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Cottesloe WA 6011

4,676 addresses · 100 streets

Curtin Electorate › Cottesloe LGA › Cottesloe · 11 km from Perth

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Living Here

Cottesloe is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 7,750 people, with a median age of 44. The typical household earns around $3,351 a week, with median rent near $550 a week. Most homes are houses. About 72% of households own their home and 27% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

7,750Population
44Median age
$3,351Median household income / wk
$550Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Cottesloe, 400 m south-east · Bus interchange: Fremantle Station, 6.5 km south · Ferry wharf: East Street Ferry Jetty, 5.2 km south · Airport: Jandakot Airport, 15.8 km south-east.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 10/10
Economic resources9/10
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: 9.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cottesloe

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

Tree cover measures, Cottesloe WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20209.5%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 3.5% · Labour-force participation 63.9%

Population by age in Cottesloe
Population by age, Cottesloe WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4346
5-14868
15-19544
20-24442
25-34895
35-44824
45-541,063
55-641,082
65-74919
75-84550
85+210
Dwelling types in Cottesloe
Dwelling types, Cottesloe WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,998
Townhouse361
Apartment537
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cottesloe
Households by weekly income, Cottesloe WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650264
$650-1,499392
$1,500-2,999551
$3,000+1,436
Top ancestries in Cottesloe
Top ancestries, Cottesloe WA (ABS Census 2021)
English3,743
Australian2,550
Scottish1,093
Irish1,089
Other612
Italian406
Housing tenure in Cottesloe
Housing tenure, Cottesloe WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,297
Mortgage757
Rented767
Other44
Cars per household in Cottesloe
Cars per household, Cottesloe WA (ABS Census 2021)
080
1953
21,211
3417
4+208
Commute to work in Cottesloe
Commute to work, Cottesloe WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,372
Train229
Bus77
Tram/ferry0
Walked89
Bicycle83
Home603
Top countries of birth in Cottesloe
Top countries of birth, Cottesloe WA (ABS Census 2021)
England639
South Africa129
New Zealand127
United States125
Ireland87
Scotland68
Languages used at home in Cottesloe
Languages used at home, Cottesloe WA (ABS Census 2021)
Italian85
French50
Mandarin40
Spanish36
German26
Portuguese26

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

40,850 bird observations recorded near Cottesloe — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cottesloe

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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