Cook vs Weetangera

In both, the large majority of households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Weetangera, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Weetangera: a median of $1.3 million, against $1.1 million in Cook, and rent is higher there too. Cook is closer to the city centre: 9.2 km, against 11.2 km. On these figures, Cook tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Weetangera suits couples.

Cook and Weetangera are similar in size and age profile, but differ notably in income and affordability. Weetangera has a median household income of $174,148 compared to Cook's $117,988, and its liveability score is 69 versus Cook's 63. However, Cook offers better value on units (median $830,000 versus $790,000 in Weetangera) and sits closer to the CBD at 9.2 km rather than 11.2 km. Cook also has lower crime risk at 28 compared to Weetangera's 48. Both suburbs are equally safe from flooding and rank in the top socio-economic decile.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Weetangera

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more separate houses rather than flats (92% vs 60%)
  • is already more of a family suburb (72% vs 51%)
  • But Cook carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 49/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Cook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,100,000 vs $1,300,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Cook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($440/wk vs $490/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Cook

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (9.2 km vs 11.2 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cook

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (40% vs 8%)
  • carries lower crime risk (28/100 vs 49/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Cook and Weetangera drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cook Weetangera
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Cook Weetangera
Walkability 78 / 81
Cook — Walkability: 78/100 Weetangera — Walkability: 81/100
Safety 72 / 51
Cook — Safety: 72/100 Weetangera — Safety: 51/100
Low fire risk 55 / 100
Cook — Low fire risk: 55/100 Weetangera — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 100 / 100
Cook — Low flood risk: 100/100 Weetangera — Low flood risk: 100/100

Demographics

Weetangera has higher household incomes ($174,148 vs $117,988); Weetangera rents higher ($490/wk vs $440/wk).

Cook Weetangera
Population 2,965
+6% vs other
 2,795
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.7% +8.5%
Median age 42 41
Median household income $117,988/yr $174,148/yr
+48% vs other
Median weekly rent $440/wk $490/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cook Weetangera
0-4 5.6% / 4.7%
Cook — 0-4: 5.6% Weetangera — 0-4: 4.7%
5-14 11.7% / 13.8%
Cook — 5-14: 11.7% Weetangera — 5-14: 13.8%
15-19 4.6% / 7.6%
Cook — 15-19: 4.6% Weetangera — 15-19: 7.6%
20-24 4.3% / 5.8%
Cook — 20-24: 4.3% Weetangera — 20-24: 5.8%
25-34 12.6% / 10.2%
Cook — 25-34: 12.6% Weetangera — 25-34: 10.2%
35-44 14.9% / 12.8%
Cook — 35-44: 14.9% Weetangera — 35-44: 12.8%
45-54 15.0% / 14.5%
Cook — 45-54: 15.0% Weetangera — 45-54: 14.5%
55-64 11.0% / 10.4%
Cook — 55-64: 11.0% Weetangera — 55-64: 10.4%
65-74 9.9% / 9.9%
Cook — 65-74: 9.9% Weetangera — 65-74: 9.9%
75-84 7.6% / 7.8%
Cook — 75-84: 7.6% Weetangera — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 2.5% / 2.8%
Cook — 85+: 2.5% Weetangera — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.0%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cook 37.0% couple families
Cook — Couple Families: 37.0% Cook — Lone Person: 42.9% Cook — One Parent Families: 13.7% Cook — Group Household: 4.9% Cook — Other Families: 1.5%
Weetangera 60.9% couple families
Weetangera — Couple Families: 60.9% Weetangera — Lone Person: 23.4% Weetangera — One Parent Families: 11.1% Weetangera — Group Household: 3.7% Weetangera — Other Families: 0.9%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cook 24.1% renting
Cook — Owned Outright: 41.0% Cook — Mortgage: 34.9% Cook — Renting: 24.1%
Weetangera 14.8% renting
Weetangera — Owned Outright: 47.1% Weetangera — Mortgage: 38.1% Weetangera — Renting: 14.8%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cook Weetangera
Bachelor Degree 24.3% / 22.5%
Cook — Bachelor Degree: 24.3% Weetangera — Bachelor Degree: 22.5%
Postgraduate Degree 17.3% / 14.9%
Cook — Postgraduate Degree: 17.3% Weetangera — Postgraduate Degree: 14.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.5% / 6.5%
Cook — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5% Weetangera — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Certificate III & IV 6.1% / 5.6%
Cook — Certificate III & IV: 6.1% Weetangera — Certificate III & IV: 5.6%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 5.3% / 5.7%
Cook — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.3% Weetangera — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 5.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Cook Weetangera
England 4.5% / 4.1%
Cook — England: 4.5% Weetangera — England: 4.1%
India 1.5% / 2.2%
Cook — India: 1.5% Weetangera — India: 2.2%
China 1.4% / 1.9%
Cook — China: 1.4% Weetangera — China: 1.9%
New Zealand 1.1% / 1.4%
Cook — New Zealand: 1.1% Weetangera — New Zealand: 1.4%
Nepal — / 1.4%
Cook — Nepal: not among its largest Weetangera — Nepal: 1.4%
Germany 0.9% / —
Cook — Germany: 0.9% Weetangera — Germany: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cook 60.3% houses
Cook — Houses: 60.3% Cook — Townhouses: 36.2% Cook — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Weetangera 91.5% houses
Weetangera — Houses: 91.5% Weetangera — Townhouses: 5.9% Weetangera — Flats / Apartments: 2.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cook Weetangera
Median house price $1,100,000 $1,300,000
Median unit price $815,000 $807,500
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 22 days
from 28 sales
 19 days
from 17 sales

