47 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41
- 2021: 47
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Cobark · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Cobark is 56, making the area far older than most similar places. With only 47 people living here, the community is sparsely populated and has a very small number of children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cobark — lower than 73% of areas.
| Cobark | 47 |
|---|---|
| 2422, NSW | 5,608 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is small, with only 47 residents. The typical person here is 56, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
47 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 31.9% of the population, a figure far above the Australian average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at only 8.5%.
31.9% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.5% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Cobark, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 43%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Children (0–14) (11%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are among the highest for this type of area at 26.5%, while 67.4% of residents are married. No one in the community identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
26.5% —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Cobark, Married is the majority at 67%; Never married is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Cobark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10951/cobark/topic/demographics-identity