Who is the member for Cowan?

Anne Aly (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Cowan, Western Australia. Anne serves as Minister for International Development. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Cowan?

At the 2021 Census, Cowan had a median age of 38, a median weekly household income of $1,545, 27.3% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The electorate of Cowan

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

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Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,545

per week

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Cowan within WA · 109 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

Anne Aly

Australian Labor Party · Minister for International Development

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What the Census says about Cowan

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

Median weekly household income: $1,545
Median weekly personal income: $724
Median weekly rent: $330
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,700
Average household size: 2.6 people

How people live here

30.9%

Own outright

39.2%

Mortgage

27.3%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance15% · 12,266 people
Retail Trade10.8% · 8,814 people
Construction10.4% · 8,466 people
Education & Training8% · 6,549 people
Accommodation & Food Services7.3% · 5,938 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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