Median price trend for houses
Based on 8 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,770,000
Up 37.9% over 12 months
- 4 bed
- $1.8m
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Cottles Bridge
VIC 3099 · Nillumbik
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,770,000
- Population
- 609
- Postcode
- 3099
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Cottles Bridge, Victoria
Property market insights for Cottles Bridge
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Cottles Bridge VIC
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Cottles Bridge, VIC is currently $1,770,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Cottles Bridge has a 12-month growth rate of 37.9% for houses.
Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,800,000 in Cottles Bridge.
Crime and safety
Is Cottles Bridge safe?
The overall rate for Cottles Bridge is 2,132 offences per 100,000 residents — 47% below the Greater Melbourne benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Cottles Bridge.
Overall crime rate
2,132
offences per 100,000 residents
47% belowGreater Melbourne
Cottles BridgeGreater Melbourne: 4,001
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Cottles Bridge?
Cottles Bridge VIC 3099 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
609 people call Cottles Bridge home, with an average of 2.7 people per household and a median household income of $2,170 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 609
- Median age
- 52 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,524 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $260 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.3%Below
15–3420.2%Below
35–5420.7%Below
55–7439.2%Above
75 and over7.2%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses98.6%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright49.0%Above
Paying a mortgage40.0%Above
Renting11.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car1.9%Below
One car14.1%Below
Two cars36.2%Below
Three or more47.9%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home28.0%Below
Drove to work47.8%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.9%Below
What stands out in Cottles Bridge
28.0% of workers in Cottles Bridge worked from home on Census day.
6.2% of Cottles Bridge residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Greater Melbourne.
51.9% of people in Cottles Bridge described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Cottles Bridge
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Cottles Bridge VIC 3099.
Is Cottles Bridge family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.3% of Cottles Bridge's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
180 family households lived in Cottles Bridge; 43.9% were couple families and 9.4% were one-parent families.
26.1% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Cottles Bridge?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Cottles Bridge had 609 residents at the 2021 Census.
15.3% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
46.5% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Cottles Bridge?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 98.6% of occupied private dwellings in Cottles Bridge.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Cottles Bridge?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
49.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
40.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.
11.0% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Cottles Bridge?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Cottles Bridge had 2.7 people.
One-person households made up 14.6% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 43.2%, while 26.3% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Cottles Bridge?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
28.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
47.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Cottles Bridge?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
1.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 14.1% of the total.
84.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Cottles Bridge, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
78.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 22.0% reported a different address.
15.1% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Cottles Bridge?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
94.3% of residents used only English at home.
2.6% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Cottles Bridge residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
15.1% of Cottles Bridge's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 84.9% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 95.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Cottles Bridge?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.0% of ancestry responses in Cottles Bridge.
Australian ancestry made up 36.0% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Cottles Bridge?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
27.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is almost exactly typical for Greater Melbourne.
Managers accounted for 14.9% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 13.4%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.0% of workers, and education and training employed 10.9%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Cottles Bridge?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 64.6%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
29.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 26.0% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.8%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Cottles Bridge show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
60.3% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.7% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
8.4% reported asthma, 11.5% arthritis and 3.1% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Cottles Bridge?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
29.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 12.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 20.1%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 27.2%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Cottles Bridge?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,170 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,524.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $260 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Cottles Bridge compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 28.0% in Cottles Bridge, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 49.0% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 11.0% in Cottles Bridge, against 31.1% across Greater Melbourne.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Cottles Bridge
Is Cottles Bridge expensive?
The median house price is $1,770,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Cottles Bridge good for families?
The Census counted 180 local families, and 15.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Cottles Bridge?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,800,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Cottles Bridge
21 streets in Cottles Bridge
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Arthurs Creek Rd
- Barreenong Rd
- Belfields Rd
- Christian Rd
- Cleeve Ct
- Cottles Bridge-Strathewen Rd
- Dunmoochin Rd
- Florence Rd
- Goldmans Rd
- Heidelberg-Kinglake Rd
- Hildebrand Rd
- Hurstbridge-Arthurs Creek Rd
- Laceys Rd
- Lockmans Ln
- Mine Rd
- Patullos Rd
- Red Shirt Gully Rd
- Shaws Rd
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- Shepherds Flat Ln
- Skardons Rd
- Watts Ln
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