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Cookernup vs Harvey
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 9.9 km apart · Cookernup profile · Harvey profile
Cookernup Harvey
Harvey and Cookernup are neighbouring Western Australian areas with very different characters. Harvey is a more diverse and walkable hub, where 27.2% of people were born overseas and 20.9% use another language at home. It is also more connected, with a walkability score of 4.2 (somewhat walkable) compared to Cookernup's 1.1 (car-dependent). In contrast, Cookernup is much more secular, with 49.3% of residents reporting no religion, and has a much higher share of homes owned with a mortgage. While 30.2% of households in Harvey rent, only 7.6% do so in Cookernup.
These two areas have tracked differently over time, with the gap in recent overseas arrivals widening significantly to 22.4% in Harvey compared to 0.0% in Cookernup. Despite this, they share many everyday realities. Both have around 17% of their population under 15 and similar typical weekly household incomes, sitting around $1,400 to $1,500. They also share a similar commute, with both areas being about 85 minutes from the city.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 772
- First area, 2016: 502
- First area, 2021: 604
- Second area, 2011: 3,268
- Second area, 2016: 3,315
- Second area, 2021: 3,462
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 44 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Cookernup: 0.8% males, 0.5% females; 85+ in Harvey: 1.5% males, 2.2% females
- 80–84 in Cookernup: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Harvey: 2.0% males, 1.9% females
- 75–79 in Cookernup: 0.7% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Harvey: 1.8% males, 2.6% females
- 70–74 in Cookernup: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Harvey: 2.8% males, 3.1% females
- 65–69 in Cookernup: 4.0% males, 1.7% females; 65–69 in Harvey: 2.5% males, 3.2% females
- 60–64 in Cookernup: 3.8% males, 5.1% females; 60–64 in Harvey: 3.0% males, 2.7% females
- 55–59 in Cookernup: 5.5% males, 4.8% females; 55–59 in Harvey: 2.8% males, 3.5% females
- 50–54 in Cookernup: 3.2% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Harvey: 3.9% males, 3.2% females
- 45–49 in Cookernup: 4.1% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Harvey: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Cookernup: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Harvey: 3.2% males, 2.9% females
- 35–39 in Cookernup: 2.3% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Harvey: 3.1% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Cookernup: 2.3% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Harvey: 3.7% males, 3.0% females
- 25–29 in Cookernup: 1.7% males, 1.3% females; 25–29 in Harvey: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Cookernup: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Harvey: 2.3% males, 1.8% females
- 15–19 in Cookernup: 4.0% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in Harvey: 2.8% males, 2.3% females
- 10–14 in Cookernup: 3.6% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Harvey: 3.5% males, 3.2% females
- 5–9 in Cookernup: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 5–9 in Harvey: 3.2% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Cookernup: 3.5% males, 1.7% females; 0–4 in Harvey: 2.4% males, 2.8% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $506
- First area, 2016: $477
- First area, 2021: $589
- Second area, 2011: $450
- Second area, 2016: $579
- Second area, 2021: $742
- First area, 2011: $1,367
- First area, 2016: $1,312
- First area, 2021: $1,518
- Second area, 2011: $962
- Second area, 2016: $1,167
- Second area, 2021: $1,425
- First area, 2011: $1,437
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,761
- Second area, 2011: $1,262
- Second area, 2016: $1,573
- Second area, 2021: $1,832
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.5
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.5
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.5
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $215
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $190
- Second area, 2016: $250
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,631
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,900
- Second area, 2011: $1,480
- Second area, 2016: $1,690
- Second area, 2021: $1,517
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 0.80
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.80
- Second area, 2021: 0.80
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cookernup vs Harvey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50322/cookernup/vs/SAL50615/harvey