Cockburn (C)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA51820
People 104,473
Male 49.4%
Female 50.6%
Median age 35
Families 28,305
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 42,827
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $1,756
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,058
Median weekly rent $380
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 51,565 49.4 1,238,419 50.0 11,546,638 49.3
Female 52,908 50.6 1,235,994 50.0 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,596 1.5 75,978 3.1 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 104,473 people in Cockburn (C). Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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Age Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 35 -- 36 -- 38 --
0-4 years 7,581 7.3 161,727 6.5 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 7,182 6.9 164,153 6.6 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 6,133 5.9 150,806 6.1 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 6,401 6.1 149,997 6.1 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 6,722 6.4 160,332 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 7,926 7.6 184,908 7.5 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 8,869 8.5 194,267 7.9 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8,462 8.1 173,041 7.0 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 7,921 7.6 171,996 7.0 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 7,579 7.3 172,520 7.0 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 6,687 6.4 162,438 6.6 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 5,898 5.6 149,899 6.1 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 4,989 4.8 132,145 5.3 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 4,129 4.0 116,755 4.7 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 2,827 2.7 82,911 3.4 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 2,159 2.1 61,509 2.5 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 1,568 1.5 42,590 1.7 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 1,430 1.4 42,420 1.7 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cockburn (C) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.6% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 41,869 50.1 975,062 48.8 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 2,486 3.0 63,205 3.2 608,059 3.2
Divorced 6,599 7.9 167,361 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 3,364 4.0 88,619 4.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 29,258 35.0 703,482 35.2 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cockburn (C) aged 15 years and over, 50.1% were married and 10.9% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 37,187 49.7 835,938 48.4 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 8,503 11.4 201,709 11.7 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 29,119 38.9 688,868 39.9 7,024,973 41.9

In Cockburn (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 1,374 4.3 30,247 3.9 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 6,656 20.9 144,988 18.9 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 1,958 6.2 36,865 4.8 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 658 2.1 28,046 3.7 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 3,344 10.5 88,176 11.5 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 2,368 7.4 34,065 4.4 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 920 2.9 34,773 4.5 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,020 6.4 46,835 6.1 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 4,666 14.7 106,811 13.9 1,160,626 16.1
Other 769 2.4 18,547 2.4 198,383 2.8
Not stated 7,066 22.2 197,644 25.8 1,707,023 23.7

In Cockburn (C) 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.1% were in primary school, 20.9% in secondary school and 21.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 16,814 20.1 410,272 20.5 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 7,702 9.2 177,631 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 2,819 3.4 62,656 3.1 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 12,666 15.2 279,448 14.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 13,767 16.5 318,674 16.0 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 4,241 5.1 107,858 5.4 941,531 4.9
Year 10 9,274 11.1 235,001 11.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 25 0.0 940 0.0 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 4 0.0 209 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 5,394 6.5 117,996 5.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 460 0.6 10,572 0.5 145,844 0.8
Not stated 7,929 9.5 220,701 11.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cockburn (C), 16.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 35,576 25.1 931,150 27.9 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 29,931 21.1 760,032 22.8 7,298,243 23.3
Italian 9,221 6.5 122,943 3.7 1,000,006 3.2
Irish 8,750 6.2 224,372 6.7 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 8,657 6.1 214,154 6.4 2,023,470 6.4

The most common ancestries in Cockburn (C) were English 25.1%, Australian 21.1%, Italian 6.5%, Irish 6.2% and Scottish 6.1%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Cockburn (C) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 61,865 59.2 1,492,842 60.3 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 7,074 6.8 194,163 7.8 907,570 3.9
New Zealand 3,123 3.0 79,221 3.2 518,466 2.2
Philippines 2,408 2.3 30,835 1.2 232,386 1.0
South Africa 1,833 1.8 41,008 1.7 162,449 0.7
India 1,795 1.7 49,385 2.0 455,389 1.9

In Cockburn (C), 59.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.8%, New Zealand 3.0%, Philippines 2.3%, South Africa 1.8% and India 1.7%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 46,473 44.5 1,001,150 40.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 8,490 8.1 184,890 7.5 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 6,435 6.2 144,217 5.8 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 36,016 34.5 947,977 38.3 11,070,538 47.3

