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Cooya Beach vs Mossman

Name: Cooya Beach vs Mossman — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 3.8 km apart · Cooya Beach profile · Mossman profile

Cooya Beach Mossman

Mossman and Cooya Beach are neighbouring areas with very different levels of accessibility. Mossman is somewhat walkable, with 65.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of health services and 64.8% near groceries. In contrast, Cooya Beach is car-dependent, and no homes are within a 15-minute walk of those same services. There are also notable demographic differences; Mossman has a higher share of children under 15 (21.2% compared to 15.7% in Cooya Beach) and a larger First Nations population, including more people who speak a First Nations language.

Both areas have tracked closely in terms of their basic household profiles since 2011. They are now effectively alike in their typical weekly household incomes, which sit around $1,150 to $1,200. They also share similar rates of home ownership and a nearly identical share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher at 10.1%. While Cooya Beach has a noticeably older typical resident at 48, both areas sit well above the national figure for age.

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Where they differ most

Population: 1,412 larger in Mossman Limited English: 0.5 pts higher in Mossman Unemployment: 5.0 pts higher in Mossman Under 15: 5.5 pts higher in Mossman Median age: 5 yrs older in Cooya Beach

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cooya Beach in Mossman +1,412 larger in Mossman gap widening

523 65th pct 1,935 78th pct

Median age in Cooya Beach in Mossman +5 yrs older in Cooya Beach gap widening

48 yrs 62nd pct 43 yrs 43rd pct

Age structure

36.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +10.7 pts 26.2%

18.4% Seniors (65+) +3.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

15.7% Children (0–14) +5.5 pts ▸ 21.2%

19.1% Young adults (25–44) +1.6 pts ▸ 20.7%

9.2% Youth (15–24) +1.6 pts ▸ 10.8%

Marital status

43.2% Never married ◂ +1.2 pts 42.0%

33.8% Married +1.8 pts ▸ 35.6%

15.6% Divorced ◂ +2.4 pts 13.2%

5.3% Widowed +0.9 pts ▸ 6.2%

2.5% Separated +0.9 pts ▸ 3.4%

Age & sex structure

Cooya Beach Mossman

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

73.0% Australia +3.4 pts ▸ 76.4%

4.0% England ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

3.3% New Zealand ◂ +0.7 pts 2.6%

1.1% Philippines ◂ +0.3 pts 0.9%

0.6% Italy even 0.6%

0.0% India +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% China +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Vietnam even 0.0%

0.0% Nepal even 0.0%

Ancestry

34.4% English ◂ +1.1 pts 33.3%

32.7% Australian +0.6 pts ▸ 33.3%

11.7% Irish ◂ +2.4 pts 9.3%

9.6% Scottish ◂ +1.5 pts 8.1%

7.6% German ◂ +3.7 pts 3.9%

4.2% Italian +2.7 pts ▸ 6.9%

1.1% Filipino even 1.2%

0.0% Chinese +1.1 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.8% Dutch +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

81.5% English only ◂ +0.6 pts 80.9%

1.1% Tagalog ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

0.8% Mandarin ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%

0.6% Italian even 0.6%

0.0% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.0%

0.0% Punjabi even 0.0%

0.0% Greek even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

50.5% No religion ◂ +6.8 pts 43.7%

36.3% Christianity +6.4 pts ▸ 42.7%

12.0% Not stated +0.2 pts ▸ 12.2%

1.3% Buddhism ◂ +0.6 pts 0.7%

0.0% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.0% Other religions +0.3 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Islam even 0.0%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools/1k kids in Cooya Beach in Mossman

— 7.32 68th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Cooya Beach in Mossman +3 more in Mossman

0 0th pct 3 67th pct

Avg size in Cooya Beach in Mossman

— 328 51st pct

ICSEA in Cooya Beach in Mossman

— 926 16th pct

Highest year of school

45.8% Year 12 ◂ +5.8 pts 39.9%

22.5% Year 10 +2.0 pts ▸ 24.5%

7.3% Year 9 or below +5.6 pts ▸ 12.8%

10.8% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 11.1%

Highest qualification level

35.8% Certificate III / IV +7.0 pts ▸ 42.8%

15.9% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +5.3 pts 10.5%

13.8% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.7 pts 12.1%

3.7% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 3.1%

2.8% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.2 pts 2.7%

1.2% Graduate diploma / certificate +1.2 pts ▸ 2.5%

Field of qualification

13.4% Engineering & related +3.0 pts ▸ 16.5%

11.8% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 10.2%

11.8% Society & culture ◂ +3.3 pts 8.5%

9.8% Education ◂ +0.9 pts 8.8%

8.9% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.1 pts ▸ 9.1%

8.9% Architecture & building ◂ +1.6 pts 7.4%

8.9% Health ◂ +0.1 pts 8.8%

3.3% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +2.0 pts 1.2%

3.3% Creative arts ◂ +1.0 pts 2.2%

2.4% Agriculture & environment +0.2 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.0% Information technology even 0.0%

