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Cook ACT 2614

1,938 addresses · 37 streets

Canberra Electorate › Unincorporated ACT LGA › Cook · 6 km from Canberra

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Living Here

Cook is a suburb of Australian Capital Territory, home to about 2,965 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $2,269 a week, with median rent near $440 a week. Most homes are houses. About 75% of households own their home and 24% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,965Population
42Median age
$2,269Median household income / wk
$440Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cook statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cook itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Canberra, 10 km south-east · Light rail stop: Ipima Street, 5.9 km east · Bus interchange: Belconnen Community Bus Station, 2.2 km north · Airport: Canberra Airport, 12.6 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources6/10
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: 16.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cook

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

Tree cover measures, Cook ACT
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202016.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202168.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.3% · Labour-force participation 65.2%

Population by age in Cook
Population by age, Cook ACT (ABS Census 2021)
0-4166
5-14346
15-19135
20-24128
25-34374
35-44443
45-54445
55-64327
65-74295
75-84224
85+73
Dwelling types in Cook
Dwelling types, Cook ACT (ABS Census 2021)
House746
Townhouse448
Apartment35
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cook
Households by weekly income, Cook ACT (ABS Census 2021)
<$650102
$650-1,499264
$1,500-2,999372
$3,000+435
Top ancestries in Cook
Top ancestries, Cook ACT (ABS Census 2021)
English1,181
Australian1,017
Irish455
Scottish402
Other392
German155
Housing tenure in Cook
Housing tenure, Cook ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Owned499
Mortgage425
Rented294
Other11
Cars per household in Cook
Cars per household, Cook ACT (ABS Census 2021)
056
1561
2465
395
4+44
Commute to work in Cook
Commute to work, Cook ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Car858
Train0
Bus104
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle107
Home206
Top countries of birth in Cook
Top countries of birth, Cook ACT (ABS Census 2021)
England132
United States44
India43
China41
New Zealand32
Germany28
Languages used at home in Cook
Languages used at home, Cook ACT (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish38
Mandarin35
French28
German23
Italian22
Indonesian20

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

733,758 bird observations recorded near Cook — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cook

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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Satellite view — Digital Earth Australia (Geoscience Australia) · CC BY 4.0.