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Cobar vs Griffith Surrounds

Name: Cobar vs Griffith Surrounds — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Statistical Area 2 (SA2) comparison ≈ 229 km apart · Cobar profile · Griffith Surrounds profile

Cobar Griffith Surrounds

Griffith Surrounds and Cobar are two regional New South Wales areas with very different economic foundations. In Griffith Surrounds, nearly 30% of the workforce is in agriculture, forestry and fishing, while in Cobar, mining is the top employer at 30.7%. These different industries shape the local landscape; Cobar is much more walkable, with 71.3% of homes within 15 minutes of a park and 44.7% near health services, compared to 39.4% and 17.6% in Griffith Surrounds. Cobar also has a much higher proportion of renters at 32.6% and a larger First Nations population at 15.3%.

Both areas sit close to the national average for overall advantage. They also share very similar proportions of children under 15 and people aged 65 and over. While Griffith Surrounds has more public transport stops and departures, as well as a higher share of residents who speak another language at home, some gaps are closing. The difference in the share of households renting and those earning over $3,000 a week has both narrowed since 2011.

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Where they differ most

Population: 8,631 larger in Griffith Surrounds Renting: 10.4 pts higher in Cobar No car: 4.7 pts higher in Cobar Living alone: 9.1 pts higher in Cobar De facto: 4.7 pts higher in Cobar

Demographics & Identity

Population in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +8,631 larger in Griffith Surrounds gap steady

4,129 17th pct 12,760 66th pct

Median age in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +3 yrs older in Griffith Surrounds gap steady

37 yrs 36th pct 40 yrs 52nd pct

Age structure

24.5% Older adults (45–64) +3.9 pts ▸ 28.4%

27.1% Young adults (25–44) ◂ +3.8 pts 23.3%

20.2% Children (0–14) ◂ +0.5 pts 19.7%

16.7% Seniors (65+) ◂ +0.2 pts 16.5%

11.2% Youth (15–24) +1.0 pts ▸ 12.1%

Marital status

40.9% Married +9.9 pts ▸ 50.8%

40.2% Never married ◂ +6.1 pts 34.1%

9.1% Divorced ◂ +2.4 pts 6.7%

5.7% Widowed ◂ +0.6 pts 5.1%

3.9% Separated ◂ +0.7 pts 3.2%

Age & sex structure

Cobar Griffith Surrounds

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

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

76.9% Australia +0.8 pts ▸ 77.7%

0.5% India +1.0 pts ▸ 1.5%

1.4% New Zealand ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

0.1% Italy +1.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.7% England +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.5% Philippines +0.1 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.4% South Africa +0.2 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.2% China ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Nepal ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Ancestry

43.3% Australian ◂ +5.9 pts 37.4%

33.3% English ◂ +1.0 pts 32.4%

1.6% Italian +15.6 pts ▸ 17.2%

9.2% Irish +0.1 pts ▸ 9.3%

7.2% Scottish +1.5 pts ▸ 8.7%

2.9% German +0.6 pts ▸ 3.5%

0.3% Indian +0.8 pts ▸ 1.1%

1.0% Chinese ◂ +0.5 pts 0.5%

0.9% Dutch ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

0.8% Filipino even 0.8%

0.3% Greek ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Language

Language used at home

80.9% English only ◂ +1.1 pts 79.7%

0.1% Italian +2.2 pts ▸ 2.3%

0.3% Punjabi +1.0 pts ▸ 1.3%

0.3% Tagalog +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.3% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

0.1% Arabic +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.2% Vietnamese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.0%

0.1% Cantonese ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Greek ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.1% Hindi even 0.1%

Religion

Religious affiliation

54.3% Christianity +6.2 pts ▸ 60.6%

27.6% No religion ◂ +4.4 pts 23.2%

16.2% Not stated ◂ +3.6 pts 12.5%

0.4% Other religions +1.1 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.3% Islam +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.3% Hinduism +0.5 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.7% Buddhism ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.0% Judaism +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +10 more in Griffith Surrounds

4 57th pct 14 93rd pct

Schools/1k kids in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +0.79 more in Griffith Surrounds

4.79 86th pct 5.58 88th pct

Schools ≤3 km in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +23 more in Griffith Surrounds

4 8th pct 27 64th pct

Students in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +502 more in Griffith Surrounds

571 20th pct 1,073 39th pct

Avg size in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +66 larger in Cobar

143 14th pct 77 5th pct

ICSEA in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +67 higher in Griffith Surrounds

