Mount Cottrell vs Wyndham Vale

Wyndham Vale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 41 in Mount Cottrell. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Mount Cottrell: a median of $770,000, against $600,000 in Wyndham Vale, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Wyndham Vale tends to suit young adults, families with children, and buyers on a tighter budget.

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

Wyndham Vale

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (18 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (23 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Wyndham Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (23% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper houses ($600,000 vs $770,000)
  • But Mount Cottrell has cheaper land ($380,000 vs $587,500)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Wyndham Vale

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • leaves renters under less rental stress (19% vs 30%)
  • has cheaper rent ($343/wk vs $462/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Mount Cottrell sits closer to the CBD (36.4 km vs 40 km)
  • Wyndham Vale is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Wyndham Vale

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (18/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (2 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (73/100 vs 98/100)
  • But Mount Cottrell has more residents already 65 and over (20% vs 7%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, 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 house yield.

Where they sit

Mount Cottrell and Wyndham Vale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
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.

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Walkability 0 / 18
Mount Cottrell — Walkability: 0/100 Wyndham Vale — Walkability: 18/100
Safety 2 / 27
Mount Cottrell — Safety: 2/100 Wyndham Vale — Safety: 27/100
Low fire risk 24 / 71
Mount Cottrell — Low fire risk: 24/100 Wyndham Vale — Low fire risk: 71/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Mount Cottrell — Low flood risk: 100/100 Wyndham Vale — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Wyndham Vale has more residents (20,518 vs 496); Mount Cottrell rents higher ($462/wk vs $343/wk).

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Population 496 20,518
+4037% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -12.8% —
Median age 41 31
Median household income $80,184/yr $91,832/yr
+15% vs other
Median weekly rent $462/wk
+26% vs other
 $343/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
0-4 4.6% / 9.3%
Mount Cottrell — 0-4: 4.6% Wyndham Vale — 0-4: 9.3%
5-14 14.5% / 16.2%
Mount Cottrell — 5-14: 14.5% Wyndham Vale — 5-14: 16.2%
15-19 5.4% / 5.9%
Mount Cottrell — 15-19: 5.4% Wyndham Vale — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 6.5% / 6.8%
Mount Cottrell — 20-24: 6.5% Wyndham Vale — 20-24: 6.8%
25-34 10.1% / 18.7%
Mount Cottrell — 25-34: 10.1% Wyndham Vale — 25-34: 18.7%
35-44 14.3% / 17.8%
Mount Cottrell — 35-44: 14.3% Wyndham Vale — 35-44: 17.8%
45-54 10.7% / 10.2%
Mount Cottrell — 45-54: 10.7% Wyndham Vale — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 14.3% / 7.8%
Mount Cottrell — 55-64: 14.3% Wyndham Vale — 55-64: 7.8%
65-74 12.3% / 5.0%
Mount Cottrell — 65-74: 12.3% Wyndham Vale — 65-74: 5.0%
75-84 5.0% / 1.8%
Mount Cottrell — 75-84: 5.0% Wyndham Vale — 75-84: 1.8%
85+ 2.4% / 0.4%
Mount Cottrell — 85+: 2.4% Wyndham Vale — 85+: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Mount Cottrell 49.1% couple families
Mount Cottrell — Couple Families: 49.1% Mount Cottrell — One Parent Families: 23.6% Mount Cottrell — Lone Person: 23.6% Mount Cottrell — Group Household: 3.6% Mount Cottrell — Other Families: 0.0%
Wyndham Vale 53.4% couple families
Wyndham Vale — Couple Families: 53.4% Wyndham Vale — One Parent Families: 20.8% Wyndham Vale — Lone Person: 20.2% Wyndham Vale — Group Household: 4.0% Wyndham Vale — Other Families: 1.5%
Couple Families One Parent Families Lone Person Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Mount Cottrell 27.0% renting
Mount Cottrell — Owned Outright: 51.8% Mount Cottrell — Mortgage: 21.3% Mount Cottrell — Renting: 27.0%
Wyndham Vale 32.1% renting
Wyndham Vale — Owned Outright: 16.9% Wyndham Vale — Mortgage: 51.0% Wyndham Vale — Renting: 32.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Certificate III & IV 16.9% / 12.4%
Mount Cottrell — Certificate III & IV: 16.9% Wyndham Vale — Certificate III & IV: 12.4%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 10.7%
Mount Cottrell — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Wyndham Vale — Bachelor Degree: 10.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 5.4% / 7.9%
Mount Cottrell — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4% Wyndham Vale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 5.8%
Mount Cottrell — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Wyndham Vale — Postgraduate Degree: 5.8%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.4%
Mount Cottrell — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Wyndham Vale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.9%).

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.

