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ABS 2021 Census · Updated 21 May 2026
Cockburn Central is an outer-metropolitan suburb of Perth, Australia, with a population of approximately 1,521, making it a boutique locality. Located approximately 19 km from the Perth CBD, Cockburn Central is a outer metro area in Western Australia. The median household income is $84,552 per year.
Household incomes in Cockburn Central sit in a comfortable mid-range for the Western Australia market.
Official Australia Post postcode for Cockburn Central. A postcode may cover multiple suburbs.
Australia Post Postcode Finder →Usual resident population at the most recent census.
Weekly median rent for occupied homes. Live rental data integration coming soon.
Annual median household income (before tax) across all households.
Straight-line distance from the suburb centroid to the nearest capital city CBD. Actual driving distance will be longer.
Estimated 1 school within or near this suburb.
Find schools near Cockburn Central on My School →Estimated 1 park and green spaces near this suburb.
Monthly median mortgage repayment for households currently paying off a mortgage.
Proportion of separate houses versus units, townhouses, and other home types. Useful for investors assessing rental demand mix.
Cockburn Central is a smaller community of 1,521 — about 27% of the Western Australia suburb median (5,605) — so investors should factor in the narrower buyer pool and longer average time-on-market. Household income of $84,552/year is 15% below the Western Australia median of $99,736, typically translating into lower entry prices and a tenant base more sensitive to rent increases. Median weekly rent of $355 equates to $1,538/month — about 101% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,517/month — meaning rental income covers most of a typical owner's repayment and this is a genuine cash-flow suburb before tax benefits. 19 km from Perth places Cockburn Central in the middle commuter belt, close enough for daily trips by car or rail but at a materially lower price point than inner suburbs. Only 23% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 79% state median), so this is a unit-heavy market where body-corporate decisions and strata supply meaningfully shape investor returns.
How Cockburn Central stacks up against the median of all Western Australia suburbs in our dataset. Positive values mean Cockburn Central sits above the state median; negative means below.
| Metric | Cockburn Central | WA median | Δ vs state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,521 | 5,605 | -73% |
| Median household income | $84,552/yr | $99,736/yr | -15% |
| Median rent (weekly) | $355 | $350 | +1% |
| Median mortgage (monthly) | $1,517 | $1,902 | -20% |
| Distance to CBD | 19 km | 20 km | -5% |
| Separate houses | 23% | 79% | -56pp |
Pre-inspection briefing for Cockburn Central — every item is derived from public datasets, with full citations in our data sources page.
Limited buy-and-hold upside: a small population of 1,521 means liquidity is thin and capital growth tends to lag the wider Western Australia market over full cycles.
Strong rental coverage: $355/week (~$1,538/month) covers 101% of the $1,517/month median mortgage repayment, so the shortfall sits at just $0/month. Investors targeting positive cash flow should shortlist this suburb.
Only 23% of dwellings are separate houses (vs 79% WA median) — this is a unit and townhouse market, where cosmetic flips struggle against body-corporate restrictions, thinner after-reno uplift and competing new supply.
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Create free account →Capital-growth expectations for Cockburn Central are modest for 2026 — incomes 15% below the WA median of $99,736 and a population of 1,521 suggest gains will lag headline metro markets. Rental coverage runs at ~101% of the typical mortgage ($1,538/month rent vs $1,517/month repayment), keeping cash flow in positive or near-neutral territory. The EquitySight investment score of 50/100 places Cockburn Central in the mid tier of Australian suburbs we profile, and overall investor sentiment is balanced heading into the second half of 2026.
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Cockburn Central scores 50/100 on our EquitySight investment framework — a moderate rating. That score is driven by a population of 1,521, median household income of $84,552/year and median weekly rent of $355. Whether it fits your portfolio depends on whether you are targeting cash flow, capital growth, or a value-add renovation — all three are scored with suburb-specific numbers elsewhere on this page.
The main demand drivers in Cockburn Central are proximity to Perth (19 km), a median household income of $84,552/year, a dwelling mix that is 23% separate houses, roughly 1 schools and 1 parks within the catchment. Together these shape both owner-occupier and tenant demand and are the factors we weight most heavily in the suburb's investment score.
Cockburn Central has a usual resident population of approximately 1,521, compared with a Western Australia suburb median of 5,605 — placing it in the lower half of the state's suburbs by size. Population is the clearest proxy for market depth: more residents mean more transactions and typically a shorter average days-on-market on resale.
Cockburn Central sits 19 km straight-line from the Perth CBD. This is comfortable commuter territory, with reasonable rail and road access to the city.
The most recent census recorded a median weekly rent of $355 in Cockburn Central, equating to approximately $18,460/year in gross rental income (state median $350/week). Market rents have typically drifted above the recorded figure — verify against current listings on realestate.com.au and Domain before making an offer.
The median monthly mortgage repayment in Cockburn Central is $1,517, or approximately $18,204/year (vs $1,902/month state median). Stress-test your own borrowing at rates 1–2 percentage points above today's to make sure you can still service the loan through an RBA tightening cycle.
A median weekly rent of $355 works out to $1,538/month, covering 101% of the median mortgage repayment of $1,517/month. That means rent exceeds the median repayment by roughly $21/month, so on these numbers Cockburn Central leans cash-flow-positive before accounting for strata, council rates, insurance and maintenance. Actual cash flow depends on your deposit, loan terms, ownership costs and marginal tax rate — run the full numbers in our rental yield calculator.
The main risks are a thin buyer pool (1,521 residents), interest-rate sensitivity on the $1,517 median mortgage, below-median household incomes ($84,552 vs $99,736 state median), a unit-heavy dwelling mix (23% houses) where body-corporate costs and apartment supply affect resale, the broader Western Australia market cycle. Each of these is covered in the Risk Factors section above with suburb-specific numbers rather than generic warnings.
Every number on this page comes from the ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, Australia Post postcode reference data, and OpenStreetMap amenity tiles. The investment score, strategy verdicts, and comparison table are computed deterministically from those inputs — no opinion, no estimation. See our full methodology and the data sources and licences for the formulas we use.