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Coogee vs Sydney

State Electorate comparison ≈ 5.4 km apart · Coogee profile · Sydney profile

Coogee Sydney

Sydney and Coogee are neighbouring areas with very different housing and household patterns. Sydney has a much higher proportion of people living alone (44.4%) and renters (62.2%), while Coogee is more likely to have separate houses (16.6%) and homes with three or more bedrooms (39.9%). Sydney is also far more diverse, with 49.6% of people born overseas and 34.1% using a language other than English at home. In contrast, Coogee has a larger presence of families, with 15.7% of the population being children under 15 and 23.4% of people caring for children unpaid.

Since 2011, the two areas have drifted apart as several key gaps have flipped or widened. Sydney has become increasingly distinct for its high share of people without motor vehicles (44.0%) and those who have moved in the last five years (60.9%). Despite these shifts, they remain alike in other ways: both have exactly the same share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents (0.7%) and a similar typical weekly rent, with Sydney at $580 and Coogee at $610.

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Where they differ most

No car: 26.8 pts higher in Sydney 3+ bedrooms: 19.8 pts higher in Coogee Separate houses: 15.1 pts higher in Coogee Living alone: 14.9 pts higher in Sydney Other language: 14.9 pts higher in Sydney

Demographics & Identity

Population in Coogeein Sydney +10,753 larger in Sydney gap widening
82,648 85th pct 93,401 89th pct
Median age in Coogeein Sydney +1 yrs older in Coogee gap narrowing
36 yrs 29th pct 35 yrs 21st pct
First Nations in Coogeein Sydney even gap narrowing
0.7% 16th pct 0.7% 16th pct
Aged 65+ in Coogeein Sydney +1.7 pts higher in Coogee gap steady
14.0% 29th pct 12.2% 19th pct
Under 15 in Coogeein Sydney +8.8 pts higher in Coogee gap widening
15.7% 22nd pct 6.9% 0th pct
De facto in Coogeein Sydney +0.5 pts higher in Sydney gap steady
19.7% 99th pct 20.2% 100th pct

Age structure

38.3% Young adults (25–44) +11.3 pts ▸ 49.6%
22.8% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.7 pts 21.1%
15.7% Children (0–14) ◂ +8.8 pts 6.9%
14.0% Seniors (65+) ◂ +1.7 pts 12.2%
9.3% Youth (15–24) +0.9 pts ▸ 10.2%

Marital status

50.1% Never married +8.8 pts ▸ 58.9%
36.4% Married ◂ +8.5 pts 27.9%
7.7% Divorced +0.9 pts ▸ 8.6%
3.7% Widowed ◂ +1.5 pts 2.3%
2.1% Separated +0.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

Age & sex structure

Coogee Sydney

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Coogeein Sydney +11.2 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
38.4% 81st pct 49.6% 96th pct

Country of birth

56.8% Australia ◂ +13.2 pts 43.5%
8.1% England ◂ +3.1 pts 5.0%
1.4% China +4.1 pts ▸ 5.5%
2.3% New Zealand +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%
0.7% India +1.3 pts ▸ 1.9%
1.7% South Africa ◂ +0.9 pts 0.9%
0.8% Philippines +0.4 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.3% Vietnam +0.8 pts ▸ 1.0%
0.9% Italy even 0.9%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

33.1% English ◂ +6.7 pts 26.3%
23.0% Australian ◂ +7.1 pts 16.0%
16.6% Irish ◂ +6.1 pts 10.5%
5.1% Chinese +9.9 pts ▸ 15.0%
9.0% Scottish ◂ +1.1 pts 7.9%
5.0% Italian ◂ +0.9 pts 4.1%
3.9% German ◂ +0.6 pts 3.4%
3.2% Greek ◂ +1.6 pts 1.6%
1.3% Indian +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.1% Filipino +0.3 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.5% Vietnamese +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%
1.2% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 1.1%

Language

Other language in Coogeein Sydney +14.9 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
19.2% 60th pct 34.1% 81st pct
Limited English in Coogeein Sydney +3.8 pts higher in Sydney gap steady
1.6% 49th pct 5.4% 84th pct

Language used at home

75.2% English only ◂ +16.8 pts 58.3%
1.7% Mandarin +4.8 pts ▸ 6.5%
0.9% Cantonese +1.7 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.5% Greek ◂ +0.9 pts 0.6%
1.1% Italian ◂ +0.2 pts 1.0%
0.3% Vietnamese +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.2% Hindi +0.6 pts ▸ 0.8%
0.4% Arabic even 0.4%
0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.4%
0.0% Punjabi +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Religion

