Suburb in Rockingham

Cooloongup, WA

Cooloongup had a population of 6,696 at the 2021 Census (−0.6% since 2016). Median age 42.0. Median weekly household income $1,207. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cooloongup at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Western Australia.

In Perth - South West

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cooloongup's population shrank by 0.6% to 6,696, slower than Western Australia as a whole (+7.5%). With a median age of 42.0, it is older than the WA average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 11.1% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 14.2%.

28.0% of households rent, close to the WA average of 27.7%. 31.4% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.7% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 2,587 households.

The median household earns $1,207 a week, below the WA average of $1,815. Renters pay a median $300 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,313 a month.

31.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the WA average of 34.2%. 9.7% use a language other than English at home. 55.1% report no religion, higher than the WA average (46.7%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cooloongup beside WA and Australia.

MeasureCooloongupWAAustralia
Population6,6962,660,02625,422,788
Growth since 2016−0.6%+7.5%+8.6%
Median age42.038.038.0
Households2,587964,7349,275,217
Flats and apartments0.7%6.5%14.3%
Renting28.0%27.7%31.1%
Owned outright31.4%29.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,207$1,815$1,746
Median rent a week$300$340$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,313$1,842$1,863
Born overseas31.8%34.2%29.3%
Other language at home9.7%19.6%23.6%
No religion55.1%46.7%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

−0.6% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 6,7322011
  2. 6,7392016
  3. 6,6962021

Age

Median age 42.0, against 38.0 for Western Australia.

Cooloongup Western Australia
Share of people by age, Cooloongup and Western Australia
0–911.1%
10–1912.0%
20–2911.9%
30–3912.0%
40–4910.8%
50–5914.5%
60–6913.4%
70–799.1%
80+5.1%

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

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cooloongup at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English48.5%
  2. Australian36.2%
  3. Scottish11.2%
  4. Irish8.8%
  5. Australian Aboriginal4.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Tagalog0.9%
  2. Mandarin0.5%
  3. Filipino0.5%
  4. Thai0.5%
  5. Spanish0.4%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. England11.4%
  2. New Zealand5.7%
  3. the Philippines1.7%
  4. Scotland1.6%
  5. South Africa1.0%

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

Around Cooloongup

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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