$610 ▲ +68.0%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $363
- 2016: $641
- 2021: $610
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cookernup · Urban Centre
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical household in Cookernup earns $1,773 a week, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas. While individual pay is generally lower than the state average, household and family incomes have grown steadily over the last decade. This reflects a community where overall home earnings are strong even if personal pay varies.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cookernup — higher than 79% of areas.
| Cookernup | $1,773 |
|---|---|
| 6219, WA | $1,518 |
| Western Australia | $1,815 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Family incomes are higher than most similar areas, with the typical family earning $1,792 a week, though this is a little below the national figure. Typical personal income is $610, which is well below both the state and national figures.
$610 ▲ +68.0%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,773 ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,792 ▲ +53.7%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 11.7% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. However, the share of households earning over $3,000 a week is 15.6%, which is well below the Western Australian average of 23.2%.
11.7%
Higher than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.6%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Cookernup splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (35%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 13%.
In Cookernup, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Cookernup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522013/cookernup/topic/income