Suburbs Cooks Hill

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Cooks Hill NSW — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Cooks Hill, New South Wales. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Cooks Hill NSW is 3,774 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Cooks Hill is $1,025 per week ($53,300 per year). Median rent in Cooks Hill is $430 per week ($1,863 per month). Cooks Hill has a median age of 35 years, younger than the national median of 38. Cooks Hill has a population density of 5234.4 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Cooks Hill is England. The most common religion is No Religion (60% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Other. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cooks Hill is $2,297.

There were 124 recorded offences in Cooks Hill in 2025-26, a rate of 33 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was theft (52 offences).

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📍 Cooks Hill, New South Wales — 32.9334°S, 151.7684°E

Crime: Low Med High 🏫 Schools (19)

Cooks Hill Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Cooks Hill Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,025/wk
$53,300 per year
#1066 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$430/wk
$1,863 per month
#1360 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
35years
3 years younger than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,297/mo
Avg household size: 2 · 0.9 per bedroom

Cooks Hill Demographics

Gender Split

Male 46.7% (1,761) Female 53.3% (2,010)

Population Density

5234.4
people per km²
3,774 people · 0.7 km²

Households

2
Avg household size
0.9
Persons per bedroom
$2,712
Family income/wk

Cooks Hill Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Cooks Hill Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
52.7% 382 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
47.3% 343 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Cooks Hill Country of Birth

Australia
94.5%
England
3.9%
Canada
0.7%
Germany
0.5%
India
0.3%
Fiji
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Cooks Hill Religion

No Religion
60.1%
Catholic
16.5%
Anglican
10.6%
Not stated
7.1%
Uniting Church
1.7%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.6%
Christian (other)
1.3%
Buddhism
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Cooks Hill Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
77.5%
Year 10 or equivalent
14.6%
Year 11 or equivalent
4.9%
Year 9 or equivalent
3.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Cooks Hill Languages Spoken at Home

Other
26.3%
German
16.3%
Spanish
13.8%
SAL Tot
12.5%
Arabic
11.3%
French
7.5%
Afrikaans
6.3%
Greek
6.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Cooks Hill Employment

💼
Employed full-time
42.2% 1,282 people
⏰
Employed part-time
25.5% 773 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.0% 92 people
🏠
Not in labour force
29.3% 889 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Cooks Hill Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
42.3%
Certificate III/IV
18.5%
Postgraduate Degree
16.5%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
14.7%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
5.9%
Certificate I/II
2.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Cooks Hill Occupation

Professionals
48.9%
Managers
14.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
10.0%
Clerical & Administrative
9.5%
Community & Personal Service
9.5%
Sales Workers
3.2%
Labourers
2.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Cooks Hill Field of Study

Health
18.4%
Management & Commerce
17.8%
Society & Culture
15.7%
Engineering
12.5%
Creative Arts
9.0%
Education
8.4%
Architecture & Building
6.8%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
4.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
3.5%
Agriculture & Environment
1.8%
Information Technology
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Cooks Hill Dwelling Types

Semi-detached (2+ storey)
55.5%
Separate house
25.5%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
19.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Cooks Hill Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.3%
$1-$149/wk
0.8%
$150-$299/wk
2.2%
$300-$399/wk
4.2%
$400-$499/wk
7.4%
$500-$649/wk
3.5%
$650-$799/wk
3.9%
$800-$999/wk
5.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.5%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
5.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
12.0%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.2%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
7.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
4.5%
$4,000+/wk
15.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Cooks Hill Marital Status

💍
Married
26.9% 902
↔️
Separated
2.7% 92
📋
Divorced
10.8% 361
🕊️
Widowed
3.9% 131
👤
Never married
55.6% 1,862

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Cooks Hill Ancestry

English
33.1%
Australian
25.6%
Irish
12.2%
Scottish
10.1%
Other
6.4%
German
3.4%
Aboriginal Australianralian
2.6%
Italian
2.2%
Dutch
1.4%
Chinese
1.1%
Polish
1.0%
Welsh
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Cooks Hill School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
27.0%
Vocational Education
21.0%
Secondary — Government
16.7%
Pre-school
9.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
8.7%
Primary — Catholic
7.2%
Secondary — Catholic
6.6%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
3.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Cooks Hill Need for Assistance

♿
Needs assistance
4.8% 347
✅
No need for assistance
95.2% 6,845

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Cooks Hill Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
18.4% 584
—
Not a volunteer
81.6% 2,588

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Cooks Hill Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
7.6%
$300-$449/mo
1.4%
$450-$599/mo
2.4%
$600-$799/mo
2.1%
$800-$999/mo
4.9%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
8.0%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
13.2%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
22.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
17.4%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
20.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Cooks Hill How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
58.7%
Did not go to work
22.1%
Walked only
11.1%
Bicycle
2.7%
Car (passenger)
2.5%
Bus
1.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.8%
Truck
0.5%
Other
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Cooks Hill Car Ownership

0 vehicles
14.1%
1 vehicle
45.5%
2 vehicles
30.3%
3 vehicles
7.5%
4+ vehicles
2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Cooks Hill Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
12.8%
2 bedrooms
41.1%
3 bedrooms
36.9%
4 bedrooms
7.6%
5 bedrooms
1.2%
6+ bedrooms
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Cooks Hill Population Mobility

24.8%
moved in the last year
54.1%
moved in the last 5 years
4.0%
unemployment rate (Census)
68.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Cooks Hill Indigenous Population

