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Moving to Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) from Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Fraser Rise - Plumpton and Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, side by side - all from public government data.

Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) has 24,739 people (ABS, June 2025), +19.7% in a year, a median house price of $700,000, 2 schools and 6 childcare services. Full Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) suburb profile.

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Rockbank - Mount Cottrell
VIC · current home
Fraser Rise - Plumpton
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
35,856
24,739
Annual growth
+14.7%
+19.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$2,123/wk
$2,254/wk
Overseas born
46.0%
42.2%
Non-English-speaking background
62.6%
52.9%
Children aged 0–14
24.6%
27.6%
SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021
IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged) A relative socio-economic index - not a measure of safety or community quality.
Decile 7
Decile 7
IRSAD score
1,029
1,035
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
2
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,030
1,031
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
57
6
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$672,000
$700,000
House price YoY
+3.3%
+3.1%
Median 3-bed house rent /wk "Not published" means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) - not that rent is unavailable there.
not published
not published
Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities
Train to CBD, AM peak
33 min
33 min
GPs nearby
None mapped
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
2
1
Parks nearby
111
80
Train stations
2
None mapped
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
592
542
Change vs prior year
+26%
0%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
4,907.4 (Melton)
4,907.4 (Melton)
Counts are often higher where many people visit (shopping centres, stations, nightlife), not only where many people live. SuburbRadar does not rate suburbs as safe or unsafe.

Crime Statistics Agency Victoria data, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. Suburb totals are added up from published figures.

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.

From: Rockbank - Mount Cottrell
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Aintree Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 1,323
ICSEA 1058
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

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.

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We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

To: Fraser Rise - Plumpton
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Deanside Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in Fraser Rise - Plumpton.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 590
ICSEA 1044
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

This is the zoned government school for the centre of Fraser Rise - Plumpton (VIC catchment data) - addresses elsewhere in the suburb may be zoned to a different school.

See the catchment on the map

We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.

Honest tradeoff

Government schools in Fraser Rise - Plumpton and Rockbank - Mount Cottrell have a similar average ICSEA (1,031 and 1,030) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.

There are 2 schools in Fraser Rise - Plumpton, compared to 5 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 6 in Fraser Rise - Plumpton vs 57 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Fraser Rise - Plumpton at 52.9% (vs 62.6% in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell).

Similar suburbs near Fraser Rise - Plumpton

Bundoora - North VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Caroline Springs VIC
House$835,000
Gov ICSEA1,014
Schools6
Childcare16
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Taylors Hill VIC
House$938,000
Gov ICSEA1,027
Schools4
Childcare7
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Hillside VIC
House$847,500
Gov ICSEA1,014
Schools2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Burnside Heights VIC
House$770,000
Gov ICSEA1,082
Schools1
Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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What is the population of Fraser Rise (Plumpton area)?

24,739 people lived in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +19.7% over the year. Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) had 35,856.

Are houses cheaper in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) than in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area)?

No. The median house price is $700,000 in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area) and $672,000 in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area), 4% higher in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area).

How many schools are in Fraser Rise (Plumpton area)?

ACARA lists 2 schools in Fraser Rise (Plumpton 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 → Fraser Rise - Plumpton