Cookernup · Suburb / Locality

Income in Cookernup

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Nearly half of all people in Cookernup earn under $650 a week. This makes it a low-earning area where typical personal incomes are well below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Cookernup, Suburb / Locality

Where Cookernup sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,518 ▲ +11.0%
  • $500–$607: 251 areas
  • $607–$714: 144 areas
  • $714–$821: 425 areas
  • $821–$929: 720 areas
  • $929–$1,036: 656 areas
  • $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
  • $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
  • $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
  • $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
  • $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
  • $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
  • $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
  • $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
  • $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
  • $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
  • $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
  • $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
  • $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
  • $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
  • $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
  • $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
  • $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
  • $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
  • $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
  • $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
  • $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
  • $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
  • $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cookernup — lower than 51% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Cookernup$1,518
6219, WA $1,518
Western Australia $1,815
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical person here earns $589 a week, which is much lower than most areas. Weekly family incomes are also lower than the state average, sitting at $1,761.

$589 ▲ +16.4%

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $506
  • 2016: $477
  • 2021: $589

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,518 ▲ +11.0%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,367
  • 2016: $1,312
  • 2021: $1,518

Median total household income per week.

$1,761 ▲ +22.5%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,437
  • 2016: $1,625
  • 2021: $1,761

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Only 15.2% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 23.2%. Meanwhile, 11.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a rate higher than most similar areas.

Household income distribution

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Cookernup splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 18%.

Personal income distribution

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In Cookernup, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.

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). Income in Cookernup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50322/cookernup/topic/income