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Cook vs Page

Name: Cook vs Page — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 3.0 km apart · Cook profile · Page profile

Cook Page

Page and Cook are neighbouring areas in the Australian Capital Territory with similar population sizes. Cook is more highly qualified and wealthier, with a typical weekly personal income of $1,288 compared to $932 in Page. A far higher share of Cook residents hold a bachelor degree or higher (56.7% versus 38.1%). In contrast, Page is more diverse and mobile, with 30.9% of people born overseas compared to 24.0% in Cook, and a much higher share of residents having moved in the last five years (46.9% versus 35.5%).

Both areas are almost identical in their unemployment rates, which sit at around 4.4%. While they share similar rental prices and house sizes, some gaps are widening. The difference in typical household incomes has grown since 2011, and the gap in the number of people with no religion has also increased, reaching 58.3% in Cook and 40.9% in Page.

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Where they differ most

Bachelor+: 18.6 pts higher in Cook No religion: 17.4 pts higher in Cook Needs assistance: 7.9 pts higher in Page Year 12: 15.5 pts higher in Cook Unpaid carers: 3.5 pts higher in Cook

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cook in Page +89 larger in Page gap widening

2,965 11th pct 3,054 12th pct

Median age in Cook in Page +2 yrs older in Cook gap widening

42 yrs 64th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

27.6% Young adults (25–44) +2.8 pts ▸ 30.3%

26.3% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +8.0 pts 18.2%

19.9% Seniors (65+) +6.2 pts ▸ 26.1%

17.0% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.3 pts 15.7%

8.9% Youth (15–24) +0.7 pts ▸ 9.6%

Marital status

43.1% Married ◂ +2.6 pts 40.4%

39.5% Never married ◂ +4.1 pts 35.5%

4.7% Widowed +6.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.7% Divorced ◂ +0.7 pts 10.0%

2.5% Separated +0.3 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Cook Page

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

72.4% Australia ◂ +8.1 pts 64.3%

4.5% England ◂ +0.7 pts 3.7%

1.5% India +1.9 pts ▸ 3.3%

1.4% China +0.6 pts ▸ 2.0%

0.4% Vietnam +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.2% Nepal +1.2 pts ▸ 1.4%

1.1% New Zealand ◂ +0.2 pts 0.9%

0.6% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Italy +0.3 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.4% South Africa even 0.4%

Ancestry

39.8% English ◂ +8.6 pts 31.3%

34.3% Australian ◂ +3.9 pts 30.4%

15.3% Irish ◂ +2.8 pts 12.5%

13.6% Scottish ◂ +3.8 pts 9.8%

5.2% German ◂ +1.2 pts 4.0%

3.5% Chinese +1.0 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.6% Indian +2.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

3.0% Italian ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

2.0% Dutch ◂ +0.4 pts 1.6%

0.5% Vietnamese +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

1.9% Greek ◂ +0.7 pts 1.2%

0.9% Filipino +0.5 pts ▸ 1.4%

Language

Language used at home

81.1% English only ◂ +11.1 pts 70.1%

1.2% Mandarin +1.7 pts ▸ 2.8%

0.5% Vietnamese +1.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.1% Punjabi +0.9 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.4% Arabic +0.6 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.5% Hindi +0.4 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.3% Cantonese +0.5 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.7% Italian even 0.8%

0.5% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.6% Tagalog ◂ +0.1 pts 0.6%

Religion

Religious affiliation

58.3% No religion ◂ +17.4 pts 40.9%

30.5% Christianity +9.0 pts ▸ 39.5%

5.6% Not stated +2.7 pts ▸ 8.3%

2.3% Buddhism +1.5 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.1% Hinduism +2.4 pts ▸ 3.5%

1.5% Islam +1.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.6% Other religions +0.5 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.1% Judaism even 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cook in Page

