Moving to Point Cook VIC 3030
What the official numbers say about living in Point Cook — before you pack a box.
At a glance
Housing: buy or rent
Budget around $780,000 for a median house or $531,000 for a unit (based on 2024 sales). Sale prices moved up about 75% between 2014 and 2024.
Renting? The census median is $400 a week, against a median household income of $2,392 a week.
About 66% of homes are owner-occupied and 32% rented, and the most common dwelling type is the house.
Who you'll be living with
Point Cook grew 106% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses (32,403 → 66,781 people).
Around 86% of households are families, averaging 3.2 people per home.
Largest overseas birthplaces: India, China, New Zealand; most spoken languages besides English: Mandarin, Hindi, Punjabi.
On the ABS advantage scale (SEIFA), Point Cook sits in the country’s more advantaged bracket (decile 9 of 10).
The commute
The most common way to work is by car (57% of workers), while 40% work from home.
Nearest train station: Williams Landing, 3.1 km north.
Nearest bus interchange: Laverton Station Bus Interchange, 4.4 km north-east.
Nearest airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 23.5 km north-east.
The Melbourne CBD is roughly 21 km away in a straight line.
Daily life
Mapped locally so far: 18 schools · 10 cafes & restaurants · 6 supermarkets · 66 parks — see them all on the Point Cook profile.
What's actually nearby
Schools: Carranballac P-9 College Jamieson Way Campus 250 m · Lumen Christi Primary School 1 km · Alamanda K-9 College 1.3 km · Point Cook Senior Secondary College 1.3 km · Featherbrook P-9 College 1.4 km · Carranballac P-9 College 1.4 km · Emmanuel College Notre Dame Campus 1.5 km · Stella Maris Primary School 1.6 km
Groceries: IGA Point Cook 400 m · Coles 850 m · Hua Li Ansian Grocery 1.4 km · Big Bazaar 1.4 km · Woolworths 1.7 km · Aldi 1.8 km
Parks and reserves: Jamieson Way Reserve 350 m · Soho Village Pop Up Park 400 m · Mickleton Grove Park 600 m · Bayview Park 750 m · Lincolnheath Boulevard Park 750 m · Palmtree Place Park 750 m · Livingstone Square Park 800 m · Menzies Avenue Park 850 m
What you'll see in the garden
Birds recorded around Point Cook, most often seen first: Common Starling · House Sparrow · Little Raven · Chestnut Teal · Black Swan · Magpie-lark.
How the neighbours compare
The suburbs nearest to Point Cook, side by side.
| Suburb | People | Median house | Advantage | Canopy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Cook here | 66,781 | $780,000 | 9/10 | 3% |
| Seabrook | 4,952 | $764,500 | 7/10 | 6% |
| Williams Landing | 9,448 | $797,500 | 10/10 | 1% |
| Altona Meadows | 18,479 | $717,000 | 4/10 | 4% |
| Laverton | 4,760 | $590,000 | 2/10 | 4% |
| Hoppers Crossing | 37,216 | $620,000 | 3/10 | 5% |
| Werribee South | 2,392 | $862,500 | 6/10 | 2% |
Before you move — quick checklist
- Your council will be Wyndham — bins, rates, pets and permits live there.
- You'll vote in the federal electorate of Gellibrand — update your enrolment address.
- The postcode is 3030 — handy for utility sign-ups and quotes.
- Check street-level details on the full Point Cook profile (map, streets, amenities, wildlife).
In short
A house in Point Cook has a median sale price of $780,000 (2024 sales), and a unit $531,000. Renters pay a median $400 a week, and about 32% of homes here are rented.
The population grew 106% between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, from 32,403 people to 66,781. It sits about 21 km from the Melbourne CBD in a straight line, and Williams Landing station is roughly 3.1 km away. Local government is Wyndham council, and the federal seat is Gellibrand.
Weighing up alternatives?
Side-by-side: Point Cook vs Altona Meadows · Point Cook vs Hoppers Crossing.
Nearby guides: Seabrook · Williams Landing · Altona Meadows · Laverton · Hoppers Crossing · Werribee South.
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