Coogee (NSW)

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC11015
People 15,212
Male 47.1%
Female 52.9%
Median age 34
Families 3,542
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.6
for all households (a) 0.5
All private dwellings 7,319
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $2,396
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,743
Median weekly rent $600
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.3

(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
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 7,168 47.1 3,686,014 49.3 11,546,638 49.3
Female 8,047 52.9 3,794,217 50.7 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 90 0.6 216,176 2.9 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 15,212 people in Coogee (NSW). Of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

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Age Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 34 -- 38 -- 38 --
0-4 years 911 6.0 465,135 6.2 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 693 4.6 478,184 6.4 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 549 3.6 443,009 5.9 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 472 3.1 448,425 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 928 6.1 489,673 6.5 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 1,969 12.9 527,161 7.0 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 2,160 14.2 540,360 7.2 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 1,692 11.1 499,724 6.7 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 1,222 8.0 503,169 6.7 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 991 6.5 492,440 6.6 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 825 5.4 485,546 6.5 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 683 4.5 469,726 6.3 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 623 4.1 420,044 5.6 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 508 3.3 384,470 5.1 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 367 2.4 292,556 3.9 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 252 1.7 217,308 2.9 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 174 1.1 155,806 2.1 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 199 1.3 167,506 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Coogee (NSW) was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.9% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 4,468 34.2 2,965,280 48.7 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 275 2.1 190,198 3.1 608,059 3.2
Divorced 922 7.1 512,298 8.4 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 330 2.5 331,653 5.4 985,204 5.2
Never married 7,060 54.1 2,094,460 34.4 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Coogee (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 34.2% were married and 9.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 3,773 34.0 2,612,630 48.3 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 2,205 19.9 506,133 9.4 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 5,125 46.2 2,290,887 42.3 7,024,973 41.9

In Coogee (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 34.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 19.9% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 262 5.7 132,047 5.7 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 476 10.3 417,465 18.0 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 178 3.9 122,099 5.3 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 165 3.6 67,611 2.9 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 115 2.5 269,249 11.6 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 200 4.3 117,689 5.1 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 199 4.3 79,915 3.4 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 267 5.8 144,103 6.2 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 996 21.6 376,133 16.2 1,160,626 16.1
Other 174 3.8 63,673 2.7 198,383 2.8
Not stated 1,573 34.2 535,266 23.0 1,707,023 23.7

In Coogee (NSW) 30.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.7% were in primary school, 11.4% in secondary school and 27.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 6,071 46.5 1,424,716 23.4 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 1,180 9.0 543,142 8.9 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 262 2.0 167,947 2.8 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 858 6.6 730,498 12.0 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 1,772 13.6 930,654 15.3 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 182 1.4 203,574 3.3 941,531 4.9
Year 10 478 3.7 702,178 11.5 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 4,849 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 625 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 267 2.0 513,209 8.4 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 24 0.2 54,870 0.9 145,844 0.8
Not stated 1,623 12.4 627,465 10.3 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Coogee (NSW), 13.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 8.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 5,106 24.2 2,302,481 23.3 7,852,224 25.0
Australian 3,450 16.4 2,261,062 22.9 7,298,243 23.3
Irish 2,736 13.0 741,671 7.5 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 1,460 6.9 587,052 5.9 2,023,470 6.4
Italian 666 3.2 272,124 2.8 1,000,006 3.2

The most common ancestries in Coogee (NSW) were English 24.2%, Australian 16.4%, Irish 13.0%, Scottish 6.9% and Italian 3.2%.

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 Coogee (NSW) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 8,255 54.3 4,899,090 65.5 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 1,243 8.2 226,564 3.0 907,570 3.9
Ireland 555 3.7 24,038 0.3 74,888 0.3
New Zealand 415 2.7 117,136 1.6 518,466 2.2
United States of America 246 1.6 30,081 0.4 86,125 0.4
Brazil 207 1.4 12,314 0.2 27,630 0.1

In Coogee (NSW), 54.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.2%, Ireland 3.7%, New Zealand 2.7%, United States of America 1.6% and Brazil 1.4%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 6,444 42.4 2,764,170 37.0 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 1,205 7.9 458,394 6.1 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 844 5.5 325,182 4.3 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 5,092 33.5 3,399,725 45.4 11,070,538 47.3

