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Cooper vs Macnamara

Name: Cooper vs Macnamara — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Federal Electorate comparison ≈ 13 km apart · Cooper profile · Macnamara profile

Cooper Macnamara

Macnamara and Cooper are nearby Victorian areas with distinct housing and social profiles. Macnamara is more urban and transient, with 51.5% of households renting and 54.3% of people moving in the last five years. It has a highly qualified population, with 50.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, and a typical weekly income of $1,241. In contrast, Cooper is more residential, where separate houses are far more common at 56.6% compared to just 12.1% in Macnamara. Cooper also has more large homes, with 56.0% having three or more bedrooms.

Their trajectories have shifted since 2011, with Macnamara seeing its lead grow in typical income and its share of university degrees and overseas arrivals increase relative to Cooper. Despite these shifting gaps, the two areas remain very similar in other ways. They both have about 14% of their population aged over 65 and similar unemployment rates. They also share a common outlook on faith, with around 46% of residents in both areas reporting no religion.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 44.5 pts higher in Cooper 3+ bedrooms: 26.0 pts higher in Cooper Needs assistance: 2.9 pts higher in Cooper Recent movers: 13.6 pts higher in Macnamara Renting: 13.5 pts higher in Macnamara

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cooper in Macnamara +11,801 larger in Macnamara gap narrowing

156,279 31st pct 168,080 56th pct

Median age in Cooper in Macnamara +1 yrs older in Cooper gap steady

37 yrs 30th pct 36 yrs 22nd pct

Age structure

35.3% Young adults (25–44) +5.9 pts ▸ 41.1%

24.1% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.0 pts 23.1%

15.1% Children (0–14) ◂ +3.5 pts 11.7%

14.6% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.8 pts 13.8%

10.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.6 pts 10.3%

Marital status

47.5% Never married +4.3 pts ▸ 51.9%

37.6% Married ◂ +3.9 pts 33.7%

7.2% Divorced +1.7 pts ▸ 8.9%

5.0% Widowed ◂ +1.9 pts 3.1%

2.7% Separated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.5%

Age & sex structure

Cooper Macnamara

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

64.6% Australia ◂ +7.8 pts 56.8%

2.3% England +1.9 pts ▸ 4.2%

3.4% Italy ◂ +2.7 pts 0.8%

2.5% India +0.7 pts ▸ 3.2%

2.6% China +0.5 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.7% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 2.4%

1.6% Vietnam ◂ +1.1 pts 0.6%

0.3% South Africa +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Nepal ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

Ancestry

25.2% English +2.9 pts ▸ 28.1%

22.3% Australian ◂ +0.7 pts 21.7%

13.8% Italian ◂ +8.9 pts 4.9%

11.2% Irish +0.5 pts ▸ 11.7%

8.4% Scottish +0.4 pts ▸ 8.8%

8.2% Greek ◂ +4.8 pts 3.4%

6.0% Chinese +1.4 pts ▸ 7.4%

3.1% German +0.9 pts ▸ 4.0%

2.8% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 3.6%

2.2% Vietnamese ◂ +1.3 pts 0.8%

1.3% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.0% Filipino even 1.1%

Language

Language used at home

63.7% English only +4.4 pts ▸ 68.1%

5.6% Greek ◂ +3.6 pts 2.0%

5.2% Italian ◂ +4.1 pts 1.1%

3.1% Mandarin +0.8 pts ▸ 3.9%

2.5% Arabic ◂ +2.0 pts 0.5%

2.0% Vietnamese ◂ +1.4 pts 0.6%

0.7% Hindi +0.5 pts ▸ 1.2%

1.1% Cantonese even 1.1%

0.5% Punjabi ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

0.3% Tagalog even 0.3%

Religion

Religious affiliation

45.8% No religion +0.2 pts ▸ 46.0%

38.1% Christianity ◂ +9.2 pts 28.8%

0.2% Judaism +9.7 pts ▸ 9.9%

5.9% Not stated +2.1 pts ▸ 8.1%

4.1% Islam ◂ +2.6 pts 1.5%

2.5% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.6% Buddhism ◂ +0.4 pts 2.2%

0.8% Other religions ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Cooper in Macnamara +0.01 more in Cooper

1.94 56th pct 1.93 55th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Cooper in Macnamara +8 more in Cooper

