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Cockburn Central WA 6164

2,272 addresses · 67 streets

Fremantle Electorate › Cockburn LGA › Cockburn Central · 19 km from Perth

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Living Here

Cockburn Central is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,521 people, with a median age of 31. The typical household earns around $1,626 a week, with median rent near $355 a week. Most homes are apartments. About 35% of households own their home and 63% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

1,521Population
31Median age
$1,626Median household income / wk
$355Median rent / wk
1.9Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the South Lake - Cockburn Central statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cockburn Central itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cockburn Central, 900 m east · Bus interchange: Murdoch Station, 6.2 km north · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 4.2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs8/10

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: 8.7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cockburn Central

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

Tree cover measures, Cockburn Central WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20208.7%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202118.6%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.1% · Labour-force participation 75.2%

Population by age in Cockburn Central
Population by age, Cockburn Central WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-469
5-1482
15-1959
20-24214
25-34471
35-44218
45-54161
55-64125
65-7484
75-8436
85+6
Dwelling types in Cockburn Central
Dwelling types, Cockburn Central WA (ABS Census 2021)
House200
Townhouse9
Apartment544
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cockburn Central
Households by weekly income, Cockburn Central WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65095
$650-1,499224
$1,500-2,999287
$3,000+112
Top ancestries in Cockburn Central
Top ancestries, Cockburn Central WA (ABS Census 2021)
English508
Australian329
Other304
Scottish128
Chinese124
Irish115
Housing tenure in Cockburn Central
Housing tenure, Cockburn Central WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned69
Mortgage191
Rented465
Other12
Cars per household in Cockburn Central
Cars per household, Cockburn Central WA (ABS Census 2021)
063
1438
2197
333
4+18
Commute to work in Cockburn Central
Commute to work, Cockburn Central WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car588
Train94
Bus21
Tram/ferry0
Walked35
Bicycle0
Home48
Top countries of birth in Cockburn Central
Top countries of birth, Cockburn Central WA (ABS Census 2021)
England80
New Zealand73
India53
Philippines48
Malaysia31
Singapore27
Languages used at home in Cockburn Central
Languages used at home, Cockburn Central WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin59
Cantonese26
Korean22
Spanish20
Punjabi19
Hindi18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

77,984 bird observations recorded near Cockburn Central — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cockburn Central

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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