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Cobar vs Griffith

Name: Cobar vs Griffith — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 278 km apart · Cobar profile · Griffith profile

Cobar Griffith

Cobar and Griffith are two New South Wales regions with very different social profiles. Griffith is far more multicultural, with 22.4% of people born overseas and 23.2% using a language other than English at home, compared to 7.4% and 4.5% in Cobar. Cobar has a much higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (14.3% compared to 5.3% in Griffith) and sees far more people earning $2,000 or more a week (14.1% versus 7.1%). Cobar also records much higher rates of crime, including sexual offences and motor vehicle theft.

Since 2011, the gap in overseas births and language use has widened, while the difference in de facto relationships has narrowed. Despite these shifts, the two areas remain very similar in other ways. They share the same typical resident age of 37 and have nearly identical typical weekly household incomes of around $1,740. Both regions also have similar rates of unemployment, renting, and long-term health conditions.

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Where they differ most

Population: 23,027 larger in Griffith Other language: 18.7 pts higher in Griffith De facto: 7.1 pts higher in Cobar Born overseas: 15.0 pts higher in Griffith Household size: 0.4 larger in Griffith

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cobar in Griffith +23,027 larger in Griffith gap widening

4,059 31st pct 27,086 64th pct

Median age in Cobar in Griffith even gap narrowing

37 yrs 24th pct 37 yrs 24th pct

Age structure

27.3% Young adults (25–44) +0.1 pts ▸ 27.4%

24.5% Older adults (45–64) even 24.5%

20.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +1.1 pts 19.4%

16.8% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.2 pts 16.6%

11.3% Youth (15–24) +0.8 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

41.4% Married +9.5 pts ▸ 51.0%

39.4% Never married ◂ +5.6 pts 33.8%

9.4% Divorced ◂ +3.3 pts 6.1%

5.7% Widowed +0.2 pts ▸ 5.9%

4.0% Separated ◂ +0.9 pts 3.1%

Age & sex structure

Cobar Griffith

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.7% Australia ◂ +7.1 pts 69.6%

0.5% India +6.5 pts ▸ 7.0%

0.1% Italy +3.0 pts ▸ 3.1%

1.4% New Zealand +0.2 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.5% Philippines +0.9 pts ▸ 1.4%

0.7% England +0.1 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.4% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.5%

0.2% China +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal even 0.1%

Ancestry

43.7% Australian ◂ +15.3 pts 28.4%

33.7% English ◂ +7.0 pts 26.7%

1.6% Italian +22.6 pts ▸ 24.2%

9.2% Irish ◂ +2.0 pts 7.2%

7.3% Scottish ◂ +0.8 pts 6.5%

0.3% Indian +4.7 pts ▸ 5.0%

3.0% German ◂ +0.4 pts 2.6%

0.8% Filipino +0.8 pts ▸ 1.6%

1.0% Chinese +0.2 pts ▸ 1.2%

0.9% Dutch ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

80.8% English only ◂ +11.9 pts 68.9%

0.1% Italian +4.8 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.3% Punjabi +3.4 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.3% Mandarin +0.7 pts ▸ 1.0%

0.3% Tagalog +0.4 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Hindi +0.3 pts ▸ 0.4%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese even 0.2%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

53.9% Christianity +7.1 pts ▸ 61.1%

28.0% No religion ◂ +9.5 pts 18.5%

16.3% Not stated ◂ +7.7 pts 8.6%

0.3% Hinduism +4.6 pts ▸ 4.9%

0.4% Other religions +3.1 pts ▸ 3.6%

0.3% Islam +2.4 pts ▸ 2.7%

0.7% Buddhism even 0.6%

0.0% Judaism even 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cobar in Griffith +13 more in Griffith

