Moving to Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) from Ballarat North (Invermay area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Rockbank - Mount Cottrell and Ballarat North - Invermay, side by side - all from public government data.
Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) has 35,856 people (ABS, June 2025), +14.7% in a year, a median house price of $672,000, 5 schools and 57 childcare services. Full Rockbank (Mount Cottrell 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.
Black Hill Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Ballarat North - Invermay.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Ballarat North - Invermay (VIC 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.
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.
Honest tradeoff
Rockbank - Mount Cottrell's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,030, compared to 1,006 in Ballarat North - Invermay. 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 Rockbank - Mount Cottrell none in this SA2, Ballarat North - Invermay 1,090 (1 school).
There are 5 schools in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, compared to 7 in Ballarat North - Invermay.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 57 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs 12 in Ballarat North - Invermay.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell at 62.6% (vs 4.9% in Ballarat North - Invermay).
Rockbank - Mount Cottrell has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above Ballarat North - Invermay's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 9% higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell ($672,000 vs $617,500).
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What is the population of Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area)?
35,856 people lived in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +14.7% over the year. Ballarat North (Invermay area) had 15,204.
Are houses cheaper in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) than in Ballarat North (Invermay area)?
No. The median house price is $672,000 in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) and $617,500 in Ballarat North (Invermay area), 9% higher in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area).
How many schools are in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area), against 7 in Ballarat North (Invermay area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Ballarat North - Invermay → Rockbank - Mount Cottrell