State Electorate · Area profile
Coogee
13 km²
A highly professional and affluent community, Coogee is one of the most successful areas of its kind in terms of income and education. The neighbourhood has grown by 17% since 2011, becoming a hub for young adults and overseas arrivals. With over half of the population holding a university degree, it is a place of high achievement and mobility. This profile is shaped by a wealthy, working population that lives in a dense, walkable urban setting.
An affluent area whose schools serve an equally well-off community.
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The typical resident is 36, making the area noticeably younger than the state and national figures. It is a growing community of 82,648 people where de facto relationships are common, with 19.7% of residents in such a partnership, well above the national average.
Overseas birthplaces are very common here, as 38.4% of people were born outside Australia, a figure that has risen sharply since 2011. English, Australian, and Irish are the most common ancestries.
About 19.2% of residents use a language other than English at home, which has risen significantly over the last decade. However, English remains dominant for 75.2% of the population, and very few people speak little or no English.
A large number of residents report having no religion, at 43.7%, which is well above the national figure. This represents a significant increase of 21 percentage points since 2011.
This is an exceptionally well-qualified area, with 51.6% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, far above the national figure of 26.3%. This high level of education is reflected in the 80.3% of residents who completed Year 12.
Incomes are among the highest at this level, with a typical weekly family income of $3,569, far above the national figure. Nearly 44% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, a huge increase since 2011.
Residents are generally healthier than those in most other areas. Only 20.9% have a long-term health condition and only 3.1% need help with daily activities, which is a little below the state and national averages.
Participation in unpaid care and housework is much lower than in most areas, with only 16.9% of people spending 15 or more hours on housework. Volunteering is around the middle for its level at 15.3%.
Homes are smaller than usual, with just 2.3 people per home. While 56.8% of households are couples with children, there is a high number of people living alone, which is well above the national average.
The area is dominated by flats or apartments and has a very high rental rate of 48.6%. Housing is expensive, with typical weekly rents of $610 and typical monthly mortgage payments of $3,380, both far above national figures.
Working from home is very common here, with 52.6% of people doing so, far above the national figure. Consequently, 17.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national average.
Coogee is a very mobile community, with 48.6% of people moving house in the last five years. Recent overseas arrivals make up 22.6% of the population, well above the national figure.
The workforce is very active and successful, with 68.9% of adults working or looking for work and a low unemployment rate of 3.5%. Many residents work in professional or technical roles.
Described as a walker's paradise, every single home is within a 15-minute walk of a park, a school, and public transport. This exceptional walkability is reflected in a score of 9.0, well above the state average.