4 29th pct 17 69th pct

Schools/1k kids in Cobar in Griffith +1.57 more in Cobar

4.80 60th pct 3.23 43rd pct

Students in Cobar in Griffith +3,943 more in Griffith

571 30th pct 4,514 63rd pct

Avg size in Cobar in Griffith +123 larger in Griffith

143 33rd pct 266 56th pct

ICSEA in Cobar in Griffith +85 higher in Griffith

871 13th pct 956 40th pct

Highest year of school

32.2% Year 12 +9.8 pts ▸ 42.1%

28.8% Year 10 ◂ +1.1 pts 27.7%

13.6% Year 9 or below +0.5 pts ▸ 14.0%

8.3% Year 11 ◂ +1.8 pts 6.5%

Highest qualification level

37.7% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.6 pts 34.1%

13.1% Bachelor degree +6.2 pts ▸ 19.3%

8.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.8 pts ▸ 12.6%

2.3% Postgraduate degree +2.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

2.2% Certificate I / II +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

Field of qualification

21.9% Engineering & related ◂ +6.6 pts 15.3%

11.3% Management & commerce +5.4 pts ▸ 16.8%

6.9% Health +1.6 pts ▸ 8.5%

6.3% Society & culture +2.1 pts ▸ 8.4%

6.9% Education +0.6 pts ▸ 7.5%

3.0% Architecture & building +2.7 pts ▸ 5.7%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.4 pts ▸ 5.5%

2.7% Agriculture & environment +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.8 pts ▸ 2.4%

0.8% Information technology +1.3 pts ▸ 2.1%

1.2% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 1.6%

Income

Personal income in Cobar in Griffith +$63 higher in Cobar gap widening

$900 77th pct $837 71st pct

Household income in Cobar in Griffith even gap narrowing

$1,740 74th pct $1,738 74th pct

Family income in Cobar in Griffith +$254 higher in Cobar gap narrowing

$2,260 81st pct $2,006 67th pct

Household income distribution

27.4% $1,500–$2,999 +6.0 pts ▸ 33.4%

22.1% $650–$1,499 +4.1 pts ▸ 26.2%

17.8% Under $650 ◂ +3.5 pts 14.3%

10.9% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +1.0 pts 9.9%

10.3% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 8.3%

Personal income distribution

24.0% $650–$1,499 +15.3 pts ▸ 39.2%

33.3% Under $650 +1.3 pts ▸ 34.6%

21.0% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 14.1%

4.3% $3,000 or more ◂ +2.1 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.8% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 9.3%

8.2% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 8.0%

6.6% Mental health +0.5 pts ▸ 7.1%

5.7% Other condition +0.1 pts ▸ 5.8%

5.4% Diabetes ◂ +0.7 pts 4.7%

4.2% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 3.2%

2.5% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 2.6%

1.8% Lung condition ◂ +0.3 pts 1.5%

0.9% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.9% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.3% None +6.3 pts ▸ 62.7%

17.6% One condition +0.9 pts ▸ 18.4%

5.8% Two conditions ◂ +0.5 pts 5.3%

3.3% Three or more ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cobar in Griffith +855 larger in Griffith

579 51st pct 1,434 72nd pct

Median age in Cobar in Griffith +3 yrs older in Cobar

26 yrs 57th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Cobar in Griffith +$112 higher in Cobar

$719 81st pct $607 65th pct

Household income in Cobar in Griffith +$676 higher in Cobar

$2,045 88th pct $1,369 49th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cobar in Griffith +0.4 larger in Griffith gap widening

2.3 29th pct 2.7 86th pct

Family composition

54.4% Couples with children +5.0 pts ▸ 59.5%

28.9% Couples without children ◂ +3.2 pts 25.6%

15.3% One-parent families ◂ +1.6 pts 13.7%

1.5% Other families ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Household size

33.7% 2 people ◂ +1.8 pts 31.9%

33.5% 1 person ◂ +8.9 pts 24.6%

12.1% 3 people +3.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

11.8% 4 people +3.5 pts ▸ 15.3%

5.6% 5 people +2.2 pts ▸ 7.8%

3.4% 6 or more +1.3 pts ▸ 4.7%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cobar in Griffith +$90 higher in Griffith gap widening

