Cookernup WA 6219
Cookernup is a rural locality in Western Australia, 136 km from Perth CBD, around 1 hour 35 minutes by car. Population is 604; the median age is 46 and the median household income is $78,936 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the lower-middle tier nationally. Population grew 20.3% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median rent of $300 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,900. The area shows high bushfire risk and no recorded flood exposure. Walkability is low.
Is Cookernup a good place to live?
Cookernup scores a D (28/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — weaker on transit and safety.
Car-dependent
Walkability 0/100 · 136.3 km · 96 min drive to Perth
High bushfire risk
Fire 82/100 · Crime 40/100 · Flood 0/100
Below-average income
SEIFA decile 3/10 · median age 46 · 604 residents
Liveability Rating
28 / 100 · Ranked #466 in WAEach bar is Cookernup's rank among WA suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better). Scored on 4 of 5 factors: no school data, so the other factors carry its weight.
How do you rate the liveability in Cookernup?
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Our score
28 / 100
From schools, safety and socio-economic data — not opinion.
Residents say
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Short-Stay Rentals
No active Airbnb listings.
Airbnb only, as at Jun 2026; other platforms are not included. Active means reviewed in the past 12 months. The share is against private dwellings at the 2021 Census.
Schools
Walkability
Cookernup is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Cookernup.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 0%
- Premises covered
- 269
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Harvey: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
Cookernup is home to 604 residents, with a median age of 46, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $79,000 a year, with unemployment at 5.8%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
604
Median Age
46
Median Household Income
$78,936/yr
Census Median Rent
$300/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,900/mo
Avg Household Size
2.6
Median Personal Income
$30,628/yr
Unemployment Rate
5.8%
Unoccupied Dwellings
15.7%
Total Dwellings
210
Owner-Occupier Rate
92.0%
Houses
100.5%
Rental Stress
19.8%
Mortgage Stress
28.9%
Work From Home
12.9%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 77.0%
- English Spoken at Home
- 92.1%
- Employment Rate
- 55.2%
- Completed Year 12
- 30.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
3 residents (0.5%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
12.4% of residents (71) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Perth (68).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 572 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
3% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (9 of 275).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,454 a year through Harvey based on 2023 figures.
Building Approvals: Harvey
In the year to August 2026, 144 new dwellings were approved across Harvey. That mix is 129 houses and 15 units. Approvals are down 34.3% on the same period a year earlier.
Climate & Setting
from Wokalup, 14.8 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 21 m
- above sea level, at the locality centre
- Distance to the ocean
- 17.3 km
- Near high-voltage lines
- 1.6% of addresses
- 5 within 100 m of an overhead line of 110 kV or more
- Annual rainfall
- 774 mm
- 61 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
EV adoption
In postcode 6219, 0 of 287 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 0.0% (0 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 0.0%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 6219, 38 rooftop-solar systems totalling 0.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 243 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 11 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $800,000.
Cap is $800,000 SOUTH of the 26th parallel (which includes all of metropolitan Perth) and $1,000,000 NORTH of it. We store the southern figure because that is where almost every buyer is; the northern cap is higher, so the stored value never overstates eligibility. The southern cap rose from $750,000 on 7 May 2026 in the 2026-27 Housing Taxation Package. The same package moved the first home owner RATE OF DUTY thresholds, which is a different scheme and lives in the web repo's app/stamp_duty.py.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Ben Small Liberal
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ben Small | 47.8% | 52.2% | +1.9 |
| 2022 | Nola Marino | 45.7% | 54.3% | -10.3 |
| 2019 | Nola Marino | 35.4% | 64.6% | +2.0 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by David Bolt Liberal Party
Next state election: 10 March 2029.
| Year | Winner | Won with |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | David Bolt LP | 51.7% |
| 2021 | Robyn Clarke ALP | 67.2% |
| 2017 | Robyn Clarke ALP | 51.4% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2023, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: Western Australian Electoral Commission.
Looking at a specific address in Cookernup?
Every figure above is a locality average, and an average smooths over the difference between a street of family homes and a block of flats. Look up one address and you get the census for the few hundred people around it, its own nearest schools and stops, and what the state has mapped for that block.
- The census for a few hundred neighbours, not all 604 residents
- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
- Flood, bushfire and noise mapping, where the state publishes it
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Nearby suburbs
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Common questions about Cookernup
Is Cookernup a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Cookernup is moderate (40/100, ranked against other WA suburbs on offences per resident).
What natural hazards affect Cookernup?
Cookernup has a high recorded bushfire history (82/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). No mapped flood overlay applies. These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Cookernup a good place to live?
Cookernup has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of D (28/100), ranked against other WA suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Cookernup?
Cookernup, WA had a population of 604 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Cookernup, WA?
The postcode for Cookernup, WA is 6219.
How far is Cookernup from Perth?
Cookernup is 136 km from Perth CBD by road, about 96 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Cookernup?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Cookernup was $78,936 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Cookernup?
There are too few current rental listings in Cookernup for a reliable median. At the 2021 ABS Census the median weekly rent was $300, across all dwelling types.
What is the median age in Cookernup?
The median age of residents in Cookernup was 46 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Cookernup at risk of bushfire?
Cookernup has a high recorded bushfire history (82/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
What is the weather like in Cookernup?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Cookernup, Wokalup (14.8 km away), 774 mm of rain a year over 61 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Cookernup?
First-home buyers in WA may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $800,000. The grant is administered by Department of Finance WA; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Cookernup belong to?
Cookernup sits within the Harvey local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Cookernup?
The average residential rates bill through Harvey is $2,454 a year (2023). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Cookernup?
Across Harvey, 144 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 34.3% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Cookernup in?
Cookernup sits within the federal Division of Forrest, currently held by Ben Small (Liberal).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2023–24
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- Short-stay rentals · Jun 2026
- State electorate · 2025
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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