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Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs Burnside

Name: Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs Burnside — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 8.2 km apart · Rockbank - Mount Cottrell profile · Burnside profile

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell Burnside

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell and Burnside are neighbouring areas in Victoria with very different patterns of growth and living. Rockbank - Mount Cottrell is a rapidly expanding area where 71.4% of people moved in within the last five years and detached houses are far more common at 96.1%. In contrast, Burnside is more established and walkable, with a much higher share of homeowners who own their place outright (28.5% compared to 8.9% in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell). Burnside also has a significantly older population, with people aged 65 and over making up 15.9% of residents, while that group accounts for only 3.8% of people in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.

Everyday life in both places shares several similarities, such as typical weekly rents of $400 and a similar number of people per home. They also have nearly identical rates of adults working or looking for work. While Rockbank - Mount Cottrell is mostly car-dependent and Burnside is somewhat walkable, the gap in renting has narrowed since 2016. Meanwhile, the difference in the number of seniors has widened over the same period.

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Where they differ most

Recent movers: 39.6 pts higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell Owned outright: 19.6 pts higher in Burnside Needs assistance: 4.8 pts higher in Burnside Population: 11,753 larger in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Burnside

Demographics & Identity

Population in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +11,753 larger in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell gap widening

17,553 85th pct 5,800 27th pct

Median age in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +6 yrs older in Burnside gap widening

31 yrs 6th pct 37 yrs 36th pct

Age structure

48.3% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +21.3 pts 27.0%

24.6% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.8 pts 20.8%

13.0% Older adults (45–64) +10.6 pts ▸ 23.5%

3.8% Seniors (65+) +12.1 pts ▸ 15.9%

10.3% Youth (15–24) +2.6 pts ▸ 12.9%

Marital status

53.9% Married ◂ +0.4 pts 53.5%

36.9% Never married ◂ +5.8 pts 31.1%

1.8% Widowed +4.9 pts ▸ 6.7%

4.6% Divorced +1.1 pts ▸ 5.7%

2.9% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Rockbank - Mount Cottrell Burnside

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

49.6% Australia ◂ +0.5 pts 49.1%

18.7% India ◂ +13.7 pts 5.0%

4.5% Philippines +1.7 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.7% Vietnam +3.1 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.6% New Zealand ◂ +1.4 pts 1.2%

0.6% England +0.7 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% China +0.6 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Italy +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Nepal ◂ +0.5 pts 0.1%

0.2% South Africa ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Ancestry

15.9% Indian ◂ +9.9 pts 6.0%

10.6% Australian +3.3 pts ▸ 14.0%

9.2% English +2.6 pts ▸ 11.8%

6.4% Filipino +3.2 pts ▸ 9.6%

2.3% Vietnamese +5.6 pts ▸ 7.9%

1.9% Chinese +3.5 pts ▸ 5.3%

3.2% Italian +1.3 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.9% Irish +0.8 pts ▸ 2.7%

1.3% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.6% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 2.0%

1.0% German +0.5 pts ▸ 1.6%

0.4% Dutch even 0.4%

Language

Language used at home

30.7% English only +10.4 pts ▸ 41.2%

15.8% Punjabi ◂ +13.9 pts 1.9%

2.1% Vietnamese +5.2 pts ▸ 7.3%

2.2% Tagalog +1.6 pts ▸ 3.9%

3.6% Hindi ◂ +1.7 pts 1.9%

2.0% Arabic +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.6% Greek +0.8 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.2% Cantonese +1.0 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.4% Mandarin +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.5% Italian +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Religion

Religious affiliation

32.2% Christianity +24.4 pts ▸ 56.5%

18.4% Not stated ◂ +12.1 pts 6.3%

13.6% No religion +3.8 pts ▸ 17.4%

14.2% Other religions ◂ +12.7 pts 1.5%

11.9% Hinduism ◂ +7.4 pts 4.5%

7.0% Islam +1.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.8% Buddhism +2.7 pts ▸ 5.5%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +4 more in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

5 64th pct 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +0.33 more in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

1.16 20th pct 0.83 10th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +11 more in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

34 75th pct 23 57th pct

Students in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +2,773 more in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

3,215 81st pct 442 15th pct

Avg size in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +201 larger in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

643 75th pct 442 53rd pct

ICSEA in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +2 higher in Burnside

