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Cockburn vs Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Name: Cockburn vs Serpentine-Jarrahdale — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 29 km apart · Cockburn profile · Serpentine-Jarrahdale profile

Cockburn Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Cockburn and Serpentine-Jarrahdale are nearby areas in Western Australia with very different layouts. Cockburn is more urban and walkable, with 63.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a "15-minute-city" and a walkability score of 5.4 (somewhat walkable). In contrast, Serpentine-Jarrahdale is mostly car-dependent, with a score of 2.9 and only 15.4% of homes having that same walkable access. Cockburn also has a more qualified workforce, where 24.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher compared to 13.2% in Serpentine-Jarrahdale. Housing differs too; 97.5% of homes in Serpentine-Jarrahdale are separate houses, while Cockburn has a more diverse mix with 81.3% separate houses.

Since 2011, the two areas have tracked differently, as the gap in university qualifications and rental rates has widened. However, they share many basic characteristics, including very similar typical weekly household incomes of around $2,000. They also have nearly identical rates of people providing unpaid care and those living with long-term health conditions. While Cockburn has a higher share of people born overseas at 34.2% compared to 25.2% in Serpentine-Jarrahdale, both areas sit well above the national figure for overseas births.

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Where they differ most

Population: 85,918 larger in Cockburn Separate houses: 16.2 pts higher in Serpentine-Jarrahdale Renting: 12.6 pts higher in Cockburn Year 12: 11.9 pts higher in Cockburn Bachelor+: 11.3 pts higher in Cockburn

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +85,918 larger in Cockburn gap widening

118,091 86th pct 32,173 67th pct

Median age in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +4 yrs older in Cockburn gap widening

37 yrs 24th pct 33 yrs 11th pct

Age structure

30.9% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +0.8 pts 30.0%

19.5% Children (0–14) +5.5 pts ▸ 24.9%

24.4% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.2 pts 23.2%

13.5% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.1 pts 10.3%

11.8% Youth (15–24) ◂ +0.3 pts 11.5%

Marital status

47.8% Married +3.4 pts ▸ 51.2%

36.8% Never married ◂ +2.0 pts 34.8%

8.4% Divorced ◂ +0.6 pts 7.8%

3.9% Widowed ◂ +1.1 pts 2.8%

3.1% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Cockburn Serpentine-Jarrahdale

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

61.7% Australia +8.7 pts ▸ 70.4%

6.5% England +1.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

2.7% New Zealand +0.7 pts ▸ 3.4%

2.4% Philippines ◂ +1.4 pts 1.0%

1.9% India +0.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

1.7% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.4% Italy ◂ +1.1 pts 0.2%

1.3% China ◂ +1.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

34.7% English +8.9 pts ▸ 43.7%

28.7% Australian +9.3 pts ▸ 37.9%

8.8% Italian ◂ +5.0 pts 3.8%

8.6% Scottish ◂ +0.3 pts 8.3%

8.0% Irish ◂ +0.9 pts 7.2%

5.4% Chinese ◂ +4.5 pts 0.9%

1.8% Dutch +2.7 pts ▸ 4.6%

2.9% Indian ◂ +0.4 pts 2.5%

2.8% Filipino ◂ +1.6 pts 1.2%

2.7% German even 2.7%

0.4% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.4% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

74.0% English only +9.6 pts ▸ 83.6%

2.6% Mandarin ◂ +2.3 pts 0.4%

2.0% Italian ◂ +1.7 pts 0.3%

0.4% Punjabi +1.4 pts ▸ 1.8%

1.2% Tagalog ◂ +0.7 pts 0.5%

0.8% Cantonese ◂ +0.6 pts 0.1%

0.4% Hindi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.3%

0.3% Arabic ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.3% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

42.8% No religion +6.7 pts ▸ 49.5%

45.5% Christianity ◂ +7.6 pts 37.9%

5.9% Not stated +1.3 pts ▸ 7.2%

0.8% Other religions +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.8% Hinduism ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

1.8% Buddhism ◂ +0.9 pts 0.8%

1.5% Islam ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +23 more in Cockburn

36 85th pct 13 60th pct

Schools/1k kids in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +0.05 more in Serpentine-Jarrahdale

1.57 10th pct 1.62 11th pct

Students in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +8,612 more in Cockburn

15,643 85th pct 7,031 72nd pct

Avg size in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +106 larger in Serpentine-Jarrahdale

435 76th pct 541 86th pct

ICSEA in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +47 higher in Cockburn