In Cockburn (C), 34.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 44.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 42,620 40.8 1,097,468 44.4 12,231,150 52.3
England 10,337 9.9 276,956 11.2 1,403,096 6.0
Italy 4,455 4.3 54,428 2.2 470,138 2.0
New Zealand 3,919 3.8 97,382 3.9 617,331 2.6
India 2,685 2.6 70,114 2.8 616,939 2.6

In Cockburn (C), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 40.8%, England 9.9%, Italy 4.3%, New Zealand 3.8% and India 2.6%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 44,808 42.9 1,140,417 46.1 12,643,365 54.0
England 10,036 9.6 265,520 10.7 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 3,672 3.5 94,116 3.8 608,329 2.6
Italy 3,666 3.5 44,178 1.8 395,775 1.7
Philippines 2,794 2.7 38,495 1.6 325,049 1.4

In Cockburn (C), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 42.9%, England 9.6%, New Zealand 3.5%, Italy 3.5% and Philippines 2.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 33,648 32.2 804,268 32.5 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 30,597 29.3 530,361 21.4 5,291,834 22.6
Anglican 12,098 11.6 354,790 14.3 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 9,550 9.1 255,987 10.3 2,238,735 9.6
Christian, nfd 3,257 3.1 83,670 3.4 612,371 2.6

The most common responses for religion in Cockburn (C) were No Religion, so described 32.2%, Catholic 29.3%, Anglican 11.6%, Not stated 9.1% and Christian, nfd 3.1%. In Cockburn (C), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 2,832 2.7 47,840 1.9 596,711 2.5
Italian 2,491 2.4 29,401 1.2 271,597 1.2
Croatian 1,451 1.4 5,556 0.2 56,885 0.2
Portuguese 1,444 1.4 7,070 0.3 48,853 0.2
Tagalog 1,351 1.3 15,268 0.6 111,273 0.5
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English only spoken at home 75,591 72.4 1,861,041 75.2 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 9,850 25.4 181,998 19.4 1,971,011 22.2

In Cockburn (C) 72.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 2.7%, Italian 2.4%, Croatian 1.4%, Portuguese 1.4% and Tagalog 1.3%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 32,425 57.9 715,287 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 16,538 29.5 376,590 30.0 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 2,807 5.0 65,859 5.2 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 4,255 7.6 97,966 7.8 787,452 6.9

There were 56,025 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cockburn (C). Of these 57.9% were employed full time, 29.5% were employed part-time and 7.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 5,954 11.5 138,263 11.9 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 5,114 9.9 114,814 9.9 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 5,466 10.6 123,517 10.7 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 9,910 19.1 198,785 17.2 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 22,508 43.5 516,501 44.6 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cockburn (C), 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Professionals 10,520 20.3 237,230 20.5 2,370,966 22.2
Technicians and Trades Workers 9,142 17.7 187,396 16.2 1,447,414 13.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 7,485 14.5 150,408 13.0 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 5,656 10.9 139,350 12.0 1,390,047 13.0
Community and Personal Service Workers 5,343 10.3 122,889 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Labourers 4,731 9.1 112,599 9.7 1,011,520 9.5
Sales Workers 4,648 9.0 102,337 8.8 1,000,955 9.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 3,350 6.5 86,392 7.5 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Cockburn (C) included Professionals 20.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.5%, Managers 10.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Labourers 9.1%, Sales Workers 9.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2,153 4.2 41,706 3.6 411,808 3.9
Primary Education 1,390 2.7 29,683 2.6 231,198 2.2
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 1,241 2.4 28,080 2.4 254,275 2.4
Cafes and Restaurants 1,082 2.1 26,557 2.3 253,385 2.4
Aged Care Residential Services 1,053 2.0 21,177 1.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Cockburn (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.2%, Primary Education 2.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.4%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.1% and Aged Care Residential Services 2.0%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 761 -- 724 -- 662 --
Family 2,038 -- 1,910 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,756 -- 1,595 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cockburn (C) was $761.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 34,711 67.0 733,030 63.3 6,574,571 61.5
Car, as passenger 2,313 4.5 56,173 4.9 489,922 4.6
Worked at home 1,659 3.2 49,354 4.3 503,582 4.7
Train 1,427 2.8 25,863 2.2 488,012 4.6
Bus 1,249 2.4 44,742 3.9 323,201 3.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 5,035 9.7 106,764 9.2 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 38,591 74.5 815,077 70.4 7,305,271 68.4

