Median price trend for houses
Based on 3 sales in the preceding 12 months
$630,000
- 3 bed
- $630k
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The quick read on
Coolup
WA 6214 · Murray
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $630,000
- Population
- 420
- Postcode
- 6214
latest suburb median
ABS 2021
Coolup, Western Australia
Property market insights for Coolup
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Coolup WA
The median house price in Coolup, WA is currently $630,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $630,000 in Coolup.
Crime and safety
Is Coolup safe?
The overall rate for Coolup is 14,137 offences per 100,000 residents — 81% above the Greater Perth 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 Coolup.
Overall crime rate
14,137
offences per 100,000 residents
81% aboveGreater Perth
CoolupGreater Perth: 7,809
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Coolup?
Coolup WA 6214 is in Western Australia, within Greater Perth.
420 people call Coolup home, with an average of 3.1 people per household and a median household income of $2,159 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 420
- Median age
- 38 years
- Median mortgage
- $2,000 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $270 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineGreater Perth benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1522.1%Above
15–3420.0%Below
35–5426.9%Below
55–7423.8%Above
75 and over6.7%In line
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses102.3%Above
Townhouses0.0%Below
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright40.5%Above
Paying a mortgage45.2%Above
Renting14.3%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car0.0%Below
One car15.9%Below
Two cars31.1%Below
Three or more47.0%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home12.1%Above
Drove to work54.2%Below
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled1.6%Below
What stands out in Coolup
12.1% of workers in Coolup worked from home on Census day — noticeably more common than across Greater Perth.
7.9% of Coolup residents were born in England.
54.5% of people in Coolup described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Coolup
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Coolup WA 6214.
Is Coolup family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
22.1% of Coolup's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
126 family households lived in Coolup; 48.4% were couple families and 11.9% were one-parent families.
37.3% of local families included children under 15. That is close to the Greater Perth average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Coolup?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Coolup had 420 residents at the 2021 Census.
20.7% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
30.5% were 55 or older. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Coolup?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 102.3% of occupied private dwellings in Coolup.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Coolup?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
40.5% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
45.2% were buying their home with a mortgage.
14.3% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Coolup?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Coolup had 3.1 people.
One-person households made up 14.8% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
Two-person households represented 37.0%, while 31.9% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Coolup?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
12.1% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is somewhat above the Greater Perth average.
54.2% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Greater Perth average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 1.6% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Coolup?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
One-car households formed 15.9% of the total.
78.0% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Coolup, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
61.9% were at the same address five years earlier, while 38.1% reported a different address.
9.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Coolup?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.3% of residents used only English at home.
0.0% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Coolup residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
9.3% of Coolup's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 90.7% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.9%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Coolup?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 46.9% of ancestry responses in Coolup.
Australian ancestry made up 48.1% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Coolup?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
8.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Managers accounted for 16.8% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 9.5%.
Health care and social assistance employed 7.4% of workers, and education and training employed 3.2%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Coolup?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 63.4%, compared with 65.2% across Greater Perth.
36.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 18.4% worked part time.
Unemployment was 4.9%, compared with 5.3% across Greater Perth.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Coolup show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
59.5% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
7.4% reported asthma, 8.6% arthritis and 4.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Coolup?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
11.7% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about half the Greater Perth rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 11.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 55.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Coolup?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $2,159 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,000.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $270 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Coolup compare with Greater Perth?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 12.1% in Coolup, compared with 7.6% across Greater Perth.
Outright ownership was 40.5% locally and 29.3% across Greater Perth. That is well above the Greater Perth average.
Renting accounted for 14.3% in Coolup, against 27.5% across Greater Perth.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Coolup
Is Coolup expensive?
The median house price is $630,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Coolup good for families?
The Census counted 126 local families, and 22.1% 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 Coolup?
3-bedroom houses have a median around $630,000, 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 Coolup
31 streets in Coolup
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Abbotts Rd
- Baker St
- Berger St
- Birch St
- Blake Rd
- Boar Swamp Rd
- Bradford St
- Brownes Road
- Cheshire St
- Coolup Rd East
- Coolup Rd South
- Dallas St
- Deeble Rd
- Fawcett St
- Fishermans Rd
- Gibbings Rd
- Hart Rd
- Herron St
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- Holland St
- Keane Rd
- Kenton Gr
- Leach Rd
- Mayfield Rd
- Mclarty St
- Mcneill Rd
- Murray St
- Robinson Rd
- Somers Rd
- South Western Hwy
- Tallathalla Rd
- Valli Rd
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