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Cookernup WA 6219

322 addresses · 39 streets

Forrest Electorate › Harvey LGA › Cookernup · 117 km from Perth

Living Here

Cookernup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 604 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,518 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 8% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

604Population
46Median age
$1,518Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cookernup, 850 m north-east · Airport: Bunbury Airport, 46.2 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 3/10
Economic resources7/10
Education & jobs2/10

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: 12.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cookernup

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

Tree cover measures, Cookernup WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.4%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202125.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.1% · Labour-force participation 58.8%

Population by age in Cookernup
Population by age, Cookernup WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-432
5-1473
15-1944
20-2420
25-3447
35-4466
45-54101
55-64114
65-7468
75-8428
85+12
Dwelling types in Cookernup
Dwelling types, Cookernup WA (ABS Census 2021)
House211
Townhouse0
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cookernup
Households by weekly income, Cookernup WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65035
$650-1,49960
$1,500-2,99968
$3,000+32
Top ancestries in Cookernup
Top ancestries, Cookernup WA (ABS Census 2021)
English330
Australian274
Irish33
Scottish31
Ancestry NS31
Italian27
Housing tenure in Cookernup
Housing tenure, Cookernup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned89
Mortgage96
Rented16
Other8
Cars per household in Cookernup
Cars per household, Cookernup WA (ABS Census 2021)
00
136
289
338
4+48
Commute to work in Cookernup
Commute to work, Cookernup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car185
Train0
Bus3
Tram/ferry0
Walked4
Bicycle0
Home29
Top countries of birth in Cookernup
Top countries of birth, Cookernup WA (ABS Census 2021)
England60
New Zealand9
South Africa6
Germany5
Scotland3
Zimbabwe3
Languages used at home in Cookernup
Languages used at home, Cookernup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian6
Afrikaans4

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

226 bird observations recorded near Cookernup — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cookernup

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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