— 1 0th pct

Schools/1k kids in Cook in Page

— 2.09 51st pct

Schools ≤3 km in Cook in Page +11 more in Page

11 29th pct 22 55th pct

Students in Cook in Page

— 332 11th pct

Avg size in Cook in Page

— 332 37th pct

ICSEA in Cook in Page

— 1,085 78th pct

Highest year of school

81.9% Year 12 ◂ +15.5 pts 66.4%

7.9% Year 10 +6.1 pts ▸ 14.0%

3.4% Year 9 or below +4.3 pts ▸ 7.7%

3.0% Year 11 even 3.0%

Highest qualification level

37.3% Bachelor degree ◂ +6.7 pts 30.5%

26.5% Postgraduate degree ◂ +9.3 pts 17.2%

9.4% Certificate III / IV +5.0 pts ▸ 14.3%

9.9% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.0 pts ▸ 11.9%

8.1% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +2.1 pts 6.0%

1.5% Certificate I / II +0.4 pts ▸ 1.9%

Field of qualification

24.9% Society & culture ◂ +7.2 pts 17.7%

14.0% Management & commerce +3.2 pts ▸ 17.2%

12.1% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +5.9 pts 6.2%

8.9% Education ◂ +0.7 pts 8.2%

6.7% Engineering & related +1.7 pts ▸ 8.4%

7.1% Health even 7.1%

5.0% Information technology +1.5 pts ▸ 6.5%

5.8% Creative arts ◂ +1.5 pts 4.3%

2.7% Architecture & building +0.6 pts ▸ 3.3%

3.3% Agriculture & environment ◂ +1.4 pts 1.9%

2.3% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 3.1%

Income

Personal income in Cook in Page +$356 higher in Cook gap widening

$1,288 92nd pct $932 71st pct

Household income in Cook in Page +$496 higher in Cook gap widening

$2,269 81st pct $1,773 52nd pct

Family income in Cook in Page +$746 higher in Cook gap widening

$3,054 89th pct $2,308 65th pct

Household income distribution

30.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 30.9%

21.3% $650–$1,499 +5.2 pts ▸ 26.5%

21.6% $4,000 or more ◂ +9.8 pts 11.8%

13.6% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.2 pts 12.4%

8.2% Under $650 +5.1 pts ▸ 13.4%

Personal income distribution

33.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +10.5 pts 23.1%

28.5% $650–$1,499 +3.9 pts ▸ 32.4%

25.8% Under $650 +6.6 pts ▸ 32.3%

8.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +5.3 pts 3.0%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

10.5% Arthritis +4.4 pts ▸ 14.9%

12.8% Other condition +1.2 pts ▸ 14.0%

12.2% Mental health +0.8 pts ▸ 13.0%

10.7% Asthma ◂ +0.8 pts 9.9%

3.7% Heart disease +3.6 pts ▸ 7.3%

3.2% Diabetes +3.4 pts ▸ 6.6%

0.5% Dementia +3.9 pts ▸ 4.4%

4.1% Cancer +0.3 pts ▸ 4.4%

1.5% Lung condition +1.6 pts ▸ 3.0%

0.7% Stroke +1.5 pts ▸ 2.2%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.3% None ◂ +5.2 pts 55.1%

23.7% One condition ◂ +2.2 pts 21.5%

7.3% Two conditions +1.6 pts ▸ 8.8%

3.0% Three or more +5.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cook in Page +31 larger in Page

26 8th pct 57 18th pct

Median age in Cook in Page +1 yrs older in Cook

26 yrs 64th pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Cook in Page +$616 higher in Page

$675 58th pct $1,291 97th pct

Household income in Cook in Page +$13 higher in Page

$2,549 88th pct $2,562 88th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cook in Page even gap narrowing

2.3 29th pct 2.3 29th pct

Family composition

55.2% Couples with children ◂ +1.1 pts 54.1%

30.5% Couples without children ◂ +0.7 pts 29.8%

13.2% One-parent families +2.2 pts ▸ 15.4%

0.9% Other families ◂ +0.2 pts 0.7%

Household size

31.0% 1 person +4.0 pts ▸ 35.0%

34.0% 2 people ◂ +4.8 pts 29.2%

16.2% 3 people ◂ +1.8 pts 14.5%

12.6% 4 people +1.8 pts ▸ 14.4%

3.8% 5 people +0.4 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.5% 6 or more +0.5 pts ▸ 2.0%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cook in Page +$2 higher in Cook gap steady

$440 77th pct $438 76th pct

Mortgage in Cook in Page +$167 higher in Cook gap steady

$2,167 73rd pct $2,000 61st pct

People / bedroom in Cook in Page +0.10 higher in Page gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

40.3% Owned outright ◂ +6.1 pts 34.2%

34.4% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +8.5 pts 25.8%

23.8% Rented +8.4 pts ▸ 32.2%

0.9% Other tenure +4.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

0.6% Not stated +1.0 pts ▸ 1.6%

Types of homes

60.3% Separate house +10.0 pts ▸ 70.3%

36.2% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +10.3 pts 25.9%

2.8% Flat or apartment +1.1 pts ▸ 3.9%

0.0% Other dwelling even 0.0%

Bedrooms per home

43.2% 3 bedrooms +5.2 pts ▸ 48.4%

22.3% 2 bedrooms +2.5 pts ▸ 24.8%

24.3% 4 bedrooms ◂ +6.3 pts 18.0%

5.8% 5 or more ◂ +2.8 pts 3.1%

2.4% 1 bedroom +1.6 pts ▸ 4.0%

0.2% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

Weekly rent distribution

54.4% $350–$549 +1.9 pts ▸ 56.3%

15.6% Under $200 ◂ +1.4 pts 14.2%

14.6% $550–$749 ◂ +0.9 pts 13.7%

12.2% $200–$349 +0.4 pts ▸ 12.6%

2.0% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 2.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

38.4% $1,800–$2,999 +6.2 pts ▸ 44.6%

19.8% $1,000–$1,799 +5.8 pts ▸ 25.6%

21.6% $3,000 or more ◂ +8.2 pts 13.4%

16.0% Under $1,000 ◂ +2.6 pts 13.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cook in Page +2 more in Page

