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Coolbellup WA 6163

3,650 addresses · 91 streets

Fremantle Electorate › Cockburn LGA › Coolbellup · 15 km from Perth

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Living Here

Coolbellup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 5,698 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $1,378 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

5,698Population
37Median age
$1,378Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.1Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Murdoch, 4.4 km east · Bus interchange: Murdoch Station, 4.4 km east · Ferry wharf: Kayak Launch, 6.1 km west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 6.8 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources1/10
Education & jobs6/10

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: 12.3% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Coolbellup

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

Tree cover measures, Coolbellup WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.3%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 6.5% · Labour-force participation 63.8%

Population by age in Coolbellup
Population by age, Coolbellup WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4343
5-14575
15-19224
20-24400
25-341,114
35-44871
45-54701
55-64540
65-74457
75-84371
85+96
Dwelling types in Coolbellup
Dwelling types, Coolbellup WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,843
Townhouse319
Apartment351
Other0
Households by weekly income in Coolbellup
Households by weekly income, Coolbellup WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650578
$650-1,499680
$1,500-2,999749
$3,000+320
Top ancestries in Coolbellup
Top ancestries, Coolbellup WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,161
Australian1,769
Other806
Irish575
Scottish538
Ancestry NS363
Housing tenure in Coolbellup
Housing tenure, Coolbellup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned516
Mortgage996
Rented937
Other22
Cars per household in Coolbellup
Cars per household, Coolbellup WA (ABS Census 2021)
0221
11,054
2861
3232
4+101
Commute to work in Coolbellup
Commute to work, Coolbellup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,958
Train27
Bus77
Tram/ferry0
Walked21
Bicycle17
Home164
Top countries of birth in Coolbellup
Top countries of birth, Coolbellup WA (ABS Census 2021)
England355
New Zealand135
Philippines83
India63
Malaysia61
South Africa59
Languages used at home in Coolbellup
Languages used at home, Coolbellup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin95
Cantonese64
Spanish64
Portuguese59
Italian55
French46

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

110,993 bird observations recorded near Coolbellup — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Coolbellup

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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