In Cockburn (C), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.0%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Worked at home 3.2%, Train 2.8% and Bus 2.4%. On the day, 9.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 58,892 70.5 1,387,280 69.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 25,620 30.7 568,406 28.5 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 8,205 9.8 196,328 9.8 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 12,981 15.5 379,578 19.0 3,620,726 19.0

In Cockburn (C), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.7% provided care for children and 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 19,603 23.5 447,726 22.4 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 22,448 26.9 521,733 26.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 9,380 11.2 228,248 11.4 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 7,464 8.9 189,571 9.5 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cockburn (C), 26.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 9,919 35.0 247,841 38.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 13,836 48.9 292,133 45.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 4,105 14.5 93,344 14.5 959,543 15.8
Other family 443 1.6 10,869 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cockburn (C), 48.9% were couple families with children, 35.0% were couple families without children and 14.5% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 17.8 -- 18.3 -- 18.2
Female -- 82.2 -- 81.7 -- 81.8

In Cockburn (C), 17.8% of single parents were male and 82.2% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 5,018 21.1 106,951 19.8 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 844 3.6 22,177 4.1 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 5,876 24.7 119,913 22.2 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4,010 16.9 88,558 16.4 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,243 5.2 31,917 5.9 302,037 6.0
Both not working 3,435 14.5 93,686 17.4 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,341 5.6 29,973 5.6 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,984 8.4 46,793 8.7 311,381 6.2

In Cockburn (C), of couple families with children, 21.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 24.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 36,493 89.8 866,767 86.7 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,123 10.2 132,874 13.3 1,039,874 11.2

In Cockburn (C), 89.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.2% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 29,835 81.8 685,824 79.1 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4,657 12.8 122,562 14.1 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 1,721 4.7 49,086 5.7 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 145 0.4 6,314 0.7 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cockburn (C), 81.8% were separate houses, 12.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 49 0.1 2,452 0.3 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 1,001 2.7 30,043 3.5 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 3,183 8.7 107,035 12.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 12,378 33.9 327,662 37.8 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 19,173 52.5 381,319 44.0 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 703 1.9 18,272 2.1 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.5 -- 3.3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cockburn (C), of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 8.7% had 2 bedrooms and 33.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 9,416 25.8 247,050 28.5 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 16,932 46.4 344,014 39.7 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 9,110 25.0 245,705 28.3 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 195 0.5 9,181 1.1 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 834 2.3 20,823 2.4 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cockburn (C), 25.8% were owned outright, 46.4% were owned with a mortgage and 25.0% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 27,661 75.8 629,882 72.7 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 7,560 20.7 204,202 23.6 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,275 3.5 32,692 3.8 354,917 4.3

In Cockburn (C), of all households, 75.8% were family households, 20.7% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

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Household income Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.1 -- 18.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 20.2 -- 19.2 -- 16.4

In Cockburn (C), 16.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 380 -- 347 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.0 -- 90.3 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 9.0 -- 9.7 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,058 -- 1,993 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 90.0 -- 91.4 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.0 -- 8.6 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 1,525 4.2 42,620 4.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 10,594 29.0 274,198 31.6 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 15,386 42.2 337,355 38.9 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 7,971 21.8 186,678 21.5 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,011 2.8 25,934 3.0 285,197 3.4

In Cockburn (C), 29.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 4,256 11.7 108,489 12.5 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 31,412 86.1 737,659 85.1 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 820 2.2 20,625 2.4 221,494 2.7

In Cockburn (C), 86.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 787 49.2 38,027 50.0 322,171 49.6
Female 814 50.8 37,959 50.0 326,996 50.4
Median age 22 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Cockburn (C), 49.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.8% were female. The median age was 22 years.

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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.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 -- 3.3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,364 -- 1,210 -- 1,203 --

In Cockburn (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,364.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cockburn (C) % Cockburn (C) Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 335 -- 216 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,167 -- 1,830 -- 1,660 --

In Cockburn (C), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $335 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.