Moving to Strathfieldsaye from Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Strathfieldsaye and Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, side by side - all from public government data.
Strathfieldsaye has 11,705 people (ABS, June 2025), +2.2% in a year, a median house price of $772,500, 2 schools and 7 childcare services. Full Strathfieldsaye 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.
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.
Strathfieldsaye Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Strathfieldsaye.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Strathfieldsaye (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.
Honest tradeoff
Government schools in Strathfieldsaye and Rockbank - Mount Cottrell have a similar average ICSEA (1,038 and 1,030) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Strathfieldsaye 1,093 (1 school), Rockbank - Mount Cottrell none in this SA2.
There are 2 schools in Strathfieldsaye, compared to 5 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.
Childcare services matched by suburb name: 7 in Strathfieldsaye vs 57 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is lower in Strathfieldsaye at 4.5% (vs 62.6% in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell).
Strathfieldsaye has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 8, above Rockbank - Mount Cottrell's Decile 7. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
Median house prices are 15% higher in Strathfieldsaye ($772,500 vs $672,000).
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What is the population of Strathfieldsaye?
11,705 people lived in Strathfieldsaye at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +2.2% over the year. Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area) had 35,856.
Are houses cheaper in Strathfieldsaye than in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area)?
No. The median house price is $772,500 in Strathfieldsaye and $672,000 in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area), 15% higher in Strathfieldsaye.
How many schools are in Strathfieldsaye?
ACARA lists 2 schools in Strathfieldsaye, against 5 in Rockbank (Mount Cottrell area). The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Rockbank - Mount Cottrell → Strathfieldsaye