Suburb in Newcastle

Cooks Hill, NSW

Cooks Hill had a population of 3,774 at the 2021 Census (+4.2% since 2016). Median age 35.4. Median weekly household income $1,873. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cooks Hill at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with New South Wales.

In Newcastle and Lake Macquarie

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cooks Hill's population grew by 4.2% to 3,774, slower than New South Wales as a whole (+7.9%). With a median age of 35.4, it is younger than the NSW average (38.4). Children under 10 make up 7.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.4%.

55.7% of households rent, a larger share than the NSW average of 33.1%. 22.5% own their home outright. Flats and apartments are more common than in New South Wales overall: 31.1% of homes, against 21.8%. The 2021 Census counted 1,717 households.

The median household earns $1,873 a week, in line with the NSW average of $1,829. Renters pay a median $433 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,200 a month.

15.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NSW average of 31.0%. 7.2% use a language other than English at home. 62.3% report no religion, higher than the NSW average (35.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cooks Hill beside NSW and Australia.

MeasureCooks HillNSWAustralia
Population3,7748,072,17125,422,828
Growth since 2016+4.2%+7.9%+8.6%
Median age35.438.438.2
Households1,7172,900,4569,275,123
Flats and apartments31.1%21.8%14.3%
Renting55.7%33.1%31.1%
Owned outright22.5%32.0%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,873$1,829$1,747
Median rent a week$433$423$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,200$2,142$1,866
Born overseas15.0%31.0%29.3%
Other language at home7.2%28.2%23.6%
No religion62.3%35.7%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+4.2% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3,4632011
  2. 3,6212016
  3. 3,7742021

Age

Median age 35.4, against 38.4 for New South Wales.

Cooks Hill New South Wales
Share of people by age, Cooks Hill and New South Wales
0–97.4%
10–197.8%
20–2923.8%
30–3917.0%
40–4911.1%
50–5912.0%
60–6911.3%
70–796.4%
80+2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cooks Hill at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English47.7%
  2. Australian37.0%
  3. Irish17.7%
  4. Scottish14.6%
  5. German4.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.8%
  2. Spanish0.7%
  3. Italian0.5%
  4. French0.4%
  5. Tagalog0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England3.3%
  2. New Zealand1.3%
  3. the United States1.3%
  4. Germany0.8%
  5. the Philippines0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Cooks Hill

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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