.com.au and Parks Victoria
- Caribbean Rollerama: caribbeanrollerama.com.au and Skate Victoria
- Caribbean Gardens closure: The Age, 1 July 2020 and Caribbean Park
- Libraries: Knox City Council, Libraries in Knox and Your Library, Rowville
- Scoresby Village Shopping Centre: KnoxBiz, Local Shopping Centres
- Woolworths Scoresby: Woolworths store locator and Opening Hours AU
- Bunnings Scoresby: bunnings.com.au and Opening Hours AU
- Cinta Raya: Experience Knox and its online ordering page
- Scoresby Thai: scoresbythai.com.au and OzFoodHunter
- Schools: Scoresby Primary School, Scoresby Secondary College, St Jude’s Primary School
