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Cobains vs Sale
Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 6.0 km apart · Cobains profile · Sale profile
Cobains Sale
Sale and Cobains are neighbouring areas with very different characters. Sale is a larger hub that is very walkable, where 78.1% of homes are within a 15-minute walk of groceries. It has a more varied housing mix, with 32.8% of households renting, and a higher number of one-parent families (17.8%). In contrast, Cobains is car-dependent and primarily residential, with everyone living in separate houses. Homes there are typically larger, as 95.2% have three or more bedrooms, and a far higher share (54.2%) are owned outright.
These two areas have tracked differently since 2011, especially in how people move. Sale has seen a much higher rise in new residents, with 42.4% moving in over the last five years. Despite this, they share several similarities, including an unemployment rate of around 5% and a similar typical monthly mortgage payment of about $1,300. Both areas also have a similar share of people providing unpaid care.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 491
- First area, 2016: 232
- First area, 2021: 245
- Second area, 2011: 13,186
- Second area, 2016: 13,673
- Second area, 2021: 14,296
- First area, 2011: 37 yrs
- First area, 2016: 44 yrs
- First area, 2021: 43 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 39 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 40 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 42 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in Cobains: 1.1% males, 0.0% females; 85+ in Sale: 1.2% males, 2.0% females
- 80–84 in Cobains: 0.0% males, 1.5% females; 80–84 in Sale: 1.4% males, 1.8% females
- 75–79 in Cobains: 1.5% males, 1.1% females; 75–79 in Sale: 1.9% males, 2.3% females
- 70–74 in Cobains: 2.6% males, 3.4% females; 70–74 in Sale: 2.7% males, 3.0% females
- 65–69 in Cobains: 3.8% males, 2.6% females; 65–69 in Sale: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 60–64 in Cobains: 3.4% males, 2.6% females; 60–64 in Sale: 2.9% males, 3.4% females
- 55–59 in Cobains: 2.3% males, 4.9% females; 55–59 in Sale: 3.0% males, 3.0% females
- 50–54 in Cobains: 3.4% males, 2.3% females; 50–54 in Sale: 2.7% males, 3.6% females
- 45–49 in Cobains: 4.5% males, 2.6% females; 45–49 in Sale: 2.7% males, 3.1% females
- 40–44 in Cobains: 1.9% males, 2.6% females; 40–44 in Sale: 2.7% males, 2.8% females
- 35–39 in Cobains: 3.8% males, 1.9% females; 35–39 in Sale: 2.8% males, 3.3% females
- 30–34 in Cobains: 4.5% males, 1.1% females; 30–34 in Sale: 3.2% males, 3.2% females
- 25–29 in Cobains: 2.6% males, 4.5% females; 25–29 in Sale: 3.1% males, 3.1% females
- 20–24 in Cobains: 1.9% males, 3.4% females; 20–24 in Sale: 2.8% males, 2.5% females
- 15–19 in Cobains: 3.8% males, 3.8% females; 15–19 in Sale: 2.9% males, 2.7% females
- 10–14 in Cobains: 3.0% males, 3.4% females; 10–14 in Sale: 3.2% males, 3.0% females
- 5–9 in Cobains: 4.9% males, 3.0% females; 5–9 in Sale: 3.1% males, 2.9% females
- 0–4 in Cobains: 3.0% males, 3.0% females; 0–4 in Sale: 3.0% males, 2.9% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $514
- First area, 2016: $608
- First area, 2021: $818
- Second area, 2011: $517
- Second area, 2016: $606
- Second area, 2021: $701
- First area, 2011: $1,294
- First area, 2016: $1,402
- First area, 2021: $1,812
- Second area, 2011: $946
- Second area, 2016: $1,154
- Second area, 2021: $1,327
- First area, 2011: $1,482
- First area, 2016: $1,553
- First area, 2021: $2,187
- Second area, 2011: $1,255
- Second area, 2016: $1,530
- Second area, 2021: $1,778
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
First Nations
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.7
- First area, 2016: 2.4
- First area, 2021: 2.6
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $200
- First area, 2016: $249
- First area, 2021: $240
- Second area, 2011: $195
- Second area, 2016: $245
- Second area, 2021: $280
- First area, 2011: $1,733
- First area, 2016: $1,517
- First area, 2021: $1,350
- Second area, 2011: $1,300
- Second area, 2016: $1,300
- Second area, 2021: $1,300
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.10
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Cobains vs Sale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL20586/cobains/vs/SAL22226/sale