Economic Profile and Statistics

Home to 125,031 people, Cockburn supports 51,957 jobs and has an annual economic output of $28.868 billion.

A summary of the City’s economic profile is provided below. For more detailed information visit:
Output
The Cockburn economy generates an estimated $26.4 billion in output. 

The top three industries by output is Manufacturing, Construction, Gas, and Wholesale Trade. 

Construction is Cockburn's largest output generating sector, supporting an estimated annual output of $6.1 billion.
Regional exports
The value of regional exports generated by the Cockburn economy is estimated at $10.5 billion.

The top three regional exports are Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade, and Mining.

Manufacturing is Cockburn's largest exporter, generating regional exports estimated at $5.3 billion.
Regional imports
The value of intermediate goods and services imported into Cockburn by local industry sectors is estimated at $13.4 billion.

The top three regional import industries are Manufacturing, Mining, and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

Cockburn's Manufacturing sector spends an estimated $4.2 billion on regional imports, more than any other sector.
Value added
The total value added by the Cockburn is estimated at $11.1 billion.

The top three value added industries are Manufacturing, Construction, and Wholesale Trade.

At an estimated $1.95 billion, the Manufacturing sector is the largest value added contributor to Cockburn's economy.
Gross Regional Product
Cockburn's Gross Regional Product (GRP) is estimated at $13.2 billion, which represents 2.82% of the state’s GSP (Gross State Product).
Employment
The Cockburn economy supports an estimated 68,692 jobs. Employed residents are 78,200.

The top three industries by employment are Construction, Manufacturing, Health care and social assistance. Construction is Cockburn's largest employment sector, supporting an estimated 9,661 jobs.

In Cockburn, the locality of Henderson contains the highest number of jobs.
Population and median age
Home to around 141,000 people, Cockburn's median age is 37 years.
 
Source: This information has been sourced from Remplan and based on ABS 2021 Census Place of Work Employment (Scaled), ABS 2020 / 2021 National Input Output Tables, and ABS June 2022 Gross State Product.
 

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City of Cockburn
Whadjuk Boodjar
9 Coleville Crescent,
Spearwood 6163

PO Box 1215, Bibra Lake DC,
Western Australia, 6965

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Cockburn Nyungar moort Beeliar boodja-k kaadadjiny. Koora, yeyi, benang baalap nidja boodja-k kaaradjiny.
Ngalak kaditj boodjar kep wer kaadidjiny kalyakool yoodaniny, wer koora wer yeyi ngalak Birdiya koota-djinanginy.

The City of Cockburn acknowledges the Nyungar people of Beeliar Boodjar. Long ago, now and in the future they care for Country.
We acknowledge a continuing connection to Land, Waters and Culture and pay our respects to Elders, past and present.