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VIC · Melton Council

Mount Cottrell, 3024

Current weather

10.4°CPartly cloudy

82% humidity · 25.3 km/h wind · 13.5° / 10° today · 10.3 mm rain

Updated

Desirability score

23.5/100
Below average

1160th in VIC

62% data confidence

How this score is calculated
  • Green suburb
  • National parks
  • High desirability
  • Café precinct
  • Education hub
What Mount Cottrell is known for: Green suburb, National parks, High desirability, Café precinct, Education hub

Suburb profile

Mount Cottrell is a hillside smaller community in Melton, with elevated streets and a greener, quieter pace. The metro area remains accessible without feeling caught up in the inner-city rush. Ridge-top pockets and tree cover give the area a cooler, greener hillside feel.

Families and commuters make up much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Everyday errands and local outings are straightforward, with the wider metro area adding variety. Parks, reserves and open space make it genuinely outdoor-friendly for walks, sport and weekend downtime.

Housing remains accessible compared with many parts of the state. Light infill development is updating a few streets while the wider area stays largely unchanged.

On the desirability index, the suburb sits below average overall, mainly because local dining and lifestyle amenities and housing affordability lag similar metro suburbs, despite relative strength in parks and green space. Limited access to some essential local services also trimmed the result.

Population

Population
496
Median age
41
Median household income / week
$1,542
Dwelling vacancy
11.2%
Unoccupied private dwellings
19 of 169
Median monthly mortgage
$1,973
Employment rate
44.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
16 / 0 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (2026)
222
Against the person
15
Against property
162
Rate per 1,000 residents
447.6
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 33 residents
State safety percentile
97.3th (lower crime is better)
Increase (daily rate)
+45.1%

Reported offences increased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage12
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft38
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle41
  • B49 Other Theft35
  • D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offences12

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

13 planning-related records

2021· 7 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Two lot subdivision of land
    653-701 GREIGS ROAD FIELDSTONE 3024Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • August 2021

  • Use and Development of the land for a Place of Worship and Removal of Native Vegetation.
    105 GARD ROAD MOUNT COTTRELL 3024NOD issued by a delegate

  • June 2021

  • Construction of Two Dwellings and a Two Lot Subdivision
    15 STACEY PARADE MOUNT COTTRELL 3024Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Use and development of land for a single storey dwelling in Green Wedg e Zone.
    493-507 FAULKNERS ROAD MOUNT COTTRELL 3024Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Use and development of the land for the purpose of a place of worship and restricted place of assembly; alteration of access to land in a Public Acquisition Overlay; removal of native vegetation and partial removal of a drystone wall
    1596-1614 BOUNDARY ROAD MOUNT COTTRELL 3024NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • Removal of Dry Stone Wall in Road Reserve
    1350 DOHERTYS ROAD MOUNT COTTRELL 3024No permit required

  • March 2021

  • Subdivision of land into five (5) allotments, the development of five (5) dwellings and creation of common property.
    14 Goodison GrovePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 6 proposals

  • September 2020

  • Satisfaction Matter – Extension of Time to Incorporated Document “Mt C ottrell Class A Recycled Water Storage Facility”.
    1665A Mount Cottrell RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Construct an acoustic wall
    435 Davis RoadWithdrawn
  • Use and development of a childcare centre and the display of associated signage
    55 Goodison GrovePermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2020

  • Use and Development of the land for a Contractors Depot.
    1884-1908 MOUNT COTTRELL ROAD MOUNT COTTRELL 3024Refusal issued by the Resp. Authority

  • April 2020

  • Section 72 Amendment - Use and Development for a Place of Assembly, associated buildings and works and construction of a caretaker¿s dwelling (Stages 1 and 2)
    435 Davis RoadPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • Use of the land for vehicle storage
    80 GARD ROAD MOUNT COTTRELL 3024Lapsed

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

  • PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

4 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Cobbledicks Streamside ReserveNature reserve
  • Lozzbert ReservePark
  • Mount Cottrell Recreation ReservePark
  • Werribee River Streamside ReserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
3/10
IRSD decile (2021)
2/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

2 state heritage places

  • AUSTRALIAN BEAM WIRELESS RECEIVING STNNH2278
  • AUSTRALIAN BEAM WIRELESS RECEIVING STNNH2278

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
32
Parks (OSM)
5

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability Index

Desirability score
23.5/100 — Below average
National rank
6188th in Australia
State rank
1160th in VIC
Peer rank
#202 among Metro Melbourne · Established suburbs
Cohort rank
#389 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
Data confidence
62%

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • B21 Criminal Damagecrime12
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime38
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime41
  • B49 Other Theftcrime35
  • D12 Prohibited And Controlled Weapons Offencescrime12
  • AUSTRALIAN BEAM WIRELESS RECEIVING STNheritageNH2278
  • AUSTRALIAN BEAM WIRELESS RECEIVING STNheritageNH2278
  • Cobbledicks Streamside Reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Lozzbert Reservegovernmentpark
  • Mount Cottrell Recreation Reservegovernmentpark

Data sources & freshness

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