Census comparison · 2011 · 2016 · 2021
Cooloongup then and now
Side-by-side ABS Census comparison for Cooloongup, WA (postcode 6168) — how the suburb looked across Census years from 2011 to 2021.
Population
Census 2011 → 2016 → 2021
-0.5% over 10 years
| Metric | 2011 | 2016 | 2021 | Change (→2021) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,732 | 6,739 | 6,696 | -36 · -0.5% |
| Median age | 38 | 40 | 42 | +4 · +10.5% |
| Median household income | $1,025/wk | $1,137/wk | $1,207/wk | +$182 · +17.8% |
| Median personal income | $494/wk | $506/wk | $596/wk | +$102 · +20.6% |
| Median rent | $260/wk | $308/wk | $300/wk | +$40 · +15.4% |
| Median mortgage | $1,560/mo | $1,517/mo | $1,313/mo | $247 · -15.8% |
| Average household size | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | -0.1 · -4% |
Change is measured from the earliest available Census year to 2021 for each metric.
Cooloongup trends (2016 → 2021)
Change since the previous Census. Historical figures are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to today's suburb boundaries.
Population
6,696
was 6,739 in 2016
-43 · -0.6%
Median rent
$300/wk
was $308/wk in 2016
$8 · -2.6%
Household income
$1,207/wk
was $1,137/wk in 2016
+$70 · +6.2%
Median age
42
was 40 in 2016
+2 · +5%
Dig deeper: Cooloongup population growth · Cooloongup then and now
2011 and 2016 values are mapped from State Suburbs (SSC) to 2021 suburb boundaries — see methodology.