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Coogee NSW 2034

10,120 addresses · 67 streets

Kingsford Smith Electorate › Randwick LGA › Coogee · 7 km from Sydney

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Living Here

A popular beachside suburb in Sydney's eastern suburbs, Coogee is affluent and mixes apartments with coastal homes. Households average 2.2 people and the median age is 35. Median household income is very high at $2,976 a week, with rent around $650.

Coogee is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 14,634 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $2,976 a week, with median rent near $650 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 44% of households own their home and 55% rent. Most workers work from home. 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.

14,634Population
35Median age
$2,976Median household income / wk
$650Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Bondi Junction, 3.3 km north · Metro station: Waterloo, 5.6 km north-west · Light rail stop: Randwick, 1.3 km west · Bus interchange: Juniors Kingsford, 2.3 km west · Ferry wharf: Double Bay, 5.4 km north · Airport: Rose Bay Seaplane Base, 5.6 km north.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources4/10
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: 12.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Coogee

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

Tree cover measures, Coogee NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.5%
Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 201918.8%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.3% · Labour-force participation 75.1%

Population by age in Coogee
Population by age, Coogee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4746
5-141,211
15-19514
20-24737
25-344,110
35-442,636
45-541,762
55-641,345
65-74935
75-84483
85+162
Dwelling types in Coogee
Dwelling types, Coogee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House655
Townhouse557
Apartment4,961
Other25
Households by weekly income in Coogee
Households by weekly income, Coogee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650441
$650-1,499800
$1,500-2,9991,694
$3,000+2,896
Top ancestries in Coogee
Top ancestries, Coogee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English5,300
Australian3,340
Irish2,853
Other2,199
Scottish1,462
Ancestry NS801
Housing tenure in Coogee
Housing tenure, Coogee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,431
Mortgage1,268
Rented3,380
Other70
Cars per household in Coogee
Cars per household, Coogee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0907
13,199
21,604
3332
4+105
Commute to work in Coogee
Commute to work, Coogee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,181
Train11
Bus387
Tram/ferry10
Walked374
Bicycle93
Home4,900
Top countries of birth in Coogee
Top countries of birth, Coogee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England1,456
Ireland663
New Zealand378
United States276
Brazil237
France201
Languages used at home in Coogee
Languages used at home, Coogee NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Spanish283
French277
Portuguese236
Greek193
German161
Italian149

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

253,667 bird observations recorded near Coogee — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Coogee

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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