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Cowaramup WA 6284

1,689 addresses · 123 streets

Forrest Electorate › Augusta Margaret River LGA › Cowaramup · 223 km from Perth

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Living Here

Cowaramup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 2,482 people, with a median age of 39. The typical household earns around $1,925 a week, with median rent near $390 a week. Most homes are houses. About 81% of households own their home and 18% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.

2,482Population
39Median age
$1,925Median household income / wk
$390Median rent / wk
2.8Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

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

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Margaret River Aerodrome, 8.7 km south.

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Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 8/10
Economic resources9/10
Education & jobs7/10

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: 18.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cowaramup

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

Tree cover measures, Cowaramup WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202018.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202128.3%

Demographics

Unemployment 2.4% · Labour-force participation 69.7%

Population by age in Cowaramup
Population by age, Cowaramup WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4177
5-14477
15-19110
20-2454
25-34217
35-44494
45-54376
55-64288
65-74185
75-8474
85+23
Dwelling types in Cowaramup
Dwelling types, Cowaramup WA (ABS Census 2021)
House741
Townhouse16
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in Cowaramup
Households by weekly income, Cowaramup WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$65073
$650-1,499187
$1,500-2,999279
$3,000+152
Top ancestries in Cowaramup
Top ancestries, Cowaramup WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,127
Australian1,028
Ancestry NS272
Irish264
Scottish241
Other157
Housing tenure in Cowaramup
Housing tenure, Cowaramup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned213
Mortgage395
Rented134
Other13
Cars per household in Cowaramup
Cars per household, Cowaramup WA (ABS Census 2021)
011
1181
2375
3139
4+59
Commute to work in Cowaramup
Commute to work, Cowaramup WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car750
Train0
Bus20
Tram/ferry0
Walked37
Bicycle9
Home160
Top countries of birth in Cowaramup
Top countries of birth, Cowaramup WA (ABS Census 2021)
England170
New Zealand65
United States23
Germany20
South Africa17
Canada14
Languages used at home in Cowaramup
Languages used at home, Cowaramup WA (ABS Census 2021)
German28
Italian15
French13
Korean8
Spanish8
Vietnamese7

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

793 bird observations recorded near Cowaramup — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cowaramup

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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