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Cookernup vs Yarloop
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 5.8 km apart · Cookernup profile · Yarloop profile
Cookernup Yarloop
Cookernup and Yarloop are neighbouring Western Australian areas with similar populations, yet they differ in their housing and income profiles. Cookernup has a typical weekly household income that is well higher at $1,518, compared to $1,093 in Yarloop. This is mirrored in the First Nations community, where household income in Cookernup is far higher at $2,624 than the $900 seen in Yarloop. Renting is far more common in Yarloop, where 27.7% of homes are rented, compared to just 7.6% in Cookernup. Access to basics also varies; 33.3% of Cookernup homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries, while 25.6% of Yarloop homes are within a 15-minute walk of a school.
Both areas are almost identical in the typical weekly personal income of their residents, which sits around $590. They also share a similar age profile for seniors, with about 19% of the population aged 65 and over. While Yarloop has seen more people move in over the last five years, Cookernup has a higher share of adults working or looking for work. Across both places, most homes are separate houses and a high proportion of residents own their homes outright.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 772
- First area, 2016: 502
- First area, 2021: 604
- Second area, 2011: 482
- Second area, 2016: 395
- Second area, 2021: 541
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 45 yrs
- First area, 2021: 46 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 36 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 44 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 Yarloop: 1.1% males, 0.6% females
- 80–84 in Cookernup: 1.2% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Yarloop: 0.0% males, 1.3% females
- 75–79 in Cookernup: 0.7% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in Yarloop: 0.6% males, 0.7% females
- 70–74 in Cookernup: 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 70–74 in Yarloop: 2.6% males, 2.6% females
- 65–69 in Cookernup: 4.0% males, 1.7% females; 65–69 in Yarloop: 4.4% males, 3.9% females
- 60–64 in Cookernup: 3.8% males, 5.1% females; 60–64 in Yarloop: 6.6% males, 4.0% females
- 55–59 in Cookernup: 5.5% males, 4.8% females; 55–59 in Yarloop: 4.2% males, 4.4% females
- 50–54 in Cookernup: 3.2% males, 4.3% females; 50–54 in Yarloop: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 45–49 in Cookernup: 4.1% males, 3.2% females; 45–49 in Yarloop: 4.0% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Cookernup: 2.7% males, 3.0% females; 40–44 in Yarloop: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 35–39 in Cookernup: 2.3% males, 3.0% females; 35–39 in Yarloop: 2.0% males, 2.6% females
- 30–34 in Cookernup: 2.3% males, 2.8% females; 30–34 in Yarloop: 2.6% males, 2.8% females
- 25–29 in Cookernup: 1.7% males, 1.3% females; 25–29 in Yarloop: 2.0% males, 1.3% females
- 20–24 in Cookernup: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 20–24 in Yarloop: 2.8% males, 2.9% females
- 15–19 in Cookernup: 4.0% males, 3.6% females; 15–19 in Yarloop: 1.7% males, 3.5% females
- 10–14 in Cookernup: 3.6% males, 3.0% females; 10–14 in Yarloop: 3.9% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Cookernup: 2.2% males, 2.2% females; 5–9 in Yarloop: 4.0% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Cookernup: 3.5% males, 1.7% females; 0–4 in Yarloop: 2.4% males, 2.9% 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: $350
- Second area, 2016: $440
- Second area, 2021: $592
- First area, 2011: $1,367
- First area, 2016: $1,312
- First area, 2021: $1,518
- Second area, 2011: $640
- Second area, 2016: $927
- Second area, 2021: $1,093
- First area, 2011: $1,437
- First area, 2016: $1,625
- First area, 2021: $1,761
- Second area, 2011: $880
- Second area, 2016: $1,091
- Second area, 2021: $1,481
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: 2.4
- Second area, 2016: 2.5
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $215
- First area, 2021: $300
- Second area, 2011: $200
- Second area, 2016: $225
- Second area, 2021: $270
- First area, 2011: $1,631
- First area, 2016: $1,733
- First area, 2021: $1,900
- Second area, 2011: $1,083
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,587
- 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 Yarloop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50322/cookernup/vs/SAL51675/yarloop