Moving to Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) from Taylors Hill
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Rockbank - Mount Cottrell and Taylors Hill, 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.
Taylors Hill Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Taylors Hill.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Taylors Hill (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
Government schools in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell and Taylors Hill have a similar average ICSEA (1,030 and 1,027) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Rockbank - Mount Cottrell none in this SA2, Taylors Hill 1,085 (3 schools).
There are 5 schools in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, compared to 4 in Taylors Hill.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 57 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs 7 in Taylors Hill.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell at 62.6% (vs 47.6% in Taylors Hill).
Median house prices are 28% lower in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell ($672,000 vs $938,000).
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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. Taylors Hill had 19,874.
Are houses cheaper in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) than in Taylors Hill?
Yes. The median house price is $672,000 in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) and $938,000 in Taylors Hill, 28% 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 Taylors Hill. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Taylors Hill → Rockbank - Mount Cottrell