4,129 ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,717
- 2016: 4,657
- 2021: 4,129
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cobar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Cobar
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far higher share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live in Cobar than in most other similar areas. The town has a shrinking population of 4,129 people and a typical age of 37, which is a little younger than the national figure.
4,129
▼ -12.5%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Cobar — lower than 83% of areas.
| Cobar | 4,129 |
|---|---|
| 2835, NSW | 3,793 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has shrank by 12% since 2011, losing about 588 people. It is now smaller than about 83% of areas at this level.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 20.2% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over rose 4.5 points since 2011 to reach 16.7%.
16.7% ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.2%
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) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 15.3% of the community, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. People in de facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 16.6%.
15.3% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.6% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 16.6%
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 (40%), 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/sa2/105011093/cobar/topic/demographics-identity