12 21st pct 14 23rd pct

Stops/1k in Cook in Page +0.54 more in Page

4.05 46th pct 4.58 54th pct

Departures/1k in Cook in Page +35.9 more in Page

667.8 45th pct 703.7 46th pct

PT routes in Cook in Page +3 more in Page

1 7th pct 4 29th pct

Stop walk in Cook in Page +1 longer in Page

2 14th pct 3 29th pct

Drive to city in Cook in Page +3 longer in Page

8 7th pct 11 14th pct

Reach 30 min in Cook in Page +2,230 more in Page

11,469 35th pct 13,699 43rd pct

Reach 45 min in Cook in Page +35,314 more in Page

40,547 47th pct 75,861 64th pct

Transit to city in Cook in Page +13 longer in Page

39 17th pct 52 38th pct

How people get to work

51.6% Car (driver) +9.7 pts ▸ 61.3%

13.5% Worked at home ◂ +4.0 pts 9.5%

7.0% Bicycle ◂ +5.2 pts 1.8%

6.8% Bus ◂ +1.6 pts 5.2%

4.5% Car (passenger) +1.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

1.8% Walked +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

45.8% 1 vehicle +1.5 pts ▸ 47.3%

38.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.3 pts 30.7%

7.8% 3 vehicles +1.4 pts ▸ 9.2%

4.6% No vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 8.7%

3.6% 4 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 3.8%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

30.8% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.9 pts 25.9%

14.7% Education & training ◂ +4.9 pts 9.8%

10.5% Health care & social assistance +2.7 pts ▸ 13.1%

13.0% Professional & technical ◂ +2.2 pts 10.8%

4.2% Accommodation & food +2.9 pts ▸ 7.2%

4.5% Retail trade +2.1 pts ▸ 6.6%

4.8% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 6.1%

2.2% Administrative & support +1.7 pts ▸ 3.8%

2.7% Other services +0.6 pts ▸ 3.2%

1.4% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

2.4% Arts & recreation ◂ +0.6 pts 1.9%

1.9% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.6 pts 1.3%

Occupations people work in

39.5% Professionals ◂ +8.9 pts 30.5%

21.0% Managers ◂ +6.7 pts 14.4%

11.5% Clerical & administrative +1.1 pts ▸ 12.6%

8.9% Community & personal service +2.2 pts ▸ 11.1%

7.1% Technicians & trades +3.9 pts ▸ 10.9%

4.4% Labourers +3.9 pts ▸ 8.3%

4.8% Sales workers +1.4 pts ▸ 6.2%

1.0% Machinery operators & drivers +2.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cook in Page +2 higher in Cook

9 86th pct 7 64th pct

IRSD decile in Cook in Page +3 higher in Cook

9 86th pct 6 57th pct

IER decile in Cook in Page +4 higher in Cook

7 64th pct 3 29th pct

IEO decile in Cook in Page +2 higher in Cook

10 100th pct 8 71st pct

IRSAD score in Cook in Page +64 higher in Cook

1,104 88th pct 1,040 67th pct

ERP in Cook in Page +29 higher in Page

2,962 11th pct 2,991 11th pct

Growth in Cook in Page +1.9 pts higher in Cook

0.8% 17th pct -1.1% 7th pct

Businesses in Cook in Page +33 higher in Cook

164 7th pct 131 6th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cook in Page even

842 48th pct 842 48th pct

Max temp in Cook in Page even

20.9 28th pct 20.9 28th pct

Min temp in Cook in Page even

6.8 2nd pct 6.8 2nd pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cook in Page +1.1 higher in Page

7.0 74th pct 8.2 88th pct

Types ≤15 min in Cook in Page +1.1 more in Page

6.8 74th pct 8.0 99th pct

15-min city in Cook in Page +6.2 pts higher in Page

93.8% 76th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to shops in Cook in Page +4.7 pts higher in Page

94.7% 81st pct 99.4% 95th pct

Walk to transit in Cook in Page +0.7 pts higher in Page

99.3% 73rd pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to school in Cook in Page +45.4 pts higher in Page

54.6% 34th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to a park in Cook in Page even

100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Walk to health in Cook in Page +46.9 pts higher in Page

53.1% 56th pct 100.0% 100th pct

Amenities/1k in Cook in Page +9.0 more in Cook

27.3 85th pct 18.3 69th pct

Intersections/km² in Cook in Page +163 higher in Page

250 77th pct 414 90th pct

Mean slope in Cook in Page +1.6 pts higher in Cook

6.2% 64th pct 4.6% 37th pct

Compare Cook with nearby areas

Macquarie Aranda Weetangera Bruce Belconnen Page Arboretum Molonglo - East

Compare Page with nearby areas

Scullin Weetangera Florey Hawker Belconnen Macquarie Higgins Latham

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cook vs Page [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/801011005/cook/vs/801011023/page