Suburb in Barossa

Cockatoo Valley, SA

Cockatoo Valley had a population of 714 at the 2021 Census (+18.7% since 2016). Median age 41.4. Median weekly household income $2,508. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cockatoo Valley at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with South Australia.

In Barossa - Yorke - Mid North

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cockatoo Valley's population grew by 18.7% to 714, faster than South Australia as a whole (+6.3%). Its median age of 41.4 is close to the SA average (40.9). Children under 10 make up 14.0% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 9.0%.

4.5% of households rent, a smaller share than the SA average of 27.9%. 29.9% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 224 households.

The median household earns $2,508 a week, above the SA average of $1,456. Renters pay a median $383 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $2,002 a month.

15.5% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the SA average of 25.2%. 2.2% use a language other than English at home. 58.3% report no religion, higher than the SA average (48.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cockatoo Valley beside SA and Australia.

MeasureCockatoo ValleySAAustralia
Population7141,781,50125,422,828
Growth since 2016+18.7%+6.3%+8.6%
Median age41.440.938.2
Households224691,3449,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%6.8%14.3%
Renting4.5%27.9%31.1%
Owned outright29.9%33.3%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,508$1,456$1,747
Median rent a week$383$300$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$2,002$1,505$1,866
Born overseas15.5%25.2%29.3%
Other language at home2.2%18.7%23.6%
No religion58.3%48.9%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

+18.7% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 5992011
  2. 6022016
  3. 7142021

Age

Median age 41.4, against 40.9 for South Australia.

Cockatoo Valley South Australia
Share of people by age, Cockatoo Valley and South Australia
0–914.0%
10–1914.3%
20–297.3%
30–3911.9%
40–4916.4%
50–5915.3%
60–6913.0%
70–797.1%
80+1.8%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cockatoo Valley at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.8%
  2. Australian44.4%
  3. German13.9%
  4. Scottish9.1%
  5. Irish8.0%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. German0.7%
  2. Polish0.7%
  3. Thai0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England8.6%
  2. the Netherlands0.7%
  3. New Zealand0.7%
  4. Poland0.7%
  5. Germany0.4%

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

Around Cockatoo Valley

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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