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Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs Tarneit - North
Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 6.8 km apart · Rockbank - Mount Cottrell profile · Tarneit - North profile
Rockbank - Mount Cottrell Tarneit - North
Rockbank - Mount Cottrell and Tarneit - North are neighbouring Victorian areas with very different profiles. Tarneit - North is much more culturally diverse, with 64.7% of people born overseas and 73.7% using a language other than English at home. This area also has a more qualified workforce, where 43.3% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher. In contrast, Rockbank - Mount Cottrell has more walkable access to basic needs, with 32.2% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries, compared to just 3.5% in Tarneit - North.
Both areas are growing rapidly, though the gap in population growth is widening as Tarneit - North expands faster. They share a similar economic profile, with typical weekly household incomes sitting around $2,100 to $2,200. This growth is mirrored in the high number of new residents; in Tarneit - North, 88.3% of people moved here in the last five years, while the figure is 71.4% in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 2,660
- First area, 2016: 3,040
- First area, 2021: 17,553
- Second area, 2021: 7,197
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 36 yrs
- First area, 2021: 31 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 29 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 0.0% males, 0.1% females; 85+ in Tarneit - North: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 0.1% males, 0.1% females; 80–84 in Tarneit - North: 0.1% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 0.3% males, 0.3% females; 75–79 in Tarneit - North: 0.1% males, 0.1% females
- 70–74 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 0.6% males, 0.5% females; 70–74 in Tarneit - North: 0.2% males, 0.3% females
- 65–69 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 0.8% males, 0.8% females; 65–69 in Tarneit - North: 0.4% males, 0.4% females
- 60–64 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 1.0% males, 1.1% females; 60–64 in Tarneit - North: 0.4% males, 0.8% females
- 55–59 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 1.4% males, 1.2% females; 55–59 in Tarneit - North: 0.6% males, 0.8% females
- 50–54 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 2.0% males, 1.6% females; 50–54 in Tarneit - North: 1.0% males, 0.8% females
- 45–49 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 3.0% males, 1.9% females; 45–49 in Tarneit - North: 1.8% males, 1.2% females
- 40–44 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 4.7% males, 2.9% females; 40–44 in Tarneit - North: 4.2% males, 2.6% females
- 35–39 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 8.3% males, 6.0% females; 35–39 in Tarneit - North: 8.6% males, 7.4% females
- 30–34 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 7.9% males, 7.1% females; 30–34 in Tarneit - North: 8.2% males, 8.6% females
- 25–29 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 6.2% males, 5.3% females; 25–29 in Tarneit - North: 5.6% males, 5.9% females
- 20–24 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 4.1% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Tarneit - North: 4.4% males, 2.7% females
- 15–19 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 1.9% males, 1.7% females; 15–19 in Tarneit - North: 1.7% males, 1.6% females
- 10–14 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 2.5% males, 2.6% females; 10–14 in Tarneit - North: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 4.3% males, 4.4% females; 5–9 in Tarneit - North: 5.2% males, 4.8% females
- 0–4 in Rockbank - Mount Cottrell: 5.5% males, 5.3% females; 0–4 in Tarneit - North: 6.9% males, 6.6% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $481
- First area, 2016: $512
- First area, 2021: $946
- Second area, 2021: $933
- First area, 2011: $1,001
- First area, 2016: $1,119
- First area, 2021: $2,123
- Second area, 2021: $2,198
- First area, 2011: $1,186
- First area, 2016: $1,320
- First area, 2021: $2,191
- Second area, 2021: $2,121
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 3.2
- Second area, 2021: 3.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $175
- First area, 2016: $210
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2021: $391
- First area, 2011: $1,200
- First area, 2016: $1,300
- First area, 2021: $2,017
- Second area, 2021: $2,065
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.90
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.90
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Environment & Climate
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Rockbank - Mount Cottrell vs Tarneit - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/213041359/rockbank-mount-cottrell/vs/213051584/tarneit-north