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Cookernup vs Yarloop
Urban Centre comparison ≈ 5.1 km apart · Cookernup profile · Yarloop profile
Cookernup Yarloop
Cookernup and Yarloop are neighbouring rural areas with very different financial profiles. Cookernup is much wealthier, with a typical weekly household income of $1,773 compared to $1,008 in Yarloop. This gap is reflected in the housing; 86.4% of Cookernup homes have three or more bedrooms, and only 7.1% of households rent. In contrast, renting is far more common in Yarloop at 33.8%, and people living alone are far more frequent there at 27.3% compared to 16.2% in Cookernup.
These differences are most evident in how people access the world around them, with a widening gap in local amenities. Cookernup has far more homes within walking distance of groceries, while Yarloop is far higher for those within walking distance of a school. Despite these contrasts, the two areas are very similar in other ways: they share the same rate of adults with a bachelor degree (7.2%) and the same proportion of people providing unpaid care (16.2%).
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 324
- First area, 2016: 210
- First area, 2021: 435
- Second area, 2021: 357
- First area, 2011: 41 yrs
- First area, 2016: 32 yrs
- First area, 2021: 45 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: 1.2% males, 0.7% females; 85+ in Yarloop: 1.1% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in Cookernup: 1.6% males, 2.3% females; 80–84 in Yarloop: 0.0% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in Cookernup: 0.0% males, 0.9% females; 75–79 in Yarloop: 0.8% males, 1.1% females
- 70–74 in Cookernup: 3.5% males, 2.5% females; 70–74 in Yarloop: 4.4% males, 1.6% females
- 65–69 in Cookernup: 3.7% males, 2.1% females; 65–69 in Yarloop: 4.9% males, 4.6% females
- 60–64 in Cookernup: 3.5% males, 3.5% females; 60–64 in Yarloop: 5.2% males, 4.1% females
- 55–59 in Cookernup: 4.8% males, 5.5% females; 55–59 in Yarloop: 4.9% males, 2.7% females
- 50–54 in Cookernup: 3.5% males, 5.8% females; 50–54 in Yarloop: 3.5% males, 1.9% females
- 45–49 in Cookernup: 3.9% males, 3.5% females; 45–49 in Yarloop: 3.3% males, 3.3% females
- 40–44 in Cookernup: 2.5% males, 1.8% females; 40–44 in Yarloop: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 35–39 in Cookernup: 3.7% males, 2.8% females; 35–39 in Yarloop: 0.8% males, 3.5% females
- 30–34 in Cookernup: 1.6% males, 3.5% females; 30–34 in Yarloop: 2.5% males, 2.7% females
- 25–29 in Cookernup: 2.3% males, 1.2% females; 25–29 in Yarloop: 3.3% males, 2.5% females
- 20–24 in Cookernup: 2.8% males, 2.5% females; 20–24 in Yarloop: 2.7% males, 3.3% females
- 15–19 in Cookernup: 3.2% males, 3.5% females; 15–19 in Yarloop: 2.7% males, 1.9% females
- 10–14 in Cookernup: 3.7% males, 3.5% females; 10–14 in Yarloop: 4.1% males, 3.5% females
- 5–9 in Cookernup: 1.2% males, 1.4% females; 5–9 in Yarloop: 4.1% males, 3.5% females
- 0–4 in Cookernup: 4.2% males, 2.3% females; 0–4 in Yarloop: 2.2% 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, 2011: $363
- First area, 2016: $641
- First area, 2021: $610
- Second area, 2021: $540
- First area, 2011: $1,125
- First area, 2016: $1,463
- First area, 2021: $1,773
- Second area, 2021: $1,008
- First area, 2011: $1,166
- First area, 2016: $1,786
- First area, 2021: $1,792
- Second area, 2021: $1,267
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: 2.8
- First area, 2021: 2.7
- Second area, 2021: 2.4
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2016: $290
- First area, 2021: $350
- Second area, 2021: $270
- First area, 2011: $1,517
- First area, 2016: $1,950
- First area, 2021: $1,735
- Second area, 2021: $1,400
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.80
- First area, 2021: 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/ucl/UCL522013/cookernup/vs/UCL522070/yarloop