Cookernup (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 324 people in Cookernup (L) of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Cookernup (L) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

Of people in Cookernup (L) aged 15 years and over, 48.3% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Cookernup (L) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Cookernup (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Cookernup (L) was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Cookernup (L) 25.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.3% were in primary school, 21.5% in secondary school and 11.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cookernup (L) were Australian 37.7%, English 35.6%, Scottish 5.3%, Irish 4.4% and German 3.0%.

In Cookernup (L), 77.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.9%, New Zealand 2.8%, Germany 1.5%, Finland 0.9% and Indonesia 0.9%.

In Cookernup (L), 58.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Cookernup (L) were No Religion 32.8%, Anglican 20.2%, Catholic 19.0%, Christian, nfd 3.7% and Uniting Church 3.1%.

In Cookernup (L) 95.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Finnish 0.9%.

Employment

There were 151 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cookernup (L). Of these 45.0% were employed full time, 33.8% were employed part-time and 10.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Cookernup (L), 20.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Cookernup (L) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Cookernup (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 24.6%, Labourers 17.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.3%, Managers 10.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 10.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.4%, Professionals 8.0% and Sales Workers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Cookernup (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 12.3%, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 6.5%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 5.8%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.1% and Beverage Manufacturing 5.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cookernup (L) was $363.

In Cookernup (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 64.5%, Car, as passenger 6.5%, Other 2.2% and Car as driver, car as passenger 2.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cookernup (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.6% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cookernup (L), 20.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cookernup (L), 48.4% were couple families with children, 38.5% were couple families without children and 13.2% were one parent families.

In Cookernup (L) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Cookernup (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,250 and those without children was $966.

Employment status of couple families

In Cookernup (L), of couple families with children, 11.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 18.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Cookernup (L), 95.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cookernup (L), 95.6% were separate houses, 4.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Cookernup (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.5% had 2 bedrooms and 31.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Cookernup (L), 34.5% were owned outright, 53.1% were owned with a mortgage and 12.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Cookernup (L), of all households, 81.2% were family households, 18.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Cookernup (L), 31.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.4% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Cookernup (L), 21.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Cookernup (L), there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 7 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Cookernup (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Cookernup (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.