Moving to Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) from Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Bass Hill - Georges Hall and Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, side by side - all from public government data.
Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) has 24,701 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.5% in a year, a median house price of $1.48M, 9 schools and 22 childcare services. Full Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) suburb profile.
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Sources: ABS ERP June 2025 · ABS Census 2021 · ABS SEIFA 2021 · ACARA School Profile 2025 · ACECQA NQS register · Valuer-General Victoria & DFFH (VIC) · DCJ Housing sales Mar 2026 and rent Jun 2026 (NSW) · RTA Queensland rents (QLD) · NSW BOCSAR (NSW) · CSA Victoria (VIC). How we source this data →
Which school is zoned?
The free government school your child can attend in each area - side by side, never a blended average.
Aintree Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Rockbank - Mount Cottrell (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapWe show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Georges Hall Public School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Bass Hill - Georges Hall.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Bass Hill - Georges Hall (NSW catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.
See the catchment on the mapFee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone - they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Honest tradeoff
Bass Hill - Georges Hall's government schools have an average ICSEA of 950, compared to 1,030 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell. ICSEA reflects the socioeconomic intake of students, not teaching quality - it is not a ranking of school performance.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Bass Hill - Georges Hall 1,059 (4 schools), Rockbank - Mount Cottrell none in this SA2.
There are 9 schools in Bass Hill - Georges Hall, compared to 5 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 22 in Bass Hill - Georges Hall vs 57 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.
Bass Hill - Georges Hall has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 3, below Rockbank - Mount Cottrell's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 121% higher in Bass Hill - Georges Hall ($1.48M vs $672,000).
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What is the population of Bass Hill (Georges Hall area)?
24,701 people lived in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.5% over the year. Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) had 35,856.
Are houses cheaper in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) than in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area)?
No. The median house price is $1.48M in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area) and $672,000 in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area), 121% higher in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area).
How many schools are in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area)?
ACARA lists 9 schools in Bass Hill (Georges Hall area), against 5 in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Rockbank - Mount Cottrell → Bass Hill - Georges Hall