Mount Cottrell
VIC 3024 · Melton
496 (2021) → 994 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Mount Cottrell is a high growth suburb in Melton, VIC 3024, about 30km from Melbourne CBD. Its median house price of $612K is around the same as the VIC average. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 19km inland. Mount Cottrell has an overall score of 22/100, based on transport, liveability and education. Suburb-level crime data isn't available for a safety score here.
Demographics
Age distribution
Housing tenure
- Owned
- Mortgage
- Rented
Commute to work
- Car
- Public transport
- Walk/cycle
- Work from home
Top countries of birth: Malta (9.68%), Lebanon (4.64%), India (2.62%), England (2.02%), Philippines (1.61%)
Top languages: Arabic (14.11%), Urdu (2.82%), Greek (2.42%), Tagalog (1.81%), Punjabi (1.41%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
Property
Median price history
Source: Valuer-General Victoria (DTF) · Updated 2024
Residential Safety
Very small population (under 500) — per-resident rates aren't shown and no safety score is calculated, but the raw incident counts below are still accurate.
Recorded residential incidents (latest year):
Incident-trend chart suppressed for this suburb — its all-category totals don't reflect the small resident base. Raw residential counts are shown above.
Area crime context
An independent score — crime data quality varies by state, so safety is shown separately and is not part of the overall score.
Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria (suburb-level) · Updated 2025
Schools
Average ICSEA of schools within 10km 1036 (above the national average of 1000).
No schools inside the suburb boundary — the schools below are in adjoining suburbs (counted within 10km for the education score).
Nearby (within 10km)
- St John the Apostle Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 6.2kmICSEA 1068
- Tarneit Rise Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1047
- Nearnung Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.5kmICSEA 1059
- Warringa Park School - Polly Parade CampusCombined · Government · 6.5km
- Al-Taqwa College - Olive Branch AnnexeCombined · Independent · 6.7km
- Eynesbury Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6.7kmICSEA 1027
- Rockbank Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1028
- Tarneit Senior CollegeSecondary · Government · 7kmICSEA 1003
- Tarneit P-9 CollegeCombined · Government · 7.3kmICSEA 1033
- Exford Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 994
- Karwan Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 7.5kmICSEA 1070
- St Lawrence of Brindisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 7.7kmICSEA 1017
Source: ACARA 2023
Transport
Source: TfNSW GTFS
Liveability
Amenities within 2–3km
Counted within a short distance of the suburb centre (so nearby facilities count), with the in-boundary count shown beneath.
Source: Bureau of Meteorology · OpenStreetMap
Population & Growth
High GrowthSource: ABS ERP & NSW DPHI
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Frequently asked questions about Mount Cottrell
What are property prices in Mount Cottrell?
In Mount Cottrell, the .
How far is Mount Cottrell from Melbourne CBD?
Mount Cottrell is about 29.9 km from Melbourne CBD, an estimated 102 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Mount Cottrell?
Mount Cottrell has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Mount Cottrell?
Mount Cottrell has a transport score of 0/100.