Income

Personal income in Cooya Beach in Mossman +$92 higher in Cooya Beach gap widening

$717 43rd pct $625 28th pct

Household income in Cooya Beach in Mossman +$43 higher in Mossman gap narrowing

$1,154 22nd pct $1,197 25th pct

Family income in Cooya Beach in Mossman +$11 higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing

$1,461 24th pct $1,450 24th pct

Household income distribution

33.6% $650–$1,499 +0.8 pts ▸ 34.5%

23.5% $1,500–$2,999 +4.2 pts ▸ 27.7%

20.7% Under $650 +3.6 pts ▸ 24.3%

3.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.0 pts 2.7%

1.4% $3,000–$3,999 +1.7 pts ▸ 3.1%

Personal income distribution

39.3% Under $650 +6.2 pts ▸ 45.5%

38.9% $650–$1,499 ◂ +7.7 pts 31.2%

9.4% $1,500–$2,999 +0.9 pts ▸ 10.4%

1.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

9.4% Arthritis ◂ +1.9 pts 7.4%

5.9% Asthma +1.8 pts ▸ 7.8%

6.1% Mental health +1.3 pts ▸ 7.4%

6.3% Other condition +0.7 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.6% Diabetes +1.5 pts ▸ 6.0%

4.0% Heart disease +0.7 pts ▸ 4.7%

1.9% Cancer +1.8 pts ▸ 3.7%

1.9% Lung condition +1.0 pts ▸ 2.9%

0.8% Stroke +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%

0.0% Dementia +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

60.2% None ◂ +0.6 pts 59.6%

18.7% One condition ◂ +0.4 pts 18.3%

4.8% Two conditions +1.7 pts ▸ 6.5%

2.5% Three or more +1.0 pts ▸ 3.5%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cooya Beach in Mossman +311 larger in Mossman

81 84th pct 392 86th pct

Median age in Cooya Beach in Mossman +11 yrs older in Cooya Beach

34 yrs 72nd pct 23 yrs 38th pct

Median income in Cooya Beach in Mossman +$211 higher in Cooya Beach

$691 55th pct $480 29th pct

Household income in Cooya Beach in Mossman +$188 higher in Cooya Beach

$1,199 27th pct $1,011 19th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cooya Beach in Mossman +0.2 larger in Mossman gap widening

2.2 24th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

35.8% Couples with children +13.0 pts ▸ 48.8%

33.9% Couples without children ◂ +6.8 pts 27.1%

28.2% One-parent families ◂ +6.2 pts 22.0%

0.0% Other families +2.0 pts ▸ 2.0%

Household size

42.4% 2 people ◂ +7.7 pts 34.7%

30.9% 1 person +0.6 pts ▸ 31.5%

11.5% 3 people +0.8 pts ▸ 12.3%

6.9% 4 people +5.1 pts ▸ 12.0%

2.8% 6 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 5.2%

4.6% 5 people +0.3 pts ▸ 4.9%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cooya Beach in Mossman +$15 higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing

$265 45th pct $250 40th pct

Mortgage in Cooya Beach in Mossman +$25 higher in Cooya Beach gap narrowing

$1,325 30th pct $1,300 29th pct

People / bedroom in Cooya Beach in Mossman even gap steady

0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

30.9% Rented +7.8 pts ▸ 38.7%

35.9% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +11.4 pts 24.6%

30.4% Owned outright +0.7 pts ▸ 31.1%

0.0% Not stated +3.0 pts ▸ 3.0%

1.8% Other tenure even 1.8%

Types of homes

83.4% Separate house ◂ +1.1 pts 82.3%

10.6% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +4.4 pts 6.2%

6.0% Flat or apartment +3.6 pts ▸ 9.6%

0.0% Other dwelling +1.4 pts ▸ 1.4%

Bedrooms per home

54.8% 3 bedrooms ◂ +10.1 pts 44.8%

27.2% 2 bedrooms ◂ +3.7 pts 23.4%

15.2% 4 bedrooms +6.5 pts ▸ 21.8%

0.0% 1 bedroom +4.2 pts ▸ 4.2%

0.0% 5 or more +2.5 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.0% Studio / none +0.4 pts ▸ 0.4%

