Cook

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Area code CED109
People 139,062
Male 48.5%
Female 51.5%
Median age 41
Families 37,717
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.8
for all households (a) 0.8
All private dwellings 57,409
Average people per household 2.6
Median weekly household income $1,805
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,500
Median weekly rent $450
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

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Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 67,499 48.5 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 71,568 51.5 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,387 1.0 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 139,062 people in Cook. Of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

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Age Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 41 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 8,253 5.9 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 8,470 6.1 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 8,166 5.9 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 7,905 5.7 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 7,668 5.5 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 8,366 6.0 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 8,796 6.3 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 8,959 6.4 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 9,942 7.1 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 9,929 7.1 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 9,378 6.7 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 9,066 6.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 7,938 5.7 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 7,292 5.2 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 5,922 4.3 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 4,636 3.3 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 3,798 2.7 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 4,576 3.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cook was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 58,707 51.4 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 3,170 2.8 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 9,799 8.6 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 7,087 6.2 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 35,404 31.0 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cook aged 15 years and over, 51.4% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53,260 51.2 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 8,756 8.4 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 42,053 40.4 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Cook, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.4% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 2,520 6.5 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 7,729 19.9 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 2,599 6.7 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 755 1.9 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 5,014 12.9 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 2,576 6.6 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 1,251 3.2 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 2,236 5.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 5,880 15.1 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 832 2.1 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 7,489 19.3 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Cook 28.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.5% were in primary school, 22.7% in secondary school and 20.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 26,626 23.3 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 12,942 11.3 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 3,347 2.9 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 14,953 13.1 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 18,066 15.8 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 3,329 2.9 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 12,381 10.8 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 57 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 9 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 7,491 6.6 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 552 0.5 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 9,730 8.5 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cook, 15.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 45,610 24.3 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 42,278 22.5 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 16,147 8.6 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 11,338 6.0 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Greek 11,047 5.9 132,829 1.3 397,431 1.3

The most common ancestries in Cook were English 24.3%, Australian 22.5%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 6.0% and Greek 5.9%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Cook (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 100,827 72.5 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 4,312 3.1 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3,012 2.2 234,508 3.1 509,555 2.2
New Zealand 2,209 1.6 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
Greece 2,066 1.5 29,481 0.4 93,743 0.4
Egypt 1,271 0.9 19,724 0.3 39,779 0.2

In Cook, 72.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.2%, New Zealand 1.6%, Greece 1.5% and Egypt 0.9%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 45,513 32.7 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 10,489 7.5 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 7,412 5.3 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 67,818 48.8 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Cook, 48.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 75,508 54.3 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 7,361 5.3 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Greece 5,904 4.2 72,635 1.0 226,920 1.0
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,629 3.3 332,465 4.4 704,658 3.0
Italy 3,103 2.2 128,148 1.7 470,138 2.0

In Cook, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 54.3%, England 5.3%, Greece 4.2%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.3% and Italy 2.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 78,756 56.6 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 6,476 4.7 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Greece 5,506 4.0 66,182 0.9 206,674 0.9
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4,649 3.3 329,967 4.4 699,074 3.0
New Zealand 3,005 2.2 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6

