Western Australia council

Cockburn

139,499 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 168 km², 23 suburbs. Council website: cockburn.wa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

139,499

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +2.8% in a year

Density

831/km²

168 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$730k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$45

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

9.7 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

9 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

23

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
37
Median household income
$1,995/week
Median rent
$370/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,950/month
Households renting
25.2%
Average household
2.6 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 9 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 9 of 10

Suburbs

23 suburbs where Cockburn holds most residents, plus 1 it shares with a neighbouring council (share of residents shown). Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
Success11,340All / 61%8
Hamilton Hill11,327All / 36%4
Spearwood10,944All / 36%5
Leeming10,88319% / 25%10
Atwell9,287All / 21%8
Beeliar8,617All / 54%8
Yangebup7,631All / 29%6
Hammond Park6,985All / 52%9
Aubin Grove6,786All / 53%9
Bibra Lake5,892All / 45%7
South Lake5,831All / 24%4
Coolbellup5,698All / 33%4
Coogee (WA)5,345All / 67%9
Lake Coogee4,768All / 39%8
Treeby4,214All / 81%10
North Coogee3,741All / 46%10
Jandakot2,533All / 60%9
Cockburn Central1,521All / 58%7
Banjup1,377All / 98%9
North Lake1,299All / 62%10
Wattleup443All / 66%4
Munster199All / 90%8
Rottnest Island166All / 83%8
Henderson36All / 73%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

45%

Over 24 of 24 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

3%

Over 24 of 24 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • Fremantle · Josh WILSON (ALP)98%
  • Tangney · Sam LIM (ALP)2%

State districts

  • Cockburn · David Scaife (ALP)40%
  • Bibra Lake · Sook Yee Lai (ALP)35%
  • Jandakot · Stephen Pratt (ALP)15%
  • Oakford · Yaz Mubarakai (ALP)7%
  • Fremantle · Simone McGurk (ALP)3%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Western Australia council on the council map or the Western Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.