1,039 79th pct 991 62nd pct

Highest year of school

61.2% Year 12 ◂ +11.9 pts 49.3%

18.0% Year 10 +8.4 pts ▸ 26.4%

8.7% Year 11 +3.4 pts ▸ 12.1%

6.7% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.3 pts 6.4%

Highest qualification level

29.9% Certificate III / IV +13.1 pts ▸ 43.0%

26.7% Bachelor degree ◂ +10.6 pts 16.1%

15.3% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.9 pts ▸ 16.2%

7.7% Postgraduate degree ◂ +4.3 pts 3.4%

3.7% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +1.1 pts 2.7%

2.5% Certificate I / II +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

Field of qualification

19.1% Engineering & related +3.0 pts ▸ 22.2%

18.0% Management & commerce ◂ +2.1 pts 15.8%

11.0% Health ◂ +1.0 pts 10.0%

10.6% Society & culture ◂ +0.1 pts 10.5%

7.9% Education ◂ +0.1 pts 7.8%

5.5% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 6.7%

5.0% Architecture & building +0.5 pts ▸ 5.5%

3.5% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +1.4 pts 2.1%

3.4% Creative arts ◂ +1.2 pts 2.2%

2.7% Information technology ◂ +1.0 pts 1.7%

1.7% Agriculture & environment +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

Income

Personal income in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +$11 higher in Cockburn gap narrowing

$920 79th pct $909 78th pct

Household income in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +$102 higher in Serpentine-Jarrahdale gap widening

$1,995 85th pct $2,097 87th pct

Family income in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +$102 higher in Cockburn gap widening

$2,344 84th pct $2,242 80th pct

Household income distribution

31.5% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 35.6%

21.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +1.4 pts 20.4%

12.9% Under $650 ◂ +4.3 pts 8.5%

12.7% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +0.6 pts 12.0%

12.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 11.1%

Personal income distribution

36.4% Under $650 ◂ +0.8 pts 35.6%

30.5% $650–$1,499 +0.3 pts ▸ 30.8%

22.5% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 21.3%

5.0% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 4.6%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.4% Mental health +0.1 pts ▸ 8.5%

7.3% Asthma +0.8 pts ▸ 8.1%

7.5% Other condition ◂ +0.7 pts 6.8%

6.9% Arthritis ◂ +0.5 pts 6.4%

4.1% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

3.1% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 2.8%

2.4% Cancer ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

1.3% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% Stroke even 0.7%

0.6% Dementia ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

Number of long-term health conditions

67.9% None ◂ +1.4 pts 66.5%

18.1% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 18.3%

4.9% Two conditions even 4.9%

2.2% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 2.0%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +1,313 larger in Cockburn

2,233 81st pct 920 61st pct

Median age in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +4 yrs older in Cockburn

22 yrs 21st pct 18 yrs 0th pct

Median income in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +$259 higher in Serpentine-Jarrahdale

$643 73rd pct $902 90th pct

Household income in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +$472 higher in Serpentine-Jarrahdale

$1,715 76th pct $2,187 91st pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +0.4 larger in Serpentine-Jarrahdale gap widening

2.6 79th pct 3.0 90th pct

Family composition

61.0% Couples with children +4.9 pts ▸ 66.0%

24.6% Couples without children ◂ +2.9 pts 21.6%

13.4% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 11.8%

1.1% Other families ◂ +0.4 pts 0.6%

Household size

32.5% 2 people ◂ +1.2 pts 31.4%

23.1% 1 person ◂ +8.0 pts 15.1%

17.9% 4 people +2.3 pts ▸ 20.2%

17.8% 3 people ◂ +0.1 pts 17.7%

6.2% 5 people +3.6 pts ▸ 9.8%

2.4% 6 or more +3.4 pts ▸ 5.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +$10 higher in Serpentine-Jarrahdale gap narrowing

$370 81st pct $380 83rd pct

Mortgage in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +$22 higher in Serpentine-Jarrahdale gap narrowing

$1,950 80th pct $1,972 81st pct

People / bedroom in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale even gap narrowing

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

46.5% Owned with a mortgage +16.9 pts ▸ 63.4%

26.2% Owned outright ◂ +4.7 pts 21.5%

25.2% Rented ◂ +12.6 pts 12.6%

1.1% Other tenure +0.2 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.1% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.2%

Types of homes

81.3% Separate house +16.2 pts ▸ 97.5%

11.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.9 pts 0.7%

6.5% Flat or apartment ◂ +6.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Other dwelling +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%

Bedrooms per home

45.4% 4 bedrooms +15.4 pts ▸ 60.8%

34.7% 3 bedrooms ◂ +11.4 pts 23.3%

10.1% 2 bedrooms ◂ +6.4 pts 3.6%

5.6% 5 or more +4.3 pts ▸ 10.0%

3.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +2.3 pts 0.8%

0.1% Studio / none even 0.1%

Weekly rent distribution

53.3% $350–$549 +7.5 pts ▸ 60.8%

26.8% $200–$349 ◂ +1.8 pts 25.0%

10.9% Under $200 ◂ +6.8 pts 4.1%

4.9% $550–$749 ◂ +0.2 pts 4.7%

0.9% $750 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 1.3%

Monthly mortgage distribution

39.3% $1,800–$2,999 +3.3 pts ▸ 42.6%

30.0% $1,000–$1,799 +1.2 pts ▸ 31.2%

13.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 13.4%

11.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +4.0 pts 7.8%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +479 more in Cockburn

