Median price trend for houses
Based on 32 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,800,000
Up 12.9% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $1.08m
- 3 bed
- $1.82m
- 4 bed
- $1.95m
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The quick read on
Cooks Hill
NSW 2300 · Newcastle
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,800,000
- Median unit
- $840,000
- Population
- 3,774
- Postcode
- 2300
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ABS 2021
Cooks Hill, New South Wales
Property market insights for Cooks Hill
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Cooks Hill NSW
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 50 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$750 per week
Up 3.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Cooks Hill, NSW is currently $1,800,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Cooks Hill has a 12-month growth rate of 12.9% for houses and 6.7% for units.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,080,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,820,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,950,000 in Cooks Hill.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Cooks Hill is $750 per week. The median house rent has increased 3.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Cooks Hill is $840,000, which has increased 6.7% since the same time last year. One-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $648,000, Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $795,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $1,250,000 in Cooks Hill. The median rent for units and apartments in Cooks Hill is $650 per week and has increased 8.3% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Cooks Hill safe?
The overall rate for Cooks Hill is 4,947 offences per 100,000 residents — 50% above the Rest of NSW benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Cooks Hill.
Overall crime rate
4,947
offences per 100,000 residents
50% aboveRest of NSW
Cooks HillRest of NSW: 3,298
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Cooks Hill?
Cooks Hill NSW 2300 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.
3,774 people call Cooks Hill home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $1,881 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 3,774
- Median age
- 35 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,297 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $430 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1511.3%Below
15–3437.8%Above
35–5424.4%Above
55–7421.3%Below
75 and over5.3%Below
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses17.4%Below
Townhouses51.3%Above
Apartments31.0%Above
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright22.9%Below
Paying a mortgage20.5%Below
Renting56.6%Above
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car14.1%Above
One car45.5%Above
Two cars30.3%Below
Three or more10.1%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home28.5%Above
Drove to work40.9%Below
Train, tram or bus1.0%In line
Walked or cycled9.6%Above
What stands out in Cooks Hill
28.5% of workers in Cooks Hill worked from home on Census day — about twice the rate across Rest of NSW.
3.2% of Cooks Hill residents were born in England.
57.0% of people in Cooks Hill described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Cooks Hill
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Cooks Hill NSW 2300.
Is Cooks Hill family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
11.3% of Cooks Hill's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
848 family households lived in Cooks Hill; 29.4% were couple families and 17.2% were one-parent families.
30.4% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Cooks Hill?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Cooks Hill had 3,774 residents at the 2021 Census.
33.8% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
26.6% were 55 or older. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Cooks Hill?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 17.4% of occupied private dwellings in Cooks Hill.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 51.3% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 31.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Cooks Hill?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
22.9% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
20.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.
56.6% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Cooks Hill?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Cooks Hill had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 37.0% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.
Two-person households represented 36.9%, while 11.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Cooks Hill?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
28.5% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.
40.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
1.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 9.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Cooks Hill?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
14.1% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.
One-car households formed 45.5% of the total.
40.5% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Cooks Hill, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
45.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 54.1% reported a different address.
14.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Cooks Hill?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
88.4% of residents used only English at home.
6.9% used a language other than English at home.
0.3% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Cooks Hill residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
14.3% of Cooks Hill's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 85.7% was born in Australia.
0.3% of residents were born in China.
0.3% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 90.6%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Cooks Hill?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 45.5% of ancestry responses in Cooks Hill.
Australian ancestry made up 35.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.6% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Cooks Hill?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
38.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.
Managers accounted for 13.3% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.2%.
Health care and social assistance employed 22.0% of workers, and education and training employed 11.4%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Cooks Hill?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 68.6%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.
38.1% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 23.1% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.0%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Cooks Hill show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
57.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
14.0% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
9.0% reported asthma, 8.1% arthritis and 2.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Cooks Hill?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
37.6% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 14.7% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 12.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 20.6%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Cooks Hill?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,881 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,297.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $430 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Cooks Hill compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 28.5% in Cooks Hill, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.
Outright ownership was 22.9% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is well below the Rest of NSW average.
Renting accounted for 56.6% in Cooks Hill, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Cooks Hill
Is Cooks Hill expensive?
The median house price is $1,800,000, while units and apartments sit at $840,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Cooks Hill good for families?
The Census counted 848 local families, and 11.3% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Cooks Hill?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $1,820,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Cooks Hill
27 streets in Cooks Hill
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Arnott St
- Auckland St
- Brooks St
- Bruce St
- Bull St
- Charles St
- Corlette St
- Council St
- Darby Street
- Dawson St
- Gibson St
- Glovers Ln
- Hooker Ave
- Hunnifords Ln
- Kemp St
- Kitchener Pde
- Laman St
- Parkway Avenue
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- Parry St
- Queen St
- Railway St
- Rodgers Ct
- Swan St
- Tooke St
- Tyrrell St
- Union St
- Young St
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