871 6th pct 938 14th pct

Highest year of school

31.8% Year 12 +3.9 pts ▸ 35.7%

29.1% Year 10 +1.3 pts ▸ 30.3%

14.1% Year 9 or below ◂ +0.7 pts 13.4%

8.1% Year 11 ◂ +1.0 pts 7.2%

Highest qualification level

37.6% Certificate III / IV ◂ +3.1 pts 34.5%

13.0% Bachelor degree +2.4 pts ▸ 15.4%

8.8% Advanced diploma / diploma +3.1 pts ▸ 11.9%

2.2% Certificate I / II +0.8 pts ▸ 3.0%

2.3% Postgraduate degree ◂ +0.2 pts 2.1%

1.5% Graduate diploma / certificate +0.7 pts ▸ 2.1%

Field of qualification

21.7% Engineering & related ◂ +5.4 pts 16.3%

11.2% Management & commerce +2.4 pts ▸ 13.6%

2.9% Agriculture & environment +5.2 pts ▸ 8.1%

6.8% Education +0.5 pts ▸ 7.4%

7.1% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 6.6%

6.4% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 7.0%

4.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.6 pts ▸ 4.7%

2.6% Architecture & building +1.5 pts ▸ 4.2%

1.6% Natural & physical sciences +0.7 pts ▸ 2.3%

1.2% Creative arts even 1.2%

0.8% Information technology +0.1 pts ▸ 0.9%

Income

Personal income in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +$49 higher in Cobar gap narrowing

$880 63rd pct $831 55th pct

Household income in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +$72 higher in Cobar gap narrowing

$1,702 47th pct $1,630 43rd pct

Family income in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +$279 higher in Cobar gap narrowing

$2,232 60th pct $1,953 41st pct

Household income distribution

27.3% $1,500–$2,999 +4.1 pts ▸ 31.4%

21.9% $650–$1,499 +5.5 pts ▸ 27.4%

17.6% Under $650 ◂ +3.2 pts 14.4%

10.8% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +2.0 pts 8.8%

10.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +1.9 pts 8.1%

Personal income distribution

23.7% $650–$1,499 +12.3 pts ▸ 36.0%

33.9% Under $650 ◂ +0.1 pts 33.9%

20.6% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +6.9 pts 13.7%

4.2% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.7 pts 2.5%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

8.9% Asthma +2.1 pts ▸ 11.0%

8.1% Arthritis +0.9 pts ▸ 9.0%

6.7% Mental health +0.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

5.8% Other condition ◂ +0.4 pts 5.4%

5.6% Diabetes ◂ +1.0 pts 4.6%

4.4% Heart disease ◂ +1.0 pts 3.4%

2.4% Cancer +0.4 pts ▸ 2.9%

1.8% Lung condition +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

0.9% Stroke even 0.9%

0.8% Dementia ◂ +0.5 pts 0.3%

Number of long-term health conditions

56.4% None +0.6 pts ▸ 57.1%

17.7% One condition +1.1 pts ▸ 18.8%

5.8% Two conditions +0.1 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.3% Three or more ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +200 larger in Griffith Surrounds

631 86th pct 831 86th pct

Median age in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +2 yrs older in Cobar

27 yrs 71st pct 25 yrs 57th pct

Median income in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +$53 higher in Griffith Surrounds

$622 47th pct $675 58th pct

Household income in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +$424 higher in Cobar

$1,857 59th pct $1,433 33rd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +0.3 larger in Griffith Surrounds gap steady

2.3 29th pct 2.6 57th pct

Family composition

54.0% Couples with children +5.3 pts ▸ 59.3%

28.5% Couples without children ◂ +0.7 pts 27.9%

15.8% One-parent families ◂ +4.1 pts 11.7%

1.8% Other families ◂ +0.7 pts 1.1%

Household size

33.4% 2 people +1.9 pts ▸ 35.3%

33.4% 1 person ◂ +9.1 pts 24.3%

12.3% 3 people +1.8 pts ▸ 14.2%

12.0% 4 people +1.6 pts ▸ 13.6%

5.5% 5 people +2.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.3% 6 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 4.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +$30 higher in Griffith Surrounds gap widening

$190 6th pct $220 10th pct

Mortgage in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +$102 higher in Griffith Surrounds gap steady

$1,098 7th pct $1,200 11th pct

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

0.70 0th pct 0.80 29th pct

How homes are owned or rented

34.9% Owned outright +4.5 pts ▸ 39.4%

32.6% Rented ◂ +10.4 pts 22.2%

26.6% Owned with a mortgage +2.0 pts ▸ 28.6%

3.2% Other tenure +3.8 pts ▸ 7.0%

2.4% Not stated +0.4 pts ▸ 2.8%

Types of homes

90.2% Separate house +5.3 pts ▸ 95.5%

4.7% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.7 pts 2.0%

2.9% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +2.3 pts 0.6%

1.4% Other dwelling ◂ +0.6 pts 0.8%

Bedrooms per home

44.6% 3 bedrooms ◂ +1.8 pts 42.9%

31.6% 4 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 33.2%

11.8% 2 bedrooms ◂ +0.8 pts 11.0%

5.4% 5 or more +2.6 pts ▸ 8.1%

3.9% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.5 pts 2.4%

0.5% Studio / none ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

Weekly rent distribution

49.0% Under $200 ◂ +18.2 pts 30.9%

40.9% $200–$349 +7.1 pts ▸ 48.0%

3.6% $350–$549 +4.5 pts ▸ 8.1%

0.0% $550–$749 +0.7 pts ▸ 0.7%

0.0% $750 or more +0.6 pts ▸ 0.6%

Monthly mortgage distribution

41.5% Under $1,000 ◂ +6.3 pts 35.2%

35.2% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +1.7 pts 33.6%

13.3% $1,800–$2,999 +2.6 pts ▸ 15.9%

6.0% $3,000 or more +0.4 pts ▸ 6.4%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +70 more in Griffith Surrounds

