Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Cocos (Keeling) Islands is a stable region in OT with 626 residents.

SA2 code: 901021002
State: OT

Population

626

Estimated 2025

5-Year Growth

+3.0%

3yr: +1.8% · 10yr: +12.8%

5-year growth

Median Rent

$231/wk

Census 2021

Median Income

$2,519/wk

Household, Census 2021

Population over time — Cocos (Keeling) Islands (SA2)

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

Growth at a Glance

3yr: +1.8%5yr: +3.0%10yr: +12.8%Total: +4.3%

Population grew from 600 to 626 over 24 years, averaging 0.2% 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 38.5%

Almost entirely detached houses (100%), rental-heavy (67.2% renting), built for families (47% are 3 bed).

Dwelling mix

Houses 100.0%

122 houses

Tenure

Renting 67.2%

Other / NS 20.5%

Owned 9.0%Mortgage 3.3%Renting 67.2%Other / NS 20.5%

Number of bedrooms

1 bed

0 (0.0%)

2 bed

10 (9.6%)

3 bed

49 (47.1%)

4 bed

33 (31.7%)

5 bed

12 (11.5%)

6+ bed