Cobar

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,105 people were counted in Cobar: of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Of the total population 6.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar there were 1,040 children aged 0-14 years and 712 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar, 3,770 people were Australian citizens, 245 were born overseas and 14 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar, 51.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.4% were separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 32.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar, 87.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Cobar were New Zealand 1.7%, England 1.5%, Philippines 0.5%, Scotland 0.4% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Cobar on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 39.3%, Anglican 24.8%, No Religion 10.1%, Uniting Church 10.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Tagalog (Filipino) 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, German 0.1% and Croatian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,016 people aged 15 years and over in Cobar were in the labour force. Of these 65.7% worked full-time, 24.8% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.7% were unemployed. 936 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar, the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 12.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 9.9%, Associate Professionals 8.2%, Professionals 7.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.1%, Managers and Administrators 3.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cobar, the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 13.4%, Business Services 4.8%, Education 3.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.7% and Food Retailing 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar, 1,005 families were counted: of these, 34.8% were couple families without children, 49.6% were couple families with children, 14.4% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar, 1,553 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Cobar, 85.3% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.2% were flats, units or apartments and 3.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar, 30.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.5% were being purchased and 41.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 21.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 62.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Cobar, 64.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.