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Moving to Rockbank - Mount Cottrell from East Bendigo - Kennington

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Rockbank - Mount Cottrell and East Bendigo - Kennington, side by side — all from public government data.

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East Bendigo - Kennington

VIC · current home

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

VIC · destination

Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025

Population (2024)

13,941

35,856

Annual growth

-0.1%

+14.7%

Demographics ABS Census 2021

Median household income

$1,408/wk

$2,123/wk

Overseas born

11.4%

46.0%

Non-English-speaking background

8.5%

62.6%

Children aged 0–14

15.3%

24.6%

SEIFA advantage ABS SEIFA 2021

IRSAD decile (1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged)

Decile 5

Decile 7

IRSAD score

986

1,029

Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA

Schools

Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)

979

1,030

Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)

1,077

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Childcare services (matched by postcode)

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Property VIC + NSW in v1

Median house price

$660,000

$600,700

House price YoY

-2.9%

+0.2%

Median 3-bed house rent /wk A blank means rent was suppressed for this area (too few lettings to publish a reliable median) — not that rent is unavailable there.

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Getting around GTFS commute · OpenStreetMap amenities

Train to CBD, AM peak Nearest-station AM-peak estimate (VIC/QLD/WA); a blank means no station matched within range for that suburb — not that it has no transport.

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36 min

GPs nearby

Supermarkets nearby

Parks nearby

111

Train stations

Safety CSA Victoria (year ending Dec 2025)

Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count — not population-adjusted)

184

559

Change vs prior year

-21%

+117%

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 (NSW) · 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 · East Bendigo - Kennington

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW catchments

Kennington Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in East Bendigo - Kennington.

Sector Government

Years Prep-6

Students 581

ICSEA 979

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This is the zoned in-area government school for East Bendigo - Kennington (VIC catchment data).

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Also nearby — Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)

Victory Christian College

Independent 900 students

ICSEA 1077 intake context

St Therese's School

Catholic 460 students

ICSEA 1076 intake context

Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.

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To · Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW 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

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This is the zoned in-area government school for Rockbank - Mount Cottrell (VIC catchment data).

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Honest tradeoff

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell has stronger government school academic context than East Bendigo - Kennington, with an average ICSEA of 1,030 compared to 979. ICSEA reflects the academic and socioeconomic intake of students — a higher score signals a higher-resourced school community.

Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment — average ICSEA Rockbank - Mount Cottrell none in this SA2, East Bendigo - Kennington 1,077 (2 schools).

There are 5 schools in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, compared to 3 in East Bendigo - Kennington.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell at 62.6% (vs 8.5% in East Bendigo - Kennington).

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above East Bendigo - Kennington's Decile 5. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Median house prices are 9% lower in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell ($600,700 vs $660,000).

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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House$695,000

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Childcare15

SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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