4,059 ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4,710
- 2016: 4,647
- 2021: 4,059
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cobar · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Cobar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 41% of residents in Cobar are married, making it the most common relationship status in the area. The community has a strong Indigenous presence and a young age profile compared to most other regions. However, the total population shrank by 14% since 2011, falling to 4,059 people.
4,059
▼ -13.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Cobar — lower than 69% of areas.
| Cobar | 4,059 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure of 38. While the age of residents has crept up by two years since 2011, the total population has fallen by about 651 people.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 20.5% of the population, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.8% of the area, a figure that rose by 4.8 points since 2011.
16.8% ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.5% ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.4%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Cobar splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 14.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 16.5% of residents.
14.3% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Cobar splits fairly evenly between Married (41%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cobar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11750/cobar/topic/demographics-identity