No religion in Coogeein Sydney +3.2 pts higher in Sydney gap narrowing
43.7% 59th pct 47.0% 76th pct

Religious affiliation

43.7% No religion +3.2 pts ▸ 47.0%
40.2% Christianity ◂ +10.6 pts 29.6%
7.4% Not stated +1.8 pts ▸ 9.2%
1.4% Buddhism +7.6 pts ▸ 9.0%
5.6% Judaism ◂ +4.2 pts 1.4%
0.7% Hinduism +1.2 pts ▸ 1.9%
0.7% Islam +0.7 pts ▸ 1.4%
0.3% Other religions +0.2 pts ▸ 0.5%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Coogeein Sydney +0.8 pts higher in Sydney gap narrowing
80.3% 96th pct 81.2% 98th pct
Bachelor+ in Coogeein Sydney +1.4 pts higher in Sydney gap narrowing
51.6% 98th pct 53.0% 100th pct
Schools/1k kids in Coogeein Sydney +0.86 more in Sydney
1.93 51st pct 2.79 74th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Coogeein Sydney +7 more in Coogee
25 66th pct 18 43rd pct
Students in Coogeein Sydney +5,378 more in Coogee
13,676 82nd pct 8,298 40th pct
Avg size in Coogeein Sydney +51 larger in Coogee
570 66th pct 519 58th pct
ICSEA in Coogeein Sydney +41 higher in Sydney
1,134 93rd pct 1,175 100th pct

Highest year of school

80.3% Year 12 +0.8 pts ▸ 81.2%
6.9% Year 10 ◂ +2.0 pts 4.9%
3.0% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%
2.9% Year 11 ◂ +0.1 pts 2.8%

Highest qualification level

42.9% Bachelor degree ◂ +0.5 pts 42.4%
18.8% Postgraduate degree +0.6 pts ▸ 19.4%
11.0% Advanced diploma / diploma +2.2 pts ▸ 13.3%
9.8% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.4 pts 6.4%
3.9% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.4 pts 3.5%
0.7% Certificate I / II even 0.7%

Field of qualification

25.1% Management & commerce +4.9 pts ▸ 30.0%
16.3% Society & culture +0.3 pts ▸ 16.6%
10.2% Health ◂ +3.8 pts 6.4%
8.5% Creative arts ◂ +0.2 pts 8.3%
7.8% Engineering & related ◂ +1.7 pts 6.1%
5.4% Education ◂ +2.2 pts 3.2%
5.1% Architecture & building ◂ +1.9 pts 3.2%
2.6% Information technology +1.9 pts ▸ 4.5%
2.8% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.6 pts ▸ 4.4%
3.8% Natural & physical sciences ◂ +0.6 pts 3.2%
0.8% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.3 pts 0.6%

Income

Personal income in Coogeein Sydney +$124 higher in Coogee gap widening
$1,421 100th pct $1,297 95th pct
Household income in Coogeein Sydney +$435 higher in Coogee gap widening
$2,713 100th pct $2,278 88th pct
Family income in Coogeein Sydney +$296 higher in Coogee gap widening
$3,569 100th pct $3,273 97th pct
High earners in Coogeein Sydney +1.8 pts higher in Coogee gap widening
30.4% 100th pct 28.6% 99th pct
High-income homes in Coogeein Sydney +6.5 pts higher in Coogee gap widening
43.7% 100th pct 37.2% 93rd pct

Household income distribution

31.7% $4,000 or more ◂ +4.9 pts 26.8%
25.4% $1,500–$2,999 +3.0 pts ▸ 28.4%
14.9% $650–$1,499 +3.4 pts ▸ 18.3%
12.0% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.6 pts 10.4%
10.1% Under $650 +1.2 pts ▸ 11.3%

Personal income distribution

25.2% $650–$1,499 +2.6 pts ▸ 27.7%
27.4% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.4 pts 24.0%
23.5% Under $650 ◂ +0.2 pts 23.3%
16.7% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.6 pts 16.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Coogeein Sydney +1.6 pts higher in Coogee
20.9% 11th pct 19.3% 7th pct
Mental health in Coogeein Sydney +0.5 pts higher in Sydney
6.4% 19th pct 6.9% 24th pct
Needs assistance in Coogeein Sydney +0.6 pts higher in Coogee gap steady
3.1% 5th pct 2.6% 0th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

