Moving to Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area) from Melton West
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell and Melton West, side by side - all from public government data.
Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area) has 19,169 people (ABS, June 2025), +12.3% in a year, a median house price of $675,000 and 3 schools. Full Tarneit (West) (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.
Wedge Park Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Melton West.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Melton West (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.
Karwan Primary School
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell.
This is the zoned government school for the centre of Tarneit (West) - 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
Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell's government schools have an average ICSEA of 1,055, compared to 959 in Melton West. 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 Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell none in this SA2, Melton West 999 (3 schools).
There are 3 schools in Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell, compared to 8 in Melton West.
The proportion of children from non-English-speaking backgrounds is higher in Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell at 73.7% (vs 29.2% in Melton West).
Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 6, above Melton West's Decile 2. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area)?
19,169 people lived in Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +12.3% over the year. Melton West had 22,710.
Are houses cheaper in Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area) than in Melton West?
No. The median house price is $675,000 in Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area) and $648,500 in Melton West, 4% higher in Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area).
How many schools are in Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area)?
ACARA lists 3 schools in Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area), against 8 in Melton West. The zoned government school for an address is shown above under "Which school is zoned?".
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Plan the move: Melton West → Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell