Cooks Gap

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 540 people in Cooks Gap. Of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Cooks Gap was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.9% of the population.

Of people in Cooks Gap aged 15 years and over, 48.6% were married and 17.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Cooks Gap, of people aged 15 years and over, 45.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cooks Gap 30.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.4% were in primary school, 20.1% in secondary school and 10.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cooks Gap, 10.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 24.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cooks Gap were Australian 39.0%, English 30.2%, Irish 6.7%, Scottish 5.4% and German 3.0%.

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 Cooks Gap (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cooks Gap, 80.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, New Zealand 1.1%, Netherlands 0.8%, Ireland 0.6% and Philippines 0.6%.

In Cooks Gap, 68.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cooks Gap, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 74.0%, England 5.1%, Netherlands 2.5%, Germany 0.9% and New Zealand 0.8%.

In Cooks Gap, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.8%, England 4.8%, Netherlands 2.5%, New Zealand 1.5% and Germany 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Cooks Gap were Anglican 28.5%, No Religion, so described 24.0%, Catholic 22.8%, Not stated 14.2% and Uniting Church 3.2%. In Cooks Gap, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cooks Gap 86.4% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.6%, Dutch 0.6%, Estonian 0.6% and Maori (New Zealand) 0.6%.

Employment

There were 211 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cooks Gap. Of these 56.9% were employed full time, 31.8% were employed part-time and 4.3% 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.

Of employed people in Cooks Gap, 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cooks Gap included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.2%, Labourers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.6%, Sales Workers 12.1%, Managers 9.1%, Professionals 8.1% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 6.6%.

Of the employed people in Cooks Gap, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 23.2%, Child Care Services 6.0%, Other Social Assistance Services 5.3%, Department Stores 4.6% and Cafes and Restaurants 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cooks Gap was $491.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Cooks Gap, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 74.7%, Truck 4.0%, Worked at home 3.5%, Walked only 2.0% and Car, as passenger 1.5%. On the day, 1.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 77.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cooks Gap, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.4% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cooks Gap, 23.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cooks Gap, 38.6% were couple families with children, 40.9% were couple families without children and 20.5% were one parent families.

In Cooks Gap, 12.5% of single parents were male and 87.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cooks Gap, of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 20.2% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Cooks Gap, 80.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cooks Gap, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Cooks Gap, of occupied private dwellings 3.2% had 1 bedroom, 20.4% had 2 bedrooms and 40.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cooks Gap, 38.9% were owned outright, 41.6% were owned with a mortgage and 14.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Cooks Gap, of all households, 73.2% were family households, 22.4% were single person households and 4.4% were group households.

In Cooks Gap, 26.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Cooks Gap, 28.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cooks Gap, 74.3% 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.

People characteristics

In Cooks Gap, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 21 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In Cooks Gap, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,437.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Cooks Gap, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $235 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,044.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)