Cooloongup · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Slow population growth has marked Cooloongup since 2021, with the area expanding by just 3.6%. This growth is well below the Western Australian figure of 10.7%. The suburb faces significant challenges, with very low levels of general advantage and job skills.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cooloongup — lower than 99% of areas.
| Cooloongup | 1 |
|---|---|
| 6168, WA | 2 |
SEIFA indexes ranking relative advantage and disadvantage.
General advantage in Cooloongup is among the lowest in the country, with a score of 877. Access to money and resources is smaller than in 70% of similar areas, while education and job skills are smaller than in about 90% of those areas.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the 10% most advantaged. IRSAD summarises both advantage and disadvantage, so a high score reflects relatively many high-income, well-educated households and few low-income, low-skill ones.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% most disadvantaged areas in Australia, 10 = among the least disadvantaged. IRSD focuses on disadvantage alone (low income, low education, unemployment, unskilled occupations), so a higher decile means relatively less disadvantage.
3
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Economic Resources, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for economic resources in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IER reflects the income, housing costs, dwelling size and assets of households, so a higher decile means relatively greater economic resources.
1
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Education and Occupation, 2021, as a national decile: 1 = among the 10% lowest areas for education and occupation in Australia, 10 = among the highest. IEO reflects residents' qualifications and the skill level of their jobs, so a higher decile means a more highly educated and skilled workforce.
877
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
ABS Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, 2021, as a raw index score (standardised so the Australian average is about 1000). Higher scores indicate relatively greater advantage; lower scores greater disadvantage.
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population grew by 3.6% since 2021, a rate that sits around the middle for its level. However, this is 7.1 percentage points lower than the growth seen across Western Australia.
9,132
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
3.6%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Operating businesses and dwellings approved.
Economic activity is limited in the area, which has 249 businesses. This total is smaller than about 89% of similar areas.
249
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Operating businesses (ABS Counts of Australian Businesses), June 2025.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Cooloongup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051186/cooloongup/topic/economy-advantage
