Moving to Truganina (South West area) from Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area)
Schools, childcare, demographics and house prices for Truganina - South West and Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell, side by side - all from public government data.
Truganina (South West area) has 20,395 people (ABS, June 2025), +0.7% in a year, a median house price of $672,000 and 5 schools. Full Truganina (South West 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.
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.
Dohertys Creek P-9 College
The government school your child can attend for free by living in Truganina - South West.
The government catchment school for parts of Truganina - South West is Dohertys Creek P-9 College - just outside the suburb boundary (VIC catchment data).
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 Truganina - South West and Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell have a similar average ICSEA (1,041 and 1,055) - a measure of student intake, not teaching quality.
Catholic/independent schools are separate from the free government catchment - average ICSEA Truganina - South West 1,101 (3 schools), Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell none in this SA2.
There are 5 schools in Truganina - South West, compared to 3 in Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell.
Truganina - South West has a SEIFA advantage (IRSAD) of Decile 5, below Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell's Decile 6. Decile 10 is the most advantaged nationally.
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What is the population of Truganina (South West area)?
20,395 people lived in Truganina (South West area) at June 2025 (ABS Estimated Resident Population), a change of +0.7% over the year. Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area) had 19,169.
Are houses cheaper in Truganina (South West area) than in Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area)?
Median house prices are about the same: $672,000 in Truganina (South West area) and $675,000 in Tarneit (West) (Mount Cottrell area).
How many schools are in Truganina (South West area)?
ACARA lists 5 schools in Truganina (South West area), against 3 in Tarneit (West) (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: Tarneit (West) - Mount Cottrell → Truganina - South West