In Coogee (NSW), 33.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 5,946 39.2 3,745,787 50.1 12,231,150 52.3
England 1,363 9.0 359,370 4.8 1,403,096 6.0
Ireland 721 4.8 52,104 0.7 169,273 0.7
New Zealand 510 3.4 143,450 1.9 617,331 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 301 2.0 45,238 0.6 177,536 0.8

In Coogee (NSW), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 39.2%, England 9.0%, Ireland 4.8%, New Zealand 3.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 6,341 41.9 3,884,762 51.9 12,643,365 54.0
England 1,300 8.6 322,472 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
Ireland 704 4.7 45,638 0.6 147,423 0.6
New Zealand 507 3.4 139,899 1.9 608,329 2.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 263 1.7 38,504 0.5 155,231 0.7

In Coogee (NSW), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 41.9%, England 8.6%, Ireland 4.7%, New Zealand 3.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 5,550 36.5 1,879,562 25.1 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 3,967 26.1 1,846,443 24.7 5,291,834 22.6
Not stated 2,134 14.0 684,969 9.2 2,238,735 9.6
Anglican 1,518 10.0 1,161,810 15.5 3,101,185 13.3
Eastern Orthodox 487 3.2 188,442 2.5 502,801 2.1

The most common responses for religion in Coogee (NSW) were No Religion, so described 36.5%, Catholic 26.1%, Not stated 14.0%, Anglican 10.0% and Eastern Orthodox 3.2%. In Coogee (NSW), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
French 303 2.0 23,743 0.3 70,873 0.3
Spanish 244 1.6 63,527 0.8 140,817 0.6
Greek 224 1.5 81,683 1.1 237,588 1.0
Portuguese 220 1.4 23,003 0.3 48,853 0.2
German 173 1.1 23,033 0.3 79,353 0.3
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English only spoken at home 11,124 73.2 5,126,633 68.5 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 1,358 20.3 735,563 26.5 1,971,011 22.2

In Coogee (NSW) 73.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included French 2.0%, Spanish 1.6%, Greek 1.5%, Portuguese 1.4% and German 1.1%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 6,644 69.9 2,134,521 59.2 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 2,149 22.6 1,071,151 29.7 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 397 4.2 174,654 4.8 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 309 3.3 225,546 6.3 787,452 6.9

There were 9,499 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Coogee (NSW). Of these 69.9% were employed full time, 22.6% were employed part-time and 3.3% 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
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 639 7.0 364,637 10.8 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 772 8.4 352,817 10.4 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 733 8.0 353,702 10.5 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 1,355 14.8 645,428 19.1 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 5,290 57.6 1,489,099 44.1 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Coogee (NSW), 7.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 57.6% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 3,723 40.5 798,126 23.6 2,370,966 22.2
Managers 1,612 17.5 456,084 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Clerical and Administrative Workers 1,115 12.1 467,977 13.8 1,449,681 13.6
Community and Personal Service Workers 789 8.6 350,261 10.4 1,157,003 10.8
Technicians and Trades Workers 760 8.3 429,239 12.7 1,447,414 13.5
Sales Workers 627 6.8 311,414 9.2 1,000,955 9.4
Labourers 275 3.0 297,887 8.8 1,011,520 9.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 136 1.5 206,839 6.1 670,106 6.3

The most common occupations in Coogee (NSW) included Professionals 40.5%, Managers 17.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.3%, Sales Workers 6.8%, Labourers 3.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.5%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 442 4.9 119,350 3.5 411,808 3.9
Higher Education 379 4.2 46,246 1.4 155,985 1.5
Banking 262 2.9 63,678 1.9 144,232 1.3
Legal Services 229 2.5 39,267 1.2 104,051 1.0
Cafes and Restaurants 222 2.4 80,552 2.4 253,385 2.4

Of the employed people in Coogee (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Higher Education 4.2%, Banking 2.9%, Legal Services 2.5% and Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 1,285 -- 664 -- 662 --
Family 2,985 -- 1,780 -- 1,734 --
Household 2,396 -- 1,486 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Coogee (NSW) was $1,285.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 3,592 39.2 1,953,399 57.8 6,574,571 61.5
Bus 2,509 27.4 133,903 4.0 323,201 3.0
Walked only 506 5.5 130,957 3.9 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 437 4.8 163,026 4.8 503,582 4.7
Train, bus 313 3.4 60,155 1.8 104,122 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3,086 33.6 540,215 16.0 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 4,009 43.6 2,182,854 64.6 7,305,271 68.4