$200 29th pct $290 60th pct

Mortgage in Cobar in Griffith +$377 higher in Griffith gap widening

$1,096 29th pct $1,473 54th pct

People / bedroom in Cobar in Griffith +0.10 higher in Griffith gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

35.7% Owned outright ◂ +2.2 pts 33.5%

31.8% Rented +0.5 pts ▸ 32.3%

27.1% Owned with a mortgage +2.0 pts ▸ 29.1%

3.2% Other tenure ◂ +0.5 pts 2.7%

2.4% Not stated ◂ +0.2 pts 2.2%

Types of homes

90.1% Separate house ◂ +6.1 pts 84.0%

4.8% Flat or apartment +5.2 pts ▸ 10.0%

3.1% Townhouse / semi-detached +1.5 pts ▸ 4.6%

1.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.5 pts 0.9%

Bedrooms per home

44.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.4 pts 42.2%

31.2% 4 bedrooms +1.4 pts ▸ 32.5%

11.6% 2 bedrooms +2.6 pts ▸ 14.1%

5.5% 5 or more ◂ +0.1 pts 5.4%

3.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +0.5 pts 3.4%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.3 pts 0.2%

Weekly rent distribution

47.5% Under $200 ◂ +29.2 pts 18.4%

43.1% $200–$349 +3.9 pts ▸ 47.0%

3.8% $350–$549 +25.1 pts ▸ 28.9%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.9 pts ▸ 0.9%

0.0% $750 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

Monthly mortgage distribution

35.3% $1,000–$1,799 +8.9 pts ▸ 44.2%

41.6% Under $1,000 ◂ +21.7 pts 19.9%

13.4% $1,800–$2,999 +9.7 pts ▸ 23.0%

6.8% $3,000 or more +0.2 pts ▸ 7.0%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cobar in Griffith +229 more in Griffith

8 36th pct 237 73rd pct

Stops/1k in Cobar in Griffith +6.78 more in Griffith

1.97 37th pct 8.75 95th pct

Departures/1k in Cobar in Griffith +329.4 more in Griffith

11.3 31st pct 340.7 67th pct

PT routes in Cobar in Griffith +11 more in Griffith

6 48th pct 17 66th pct

Stop walk in Cobar in Griffith

— 44 73rd pct

How people get to work

63.6% Car (driver) +8.9 pts ▸ 72.5%

3.9% Car (passenger) +5.0 pts ▸ 8.9%

8.7% Worked at home ◂ +3.4 pts 5.3%

6.5% Walked ◂ +3.7 pts 2.8%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.7 pts 0.1%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.4% 2 vehicles +1.3 pts ▸ 37.8%

35.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +4.0 pts 31.6%

13.6% 3 vehicles +1.6 pts ▸ 15.2%

7.7% 4 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 10.4%

6.8% No vehicle ◂ +1.7 pts 5.0%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

30.8% Mining ◂ +30.6 pts 0.2%

2.0% Manufacturing +16.8 pts ▸ 18.8%

10.6% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +1.8 pts ▸ 12.4%

5.9% Health care & social assistance +5.3 pts ▸ 11.2%

6.9% Retail trade +3.2 pts ▸ 10.1%

6.9% Education & training ◂ +0.5 pts 6.5%

5.0% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 6.8%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.8 pts 4.0%

6.6% Accommodation & food ◂ +1.8 pts 4.7%

3.3% Other services +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

1.2% Professional & technical +2.2 pts ▸ 3.3%

2.7% Transport & warehousing +0.2 pts ▸ 2.9%

Occupations people work in

19.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +5.8 pts 13.4%

11.8% Labourers +7.2 pts ▸ 19.0%

18.0% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +11.0 pts 7.0%

15.3% Managers +0.1 pts ▸ 15.5%

10.9% Professionals +2.4 pts ▸ 13.3%

9.7% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 11.2%

7.4% Community & personal service +1.8 pts ▸ 9.2%

5.9% Sales workers +2.9 pts ▸ 8.8%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cobar in Griffith +1 higher in Griffith

