Median price trend for houses
Based on 55 sales in the preceding 12 months
$770,000
Up 2.8% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $630k
- 4 bed
- $770k
- 5+ bed
- $980k
Aerial view
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The quick read on
Mount Cottrell
VIC 3024 · Melton
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $770,000
- Population
- 496
- Postcode
- 3024
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Mount Cottrell, Victoria
Property market insights for Mount Cottrell
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Mount Cottrell VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 20 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
No change over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Mount Cottrell, VIC is currently $770,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Mount Cottrell has a 12-month growth rate of 2.8% for houses.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $630,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $770,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $980,000 in Mount Cottrell.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Mount Cottrell is $525 per week. The median house rent has remained unchanged over the last 12 months.
The median rent for units and apartments in Mount Cottrell is $500 per week and has increased 11.1% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Mount Cottrell safe?
The overall rate for Mount Cottrell is 4,618 offences per 100,000 residents — 15% above 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 Mount Cottrell.
Overall crime rate
4,618
offences per 100,000 residents
15% aboveGreater Melbourne
Mount CottrellGreater 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 Mount Cottrell?
Mount Cottrell VIC 3024 is in Victoria, within Greater Melbourne.
496 people call Mount Cottrell home, with an average of 3 people per household and a median household income of $1,542 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 496
- Median age
- 41 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,973 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $462 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Melbourne benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1519.2%Above
15–3422.0%Below
35–5425.0%Below
55–7426.6%Above
75 and over7.5%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses96.7%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright51.8%Above
Paying a mortgage21.3%Below
Renting27.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car2.1%Below
One car21.7%Below
Two cars33.6%Below
Three or more41.3%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home16.9%Below
Drove to work59.6%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled2.2%In line
What stands out in Mount Cottrell
16.9% of workers in Mount Cottrell worked from home on Census day — less common than across Greater Melbourne.
2.6% of Mount Cottrell residents were born in India, about half the rate across Greater Melbourne.
23.2% of people in Mount Cottrell described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Mount Cottrell
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Mount Cottrell VIC 3024.
Is Mount Cottrell family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
19.2% of Mount Cottrell's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Greater Melbourne average.
134 family households lived in Mount Cottrell; 40.3% were couple families and 19.4% were one-parent families.
32.8% 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 Mount Cottrell?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Mount Cottrell had 496 residents at the 2021 Census.
24.4% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
34.1% 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 Mount Cottrell?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 96.7% of occupied private dwellings in Mount Cottrell.
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 Mount Cottrell?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
51.8% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
21.3% were buying their home with a mortgage.
27.0% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Greater Melbourne average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Mount Cottrell?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Mount Cottrell had 3.0 people.
One-person households made up 17.4% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Two-person households represented 34.2%, while 34.2% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Mount Cottrell?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
16.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
59.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 2.2% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Mount Cottrell?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
2.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
One-car households formed 21.7% of the total.
74.8% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Mount Cottrell, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 29.8% reported a different address.
29.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Melbourne average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Mount Cottrell?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
54.4% of residents used only English at home.
37.5% used a language other than English at home.
1.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Mount Cottrell residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
29.0% of Mount Cottrell's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 71.0% was born in Australia.
0.6% of residents were born in China.
2.6% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 83.3%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Mount Cottrell?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 23.0% of ancestry responses in Mount Cottrell.
Australian ancestry made up 22.2% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.8% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Mount Cottrell?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.1% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Managers accounted for 19.7% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 14.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 10.1% of workers, and education and training employed 6.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Mount Cottrell?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 48.5%, compared with 64.1% across Greater Melbourne.
25.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 7.8%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Melbourne.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Mount Cottrell show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.1% reported no selected long-term health condition.
7.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
10.3% reported asthma, 10.7% arthritis and 6.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Mount Cottrell?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
16.3% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Melbourne rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 5.3% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 13.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 46.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Mount Cottrell?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,542 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,973.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $462 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Mount Cottrell compare with Greater Melbourne?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 16.9% in Mount Cottrell, compared with 28.8% across Greater Melbourne.
Outright ownership was 51.8% locally and 30.7% across Greater Melbourne. That is well above the Greater Melbourne average.
Renting accounted for 27.0% in Mount Cottrell, 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 Mount Cottrell
Is Mount Cottrell expensive?
The median house price is $770,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Mount Cottrell good for families?
The Census counted 134 local families, and 19.2% 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 Mount Cottrell?
Larger houses have a median around $980,000, 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 Mount Cottrell
42 streets in Mount Cottrell
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aziz Bvd
- Boundary Rd
- Butlers Rd
- Cobbledicks Ford Rd
- Davis Rd
- Dhalang Drive
- Djirram Drive
- Dohertys Rd
- Downing St
- Drumstick Drive
- Dukelows Rd
- Eaton Ct
- Faulkners Rd
- Fauna Drive
- Finchley Ct
- Gard Rd
- Goodison Gr
- Greigs Rd
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- Islamabad Cr
- Karachi Ave
- Lahore Cl
- Larkana
- Leakes Rd
- Mayfair Ave
- Mcmillan Pde
- Middle Rd
- Momil Rd
- Mount Cottrell Rd
- Mt Atkinson Road
- Oroya Drive
- Riding Boundary Road
- Rohab Cr
- Rohan Crescent
- Sewells Rd
- Shanahans Rd
- Stacey Pde
- Stratford Rd
- Thatta Ave
- The Mall
- Troups Rd South
- Tyzack Road
- Wandsworth St
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