8 16th pct 78 79th pct

Stops/1k in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +4.18 more in Griffith Surrounds

1.94 20th pct 6.11 74th pct

Departures/1k in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +50.5 more in Griffith Surrounds

11.1 8th pct 61.7 17th pct

PT routes in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +3 more in Griffith Surrounds

6 43rd pct 9 57th pct

How people get to work

63.4% Car (driver) +2.2 pts ▸ 65.6%

9.1% Worked at home +3.1 pts ▸ 12.2%

6.5% Walked ◂ +1.0 pts 5.5%

3.8% Car (passenger) +0.8 pts ▸ 4.6%

0.8% Bus ◂ +0.2 pts 0.6%

0.5% Bicycle ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

36.1% 2 vehicles +1.6 pts ▸ 37.7%

35.6% 1 vehicle ◂ +10.2 pts 25.4%

13.2% 3 vehicles +6.0 pts ▸ 19.2%

7.9% 4 or more +6.9 pts ▸ 14.8%

7.7% No vehicle ◂ +4.7 pts 3.1%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

30.7% Mining ◂ +30.3 pts 0.3%

11.1% Agriculture, forestry & fishing +18.3 pts ▸ 29.4%

2.0% Manufacturing +9.5 pts ▸ 11.5%

6.1% Health care & social assistance +1.5 pts ▸ 7.6%

6.9% Retail trade ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%

6.9% Education & training ◂ +0.1 pts 6.8%

6.7% Public administration & safety ◂ +2.5 pts 4.2%

6.5% Accommodation & food ◂ +2.5 pts 4.0%

5.0% Construction +1.3 pts ▸ 6.3%

2.7% Transport & warehousing +1.3 pts ▸ 4.0%

3.3% Other services ◂ +0.1 pts 3.2%

2.7% Administrative & support ◂ +0.1 pts 2.6%

Occupations people work in

15.8% Managers +11.2 pts ▸ 27.0%

19.1% Technicians & trades ◂ +7.3 pts 11.7%

17.9% Machinery operators & drivers ◂ +8.3 pts 9.6%

11.5% Labourers +3.6 pts ▸ 15.1%

9.6% Clerical & administrative +1.6 pts ▸ 11.3%

10.8% Professionals ◂ +1.4 pts 9.4%

7.6% Community & personal service +0.2 pts ▸ 7.9%

5.9% Sales workers even 5.9%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +1 higher in Griffith Surrounds

3 29th pct 4 36th pct

IRSD decile in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +2 higher in Griffith Surrounds

3 29th pct 5 43rd pct

IER decile in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +2 higher in Griffith Surrounds

4 36th pct 6 57th pct

IEO decile in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +2 higher in Griffith Surrounds

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IRSAD score in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +32 higher in Griffith Surrounds

937 25th pct 969 38th pct

ERP in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +9,024 higher in Griffith Surrounds

4,115 15th pct 13,139 63rd pct

Growth in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +3.1 pts higher in Griffith Surrounds

-1.3% 6th pct 1.8% 26th pct

Businesses in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +1,825 higher in Griffith Surrounds

462 23rd pct 2,287 86th pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +44 higher in Griffith Surrounds

422 7th pct 466 9th pct

Max temp in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +0.9 higher in Cobar

26.2 77th pct 25.3 68th pct

Min temp in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +1.7 higher in Cobar

11.8 50th pct 10.1 26th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +1.2 higher in Cobar

3.4 24th pct 2.2 13th pct

Types ≤15 min in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +1.4 more in Cobar

3.8 28th pct 2.4 14th pct

15-min city in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +5.6 pts higher in Cobar

36.9% 26th pct 31.4% 22nd pct

Walk to shops in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +9.7 pts higher in Cobar

34.7% 25th pct 25.1% 16th pct

Walk to transit in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +5.3 pts higher in Griffith Surrounds

21.4% 15th pct 26.7% 17th pct

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

43.5% 26th pct 35.6% 20th pct

Walk to a park in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +32.0 pts higher in Cobar

71.3% 24th pct 39.4% 10th pct

Walk to health in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +27.1 pts higher in Cobar

44.7% 49th pct 17.6% 23rd pct

Amenities/1k in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +3.7 more in Griffith Surrounds

22.3 77th pct 26.0 83rd pct

Intersections/km² in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds even

0 0th pct 0 1st pct

Mean slope in Cobar in Griffith Surrounds +1.3 pts higher in Cobar

3.8% 24th pct 2.5% 2nd pct

Compare Cobar with nearby areas

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Compare Griffith Surrounds with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cobar vs Griffith Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sa2/105011093/cobar/vs/113011257/griffith-surrounds