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Moving to Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) from White Hills (Ascot area)

Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Rockbank - Mount Cottrell and White Hills - Ascot, 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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White Hills - Ascot
VIC · current home
Rockbank - Mount Cottrell
VIC · destination
Population & growth ABS ERP June 2025
Population (2025)
16,095
35,856
Annual growth
+3.0%
+14.7%
Demographics ABS Census 2021
Median household income
$1,689/wk
$2,123/wk
Overseas born
9.9%
46.0%
Non-English-speaking background
9.0%
62.6%
Children aged 0–14
23.6%
24.6%
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 4
Decile 7
IRSAD score
961
1,029
Schools & childcare ACARA 2025 · ACECQA
Schools
5
5
Government schools ICSEA (avg intake)
965
1,030
Catholic/independent schools ICSEA (avg intake)
1,052
not published
Childcare services (matched by suburb name)
14
57
Property VIC + NSW; QLD rent only
Median house price
$650,000
$672,000
House price YoY
+7.9%
+3.3%
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
128 min
33 min
GPs nearby
1
None mapped
Supermarkets nearby
3
2
Parks nearby
27
111
Train stations
1
2
Crime & safety CSA Victoria (year ending June 2026)
Recorded incidents, latest year (raw count - not population-adjusted)
189
592
Change vs prior year
-16%
+26%
LGA rate, as published: recorded incidents per 100,000 people, whole council area (Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, year ending June 2026, released September 2026)
6,720.6 (Greater Bendigo)
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: White Hills - Ascot
Your zoned school Live VIC + NSW + QLD catchments

Epsom Primary School

The government school your child can attend for free by living in White Hills - Ascot.

Sector Government
Years Prep-6
Students 425
ICSEA 967
A picture of students’ family backgrounds - not a ranking or a quality score.

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

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Also nearby - Catholic & Independent schools (not your catchment)
Holy Rosary School
Catholic 295 students
ICSEA 1052 intake context

Fee-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.

To: 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.

Honest tradeoff

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,030, compared to 965 in White Hills - Ascot. 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, White Hills - Ascot 1,052 (1 school).

Childcare services matched by suburb name: 57 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs 14 in White Hills - Ascot.

The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell at 62.6% (vs 9.0% in White Hills - Ascot).

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 7, above White Hills - Ascot's Decile 4. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.

Similar suburbs near Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

Bundoora - North VIC
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Fraser Rise - Plumpton VIC
House$700,000
Gov ICSEA1,031
Schools2
Childcare6
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 7 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Cobblebank - Strathtulloh VIC
House$615,000
Gov ICSEA1,024
Schools1
Childcare4
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Caroline Springs VIC
House$835,000
Gov ICSEA1,014
Schools6
Childcare16
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged
Hillside VIC
House$847,500
Gov ICSEA1,014
Schools2
SEIFA IRSAD Decile 6 · Decile 10 = most advantaged

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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. White Hills (Ascot area) had 16,095.

Are houses cheaper in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) than in White Hills (Ascot area)?

No. The median house price is $672,000 in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) and $650,000 in White Hills (Ascot area), 3% 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 5 in White Hills (Ascot area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".

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Plan the move: White Hills - Ascot → Rockbank - Mount Cottrell