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Cottles Bridge VIC 3099

271 addresses · 19 streets

McEwen Electorate › Nillumbik LGA › Cottles Bridge · 32 km from Melbourne

Living Here

Cottles Bridge is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 609 people, with a median age of 52. The typical household earns around $2,170 a week, with median rent near $260 a week. Most homes are houses. About 87% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

609Population
52Median age
$2,170Median household income / wk
$260Median rent / wk
2.7Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Panton Hill - St Andrews statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cottles Bridge itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wattle Glen, 7.2 km south-west · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 31.3 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources10/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 43.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cottles Bridge

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Cottles Bridge VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202043.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202161.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.8% · Labour-force participation 64.6%

Population by age in Cottles Bridge
Population by age, Cottles Bridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-426
5-1467
15-1935
20-2444
25-3444
35-4449
45-5477
55-64126
65-74113
75-8437
85+7
Dwelling types in Cottles Bridge
Dwelling types, Cottles Bridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House213
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cottles Bridge
Households by weekly income, Cottles Bridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$65022
$650-1,49939
$1,500-2,99955
$3,000+68
Top ancestries in Cottles Bridge
Top ancestries, Cottles Bridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English280
Australian219
Scottish119
Irish103
German45
Other35
Housing tenure in Cottles Bridge
Housing tenure, Cottles Bridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned103
Mortgage84
Rented23
Other6
Cars per household in Cottles Bridge
Cars per household, Cottles Bridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
04
130
277
351
4+51
Commute to work in Cottles Bridge
Commute to work, Cottles Bridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car164
Train0
Bus0
Tram/ferry0
Walked6
Bicycle0
Home90
Top countries of birth in Cottles Bridge
Top countries of birth, Cottles Bridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
England38
New Zealand9
Netherlands6
United States6
Canada4
Zimbabwe4
Languages used at home in Cottles Bridge
Languages used at home, Cottles Bridge VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Greek4
Italian4
Serbian3

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

21,500 bird observations recorded near Cottles Bridge — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cottles Bridge

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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