Pentland Hills
VIC 3341 · Moorabool
158 (2021) → 171 est. (2025) · High Growth
Based on transport, liveability & education. Safety is scored separately below.
Pentland Hills is a high growth suburb in Moorabool, VIC 3341, about 54km from Melbourne CBD. Recent property sales in Pentland Hills are too limited to report a reliable median price. The suburb has no schools recorded, a transport score of 0/100, and is about 43km inland. Pentland Hills has an overall score of 23/100, 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: Netherlands (3.16%), England (2.53%)
Source: ABS Census 2021
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 1020 (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)
- Pentland Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4kmICSEA 1011
- Myrniong Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 4.9kmICSEA 1012
- Darley Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 5.2kmICSEA 984
- St Bernard's SchoolPrimary · Catholic · 5.3kmICSEA 1036
- Bacchus Marsh CollegeSecondary · Government · 5.8kmICSEA 971
- Bacchus Marsh Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 6kmICSEA 1016
- Bacchus Marsh Grammar - Maddingley CampusCombined · Independent · 6.1kmICSEA 1107
- Indie School (Bacchus Marsh)Secondary · Independent · 6.2km
- Coimadai Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · 10kmICSEA 1000
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
Nearby suburbs in Moorabool
Compare Pentland Hills with another suburb
Compare two suburbs
Frequently asked questions about Pentland Hills
How far is Pentland Hills from Melbourne CBD?
Pentland Hills is about 54.4 km from Melbourne CBD, an estimated 175 minutes by public transport.
What schools are in Pentland Hills?
Pentland Hills has 0 schools. Schools are listed factually, not ranked.
What is public transport like in Pentland Hills?
Pentland Hills has a transport score of 0/100.