Cobark · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Cobark

How families and households are made up across the area.

Far fewer single-parent families live in Cobark than in most similar areas, making it a place where families are almost exclusively couples. This is a small community where nearly all households are headed by two parents or partners, reflecting a family structure that differs sharply from the state and national patterns.

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📍 Cobark, Suburb / Locality

Where Cobark sits — Average household size

2.6
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cobark — higher than 57% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Cobark2.6
2422, NSW 2.2
New South Wales 2.6
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

The typical home in Cobark has 2.6 people, which is higher than most areas. This figure is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian totals.

2.6

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 2.0
  • 2021: 2.6

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Cobark, the largest group is 2 people at 47%, followed by 3 people (26%) and 4 people (26%).

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

There are no one-parent families in the area, a figure far below the 14% seen across Australia and New South Wales. Families are split evenly, with 51.2% of households being couples with children and 51.2% being couples without children.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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Cobark splits fairly evenly between Couples with children (50%) and Couples without children (50%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Cobark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10951/cobark/topic/family-households