766 ▲ +20.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 638
- 2016: 776
- 2021: 766
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cobargo · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Cobargo
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average shapes daily life in Cobargo, where the typical resident is 56. With 766 people, the area has a significant number of seniors and a much smaller proportion of children compared to most other regions.
766
▲ +20.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cobargo — higher than 71% of areas.
| Cobargo | 766 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 16,936 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 56, making the population far older than the national figure of 38. This puts Cobargo in a much higher age bracket than most similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +27.3%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 27.4% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state average at just 14.4%.
27.4% ▲ +83.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 27.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.4% ▼ -42.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Cobargo, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.5% of the population, well above the 3.2% national average. Additionally, 15.7% of residents are in de facto relationships, which is much higher than most other areas.
6.5% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Cobargo, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cobargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10950/cobargo/topic/demographics-identity