Cookernup vs Harvey
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cookernup, about half of households are couple families. On these figures, Harvey tends to suit people living alone.
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
They split
one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here
- Cookernup carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 58/100)
- Harvey has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Harvey
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (31% vs 8%)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Cookernup
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (96 min vs 103 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (136.3 km vs 140 km)
- But Harvey is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Harvey
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (17/100 vs 0/100)
- has more GPs (4 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 18%)
- But Cookernup carries lower crime risk (40/100 vs 58/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Cookernup
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (20.3% vs 4.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cookernup and Harvey drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Harvey has more residents (3,462 vs 604); Cookernup skews older (46 vs 44).
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 604 | 3,462 +473% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +20.3% | +4.4% |
| Median age | 46 | 44 |
| Median household income | $78,936/yr +6% vs other | $74,100/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $300/wk +7% vs other | $280/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.9%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.0%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $572,500 |
| Median unit price | — | $430,000 |
| Median land price | — | $572,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 11 days from 19 sales |
Development activity
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 144 across Harvey same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | -34% same for both | |
Ranking within WA
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 41% of WA | Higher than 36% of WA |
| Schools | — | Higher than 20% of WA |
| Walkability | Higher than 54% of WA | Higher than 74% of WA |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | — | Higher than 35% of WA |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 58% of WA | Higher than 76% of WA |
Liveability
Harvey is more walkable (17 vs 0).
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D same for both | |
| Score | 28/100 | 26/100 |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 3/10 | below-average income decile 2/10 |
Risk profile
Harvey carries more crime risk (58 vs 40); Cookernup carries more bushfire risk (82 vs 63).
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 82/100 | Moderate 63/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 40/100 | Moderate 58/100 |
| Flood | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 4 within 5 km |
Schools
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 4 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 2 |
Schools in Cookernup
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Harvey
- Harvey Senior High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Harvey Primary School Government · Primary below peers
- St Anne's School Catholic · Primary below peers
- Harvey Senior High School - Harvey Senior High School Campus Government · Secondary
Amenities in the suburb
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 3 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 same for both | |
| Childcare | 0 | 3 |
| GPs | 0 | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 0 | 2 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 1 | 6 |
Mobility
Harvey sits further from the CBD (140 km vs 136.3 km).
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 17/100 |
| Distance to Perth | 136.3 km | 140 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 96 min | 103 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 6219 | 0.3% postcode 6220 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 16 postcode 6219 | 60 postcode 6220 |
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.6%).
Setting
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 21 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 46 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.3 km | 21.4 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 29/100 | 62/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 269 premises | 36% 1,786 premises |
Climate
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 774 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,454/yr same for both | |
| Council | Harvey same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Forrest same for both | |
| Member | Ben Small same for both | |
| Party | Liberal same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cookernup | Harvey | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $800,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
Always verify with the relevant authority before making property decisions.
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