Emerald - Cockatoo

VIC

Emerald - Cockatoo is a stable region in VIC with 19,043 residents.

SA2 code: 212011289
State: VIC

Population

19,043

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+1.1%

3yr: +1.7% · 10yr: +3.6%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$370/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,176/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Emerald - Cockatoo (SA2)

Source: ABS ERP (latest release · 2025) · Census 2021. Numbers refreshed quarterly.

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.7%5yr: +1.1%10yr: +3.6%Total: +12.3%

Population grew from 16,964 to 19,043 over 24 years, averaging 0.5% per year.

Demand & supply signals

Derived signals haven't been computed for this region yet.

Roadmap signals

Two more derived metrics are defined in the platform and waiting on upstream-data orchestration. Each will populate here once its source series is wired through.

Affordability trend

Coming soon

RPPI year-on-year divided by WPI year-on-year. Above 1.0 means home prices are outpacing wages; below 1.0 means wages are catching up.

Awaiting: ABS RPPI (6432.0) + WPI (6345.0) GCCSA-grain orchestration.

Rent–price momentum spread

Coming soon

CPI rents year-on-year minus RPPI year-on-year. Positive means rents are gaining on prices; negative means prices are running ahead of rents.

Awaiting: ABS CPI rents component + RPPI orchestration.

Profile

Census snapshot

ABS · 2021

Housing

Public housing 0.2%

Almost entirely detached houses (99.2%), owner-occupied (90.0%), built for families (43% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 99.2%

5,979 houses22 townhouses29 apartments

Tenure

Owned 34.5%

Mortgage 55.5%

Owned 34.5%Mortgage 55.5%Renting 7.4%Other / NS 2.5%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

98 (1.6%)

2 bed

475 (8.0%)

3 bed

2,578 (43.3%)

4 bed

2,117 (35.6%)

5 bed

549 (9.2%)

6+ bed

132 (2.2%)