Cooks Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 3,621 people in Cooks Hill. Of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Cooks Hill was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.4% of the population.

Of people in Cooks Hill aged 15 years and over, 28.5% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Cooks Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 29.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Cooks Hill 30.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.9% were in primary school, 14.0% in secondary school and 38.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Cooks Hill, 13.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Cooks Hill were English 30.0%, Australian 24.2%, Irish 12.1%, Scottish 8.6% and German 3.7%.

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 Cooks Hill (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Cooks Hill, 80.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.3%, New Zealand 1.3%, United States of America 1.2%, Germany 0.6% and Canada 0.6%.

In Cooks Hill, 63.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Cooks Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.9%, England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.9%, United States of America 1.5% and Scotland 1.3%.

In Cooks Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 71.2%, England 4.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, United States of America 1.4% and Germany 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Cooks Hill were No Religion, so described 44.0%, Catholic 20.1%, Anglican 13.3%, Not stated 9.3% and Uniting Church 2.5%. In Cooks Hill, No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (48.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Cooks Hill 87.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.7%, Spanish 0.6%, Mandarin 0.6%, Arabic 0.4% and Italian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 2,114 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cooks Hill. Of these 61.3% were employed full time, 28.8% were employed part-time and 6.1% 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.

Of employed people in Cooks Hill, 11.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Cooks Hill included Professionals 41.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.4%, Managers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 7.3%, Labourers 4.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.1%.

Of the employed people in Cooks Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 8.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.9%, Higher Education 4.5%, Secondary Education 3.7% and Other Social Assistance Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cooks Hill was $868.

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In Cooks Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.3%, Walked only 14.1%, Worked at home 4.3%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Bus 3.4%. On the day, 4.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Cooks Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.2% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.1% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cooks Hill, 30.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Cooks Hill, 29.6% were couple families with children, 49.2% were couple families without children and 19.1% were one parent families.

In Cooks Hill, 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Cooks Hill, of couple families with children, 30.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.0% had both employed part-time and 24.0% 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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Cooks Hill, 85.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cooks Hill, 16.7% were separate houses, 50.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 32.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Cooks Hill, of occupied private dwellings 12.7% had 1 bedroom, 40.5% had 2 bedrooms and 36.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Cooks Hill, 19.9% were owned outright, 21.5% were owned with a mortgage and 54.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Cooks Hill, of all households, 50.1% were family households, 37.6% were single person households and 12.3% were group households.

In Cooks Hill, 22.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 20.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

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

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.

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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Cooks Hill, 45.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Cooks Hill, 81.1% 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.

People characteristics

In Cooks Hill, 48.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 51.2% 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.

In Cooks Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,281.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Cooks Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $206 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,763.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)