Cowaramup, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Cowaramup is a small town in the South West of Western Australia, in the heart of the Margaret River wine region and about 13 kilometres north of Margaret River itself. It is the closest townsite to a string of well-known wineries and a short drive from the surf and swimming beaches of Cowaramup Bay. It lies on the traditional lands of the Wardandi people, and its name comes from the Wardandi word 'cowara', the purple-crowned lorikeet; despite the town's playful 'Cowtown' branding and its herd of life-size fibreglass cows, the name has nothing to do with cattle. The town was gazetted in 1925 and named after a nearby railway siding on the former Busselton-to-Augusta line.
More advantaged than the national average
Cowaramup is more socio-economically advantaged than about 72% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1026, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Cowaramup at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 2,482
- Median age
- 39
- Median weekly household income
- $1,925
- SEIFA score
- 1026
- Coordinates
- -33.8590, 115.0829
Cowaramup demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cowaramup using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 29%, 17% of homes are rented, and 20% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 654 | 26% |
| Youth (15–24) | 164 | 7% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 711 | 29% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 664 | 27% |
| Seniors (65+) | 282 | 11% |
Share of the 2,475 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 213 | 28% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 395 | 51% |
| Rented | 134 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 741 | 98% |
| Townhouses & semis | 16 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 757 occupied private dwellings in Cowaramup.
- Median weekly rent
- $390
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,950
- Average household size
- 2.8 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,128
- Median weekly personal income
- $876
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 441 (20%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 128 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 29 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 1,037 (59%)
- Labour-force participation
- 69.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Employed full-time
- 618
- Employed part-time
- 523
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Cowaramup
Where is Cowaramup?
Cowaramup is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Cowaramup?
At the 2021 Census, Cowaramup had a population of about 2,482.
Is Cowaramup an advantaged area?
Cowaramup has an ABS SEIFA score of 1026, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 72 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 72% of Australian suburbs.
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