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
India 2.6% / 13.1%
Mount Cottrell — India: 2.6% Wyndham Vale — India: 13.1%
Lebanon 4.6% / —
Mount Cottrell — Lebanon: 4.6% Wyndham Vale — Lebanon: not among its largest
England 2.0% / 1.9%
Mount Cottrell — England: 2.0% Wyndham Vale — England: 1.9%
Philippines 1.6% / 1.8%
Mount Cottrell — Philippines: 1.6% Wyndham Vale — Philippines: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 2.9%
Mount Cottrell — New Zealand: not among its largest Wyndham Vale — New Zealand: 2.9%
Myanmar — / 2.7%
Mount Cottrell — Myanmar: not among its largest Wyndham Vale — Myanmar: 2.7%
Thailand — / 2.1%
Mount Cottrell — Thailand: not among its largest Wyndham Vale — Thailand: 2.1%
Italy 1.2% / —
Mount Cottrell — Italy: 1.2% Wyndham Vale — Italy: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (13.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Mount Cottrell 97.3% houses
Mount Cottrell — Houses: 97.3% Mount Cottrell — Townhouses: 0.0% Mount Cottrell — Flats / Apartments: 2.7%
Wyndham Vale 95.8% houses
Wyndham Vale — Houses: 95.8% Wyndham Vale — Townhouses: 4.1% Wyndham Vale — Flats / Apartments: 0.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Median house price $770,000 $600,000
Median unit price — $475,000
Median land price $380,000 $587,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 72 days
from 21 sales
 38 days
from 438 sales

Zoning mix

Mount Cottrell has more land zoned for conservation (31% vs 7%); Mount Cottrell has more rural and farming land (32% vs 20%).

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Residential 23% 53%
Rural and farming 32% 20%
Environmental 31% 7%
Infrastructure and transport 11% 6%
Other and special use 2% 10%
Parks and recreation 1% 3%
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

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
New dwellings approved 4,602
across Melton
 4,045
across Wyndham
Approvals change year on year +5% -0%

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Houses 3.9%
$555/wk on $750K
 3.9%
$470/wk on $625K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
House price Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 25% of VIC
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 61% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 14% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 35% of VIC Higher than 78% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 45% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 84% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 77% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 58% of VIC Higher than 62% of VIC

Liveability

Wyndham Vale is more walkable (18 vs 0).

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Grade — C
Score — 41/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

Mount Cottrell carries more bushfire risk (76 vs 29); Mount Cottrell carries more crime risk (98 vs 73).

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Bushfire High
76/100
 Low
29/100
Crime High
98/100
 High
73/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 1
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Inside the suburb 0 4
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0 2

Schools in Mount Cottrell

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Wyndham Vale

  • Iramoo Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Riverbend Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Wyndham Vale Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • Christway College - Wyndham Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Supermarkets 0 4
Cafes & restaurants 0 4
Parks & reserves 5 23
Childcare 1 18
GPs 0 2
Pharmacies 0 1
Fuel stations 0 3
Waterways 11 8

Mobility

Wyndham Vale sits further from the CBD (40 km vs 36.4 km).

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Walkability score 0/100 18/100
Distance to Melbourne 36.4 km 40 km
+10% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 43 min 46 min
Public transport score 43/100
Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 7.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 142.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 5.5 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 1.3%
postcode 3024
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 69
postcode 3024
same for both

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.

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Car (driver) 71.6% / 62.5%
Mount Cottrell — Car (driver): 71.6% Wyndham Vale — Car (driver): 62.5%
Worked from Home 20.3% / 25.0%
Mount Cottrell — Worked from Home: 20.3% Wyndham Vale — Worked from Home: 25.0%
Car (passenger) 5.4% / 5.2%
Mount Cottrell — Car (passenger): 5.4% Wyndham Vale — Car (passenger): 5.2%
Train — / 5.7%
Mount Cottrell — Train: not among its largest Wyndham Vale — Train: 5.7%
Walked Only 2.7% / 0.6%
Mount Cottrell — Walked Only: 2.7% Wyndham Vale — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus — / 0.8%
Mount Cottrell — Bus: not among its largest Wyndham Vale — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (71.6%).

Setting

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Elevation 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 19.6 km 14.4 km

NBN connectivity

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Connectivity score 66/100 95/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 51%
456 premises
 78%
10,070 premises

Climate

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Annual rainfall 482 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 25.9°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.2°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
PM2.5 4.4 µg/m³ —
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Average residential rate $1,779/yr $1,997/yr
Council Melton Wyndham

Federal electorate

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Division Gorton Lalor
Member Alice Jordan-Baird Joanne Ryan
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Mount Cottrell Wyndham Vale
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Mount Cottrell

Multicultural Outer

Wyndham Vale

Family Large Blocks Multicultural Outer Young Families

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