Development activity

Cook Weetangera
New dwellings approved 3,750
across Unincorporated ACT
same for both
Approvals change year on year -48%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cook Weetangera
Houses 3.8%
$620/wk on $847K
 3.4%
$850/wk on $1.3M
Units —
same for both

Ranking within ACT

Cook Weetangera
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 36% of ACT Higher than 95% of ACT
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 80% of ACT Higher than 86% of ACT
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 48% of ACT Higher than 44% of ACT
NBN connectivity Higher than 51% of ACT Higher than 29% of ACT
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 24% of ACT Higher than 14% of ACT

Liveability

Weetangera scores higher overall (86 vs 73).

Cook Weetangera
Grade A A+
Score 73/100 86/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Cook carries more bushfire risk (45 vs 0); Weetangera carries more crime risk (49 vs 28).

Cook Weetangera
Bushfire Moderate
45/100
 None
0/100
Crime Low
28/100
 Moderate
49/100
Flood None
0/100
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 3
within 5 km
 2
within 5 km

Schools

Cook Weetangera
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
UC - Canberra, Bruce, 2.8 km
 2
UC - Canberra, Bruce, 3.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.3% 3.0%

Schools in Cook

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Weetangera

  • Weetangera Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Cook Weetangera
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 1
same for both
Parks & reserves 1 2
Childcare 0 2

Mobility

Weetangera sits further from the CBD (11.2 km vs 9.2 km).

Cook Weetangera
Walkability score 78/100 81/100
Distance to Canberra 9.2 km 11.2 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 15 min 17 min
Public transport score 75/100
Bus
 78/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 27.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 43.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 3.3%
postcode 2614
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 41
postcode 2614
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Cook Weetangera
Car (driver) 60.3% / 68.5%
Cook — Car (driver): 60.3% Weetangera — Car (driver): 68.5%
Worked from Home 15.7% / 16.1%
Cook — Worked from Home: 15.7% Weetangera — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Bus 8.4% / 3.8%
Cook — Bus: 8.4% Weetangera — Bus: 3.8%
Car (passenger) 5.3% / 6.4%
Cook — Car (passenger): 5.3% Weetangera — Car (passenger): 6.4%
Bicycle 8.2% / 3.2%
Cook — Bicycle: 8.2% Weetangera — Bicycle: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.5%).

Setting

Cook Weetangera
Elevation 622 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 645 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

Cook Weetangera
Connectivity score 55/100 47/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 15%
1,458 premises
 4%
1,085 premises

Climate

Cook Weetangera
Annual rainfall 622 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 28.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 0.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Cook Weetangera
PM2.5 6.6 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 11.0 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.41 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Cook Weetangera
Average residential rate $3,105/yr
same for both
Council Unincorporated ACT
same for both

Federal electorate

Cook Weetangera
Division Canberra
same for both
Member Alicia Payne
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cook Weetangera
Grant amount Not offered
same for both
Property price cap —
same for both
Eligibility None
same for both

Tags

Cook

Inner Professionals Townhouses

Weetangera

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Premium Professionals Quiet

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