Who is the member for Cooper?

Ged Kearney (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Cooper, Victoria. Ged serves as Assistant Minister for Prevention of Family Violence. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Cooper?

At the 2021 Census, Cooper had a median age of 37, a median weekly household income of $1,845, 38.0% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

VIC

The electorate of Cooper

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,845

per week

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Cooper within VIC · 61 km². Boundary: ABS Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2025 (ASGS Edition 3), CC BY 4.0. An approximation of the AEC’s legal boundary — to confirm the division you vote in, look up your postcode.

Your representative

Ged Kearney

Australian Labor Party · Assistant Minister for Prevention of Family Violence

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What the Census says about Cooper

Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, 2021.

Median weekly household income: $1,845
Median weekly personal income: $888
Median weekly rent: $381
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $2,100
Average household size: 2.4 people

How people live here

29.3%

Own outright

29.9%

Mortgage

38.0%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance15.5% · 12,345 people
Professional, Scientific & Technical11.9% · 9,529 people
Education & Training11.4% · 9,128 people
Retail Trade8.8% · 6,988 people
Public Administration & Safety7.8% · 6,225 people

Source: ABS Census 2021. Census figures describe the electorate as it stood at the Census and are not updated between Censuses.

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