6.4% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 6.9%
6.3% Other condition +0.2 pts ▸ 6.5%
6.4% Asthma ◂ +0.5 pts 5.8%
5.3% Arthritis ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%
2.6% Heart disease ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%
2.5% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 2.2%
2.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 2.1%
0.9% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%
0.7% Dementia ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.6% Stroke even 0.5%

Number of long-term health conditions

71.6% None +0.2 pts ▸ 71.8%
15.8% One condition ◂ +1.2 pts 14.6%
3.6% Two conditions ◂ +0.1 pts 3.5%
1.5% Three or more ◂ +0.2 pts 1.2%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Coogeein Sydney +2.5 pts higher in Coogee gap steady
15.3% 58th pct 12.8% 34th pct
Unpaid carers in Coogeein Sydney +3.0 pts higher in Coogee gap widening
9.6% 13th pct 6.6% 0th pct
Unpaid child care in Coogeein Sydney +12.3 pts higher in Coogee gap widening
23.4% 22nd pct 11.1% 0th pct
Defence service in Coogeein Sydney +0.2 pts higher in Sydney
1.7% 17th pct 1.9% 21st pct
Housework 15h+ in Coogeein Sydney +5.5 pts higher in Coogee gap widening
16.9% 14th pct 11.4% 2nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Coogeein Sydney +0.4 larger in Coogee gap widening
2.3 14th pct 1.9 0th pct
One-parent in Coogeein Sydney +0.9 pts higher in Coogee gap steady
10.1% 10th pct 9.2% 2nd pct
Living alone in Coogeein Sydney +14.9 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
29.4% 73rd pct 44.4% 100th pct

Family composition

56.8% Couples with children ◂ +24.2 pts 32.6%
31.8% Couples without children +23.9 pts ▸ 55.7%
10.1% One-parent families ◂ +0.9 pts 9.2%
1.4% Other families +1.2 pts ▸ 2.6%

Household size

29.4% 1 person +14.9 pts ▸ 44.4%
36.3% 2 people even 36.3%
15.6% 3 people ◂ +5.3 pts 10.3%
13.4% 4 people ◂ +7.1 pts 6.4%
4.1% 5 people ◂ +2.3 pts 1.9%
1.1% 6 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 0.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Coogeein Sydney +$30 higher in Coogee gap narrowing
$610 100th pct $580 100th pct
Mortgage in Coogeein Sydney +$380 higher in Coogee gap widening
$3,380 100th pct $3,000 100th pct
People / bedroom in Coogeein Sydney +0.10 higher in Sydney gap widening
1.00 93rd pct 1.10 100th pct
Renting in Coogeein Sydney +13.6 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
48.6% 91st pct 62.2% 100th pct
Owned outright in Coogeein Sydney +7.2 pts higher in Coogee gap widening
25.2% 25th pct 18.1% 9th pct
Separate houses in Coogeein Sydney +15.1 pts higher in Coogee gap widening
16.6% 0th pct 1.5% 0th pct
3+ bedrooms in Coogeein Sydney +19.8 pts higher in Coogee gap widening
39.9% 3rd pct 20.1% 0th pct

How homes are owned or rented

48.6% Rented +13.6 pts ▸ 62.2%
25.2% Owned outright ◂ +7.2 pts 18.1%
23.5% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +6.6 pts 16.9%
1.6% Other tenure +0.1 pts ▸ 1.7%
1.2% Not stated even 1.2%

Types of homes

63.3% Flat or apartment +17.4 pts ▸ 80.7%
18.0% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +1.2 pts 16.9%
16.6% Separate house ◂ +15.1 pts 1.5%
2.0% Other dwelling ◂ +1.5 pts 0.4%

Bedrooms per home

43.5% 2 bedrooms ◂ +5.6 pts 38.0%
14.0% 1 bedroom +19.1 pts ▸ 33.2%
23.2% 3 bedrooms ◂ +7.4 pts 15.8%
12.2% 4 bedrooms ◂ +8.8 pts 3.4%
1.3% Studio / none +6.2 pts ▸ 7.5%
4.5% 5 or more ◂ +3.6 pts 0.9%

Weekly rent distribution

37.1% $550–$749 ◂ +8.6 pts 28.4%
23.1% $350–$549 +6.0 pts ▸ 29.1%
27.5% $750 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 26.3%
4.8% $200–$349 +4.7 pts ▸ 9.5%
5.0% Under $200 ◂ +1.0 pts 4.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

