Cottles Bridge vs Panton Hill

Panton Hill is the younger of the two, with a median age of 48 against 52 in Cottles Bridge. In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Cottles Bridge carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 29/100)
  • Panton Hill has more parks and reserves (13 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Panton Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (21% vs 27%)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cottles Bridge

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($260/wk vs $350/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Panton Hill

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cottles Bridge

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (17/100 vs 29/100)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (26% vs 19%)
  • But Panton Hill is more walkable (39/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cottles Bridge and Panton Hill drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Walkability 0 / 39
Cottles Bridge — Walkability: 0/100 Panton Hill — Walkability: 39/100
Safety 83 / 71
Cottles Bridge — Safety: 83/100 Panton Hill — Safety: 71/100
Low fire risk 11 / 12
Cottles Bridge — Low fire risk: 11/100 Panton Hill — Low fire risk: 12/100
Low flood risk 77 / 100
Cottles Bridge — Low flood risk: 77/100 Panton Hill — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Panton Hill has more residents (1,063 vs 609); Panton Hill rents higher ($350/wk vs $260/wk).

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Population 609 1,063
+75% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.3% +0.1%
Median age 52 48
Median household income $112,840/yr $123,084/yr
+9% vs other
Median weekly rent $260/wk $350/wk
+35% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
0-4 4.3% / 3.5%
Cottles Bridge — 0-4: 4.3% Panton Hill — 0-4: 3.5%
5-14 11.0% / 11.8%
Cottles Bridge — 5-14: 11.0% Panton Hill — 5-14: 11.8%
15-19 5.7% / 6.4%
Cottles Bridge — 15-19: 5.7% Panton Hill — 15-19: 6.4%
20-24 7.2% / 6.6%
Cottles Bridge — 20-24: 7.2% Panton Hill — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 7.2% / 7.3%
Cottles Bridge — 25-34: 7.2% Panton Hill — 25-34: 7.3%
35-44 8.0% / 9.7%
Cottles Bridge — 35-44: 8.0% Panton Hill — 35-44: 9.7%
45-54 12.6% / 16.7%
Cottles Bridge — 45-54: 12.6% Panton Hill — 45-54: 16.7%
55-64 20.7% / 18.2%
Cottles Bridge — 55-64: 20.7% Panton Hill — 55-64: 18.2%
65-74 18.6% / 12.6%
Cottles Bridge — 65-74: 18.6% Panton Hill — 65-74: 12.6%
75-84 6.1% / 4.7%
Cottles Bridge — 75-84: 6.1% Panton Hill — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.1% / 1.3%
Cottles Bridge — 85+: 1.1% Panton Hill — 85+: 1.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cottles Bridge 57.7% couple families
Cottles Bridge — Couple Families: 57.7% Cottles Bridge — Lone Person: 22.6% Cottles Bridge — One Parent Families: 12.4% Cottles Bridge — Group Household: 7.3% Cottles Bridge — Other Families: 0.0%
Panton Hill 59.1% couple families
Panton Hill — Couple Families: 59.1% Panton Hill — Lone Person: 19.4% Panton Hill — One Parent Families: 16.9% Panton Hill — Group Household: 2.9% Panton Hill — Other Families: 1.7%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cottles Bridge 11.0% renting
Cottles Bridge — Owned Outright: 49.0% Cottles Bridge — Mortgage: 40.0% Cottles Bridge — Renting: 11.0%
Panton Hill 5.2% renting
Panton Hill — Owned Outright: 45.8% Panton Hill — Mortgage: 49.0% Panton Hill — Renting: 5.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Bachelor Degree 18.4% / 15.0%
Cottles Bridge — Bachelor Degree: 18.4% Panton Hill — Bachelor Degree: 15.0%
Certificate III & IV 13.8% / 15.8%
Cottles Bridge — Certificate III & IV: 13.8% Panton Hill — Certificate III & IV: 15.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 12.5% / 10.2%
Cottles Bridge — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.5% Panton Hill — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 10.2%
Postgraduate Degree 7.7% / 4.3%
Cottles Bridge — Postgraduate Degree: 7.7% Panton Hill — Postgraduate Degree: 4.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 4.8% / 5.0%
Cottles Bridge — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.8% Panton Hill — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.4%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
England 6.2% / 4.8%
Cottles Bridge — England: 6.2% Panton Hill — England: 4.8%
New Zealand 1.5% / 1.4%
Cottles Bridge — New Zealand: 1.5% Panton Hill — New Zealand: 1.4%
Germany 0.5% / 1.3%
Cottles Bridge — Germany: 0.5% Panton Hill — Germany: 1.3%
Netherlands 1.0% / 0.5%
Cottles Bridge — Netherlands: 1.0% Panton Hill — Netherlands: 0.5%
South Africa 0.5% / 0.8%
Cottles Bridge — South Africa: 0.5% Panton Hill — South Africa: 0.8%
Canada 0.7% / 0.5%
Cottles Bridge — Canada: 0.7% Panton Hill — Canada: 0.5%
Zimbabwe 0.7% / —
Cottles Bridge — Zimbabwe: 0.7% Panton Hill — Zimbabwe: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cottles Bridge 100.0% houses
Cottles Bridge — Houses: 100.0% Cottles Bridge — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Panton Hill 99.4% houses
Panton Hill — Houses: 99.4% Panton Hill — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Median house price $1,462,500 $1,396,500
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 44 days
from 4 sales
 32 days
from 5 sales

