Cooloongup Demographics (WA) Local Stats

Cooloongup (6168) is a suburb of South Western, Heartlands, Western Australia. It is about 39 kms from WA's capital city of Perth. Cooloongup is in the federal electorate of Brand.

In the 2011 census the population of Cooloongup was 6,746 and is comprised of approximately 51.5% females and 48.5% males.

The median/average age of the population of Cooloongup is 38 years of age.

65.4% of people living in the suburb of Cooloongup were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 13.0% England, 4.6% New Zealand, 2.2% Scotland, 1.5% South Africa, 0.9% Philippines, 0.7% India, 0.6% Germany, 0.6% Netherlands, 0.4% Ireland, 0.4% Italy, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.3% Wales, 0.3% United States of America, 0.2% Malaysia.

89.4% of people living in Cooloongup speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 4.8% Language spoken at home not stated, 1.2% Other, 0.5% German, 0.4% Italian, 0.4% Tagalog, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Filipino , 0.2% Serbian.

The religious makeup of Cooloongup is 29.0% No religion, 24.4% Anglican, 17.5% Catholic, 9.4% Religious affiliation not stated, 3.3% Uniting Church, 3.0% Christian, nfd, 2.8% Presbyterian and Reformed, 1.5% Baptist, 1.2% Jehovah's Witnesses, 0.9% Other religious affiliation .

42.7% of people are married, 35.5% have never married and 11.4% are divorced and 4.1% are separated. There are 347 widowed people living in Cooloongup.

57.6% of the people living in Cooloongup over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 26.7% are working on a part time basis. Cooloongup has an unemployment rate of 8.1%.

The main occupations of people living in Cooloongup are 20.7% Technicians & trades workers, 14.5% Labourers, 13.5% Community & personal service workers, 12.8% Clerical & administrative workers, 12.3% Machinery operators & drivers, 9.1% Professionals, 9.0% Sales workers, 6.7% Managers, 1.4% Occupation inadequately described/ Not stated.

The main industries people from Cooloongup work in are 13.5% Manufacturing, 11.8% Health care and social assistance, 11.2% Retail trade, 10.0% Construction, 7.7% Public administration and safety, 7.1% Accommodation and food services, 5.6% Education and training, 5.5% Transport, postal and warehousing, 4.7% Mining.

26.8% of homes are fully owned, and 41.0% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 28.2% of homes are rented.

The median individual income is $494 per week and the median household income is $1025 per week.

The median rent in Cooloongup is $260 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $1560 per month.

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