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Lake Coogee vs Munster
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Lake Coogee profile · Munster profile
Lake Coogee Munster
Lake Coogee and Munster are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Lake Coogee is a larger residential hub where people are more likely to work or look for work (71.7% compared to 50.9% in Munster). It is a family-friendly area with a typical age of 37 and a high proportion of children under 15 (20.8%). In contrast, Munster is much older, with a typical age of 49 and a quarter of its residents aged 65 or over. This is reflected in home ownership, where 49.2% of Munster homes are owned outright, compared to 30.1% in Lake Coogee.
Both areas share a similar mix of backgrounds, with about 29% of people born overseas. This commonality exists alongside a stark difference in how people get around. Lake Coogee is somewhat walkable and almost every home is within a 15-minute walk of a park, while Munster is car-dependent and lacks nearby shops or parks. This is consistent with the street layouts; Lake Coogee has 120 intersections per square kilometre, whereas Munster has only 4.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2021: 4,768
- Second area, 2011: 3,476
- Second area, 2016: 4,429
- Second area, 2021: 199
- First area, 2021: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 37 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 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 Lake Coogee: 0.5% males, 0.6% females; 85+ in Munster: 0.0% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Lake Coogee: 0.8% males, 1.0% females; 80–84 in Munster: 0.0% males, 0.0% females
- 75–79 in Lake Coogee: 1.0% males, 1.2% females; 75–79 in Munster: 4.0% males, 2.5% females
- 70–74 in Lake Coogee: 1.6% males, 1.6% females; 70–74 in Munster: 5.1% males, 3.5% females
- 65–69 in Lake Coogee: 2.4% males, 2.3% females; 65–69 in Munster: 1.5% males, 6.6% females
- 60–64 in Lake Coogee: 2.5% males, 2.8% females; 60–64 in Munster: 2.0% males, 3.5% females
- 55–59 in Lake Coogee: 3.4% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Munster: 2.5% males, 4.5% females
- 50–54 in Lake Coogee: 3.2% males, 3.3% females; 50–54 in Munster: 4.0% males, 3.5% females
- 45–49 in Lake Coogee: 3.4% males, 3.8% females; 45–49 in Munster: 4.5% males, 6.6% females
- 40–44 in Lake Coogee: 3.8% males, 3.4% females; 40–44 in Munster: 1.5% males, 2.5% females
- 35–39 in Lake Coogee: 3.9% males, 4.6% females; 35–39 in Munster: 4.5% males, 3.0% females
- 30–34 in Lake Coogee: 3.7% males, 3.9% females; 30–34 in Munster: 3.5% males, 2.5% females
- 25–29 in Lake Coogee: 3.1% males, 3.3% females; 25–29 in Munster: 1.5% males, 1.5% females
- 20–24 in Lake Coogee: 2.7% males, 2.6% females; 20–24 in Munster: 3.5% males, 1.5% females
- 15–19 in Lake Coogee: 2.6% males, 2.5% females; 15–19 in Munster: 3.5% males, 2.0% females
- 10–14 in Lake Coogee: 3.4% males, 3.2% females; 10–14 in Munster: 3.5% males, 0.0% females
- 5–9 in Lake Coogee: 3.8% males, 3.6% females; 5–9 in Munster: 3.5% males, 0.0% females
- 0–4 in Lake Coogee: 3.1% males, 3.5% females; 0–4 in Munster: 2.0% males, 3.0% 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, 2021: $951
- Second area, 2011: $601
- Second area, 2016: $773
- Second area, 2021: $736
- First area, 2021: $2,147
- Second area, 2011: $1,400
- Second area, 2016: $1,892
- Second area, 2021: $1,843
- First area, 2021: $2,461
- Second area, 2011: $1,653
- Second area, 2016: $2,151
- Second area, 2021: $2,071
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, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2011: 2.7
- Second area, 2016: 2.8
- Second area, 2021: 2.9
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2021: $400
- Second area, 2011: $330
- Second area, 2016: $400
- Second area, 2021: $330
- First area, 2021: $2,000
- Second area, 2011: $2,015
- Second area, 2016: $2,167
- Second area, 2021: $2,798
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- 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). Lake Coogee vs Munster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL50816/lake-coogee/vs/SAL51060/munster