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Bateman (South Metropolitan) vs Cottesloe (North Metropolitan)
State Electorate comparison ≈ 9.7 km apart · Bateman (South Metropolitan) profile · Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) profile
Bateman (South Metropolitan) Cottesloe (North Metropolitan)
Bateman (South Metropolitan) and Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) are two neighbouring areas in Greater Perth with similar population sizes. Bateman (South Metropolitan) is much more multicultural, with 39.9% of people born overseas and 25.6% using another language at home, compared to 29.2% and 11.0% in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan). Housing also differs significantly; Bateman (South Metropolitan) has far more separate houses (77.3%) and larger homes, with 86.6% having three or more bedrooms, while Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) has a higher share of apartments.
Everyday life is quite similar in both places, as they share almost identical rates of unemployment and very similar typical weekly rents of around $450. Both are high-income areas, though Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) is wealthier, with a typical weekly family income of $3,816 compared to $2,720 in Bateman (South Metropolitan). While both are well above the national figure for university qualifications, Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) has a higher share of adults with a bachelor degree or higher (50.4% against 43.2%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 33,802
- First area, 2016: 34,984
- First area, 2021: 44,195
- Second area, 2021: 44,128
- First area, 2011: 40 yrs
- First area, 2016: 41 yrs
- First area, 2021: 42 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 Bateman (South Metropolitan): 1.0% males, 1.6% females; 85+ in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 1.3% males, 2.1% females
- 80–84 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 80–84 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 1.4% males, 1.7% females
- 75–79 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 1.9% males, 2.0% females; 75–79 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 2.2% males, 2.4% females
- 70–74 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.8% females; 70–74 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 2.6% males, 2.9% females
- 65–69 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.4% females; 65–69 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 60–64 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 60–64 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.5% females; 55–59 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.4% females
- 50–54 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.6% females; 50–54 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 4.0% females
- 45–49 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 3.1% males, 3.4% females; 45–49 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 3.4% females
- 40–44 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.5% females; 40–44 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 2.9% males, 3.3% females; 35–39 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 30–34 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.7% females; 30–34 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.6% females
- 25–29 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 2.7% males, 2.4% females; 25–29 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 20–24 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 3.3% males, 3.0% females; 20–24 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 2.8% males, 3.0% females
- 15–19 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 3.2% males, 3.0% females; 15–19 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 3.6% males, 3.7% females
- 10–14 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 3.3% females; 10–14 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 3.5% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 3.0% males, 2.9% females; 5–9 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 2.7% males, 2.6% females
- 0–4 in Bateman (South Metropolitan): 2.3% males, 2.2% females; 0–4 in Cottesloe (North Metropolitan): 2.2% males, 2.0% 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, 2011: $630
- First area, 2016: $659
- First area, 2021: $931
- Second area, 2021: $1,199
- First area, 2011: $1,712
- First area, 2016: $1,743
- First area, 2021: $2,232
- Second area, 2021: $2,556
- First area, 2011: $2,091
- First area, 2016: $2,122
- First area, 2021: $2,720
- Second area, 2021: $3,816
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.8
- First area, 2016: 2.7
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $370
- First area, 2016: $420
- First area, 2021: $448
- Second area, 2021: $450
- First area, 2011: $2,000
- First area, 2016: $2,167
- First area, 2021: $2,457
- Second area, 2021: $3,100
- First area, 2011: 1.00
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 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). Bateman (South Metropolitan) vs Cottesloe (North Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sed/SED50605/bateman/vs/SED51804/cottesloe