4 36th pct 5 43rd pct

IRSD decile in Cobar in Griffith even

5 43rd pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Cobar in Griffith +1 higher in Griffith

5 43rd pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Cobar in Griffith +1 higher in Griffith

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Cobar in Griffith +13 higher in Griffith

937 37th pct 950 47th pct

ERP in Cobar in Griffith +23,439 higher in Griffith

4,019 29th pct 27,458 62nd pct

Growth in Cobar in Griffith +2.9 pts higher in Griffith

-1.9% 5th pct 1.0% 22nd pct

Businesses in Cobar in Griffith +3,009 higher in Griffith

463 30th pct 3,472 67th pct

Approvals in Cobar in Griffith +134 higher in Griffith

4 18th pct 138 64th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cobar in Griffith +51 higher in Griffith

422 25th pct 473 30th pct

Max temp in Cobar in Griffith +1.3 higher in Cobar

26.2 69th pct 24.9 58th pct

Min temp in Cobar in Griffith +1.9 higher in Cobar

11.8 60th pct 9.9 30th pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Cobar in Griffith +3,435 higher in Cobar

14,511 80th pct 11,076 67th pct

Assault/100k in Cobar in Griffith +802 higher in Cobar

2,094 86th pct 1,292 67th pct

Sexual/100k in Cobar in Griffith +512 higher in Cobar

862 98th pct 351 73rd pct

Robbery/100k in Cobar in Griffith +27 higher in Cobar

49 80th pct 22 47th pct

Burglary/100k in Cobar in Griffith +338 higher in Cobar

788 75th pct 450 42nd pct

Theft/100k in Cobar in Griffith +258 higher in Cobar

1,133 43rd pct 875 31st pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Cobar in Griffith +515 higher in Cobar

1,084 92nd pct 569 73rd pct

Property damage/100k in Cobar in Griffith +159 higher in Cobar

1,429 83rd pct 1,270 79th pct

Drugs/100k in Cobar in Griffith +191 higher in Cobar

690 63rd pct 498 52nd pct

5-yr change in Cobar in Griffith +34.5 pts higher in Cobar

33.6% 80th pct -0.9% 34th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cobar in Griffith +0.7 higher in Griffith

3.5 42nd pct 4.1 60th pct

Types ≤15 min in Cobar in Griffith +0.1 more in Griffith

3.8 46th pct 3.9 48th pct

15-min city in Cobar in Griffith +6.3 pts higher in Griffith

37.3% 30th pct 43.6% 42nd pct

Walk to shops in Cobar in Griffith +3.9 pts higher in Griffith

35.1% 27th pct 38.9% 34th pct

Walk to transit in Cobar in Griffith +50.9 pts higher in Griffith

21.6% 32nd pct 72.5% 71st pct

Walk to school in Cobar in Griffith +8.0 pts higher in Griffith

44.0% 32nd pct 52.0% 45th pct

Walk to a park in Cobar in Griffith even

71.4% 53rd pct 71.4% 53rd pct

Walk to health in Cobar in Griffith +9.6 pts higher in Cobar

45.1% 63rd pct 35.5% 46th pct

Amenities/1k in Cobar in Griffith +5.5 more in Cobar

22.4 59th pct 16.9 44th pct

Intersections/km² in Cobar in Griffith +2 higher in Griffith

0 4th pct 2 58th pct

Mean slope in Cobar in Griffith +0.8 pts higher in Cobar

3.8% 35th pct 3.0% 16th pct

Compare Cobar with nearby areas

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Compare Griffith with nearby areas

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cobar vs Griffith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA11750/cobar/vs/LGA13450/griffith