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Cooks Hill

Overseas arrivals

538 people who were living in Cooks Hill in 2016 were born overseas, and 18% arrived in Australia within 5 years prior to 2016.

The Year of Arrival data records when the overseas born population arrived in Australia. The data shows the degree to which areas are 'ports' for new overseas arrivals and reveals the role of Cooks Hill in housing the overseas-born. The number of recent overseas arrivals in an area is often determined by housing affordability, employment opportunities and pre-existing communities located in the area.

Cooks Hill's Year of Arrival data, when used with Birthplace, Religion and Language Spoken at Home data, is a good indicator of the likely need for services in migrant communities.

Derived from the Census question:

'In what year did the person first arrive in Australia to live here for one year or more?'

Overseas born population

Overseas arrivals
Cooks Hill - Overseas born (Usual residence)2016
Year of arrival in AustraliaNumber%Waratah West %
Arrived in 1960 or earlier336.17.7
1961 to 1970315.86.5
1971 to 1980509.33.6
1981 to 19905510.26.9
1991 to 20008014.97.6
2001 to 201011521.413.4
2011 to 20157614.116.2
2016 to Aug 20219517.734.8
Not stated30.63.3

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).

Overseas arrivals, 2016
Overseas arrivals, 2016 Not stated, Waratah West: 3.3% 2016 to Aug 2021, Waratah West: 34.8% 2011 to 2015, Waratah West: 16.2% 2001 to 2010, Waratah West: 13.4% 1991 to 2000, Waratah West: 7.6% 1981 to 1990, Waratah West: 6.9% 1971 to 1980, Waratah West: 3.6% 1961 to 1970, Waratah West: 6.5% Arrived in 1960 or earlier, Waratah West: 7.7% Not stated, Cooks Hill: 0.6% 2016 to Aug 2021, Cooks Hill: 17.7% 2011 to 2015, Cooks Hill: 14.1% 2001 to 2010, Cooks Hill: 21.4% 1991 to 2000, Cooks Hill: 14.9% 1981 to 1990, Cooks Hill: 10.2% 1971 to 1980, Cooks Hill: 9.3% 1961 to 1970, Cooks Hill: 5.8% Arrived in 1960 or earlier, Cooks Hill: 6.1%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2016 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born population of Cooks Hill in 2016 compared to Waratah West shows that there was a larger proportion of people who arrived before 2001, and a smaller proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 to Aug 2021).

Overall, 46.2825% of the overseas born population arrived before 2001, and 17.658% arrived during or after 2016, compared with 32.358% and 34.7676% respectively for Waratah West.

The major differences in year of arrival data in the population between Cooks Hill and Waratah West are:

  • A larger percentage of arrivals between 2001 to 2010 (21.4% compared to 13.4%)
  • A larger percentage of arrivals between 1991 to 2000 (14.9% compared to 7.6%)
  • A larger percentage of arrivals between 1971 to 1980 (9.3% compared to 3.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2016 to Aug 2021 (17.7% compared to 34.8%)

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