In Coogee (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 39.2%, Bus 27.4%, Walked only 5.5%, Worked at home 4.8% and Train, bus 3.4%. On the day, 33.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 43.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 9,467 72.5 4,127,723 67.7 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 2,924 22.4 1,659,250 27.2 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 1,018 7.8 709,415 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 2,572 19.7 1,103,790 18.1 3,620,726 19.0

In Coogee (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.4% provided care for children and 7.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.7% 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
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 4,487 34.3 1,359,656 22.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 3,413 26.1 1,531,206 25.1 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 1,002 7.7 690,934 11.3 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 569 4.4 545,925 9.0 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Coogee (NSW), 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 7.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 4.4% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 1,691 47.8 709,524 36.6 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 1,409 39.8 887,358 45.7 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 369 10.4 310,906 16.0 959,543 15.8
Other family 72 2.0 32,438 1.7 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Coogee (NSW), 39.8% were couple families with children, 47.8% were couple families without children and 10.4% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.6 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.4 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Coogee (NSW), 18.6% of single parents were male and 81.4% 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
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 1,168 37.8 360,916 22.6 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 122 3.9 63,106 4.0 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 650 21.0 329,567 20.6 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 373 12.1 240,084 15.0 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 108 3.5 96,933 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 261 8.4 334,742 21.0 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 165 5.3 80,905 5.1 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 245 7.9 90,630 5.7 311,381 6.2

In Coogee (NSW), of couple families with children, 37.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 21.0% 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

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 6,032 90.4 2,604,320 90.1 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 640 9.6 284,741 9.9 1,039,874 11.2

In Coogee (NSW), 90.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.6% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 637 10.6 1,729,820 66.4 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 554 9.2 317,453 12.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 4,782 79.3 519,390 19.9 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 36 0.6 23,580 0.9 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Coogee (NSW), 10.6% were separate houses, 9.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 79.3% were flats or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 26 0.4 17,157 0.7 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 829 13.8 157,194 6.0 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 3,064 50.8 577,675 22.2 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 1,400 23.2 970,001 37.2 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 566 9.4 816,405 31.3 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 144 2.4 65,888 2.5 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 2.3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Coogee (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 13.8% had 1 bedroom, 50.8% had 2 bedrooms and 23.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 1,331 22.1 839,665 32.2 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 1,295 21.5 840,004 32.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 3,223 53.4 826,922 31.8 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 23 0.4 23,968 0.9 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 161 2.7 73,763 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Coogee (NSW), 22.1% were owned outright, 21.5% were owned with a mortgage and 53.4% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 3,509 58.2 1,874,524 72.0 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 1,644 27.2 620,778 23.8 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 881 14.6 109,004 4.2 354,917 4.3

In Coogee (NSW), of all households, 58.2% were family households, 27.2% were single person households and 14.6% were group households.

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Household income Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 10.0 -- 19.7 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 38.7 -- 18.7 -- 16.4

In Coogee (NSW), 10.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 38.7% 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 Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent 600 -- 380 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 82.8 -- 87.1 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 17.2 -- 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 Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 2,743 -- 1,986 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 95.7 -- 92.6 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 4.3 -- 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 Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 916 15.2 239,625 9.2 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 2,973 49.4 946,159 36.3 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 1,547 25.7 887,849 34.1 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 376 6.2 435,053 16.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 210 3.5 95,623 3.7 285,197 3.4

In Coogee (NSW), 49.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 6.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 434 7.2 381,709 14.7 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 5,439 90.1 2,149,040 82.5 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 165 2.7 73,565 2.8 221,494 2.7

In Coogee (NSW), 90.1% 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.
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 40 46.5 107,368 49.7 322,171 49.6
Female 46 53.5 108,809 50.3 326,996 50.4
Median age 31 -- 22 -- 23 --

In Coogee (NSW), 46.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 53.5% were female. The median age was 31 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
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.4 -- 3.1 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 2,437 -- 1,214 -- 1,203 --

In Coogee (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,437.

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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Coogee (NSW) % Coogee (NSW) New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 600 -- 270 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,500 -- 1,733 -- 1,660 --

In Coogee (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $600 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.

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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.