Weekly rent distribution

55.2% $200–$349 ◂ +6.0 pts 49.3%

32.8% $350–$549 ◂ +10.2 pts 22.6%

4.5% Under $200 +20.0 pts ▸ 24.5%

0.0% $550–$749 even 0.0%

0.0% $750 or more even 0.0%

Monthly mortgage distribution

47.4% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +0.9 pts 46.6%

20.5% Under $1,000 +7.1 pts ▸ 27.6%

16.7% $1,800–$2,999 +0.6 pts ▸ 17.2%

3.8% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.5 pts 2.3%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cooya Beach in Mossman even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

Stops/1k in Cooya Beach in Mossman even

0.00 0th pct 0.00 0th pct

Departures/1k in Cooya Beach in Mossman even

0.0 0th pct 0.0 0th pct

PT routes in Cooya Beach in Mossman even

0 0th pct 0 0th pct

How people get to work

73.7% Car (driver) ◂ +15.0 pts 58.7%

9.7% Worked at home ◂ +3.9 pts 5.9%

2.0% Walked +6.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

2.4% Car (passenger) +4.6 pts ▸ 7.1%

0.0% Bicycle +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

0.0% Bus even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

35.2% 1 vehicle +5.5 pts ▸ 40.7%

40.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +5.3 pts 34.9%

11.4% 3 vehicles +0.3 pts ▸ 11.7%

5.5% No vehicle +2.2 pts ▸ 7.7%

4.6% 4 or more ◂ +0.2 pts 4.3%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

8.1% Retail trade +5.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

13.4% Health care & social assistance ◂ +2.3 pts 11.1%

11.7% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.5 pts 10.3%

10.1% Construction ◂ +2.4 pts 7.7%

8.5% Education & training +1.4 pts ▸ 9.9%

9.3% Administrative & support ◂ +2.0 pts 7.3%

7.7% Transport & warehousing ◂ +1.7 pts 6.0%

4.0% Public administration & safety +1.9 pts ▸ 6.0%

3.6% Manufacturing +1.4 pts ▸ 5.1%

4.0% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

2.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +0.6 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.6% Professional & technical +1.0 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

15.8% Technicians & trades +3.9 pts ▸ 19.7%

19.0% Community & personal service ◂ +3.2 pts 15.8%

14.2% Labourers +0.9 pts ▸ 15.0%

14.6% Professionals ◂ +3.0 pts 11.6%

11.7% Sales workers ◂ +1.8 pts 10.0%

7.7% Clerical & administrative +2.4 pts ▸ 10.1%

5.3% Machinery operators & drivers +2.5 pts ▸ 7.7%

6.9% Managers +0.2 pts ▸ 7.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Cooya Beach in Mossman +3.6 higher in Mossman

1.1 60th pct 4.8 82nd pct

Types ≤15 min in Cooya Beach in Mossman +4.0 more in Mossman

1.0 59th pct 5.0 83rd pct

15-min city in Cooya Beach in Mossman +63.8 pts higher in Mossman

0.0% 0th pct 63.8% 83rd pct

Walk to shops in Cooya Beach in Mossman +64.8 pts higher in Mossman

0.0% 0th pct 64.8% 83rd pct

Walk to transit in Cooya Beach in Mossman even

0.0% 0th pct 0.0% 0th pct

Walk to school in Cooya Beach in Mossman +63.8 pts higher in Mossman

0.0% 0th pct 63.8% 80th pct

Walk to a park in Cooya Beach in Mossman +4.5 pts higher in Cooya Beach

99.4% 86th pct 94.9% 83rd pct

Walk to health in Cooya Beach in Mossman +65.8 pts higher in Mossman

0.0% 0th pct 65.8% 89th pct

Amenities/1k in Cooya Beach in Mossman +10.7 more in Mossman

11.5 45th pct 22.2 64th pct

Intersections/km² in Cooya Beach in Mossman +4 higher in Mossman

10 72nd pct 13 72nd pct

Mean slope in Cooya Beach in Mossman even

2.9% 11th pct 2.9% 11th pct

Compare Cooya Beach with nearby areas

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Compare Mossman with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cooya Beach vs Mossman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30712/cooya-beach/vs/SAL31929/mossman