3.9%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
280
Indigenous residents
6,977
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Cooks Hill Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
525
Asthma
142
Arthritis
114
Heart disease
72
Lung condition
66
Diabetes
56
Cancer
40
Stroke
27
Kidney disease
25
Dementia
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Cooks Hill Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
4.8%
$1-$149/wk
3.5%
$150-$299/wk
5.4%
$300-$399/wk
3.3%
$400-$499/wk
3.7%
$500-$649/wk
3.1%
$650-$799/wk
7.6%
$800-$999/wk
9.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
10.6%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.6%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
10.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.6%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
13.8%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.2%
$3,500+/wk
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Cooks Hill Family Structure

Couple — no children
41.0%
Couple — children under 15
33.3%
Couple — no children under 15
9.9%
One parent — children under 15
8.2%
One parent — no children under 15
7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Cooks Hill Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.9% 30
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.2% 6
🏅
Previously served
2.3% 74
👤
Never served
96.6% 3,079

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Cooks Hill Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.5% 334
—
Did not provide
89.5% 2,834

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Cooks Hill Children Ever Born

No children
53.2%
1 child
12.6%
2 children
20.3%
3 children
9.8%
4 children
2.9%
5+ children
1.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Cooks Hill When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
11
1951–1960
19
1961–1970
31
1971–1980
50
1981–1990
55
1991–2000
80
2001–2010
115
2011–2015
76
2016
6
2017
9
2018
19
2019
23
2020
30
2021
5

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Cooks Hill Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
26.5%
5–14 hours
36.4%
15–29 hours
10.3%
30+ hours
5.7%
Did not do domestic work
21.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Cooks Hill Household Size

1 person
37.1%
2 persons
37.0%
3 persons
14.5%
4 persons
8.5%
5 persons
2.4%
6+ persons
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Cooks Hill Where Residents Moved From

Same address
2,683
Moved from NSW
617
Moved — same area (SA2)
142
Moved from overseas
46
Moved from VIC
20
Moved from ACT
16
Moved from WA
10
Moved from QLD
8
Moved from TAS
4

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Cooks Hill Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
85.8%
Step family — no other children
11.8%
Blended family — no other children
2.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Cooks Hill Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-26 — 124 total

Theft
52
Assault
17
Other Against Property
17
Property Damage
14
Other Against Person
11
Sexual Offences
6
Drug Offences
5
Weapons
2

Offence trend by year:

2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: NSW BOCSAR — bocsar.nsw.gov.au

Cooks Hill Schools

19
schools nearby
10
government
1082
avg ICSEA score
6,322
total students
Newcastle Grammar School Independent
Combined · K-12 · 1,049 students
1181
ICSEA
St Joseph's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 387 students
1141
ICSEA
Hamilton South Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 362 students
1139
ICSEA
Holy Family Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 198 students
1132
ICSEA
The Junction Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 450 students
1115
ICSEA
Newcastle East Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 260 students
1112
ICSEA
Hamilton Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 306 students
1106
ICSEA
Tighes Hill Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 358 students
1104
ICSEA
St Francis Xavier's College Catholic
Secondary · 7-12 · 959 students
1096
ICSEA
Islington Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 159 students
1090
ICSEA
Novoschool Independent
Secondary · 7-9 · 79 students
1077
ICSEA
St Peter's Primary School Catholic
Primary · K-6 · 180 students
1053
ICSEA
Newcastle High School Government
Secondary · 7-12 · 1,072 students
1027
ICSEA
Stockton Public School Government
Primary · P-6 · 254 students
1000
ICSEA
Carrington Public School Government
Primary · K-6 · 110 students
996
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 19 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Cooks Hill Rent Prices & Affordability

23%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,881/wk
Median Rent $430/wk
Rent-to-Income 22.9%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Cooks Hill

≈ $8,151/month
Median rent $430/wk
Left after rent $1,451/wk
Rent share 22.9%

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Income: $885/wk Rent: $390/wk Save: $40/wk
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Income: $945/wk Rent: $400/wk Save: $30/wk

Cooks Hill vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in NSW

Barooga
Pop: 1,888 Income: $719/wk Rent: $260/wk
Boorowa
Pop: 1,888 Income: $685/wk Rent: $245/wk
Balmain East
Pop: 1,900 Income: $1,550/wk Rent: $617/wk
Harden
Pop: 1,900 Income: $550/wk Rent: $220/wk
Mays Hill
Pop: 1,902 Income: $971/wk Rent: $435/wk
Brunswick Heads
Pop: 1,905 Income: $732/wk Rent: $440/wk

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Frequently Asked Questions About Cooks Hill

What is the population of Cooks Hill NSW?

The population of Cooks Hill NSW is 3,774 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 5234.4 people per km².Cooks Hill is ranked #2,016 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Cooks Hill?

The median personal income in Cooks Hill NSW is $1,025 per week, or $53,300 per year.The median household income is $1,881 per week.Family income is $2,712 per week.Cooks Hill is ranked #1,066 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Cooks Hill?

Median rent in Cooks Hill NSW is $430 per week ($1,863 per month).Rent represents 22.9% of household income, which is considered affordable.Cooks Hill ranks #1,360 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Cooks Hill?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cooks Hill NSW is $2,297. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Cooks Hill?

The median age in Cooks Hill NSW is 35 years.This is younger than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Cooks Hill a good suburb to live in?

Cooks Hill is a suburb in New South Wales with a population of 3,774.The median income is $1,025/wk, which is above the NSW average of $781/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (22.9% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 11019. All dollar figures in AUD.