$946 ▲ +60.6%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $589
- 2016: $523
- 2021: $946
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cobar · Urban Centre
Income in Cobar
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher weekly pay than most similar areas defines Cobar, where the typical family earns $2,307 a week. While these figures are about the same as the state and national averages, the local typical personal income has jumped by $357 since 2011.
$1,794
▲ +11.6%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cobar — higher than 80% of areas.
| Cobar | $1,794 |
|---|---|
| 2835, NSW | $1,811 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,794 a week, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure. Weekly personal income is a little above the national average at $946.
$1,794 ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,607
- 2016: $952
- 2021: $1,794
Median total household income per week.
$2,307 ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,809
- 2016: $1,194
- 2021: $2,307
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 14.5% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. This is a growing trend, as the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly rose 6.7 percentage points since 2011 to reach 21.7%.
14.5%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.7%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Cobar, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and Under $650 (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cobar, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Cobar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115039/cobar/topic/income