Coogee Demographics (NSW) Local Stats

Coogee (2034) is a suburb of Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, New South Wales. It is about 7 kms from NSW's capital city of Sydney. Coogee is in the federal electorate of Kingsford Smith.

In the 2011 census the population of Coogee was 14,012 and is comprised of approximately 52.0% females and 48.0% males.

The median/average age of the population of Coogee is 34 years of age.

57.6% of people living in the suburb of Coogee were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 8.0% England, 3.4% Ireland, 3.1% New Zealand, 1.7% United States of America, 1.2% South Africa, 1.1% Germany, 1.1% Scotland, 1.0% Brazil, 0.8% France, 0.8% Canada, 0.6% China , 0.5% Italy, 0.5% Malaysia, 0.5% Greece.

77.4% of people living in Coogee speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 8.3% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.7% Other, 1.4% Greek, 1.4% French, 1.2% Spanish, 1.2% German, 1.1% Portuguese, 0.9% Italian, 0.7% Russian.

The religious makeup of Coogee is 30.0% Catholic, 28.3% No religion, 14.1% Anglican, 11.3% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.5% Eastern Orthodox, 2.6% Judaism, 1.6% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.6% Buddhism, 1.5% Uniting Church, 1.3% Other religious affiliation .

33.2% of people are married, 54.0% have never married and 7.3% are divorced and 2.2% are separated. There are 391 widowed people living in Coogee.

68.9% of the people living in Coogee over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 22.4% are working on a part time basis. Coogee has an unemployment rate of 3.5%.

The main occupations of people living in Coogee are 40.7% Professionals, 15.7% Managers, 13.1% Clerical & administrative workers, 9.0% Technicians & trades workers, 8.3% Community & personal service workers, 6.7% Sales workers, 2.9% Labourers, 1.9% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated, 1.6% Machinery operators & drivers.

The main industries people from Coogee work in are 14.6% Professional, scientific and technical services, 11.6% Health care and social assistance, 9.9% Education and training, 9.0% Financial and insurance services, 6.4% Construction, 5.8% Public administration and safety, 5.8% Information media and telecommunications, 5.6% Accommodation and food services, 5.4% Retail trade.

23.5% of homes are fully owned, and 22.2% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 52.6% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $1107 per week and the median household income is $2099 per week.

The median rent in Coogee is $490 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $2600 per month.

Check out FY 2013 Tax Stats for Coogee postcode 2034

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