1,037 59th pct 1,039 60th pct

Highest year of school

61.4% Year 12 +0.4 pts ▸ 61.8%

18.7% Year 10 ◂ +8.9 pts 9.9%

5.5% Year 9 or below +8.4 pts ▸ 13.9%

4.4% Year 11 +3.0 pts ▸ 7.4%

Highest qualification level

29.5% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.4 pts 28.1%

17.6% Certificate III / IV +6.5 pts ▸ 24.1%

16.7% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.2 pts ▸ 16.9%

13.0% Postgraduate degree ◂ +5.8 pts 7.2%

3.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.6 pts 2.5%

0.9% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 1.7%

Field of qualification

18.6% Management & commerce ◂ +0.1 pts 18.5%

12.3% Engineering & related +4.1 pts ▸ 16.5%

9.4% Society & culture +1.3 pts ▸ 10.7%

9.7% Health ◂ +0.3 pts 9.3%

8.0% Information technology ◂ +3.0 pts 5.0%

7.2% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +1.8 pts 5.3%

5.1% Education +1.2 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.6% Architecture & building +0.4 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.1% Creative arts +0.8 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.7% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.2 pts 0.5%

Income

Personal income in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +$270 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell gap widening

$946 73rd pct $676 24th pct

Household income in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +$252 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell gap narrowing

$2,123 73rd pct $1,871 57th pct

Family income in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +$137 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell gap narrowing

$2,191 57th pct $2,054 48th pct

Household income distribution

43.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.9 pts 32.7%

20.6% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 23.2%

6.7% Under $650 +8.6 pts ▸ 15.4%

13.2% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.5 pts 11.7%

9.9% $4,000 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 10.9%

Personal income distribution

26.4% Under $650 +19.1 pts ▸ 45.5%

32.1% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.5 pts 30.7%

16.8% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 14.8%

1.9% $3,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

2.1% Arthritis +5.7 pts ▸ 7.8%

5.2% Asthma +2.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.0% Other condition +3.2 pts ▸ 7.2%

2.8% Diabetes +4.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

3.5% Mental health +2.1 pts ▸ 5.6%

1.1% Heart disease +2.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

0.9% Cancer +1.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.1% Dementia +1.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.3% Stroke +0.9 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.4% Lung condition +0.7 pts ▸ 1.1%

Number of long-term health conditions

68.5% None ◂ +0.9 pts 67.6%

9.7% One condition +6.7 pts ▸ 16.4%

2.0% Two conditions +3.1 pts ▸ 5.1%

0.8% Three or more +2.3 pts ▸ 3.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +364 larger in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

391 73rd pct 27 9th pct

Median age in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +10 yrs older in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

32 yrs 89th pct 22 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +$342 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

$725 66th pct $383 3rd pct

Household income in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +$788 higher in Burnside

$1,774 54th pct $2,562 88th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +0.1 larger in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell gap narrowing

3.2 94th pct 3.1 91st pct

Family composition

73.0% Couples with children +0.6 pts ▸ 73.7%

16.8% Couples without children ◂ +1.6 pts 15.2%

9.3% One-parent families +1.1 pts ▸ 10.4%

0.8% Other families ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Household size

24.3% 4 people +0.9 pts ▸ 25.2%

23.5% 2 people ◂ +1.3 pts 22.1%

21.5% 3 people ◂ +4.0 pts 17.5%

13.6% 1 person +4.5 pts ▸ 18.1%

10.3% 5 people ◂ +0.3 pts 10.0%

6.7% 6 or more +1.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside even gap narrowing

$400 62nd pct $400 62nd pct

Mortgage in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +$17 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell gap narrowing

$2,017 63rd pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +0.10 higher in Burnside gap steady

0.80 29th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

64.7% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.0 pts 53.7%

8.9% Owned outright +19.6 pts ▸ 28.5%

23.9% Rented ◂ +14.0 pts 9.9%

0.7% Other tenure +5.0 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.7% Not stated +0.9 pts ▸ 2.6%

Types of homes

96.1% Separate house ◂ +10.8 pts 85.3%

1.3% Townhouse / semi-detached +12.9 pts ▸ 14.2%

2.4% Other dwelling ◂ +2.4 pts 0.0%

0.1% Flat or apartment +0.5 pts ▸ 0.6%

Bedrooms per home

63.4% 4 bedrooms ◂ +21.9 pts 41.5%

21.1% 3 bedrooms +14.7 pts ▸ 35.8%

1.1% 2 bedrooms +9.7 pts ▸ 10.8%

10.1% 5 or more ◂ +1.8 pts 8.4%

2.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.6 pts 1.5%

0.4% Studio / none ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

75.6% $350–$549 ◂ +4.5 pts 71.1%

12.6% $200–$349 ◂ +1.0 pts 11.6%

4.6% Under $200 ◂ +1.8 pts 2.9%

1.5% $550–$749 +1.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.5% $750 or more ◂ +0.5 pts 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

