21,882
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Estimated resident population (ABS), 2025.
Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble · Sub-region (SA3)
Economy & Advantage in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble
How well-off the area is, how fast its population is growing, and the businesses and new homes here.
Fewer than 22,000 people live in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble, making it smaller than about 90% of similar areas. This region is currently seeing a population decline, which stands in stark contrast to the growth seen across the rest of the state.
Population growth
Annual population estimates and change since the census.
The population has fallen by 2.1% since 2021, a trend that is among the lowest for areas of this size. This is well below the New South Wales growth rate of 6.1%.
-2.1%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Population growth since the 2021 Census, from ABS annual estimates.
Sources
- Regional Population (Estimated Resident Population) — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2024 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Economy & Advantage in Bourke - Cobar - Coonamble [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10501/bourke-cobar-coonamble/topic/economy-advantage