4,408 ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,400
- 2016: 4,256
- 2021: 4,408
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cockatoo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cockatoo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 89% of similar areas are smaller than Cockatoo, which has a population of 4,408 people. The area is notably younger than most, with a typical resident aged 36 and a high proportion of children.
4,408
▲ +0.2%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cockatoo — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents is 36, making the area a little younger than both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
36 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over are much fewer than in most areas, at just 10.6%.
10.6% ▲ +70.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cockatoo splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 17.4% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% seen across Australia. About 1.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, matching the Victorian average.
1.0% ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.4% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cockatoo, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cockatoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20600/cockatoo/topic/demographics-identity