54.0% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +17.0 pts 37.0%

23.4% $1,000–$1,799 +2.6 pts ▸ 26.0%

11.0% $3,000 or more +6.1 pts ▸ 17.1%

4.9% Under $1,000 +8.5 pts ▸ 13.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +23 more in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

44 53rd pct 21 31st pct

Stops/1k in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +1.11 more in Burnside

2.51 25th pct 3.62 40th pct

Departures/1k in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +728.5 more in Burnside

547.0 40th pct 1,275.5 67th pct

PT routes in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +10 more in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

14 76th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +32 longer in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

36 88th pct 4 43rd pct

Drive to city in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +5 longer in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

29 57th pct 24 48th pct

Reach 30 min in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +11,753 more in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

17,553 55th pct 5,800 13th pct

Reach 45 min in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +32,993 more in Burnside

17,553 26th pct 50,546 54th pct

How people get to work

57.1% Car (driver) +0.9 pts ▸ 58.0%

21.1% Worked at home ◂ +2.4 pts 18.7%

3.7% Car (passenger) +0.9 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.5% Train ◂ +1.4 pts 1.1%

0.2% Bus +0.8 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.5% Walked ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Bicycle even 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

49.1% 2 vehicles ◂ +9.2 pts 39.9%

29.5% 1 vehicle ◂ +0.7 pts 28.7%

12.9% 3 vehicles +3.9 pts ▸ 16.9%

6.3% 4 or more +2.8 pts ▸ 9.1%

2.1% No vehicle +3.4 pts ▸ 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

15.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +1.3 pts 13.8%

12.5% Transport & warehousing ◂ +2.7 pts 9.8%

10.8% Construction ◂ +1.5 pts 9.3%

8.6% Retail trade +1.8 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.1% Manufacturing +2.7 pts ▸ 8.7%

6.4% Professional & technical ◂ +1.3 pts 5.1%

5.5% Education & training +0.8 pts ▸ 6.3%

4.9% Finance & insurance +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%

4.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 4.6%

4.8% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.1 pts 4.7%

3.1% Other services +1.4 pts ▸ 4.5%

3.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.4 pts 3.3%

Occupations people work in

20.9% Professionals ◂ +2.7 pts 18.3%

12.9% Clerical & administrative +1.3 pts ▸ 14.1%

13.2% Technicians & trades +0.3 pts ▸ 13.5%

13.3% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.0 pts 11.3%

11.9% Community & personal service ◂ +0.1 pts 11.8%

8.7% Labourers +1.9 pts ▸ 10.6%

9.5% Managers ◂ +0.5 pts 9.0%

6.8% Sales workers +1.9 pts ▸ 8.7%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +2 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

7 64th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +3 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IER decile in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +1 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IEO decile in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +3 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

7 64th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +47 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

1,029 63rd pct 982 44th pct

ERP in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +29,221 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

35,856 97th pct 6,635 30th pct

Growth in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +87.0 pts higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

100.3% 100th pct 13.3% 86th pct

Businesses in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +4,126 higher in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

4,531 87th pct 405 19th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +40 higher in Burnside

527 12th pct 567 14th pct

Max temp in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +0.3 higher in Burnside

20.0 14th pct 20.3 17th pct

Min temp in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +0.4 higher in Burnside

10.2 26th pct 10.5 29th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +2.3 higher in Burnside

2.9 19th pct 5.1 45th pct

Types ≤15 min in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +2.1 more in Burnside

2.8 18th pct 4.9 45th pct

15-min city in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +22.2 pts higher in Burnside

26.5% 18th pct 48.7% 36th pct

Walk to shops in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +13.6 pts higher in Burnside

32.2% 22nd pct 45.8% 35th pct

Walk to transit in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +64.5 pts higher in Burnside

22.4% 15th pct 86.8% 43rd pct

Walk to school in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +44.2 pts higher in Burnside

29.8% 16th pct 74.0% 50th pct

Walk to a park in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +8.1 pts higher in Burnside

91.3% 39th pct 99.4% 57th pct

Walk to health in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +31.0 pts higher in Burnside

14.0% 20th pct 45.0% 49th pct

Amenities/1k in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +6.2 more in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell

14.6 53rd pct 8.4 13th pct

Intersections/km² in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +356 higher in Burnside

48 39th pct 404 89th pct

Mean slope in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell in Burnside +0.2 pts higher in Burnside

2.4% 0th pct 2.6% 3rd pct

Compare Rockbank - Mount Cottrell with nearby areas

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Compare Burnside with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/213041359/rockbank-mount-cottrell/vs/213041461/burnside