Cottesloe

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 7,066 people were usually resident in Cottesloe: of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.9% of people usually resident in Cottesloe were children aged 0-14 years, and 28.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 39 years.

In the 2006 Census, 80.6% of people usually resident in Cottesloe were Australian citizens, 20.4% were born overseas and 2.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 48.0% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Cottesloe were married, 10.1% were either separated or divorced, 5.7% were widowed and 36.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 67.8% of people usually resident in Cottesloe, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 7.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, South Africa 1.3%, United States of America 1.0% and Scotland 1.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Cottesloe were Anglican 28.6%, No Religion 22.1%, Catholic 18.6%, Uniting Church 4.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Cottesloe were Italian 0.7%, French 0.7%, German 0.5%, Dutch 0.4% and Japanese 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,472 people aged 15 years and over in Cottesloe were in the labour force. Of these 57.9% worked full-time, 33.2% worked part-time, 4.6% were away from work, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.5% were unemployed. 1,701 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Cottesloe were Professionals 43.4%, Managers 17.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.9%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 6.2%, Labourers 3.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cottesloe, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.1%, School Education 5.2%, Legal and Accounting Services 5.2%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 5.1% and Medical Services 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Cottesloe, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $798, the median family income was $2,398 and the median household income was $1,834.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,683 families in Cottesloe: of these 40.3% were couple families without children, 45.8% were couple families with children, 10.8% were one parent families and 3.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 2,895 occupied private dwellings were counted in Cottesloe.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Cottesloe, 69.7% were separate houses, 9.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 20.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Cottesloe, 38.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.4% were owned with a mortgage and 26.3% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Cottesloe, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 58.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Cottesloe, the median weekly rent was $300. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Cottesloe, 57.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.6% were single (or lone) person households and 5.0% were group households.