658 86th pct 179 70th pct

Stops/1k in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale even

5.57 78th pct 5.56 78th pct

Departures/1k in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +750.7 more in Cockburn

1,556.6 87th pct 806.0 77th pct

PT routes in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +18 more in Cockburn

29 77th pct 11 58th pct

Stop walk in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +26 longer in Serpentine-Jarrahdale

9 45th pct 35 66th pct

Drive to city in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +21 longer in Serpentine-Jarrahdale

19 27th pct 40 44th pct

How people get to work

64.9% Car (driver) +0.5 pts ▸ 65.3%

6.8% Worked at home +0.6 pts ▸ 7.4%

4.3% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.3 pts 4.0%

2.7% Train ◂ +1.8 pts 0.8%

1.5% Bus ◂ +0.3 pts 1.3%

1.0% Walked +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

Motor vehicles per home

42.3% 2 vehicles +0.1 pts ▸ 42.4%

32.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.9 pts 21.8%

13.7% 3 vehicles +5.3 pts ▸ 19.0%

7.2% 4 or more +8.3 pts ▸ 15.6%

4.1% No vehicle ◂ +2.8 pts 1.2%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

14.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.8 pts 11.6%

9.3% Construction +2.3 pts ▸ 11.6%

9.2% Education & training ◂ +2.2 pts 7.1%

8.7% Retail trade +0.4 pts ▸ 9.1%

5.9% Mining +1.9 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.9% Manufacturing +0.4 pts ▸ 7.3%

6.8% Professional & technical ◂ +2.4 pts 4.5%

4.7% Transport & warehousing +1.5 pts ▸ 6.3%

5.9% Public administration & safety ◂ +0.3 pts 5.5%

5.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.9 pts 4.8%

4.1% Other services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.0%

2.8% Wholesale trade +0.4 pts ▸ 3.3%

Occupations people work in

22.5% Professionals ◂ +9.9 pts 12.6%

16.7% Technicians & trades +3.4 pts ▸ 20.1%

13.2% Clerical & administrative +0.5 pts ▸ 13.7%

11.5% Community & personal service +0.4 pts ▸ 11.9%

6.6% Machinery operators & drivers +5.1 pts ▸ 11.7%

11.4% Managers ◂ +0.9 pts 10.6%

8.6% Labourers +1.1 pts ▸ 9.7%

7.7% Sales workers ◂ +0.2 pts 7.5%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +1 higher in Cockburn

9 86th pct 8 71st pct

IRSD decile in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale even

9 86th pct 9 86th pct

IER decile in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale even

10 100th pct 10 100th pct

IEO decile in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +3 higher in Cockburn

8 71st pct 5 43rd pct

IRSAD score in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +25 higher in Cockburn

1,020 82nd pct 995 75th pct

ERP in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +98,968 higher in Cockburn

139,499 86th pct 40,531 70th pct

Growth in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +7.4 pts higher in Serpentine-Jarrahdale

14.1% 95th pct 21.5% 100th pct

Businesses in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +7,557 higher in Cockburn

10,366 85th pct 2,809 63rd pct

Approvals in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +632 higher in Cockburn

1,013 87th pct 381 77th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +17 higher in Serpentine-Jarrahdale

715 58th pct 732 60th pct

Max temp in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +0.4 higher in Cockburn

24.7 57th pct 24.3 52nd pct

Min temp in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +1.1 higher in Cockburn

13.7 74th pct 12.6 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +2.5 higher in Cockburn

5.4 76th pct 2.9 27th pct

Types ≤15 min in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +2.5 more in Cockburn

5.2 75th pct 2.7 20th pct

15-min city in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +48.4 pts higher in Cockburn

63.8% 74th pct 15.4% 8th pct

Walk to shops in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +49.7 pts higher in Cockburn

63.3% 73rd pct 13.5% 8th pct

Walk to transit in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +30.0 pts higher in Cockburn

87.2% 80th pct 57.2% 59th pct

Walk to school in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +19.8 pts higher in Cockburn

72.3% 75th pct 52.5% 46th pct

Walk to a park in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +27.9 pts higher in Cockburn

93.5% 79th pct 65.6% 43rd pct

Walk to health in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +30.5 pts higher in Cockburn

42.8% 59th pct 12.3% 11th pct

Amenities/1k in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +2.9 more in Cockburn

13.4 26th pct 10.6 11th pct

Intersections/km² in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +106 higher in Cockburn

112 85th pct 6 67th pct

Mean slope in Cockburn in Serpentine-Jarrahdale +1.1 pts higher in Cockburn

6.4% 74th pct 5.3% 60th pct

Compare Cockburn with nearby areas

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Compare Serpentine-Jarrahdale with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cockburn vs Serpentine-Jarrahdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA51820/cockburn/vs/LGA57700/serpentine-jarrahdale