Moving to Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) from Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Rockbank - Mount Cottrell and Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, 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.
Armstrong Creek School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek (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 1,055 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek. 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, Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek 1,070 (1 school).
There are 5 schools in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, compared to 4 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 57 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs 14 in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell at 62.6% (vs 7.9% in Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek).
Rockbank - Mount Cottrell has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, below Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek's Decile 8. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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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. Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area) had 15,749.
Are houses cheaper in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) than in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area)?
Yes. The median house price is $672,000 in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) and $680,000 in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area), 1% lower in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area).
How many schools are in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area), against 4 in Barwon Heads (Armstrong Creek area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek → Rockbank - Mount Cottrell