46 23rd pct 38 9th pct

Students in Cooper in Macnamara +62 more in Macnamara

24,265 28th pct 24,327 29th pct

Avg size in Cooper in Macnamara +101 larger in Macnamara

539 57th pct 640 79th pct

ICSEA in Cooper in Macnamara +52 higher in Macnamara

1,087 78th pct 1,139 95th pct

Highest year of school

70.8% Year 12 +8.7 pts ▸ 79.5%

10.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +7.5 pts 3.2%

6.5% Year 10 ◂ +1.9 pts 4.6%

6.4% Year 11 ◂ +0.7 pts 5.7%

Highest qualification level

36.4% Bachelor degree +4.3 pts ▸ 40.7%

16.8% Postgraduate degree +2.5 pts ▸ 19.3%

14.2% Certificate III / IV ◂ +5.2 pts 9.0%

13.1% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.8 pts 12.3%

6.3% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 5.2%

1.1% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.4 pts 0.7%

Field of qualification

17.4% Management & commerce +7.3 pts ▸ 24.7%

15.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.8 pts 14.8%

9.8% Creative arts ◂ +1.8 pts 8.0%

9.8% Health ◂ +0.7 pts 9.1%

9.3% Engineering & related ◂ +1.2 pts 8.1%

7.5% Education ◂ +1.5 pts 6.0%

4.5% Information technology +0.3 pts ▸ 4.8%

4.6% Architecture & building ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%

4.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.7 pts 3.9%

3.8% Food, hospitality & personal services ◂ +0.3 pts 3.4%

1.4% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.5 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Cooper in Macnamara +$353 higher in Macnamara gap widening

$888 70th pct $1,241 89th pct

Household income in Cooper in Macnamara +$227 higher in Macnamara gap widening

$1,845 59th pct $2,072 79th pct

Family income in Cooper in Macnamara +$573 higher in Macnamara gap widening

$2,390 75th pct $2,963 92nd pct

Household income distribution

29.4% $1,500–$2,999 +1.4 pts ▸ 30.8%

23.0% $650–$1,499 ◂ +2.2 pts 20.8%

14.6% $4,000 or more +5.7 pts ▸ 20.3%

16.2% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 12.7%

11.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.8 pts 10.4%

Personal income distribution

37.4% Under $650 ◂ +11.2 pts 26.2%

29.3% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.3 pts 28.0%

21.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.6 pts ▸ 25.9%

6.0% $3,000 or more +6.4 pts ▸ 12.4%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

11.1% Mental health ◂ +2.1 pts 9.0%

8.7% Other condition ◂ +1.3 pts 7.4%

8.5% Asthma ◂ +1.3 pts 7.3%

7.2% Arthritis ◂ +2.0 pts 5.2%

4.2% Diabetes ◂ +1.6 pts 2.6%

3.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.4 pts 2.7%

2.3% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 2.5%

1.1% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

65.1% None +3.7 pts ▸ 68.7%

20.1% One condition ◂ +2.9 pts 17.3%

5.6% Two conditions ◂ +1.1 pts 4.4%

2.5% Three or more ◂ +0.9 pts 1.6%

Community Participation

Family & Households

Household size in Cooper in Macnamara +0.4 larger in Cooper gap widening

2.4 29th pct 2.0 3rd pct

Family composition

57.4% Couples with children ◂ +10.8 pts 46.6%

27.6% Couples without children +13.8 pts ▸ 41.4%

13.1% One-parent families ◂ +3.1 pts 10.0%

1.8% Other families +0.1 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

30.5% 1 person +10.7 pts ▸ 41.3%

32.4% 2 people +4.2 pts ▸ 36.6%

16.2% 3 people ◂ +5.1 pts 11.2%

14.7% 4 people ◂ +7.1 pts 7.6%

4.4% 5 people ◂ +2.0 pts 2.4%

1.8% 6 or more ◂ +0.8 pts 0.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cooper in Macnamara +$40 higher in Macnamara gap narrowing

$381 54th pct $421 78th pct

Mortgage in Cooper in Macnamara +$67 higher in Macnamara gap narrowing

$2,100 68th pct $2,167 73rd pct

People / bedroom in Cooper in Macnamara even gap steady

0.90 86th pct 0.90 86th pct

How homes are owned or rented

38.0% Rented +13.5 pts ▸ 51.5%

29.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +5.8 pts 24.1%

29.3% Owned outright ◂ +7.5 pts 21.8%

1.4% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 1.1%

Types of homes

15.7% Flat or apartment +51.6 pts ▸ 67.3%

56.6% Separate house ◂ +44.5 pts 12.1%

27.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +7.5 pts 19.5%

0.6% Other dwelling +0.3 pts ▸ 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