In Cook, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 56.6%, England 4.7%, Greece 4.0%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.3% and New Zealand 2.2%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Catholic 39,515 28.4 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
No Religion, so described 30,220 21.7 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Anglican 24,730 17.8 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 12,985 9.3 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1
Not stated 10,441 7.5 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Cook were Catholic 28.4%, No Religion, so described 21.7%, Anglican 17.8%, Eastern Orthodox 9.3% and Not stated 7.5%. In Cook, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (71.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Greek 7,471 5.4 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Mandarin 2,941 2.1 239,945 3.2 596,711 2.5
Arabic 2,599 1.9 200,825 2.7 321,728 1.4
Cantonese 2,235 1.6 143,333 1.9 280,943 1.2
Italian 1,705 1.2 75,694 1.0 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 102,805 73.9 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 12,978 24.4 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Cook 73.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 5.4%, Mandarin 2.1%, Arabic 1.9%, Cantonese 1.6% and Italian 1.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 44,280 61.6 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 21,397 29.8 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 3,460 4.8 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 2,752 3.8 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 71,889 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cook. Of these 61.6% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 7,346 10.6 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 7,086 10.2 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 6,967 10.1 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 11,239 16.3 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 33,036 47.8 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cook, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.8% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 16,401 23.7 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 11,353 16.4 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Managers 10,925 15.8 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 8,718 12.6 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Community and Personal Service Workers 6,996 10.1 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Sales Workers 6,914 10.0 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 3,780 5.5 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 2,869 4.1 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Cook included Professionals 23.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.4%, Managers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.1%, Sales Workers 10.0%, Labourers 5.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 4.1%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 2,413 3.5 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Air and Space Transport 1,850 2.7 17,045 0.5 46,173 0.4
Primary Education 1,706 2.5 65,204 1.9 231,198 2.2
Cafes and Restaurants 1,498 2.2 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4
Banking 1,307 1.9 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3

Of the employed people in Cook, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.5%, Air and Space Transport 2.7%, Primary Education 2.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.2% and Banking 1.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 812 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,215 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,805 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cook was $812.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 42,387 61.3 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Train 6,807 9.8 252,786 7.5 488,012 4.6
Worked at home 3,192 4.6 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 2,540 3.7 144,820 4.3 489,922 4.6
Walked only 1,844 2.7 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
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People who travelled to work by public transport 10,636 15.4 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 47,093 68.1 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Cook, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.3%, Train 9.8%, Worked at home 4.6%, Car, as passenger 3.7% and Walked only 2.7%. On the day, 15.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 81,229 71.1 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 33,602 29.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 13,844 12.1 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 18,862 16.5 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Cook, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.4% provided care for children and 12.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 28,461 24.9 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 30,229 26.5 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 13,083 11.5 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 9,457 8.3 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cook, 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 13,560 35.9 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 18,211 48.3 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 5,390 14.3 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 563 1.5 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cook, 48.3% were couple families with children, 35.9% were couple families without children and 14.3% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 19.4 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 80.6 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Cook, 19.4% of single parents were male and 80.6% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 7,409 23.3 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 1,153 3.6 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 7,557 23.8 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 4,169 13.1 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 1,774 5.6 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 6,218 19.6 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 1,714 5.4 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 1,762 5.5 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Cook, of couple families with children, 23.3% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 23.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 50,705 92.3 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 4,231 7.7 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Cook, 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 27,535 54.3 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 8,431 16.6 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 14,326 28.3 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 266 0.5 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cook, 54.3% were separate houses, 16.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 28.3% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 162 0.3 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 2,890 5.7 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 13,558 26.7 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 18,024 35.5 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 15,006 29.6 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 1,063 2.1 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.6 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cook, of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 26.7% had 2 bedrooms and 35.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 19,250 38.0 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 16,766 33.1 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 13,016 25.7 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 430 0.8 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 1,234 2.4 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cook, 38.0% were owned outright, 33.1% were owned with a mortgage and 25.7% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 36,653 72.3 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 12,636 24.9 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 1,413 2.8 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Cook, of all households, 72.3% were family households, 24.9% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

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Household income Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 16.1 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 25.1 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Cook, 16.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 25.1% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 450 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.6 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 10.4 -- 12.9 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 91.3 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 8.7 -- 7.4 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 3,631 7.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 17,605 34.7 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 19,140 37.8 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 8,798 17.4 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 1,523 3.0 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Cook, 34.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 6,468 12.8 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 43,059 84.9 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 1,180 2.3 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Cook, 84.9% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 709 50.9 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 684 49.1 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 27 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Cook, 50.9% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 49.1% were female. The median age was 27 years.

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Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,936 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Cook, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,936.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cook % Cook New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 460 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,437 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Cook, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $460 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,437.

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Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.