Zoning mix

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Environmental 96% 90%
Parks and recreation 3% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
Residential 0% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
New dwellings approved 98
across Nillumbik
same for both
Approvals change year on year +8%
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 11% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 83% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 52% of VIC
same for both

Liveability

Panton Hill is more walkable (39 vs 0); Panton Hill scores higher overall (68 vs 56).

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Grade B A
Score 56/100 68/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cottles Bridge carries more flood risk (23 vs 0); Panton Hill carries more crime risk (29 vs 17).

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
88/100
Crime Low
17/100
 Low
29/100
Flood Low
23/100
 None
0/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Inside the suburb 1
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cottles Bridge

  • Learning Co-Operative School Independent · Primary

Schools in Panton Hill

  • Panton Hill Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Parks & reserves 0 13
Childcare 0 2
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Waterways 2 0

Mobility

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Walkability score 0/100 39/100
Distance to Melbourne 39.3 km 39.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 53 min
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.2%
postcode 3099
 1.2%
postcode 3759
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 3099
 63
postcode 3759

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Car (driver) 59.2% / 59.7%
Cottles Bridge — Car (driver): 59.2% Panton Hill — Car (driver): 59.7%
Worked from Home 34.6% / 34.2%
Cottles Bridge — Worked from Home: 34.6% Panton Hill — Worked from Home: 34.2%
Car (passenger) 3.8% / 2.2%
Cottles Bridge — Car (passenger): 3.8% Panton Hill — Car (passenger): 2.2%
Walked Only 2.3% / 2.6%
Cottles Bridge — Walked Only: 2.3% Panton Hill — Walked Only: 2.6%
Train — / 1.2%
Cottles Bridge — Train: not among its largest Panton Hill — Train: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.7%).

Setting

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Elevation 139 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 159 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 35.9 km 34.3 km

NBN connectivity

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Connectivity score 30/100
same for both
Most common technology Fixed wireless
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
219 premises
 0%
385 premises

Climate

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Annual rainfall 1,215 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 3.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³ —
PM10 — 15.5 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Average residential rate $2,696/yr
same for both
Council Nillumbik
same for both

Federal electorate

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Division Mcewen Casey
Member Rob Mitchell Aaron Violi
Party Australian Labor Party Liberal

First Home Owner Grant

Cottles Bridge Panton Hill
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

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