32.8% 2 bedrooms +13.0 pts ▸ 45.8%

39.4% 3 bedrooms ◂ +18.0 pts 21.4%

9.6% 1 bedroom +12.5 pts ▸ 22.1%

13.7% 4 bedrooms ◂ +7.1 pts 6.6%

3.0% 5 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.0%

0.4% Studio / none +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

45.5% $350–$549 +1.9 pts ▸ 47.3%

25.6% $200–$349 ◂ +5.4 pts 20.2%

12.1% $550–$749 +3.1 pts ▸ 15.2%

9.6% Under $200 ◂ +4.1 pts 5.4%

4.0% $750 or more +5.0 pts ▸ 9.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

32.2% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +2.8 pts 29.4%

25.0% $3,000 or more +6.0 pts ▸ 31.0%

23.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.4 pts 21.8%

13.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.5 pts 11.1%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cooper in Macnamara +243 more in Cooper

903 71st pct 660 29th pct

Stops/1k in Cooper in Macnamara +1.85 more in Cooper

5.78 81st pct 3.93 29th pct

Departures/1k in Cooper in Macnamara +513.3 more in Macnamara

2,241.4 89th pct 2,754.7 95th pct

PT routes in Cooper in Macnamara +2 more in Macnamara

39 26th pct 41 29th pct

Stop walk in Cooper in Macnamara +5 longer in Macnamara

1 7th pct 6 46th pct

Drive to city in Cooper in Macnamara +7 longer in Cooper

14 14th pct 7 0th pct

How people get to work

36.3% Worked at home +6.7 pts ▸ 43.0%

36.2% Car (driver) ◂ +9.9 pts 26.3%

1.7% Walked +4.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

2.7% Train ◂ +0.8 pts 1.9%

2.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.6 pts 1.8%

2.2% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.6 pts 1.7%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

Motor vehicles per home

46.6% 1 vehicle +6.4 pts ▸ 53.0%

30.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +8.3 pts 21.9%

12.2% No vehicle +7.8 pts ▸ 20.0%

7.4% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.9 pts 3.5%

3.6% 4 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 1.5%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

11.4% Professional & technical +5.2 pts ▸ 16.6%

14.8% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.9 pts 11.9%

11.0% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 8.8%

8.4% Retail trade ◂ +0.8 pts 7.6%

7.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.3 pts 5.2%

4.5% Finance & insurance +2.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

7.0% Construction ◂ +1.1 pts 5.9%

6.3% Accommodation & food +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.2% Manufacturing ◂ +1.4 pts 3.8%

3.1% Administrative & support +0.8 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.6% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.8 pts 2.9%

3.2% Other services ◂ +0.3 pts 2.9%

Occupations people work in

34.6% Professionals +4.3 pts ▸ 38.9%

14.2% Managers +5.0 pts ▸ 19.2%

11.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 11.4%

10.2% Technicians & trades ◂ +3.0 pts 7.2%

10.1% Community & personal service ◂ +1.3 pts 8.8%

7.1% Sales workers ◂ +0.3 pts 6.8%

6.4% Labourers ◂ +2.4 pts 4.0%

3.8% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +2.0 pts 1.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Cooper in Macnamara +0.6 higher in Macnamara

8.4 93rd pct 9.1 100th pct

Types ≤15 min in Cooper in Macnamara +0.2 more in Macnamara

7.7 95th pct 7.9 99th pct

15-min city in Cooper in Macnamara +0.4 pts higher in Macnamara

98.8% 96th pct 99.2% 97th pct

Walk to shops in Cooper in Macnamara +0.8 pts higher in Macnamara

98.9% 99th pct 99.7% 100th pct

Walk to transit in Cooper in Macnamara even

99.8% 97th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Cooper in Macnamara even

98.2% 94th pct 98.3% 95th pct

Walk to a park in Cooper in Macnamara +0.6 pts higher in Cooper

100.0% 100th pct 99.4% 78th pct

Walk to health in Cooper in Macnamara +5.6 pts higher in Macnamara

92.4% 94th pct 98.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Cooper in Macnamara +2.5 more in Cooper

15.1 54th pct 12.6 30th pct

Intersections/km² in Cooper in Macnamara +35 higher in Cooper

446 100th pct 411 98th pct

Mean slope in Cooper in Macnamara +1.8 pts higher in Macnamara

3.6% 11th pct 5.4% 46th pct

Compare Cooper with nearby areas

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Compare Macnamara with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cooper vs Macnamara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/ced/CED208/cooper/vs/CED229/macnamara