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Perth suburbs / Cooloongup

Cooloongup 6168

A free data profile of Cooloongup, Perth — home to about 6,702 people across 3,006 properties. Schools & catchments, crime, demographics, health and NBN for every home on the map.

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What the data says about Cooloongup

Cooloongup is a mid-sized Perth suburb, home to about 6,702 people across 3,006 properties. Residents have a median age of 41, close to the Perth median of 40. Households earn a median $1,133/week, below the metro median of $1,868. On safety, Cooloongup records about 123 offences per 1,000 residents (FY 2024-25), above the Perth median of 69 — higher-crime than the typical Perth suburb.

It has 2 schools within its bounds, and its public catchment includes Baldivis Gardens Primary School, Bungaree Primary School, Charthouse Primary School (the exact catchment depends on the address). On bushfire risk, about 30% of the suburb is mapped bushfire-prone.

On the NBN, Cooloongup was only in small pockets served by fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) as of July 2020 — about 0% of the built-up area — with the rest on older fixed-line or wireless technologies. For health services, the suburb has 1 hospital, 3 pathology (blood-test) centres within its bounds.

Generated from WA Police, WA Health, ABS Census 2021, Digital Earth Australia (green cover), ACCC (mobile) and infrastructure.gov.au open data, compared to Perth-metro medians. Housing, tenure & commute: Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Green cover © DEA/Geoscience Australia (CC BY 4.0). Informational only.

Explore the neighbourhood — Cooloongup

Demographic, employment and income insights of 6,696 residents living in Cooloongup, based on the ABS 2021 Census.

Most households are
Families
Population
6,696
Most residents are
Owners
Median household income
$1,207/wk

Age profile

Median age 42
Under 15 17%15 to 64 62%Over 65 21%

Household type

Majority are families (67%)
Family 67%Single 30%Group 3%

Occupancy

70% own their home, 28% rent
Owned outright 31%With a mortgage 39%Renter 28%Not stated & other 2%

How it has changed

Population-1% since 2011
2011
6,746
→
2016
6,739
→
2021
6,696
Median household income (wk)+18% since 2011
2011
$1,025
→
2016
$1,137
→
2021
$1,207
Median rent (wk)+15% since 2011
2011
$260
→
2016
$308
→
2021
$300
Median age+11% since 2011
2011
38
→
2016
40
→
2021
42

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011, 2016 & 2021 (CC BY 4.0). Suburb-level figures; boundaries differ a little between census years, so trends are indicative.

Who lives here

Population
6,702
2021 Census
Properties
3,006
addressed dwellings
Median age
41
years
Household income
$1,133
median, weekly
Median rent
$280
weekly
Household size
2.2
people avg
SEIFA
1.5/10
advantage decile

Housing & tenure

Median mortgage
$1,313
monthly repayment
Median rent
$300
weekly
Owned outright
31%
of dwellings
With a mortgage
39%
of dwellings
Rented
28%
of dwellings
Separate house
92%
of dwellings
Townhouse / semi
8%
of dwellings
Apartment / flat
1%
of dwellings
Moved in (past 5 yrs)
33%
residential turnover

How people commute

Drive to work
81%
car, as driver/passenger
Work from home
4%
of workers
Public transport / active
14%
train, bus, walk, cycle

Schools & education

2 schools in Cooloongup · nearest nearby:

  • Cooloongup Primary Schoolin suburb
  • East Waikiki Primary Schoolin suburb
  • Rockingham John Calvin School398 m
  • Hillman Primary School411 m
  • Malibu School417 m
  • Safety Bay Senior High School540 m
  • Bungaree Primary School865 m
  • South Coast Baptist College1.1 km
Public school catchment

Primary: Baldivis Gardens Primary School, Bungaree Primary School, Charthouse Primary School, Cooloongup Primary School, East Waikiki Primary School, Hillman Primary School, Leda Primary School, Rockingham Beach Primary School, Safety Bay Primary School, Wellard Village Primary School

Secondary: Baldivis Secondary College, Gilmore College, Rockingham Senior High School, Safety Bay Senior High School

The exact catchment depends on the address — open a specific property on the map to confirm.

Safety & crime

Crime rate
123/1,000
FY 2024-25
Offences
823
in the year

Health & medical

Emergency dept
1
Blood-test
3

Environment

Bushfire prone
30%
of suburb area
Green cover
23%
grass + trees (satellite)

Getting around

Train stations
0
in suburb
Bus/ferry stops
33
in suburb
Nearest airport
14.5 km
Serpentine Airfield

Internet (NBN, 2020)

NBN fibre (FTTP)
0%
of area, July 2020
5G carriers
3/3
Optus, Telstra, TPG

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