54.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +7.3 pts 47.1%
18.2% $1,800–$2,999 +4.5 pts ▸ 22.7%
9.4% $1,000–$1,799 +3.0 pts ▸ 12.4%
10.6% Under $1,000 +1.0 pts ▸ 11.6%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Coogeein Sydney +26.8 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
17.2% 93rd pct 44.0% 100th pct
Work from home in Coogeein Sydney +1.5 pts higher in Coogee gap steady
52.6% 100th pct 51.1% 99th pct
PT commute in Coogeein Sydney +3.7 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
4.3% 76th pct 8.0% 93rd pct
PT stops in Coogeein Sydney +42 more in Coogee
326 67th pct 284 56th pct
Stops/1k in Coogeein Sydney +0.90 more in Coogee
3.94 36th pct 3.04 20th pct
Departures/1k in Coogeein Sydney +480.9 more in Sydney
3,316.8 99th pct 3,797.6 100th pct
PT routes in Coogeein Sydney +102 more in Sydney
37 73rd pct 139 90th pct

How people get to work

52.6% Worked at home ◂ +1.5 pts 51.1%
21.0% Car (driver) ◂ +10.8 pts 10.2%
4.8% Walked +7.9 pts ▸ 12.7%
1.0% Train +3.1 pts ▸ 4.1%
3.0% Bus +0.2 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.4% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%
1.2% Bicycle even 1.2%

Motor vehicles per home

51.0% 1 vehicle ◂ +7.3 pts 43.7%
17.2% No vehicle +26.8 pts ▸ 44.0%
25.0% 2 vehicles ◂ +14.7 pts 10.3%
5.0% 3 vehicles ◂ +3.6 pts 1.4%
1.8% 4 or more ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Coogeein Sydney +12.3 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
48.6% 87th pct 60.9% 100th pct
Recent arrivals in Coogeein Sydney +5.6 pts higher in Sydney gap widening
22.6% 88th pct 28.1% 96th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Coogeein Sydney +1.9 pts higher in Sydney gap steady
3.5% 10th pct 5.4% 64th pct
Participation in Coogeein Sydney +1.2 pts higher in Coogee gap narrowing
68.9% 89th pct 67.7% 85th pct
Full-time in Coogeein Sydney +1.9 pts higher in Coogee gap narrowing
66.0% 90th pct 64.1% 87th pct

Industries people work in

17.1% Professional & technical +2.8 pts ▸ 20.0%
13.1% Health care & social assistance ◂ +4.9 pts 8.3%
9.8% Finance & insurance +2.6 pts ▸ 12.4%
4.5% Accommodation & food +5.5 pts ▸ 10.0%
9.1% Education & training ◂ +3.7 pts 5.4%
7.5% Construction ◂ +4.0 pts 3.4%
5.7% Retail trade +1.1 pts ▸ 6.8%
5.0% Public administration & safety +0.1 pts ▸ 5.1%
4.0% Media & telecommunications ◂ +0.3 pts 3.8%
3.6% Administrative & support +0.3 pts ▸ 4.0%
2.9% Transport & warehousing +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%
2.5% Arts & recreation +0.3 pts ▸ 2.7%

Occupations people work in

42.3% Professionals ◂ +2.1 pts 40.2%
20.3% Managers +0.1 pts ▸ 20.4%
10.4% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.4 pts 10.0%
7.0% Community & personal service +0.9 pts ▸ 7.9%
7.5% Technicians & trades ◂ +0.9 pts 6.6%
6.1% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 6.4%
3.1% Labourers +1.8 pts ▸ 4.9%
1.6% Machinery operators & drivers +0.2 pts ▸ 1.8%

Walkability

Walk score in Coogeein Sydney +0.7 higher in Sydney
9.0 98th pct 9.7 100th pct
Types ≤15 min in Coogeein Sydney even
8.0 100th pct 8.0 100th pct
15-min city in Coogeein Sydney even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to shops in Coogeein Sydney even
99.9% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Coogeein Sydney even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to school in Coogeein Sydney even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Coogeein Sydney even
100.0% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Coogeein Sydney +0.5 pts higher in Sydney
99.5% 100th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Amenities/1k in Coogeein Sydney +10.9 more in Sydney
12.4 34th pct 23.3 87th pct
Intersections/km² in Coogeein Sydney +499 higher in Sydney
362 92nd pct 860 100th pct
Mean slope in Coogeein Sydney +6.6 pts higher in Sydney
9.1% 91st pct 15.8% 100th pct

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Coogee vs Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED10021/coogee/vs/SED10080/sydney