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Cooloongup WA 6168

3,004 addresses · 142 streets

Brand Electorate › Rockingham LGA › Cooloongup · 39 km from Perth

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Living Here

Cooloongup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 6,696 people, with a median age of 42. The typical household earns around $1,207 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 71% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

6,696Population
42Median age
$1,207Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Rockingham, 750 m north · Bus interchange: Kwinana Bus Station, 7.5 km north-east · Ferry wharf: Penguin Island Ferry, 5.5 km west · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 25.2 km north-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 1/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 31.5% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 10.4% · Labour-force participation 53.2%

Population by age in Cooloongup
Population by age, Cooloongup WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4360
5-14801
15-19379
20-24360
25-34856
35-44733
45-54844
55-64972
65-74792
75-84426
85+164
Dwelling types in Cooloongup
Dwelling types, Cooloongup WA (ABS Census 2021)
House2,366
Townhouse200
Apartment17
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cooloongup
Households by weekly income, Cooloongup WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650552
$650-1,499847
$1,500-2,999704
$3,000+233
Top ancestries in Cooloongup
Top ancestries, Cooloongup WA (ABS Census 2021)
English2,999
Australian2,238
Scottish692
Other570
Irish544
Ancestry NS518
Housing tenure in Cooloongup
Housing tenure, Cooloongup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned797
Mortgage1,003
Rented712
Other27
Cars per household in Cooloongup
Cars per household, Cooloongup WA (ABS Census 2021)
0164
11,017
2887
3330
4+139
Commute to work in Cooloongup
Commute to work, Cooloongup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,804
Train68
Bus57
Tram/ferry0
Walked41
Bicycle7
Home99
Top countries of birth in Cooloongup
Top countries of birth, Cooloongup WA (ABS Census 2021)
England708
New Zealand357
Philippines106
Scotland100
South Africa65
Germany41
Languages used at home in Cooloongup
Languages used at home, Cooloongup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog53
Mandarin33
Filipino32
Thai31
Spanish28
German25

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