Cobden

2016 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC20587
People 1,839
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 48
Families 467
Average children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.6
All private dwellings 836
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $1,009
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,153
Median weekly rent $180
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.9

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People
Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 915 49.9 2,908,077 49.1 11,546,638 49.3
Female 920 50.1 3,018,549 50.9 11,855,248 50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 20 1.1 47,788 0.8 649,171 2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,839 people in Cobden. Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

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Age Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 48 -- 37 -- 38 --
0-4 years 98 5.3 371,220 6.3 1,464,779 6.3
5-9 years 103 5.6 368,631 6.2 1,502,646 6.4
10-14 years 102 5.5 341,063 5.8 1,397,183 6.0
15-19 years 127 6.9 356,340 6.0 1,421,595 6.1
20-24 years 94 5.1 413,792 7.0 1,566,793 6.7
25-29 years 90 4.9 441,266 7.4 1,664,602 7.1
30-34 years 81 4.4 447,927 7.6 1,703,847 7.3
35-39 years 70 3.8 404,026 6.8 1,561,679 6.7
40-44 years 93 5.0 401,887 6.8 1,583,257 6.8
45-49 years 130 7.0 402,043 6.8 1,581,455 6.8
50-54 years 147 7.9 378,371 6.4 1,523,551 6.5
55-59 years 120 6.5 357,616 6.0 1,454,332 6.2
60-64 years 119 6.4 319,840 5.4 1,299,397 5.6
65-69 years 121 6.5 291,397 4.9 1,188,999 5.1
70-74 years 109 5.9 218,203 3.7 887,716 3.8
75-79 years 89 4.8 165,115 2.8 652,657 2.8
80-84 years 80 4.3 119,895 2.0 460,549 2.0
85 years and over 79 4.3 127,993 2.2 486,842 2.1

The median age of people in Cobden was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.8% of the population.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 771 50.1 2,344,107 48.4 9,148,218 48.1
Separated 49 3.2 146,493 3.0 608,059 3.2
Divorced 107 7.0 382,544 7.9 1,626,890 8.5
Widowed 151 9.8 251,674 5.2 985,204 5.2
Never married 461 30.0 1,720,887 35.5 6,668,910 35.0

Of people in Cobden aged 15 years and over, 50.1% were married and 10.2% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 658 49.8 2,060,766 47.8 8,001,141 47.7
De facto marriage 133 10.1 422,258 9.8 1,751,731 10.4
Not married 530 40.1 1,830,228 42.4 7,024,973 41.9

In Cobden, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.1% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Preschool 33 6.7 94,970 5.2 347,621 4.8
Primary - Government 113 23.1 313,881 17.2 1,314,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 33 6.7 102,778 5.6 380,604 5.3
Primary - other non Government 6 1.2 52,041 2.8 231,490 3.2
Secondary - Government 73 14.9 201,166 11.0 827,505 11.5
Secondary - Catholic 35 7.1 88,999 4.9 338,384 4.7
Secondary - other non Government 0 0.0 73,973 4.0 280,618 3.9
Technical or further education institution 25 5.1 103,685 5.7 424,869 5.9
University or tertiary institution 24 4.9 325,051 17.8 1,160,626 16.1
Other 6 1.2 59,498 3.3 198,383 2.8
Not stated 142 29.0 413,199 22.6 1,707,023 23.7

In Cobden 26.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.7% were in primary school, 22.1% in secondary school and 10.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 112 7.3 1,177,540 24.3 4,181,406 22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 98 6.4 447,023 9.2 1,687,893 8.9
Certificate level IV 47 3.1 138,313 2.9 551,767 2.9
Certificate level III 238 15.6 555,583 11.5 2,442,203 12.8
Year 12 158 10.4 772,461 15.9 2,994,097 15.7
Year 11 153 10.0 298,342 6.2 941,531 4.9
Year 10 227 14.9 376,237 7.8 2,054,331 10.8
Certificate level II 0 0.0 3,233 0.1 13,454 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 542 0.0 2,176 0.0
Year 9 or below 275 18.0 430,152 8.9 1,529,897 8.0
No educational attainment 3 0.2 48,920 1.0 145,844 0.8
Not stated 188 12.3 482,823 10.0 1,974,794 10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Cobden, 10.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 6.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 917 38.7 1,653,291 21.1 7,298,243 23.3
English 731 30.9 1,769,214 22.6 7,852,224 25.0
Irish 231 9.8 597,249 7.6 2,388,058 7.6
Scottish 200 8.4 492,281 6.3 2,023,470 6.4
Dutch 48 2.0 97,690 1.2 339,549 1.1

The most common ancestries in Cobden were Australian 38.7%, English 30.9%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 8.4% and Dutch 2.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Cobden (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,592 86.6 3,845,493 64.9 15,614,835 66.7
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 24 1.3 93,253 1.6 518,466 2.2
England 22 1.2 171,443 2.9 907,570 3.9
Netherlands 20 1.1 19,813 0.3 70,172 0.3
Scotland 9 0.5 26,073 0.4 119,417 0.5
Sri Lanka 6 0.3 55,830 0.9 109,849 0.5

In Cobden, 86.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 1.3%, England 1.2%, Netherlands 1.1%, Scotland 0.5% and Sri Lanka 0.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 133 7.2 2,283,741 38.5 8,051,196 34.4
Father only born overseas 71 3.9 365,528 6.2 1,488,092 6.4
Mother only born overseas 36 2.0 259,832 4.4 1,094,591 4.7
Both parents born in Australia 1,487 80.9 2,611,265 44.1 11,070,538 47.3

In Cobden, 80.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,537 84.1 2,886,502 48.7 12,231,150 52.3
Netherlands 39 2.1 51,198 0.9 175,354 0.7
England 38 2.1 276,101 4.7 1,403,096 6.0
New Zealand 35 1.9 103,922 1.8 617,331 2.6
Scotland 22 1.2 62,046 1.0 276,038 1.2

In Cobden, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.1%, Netherlands 2.1%, England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.9% and Scotland 1.2%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australia 1,563 85.6 2,996,642 50.6 12,643,365 54.0
Netherlands 42 2.3 44,458 0.8 152,088 0.6
England 40 2.2 254,812 4.3 1,302,147 5.6
New Zealand 28 1.5 102,791 1.7 608,329 2.6
Scotland 11 0.6 55,616 0.9 245,915 1.1

In Cobden, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 85.6%, Netherlands 2.3%, England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.5% and Scotland 0.6%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 542 29.3 1,876,738 31.7 6,933,708 29.6
Catholic 431 23.3 1,377,134 23.2 5,291,834 22.6
Uniting Church 259 14.0 197,572 3.3 870,183 3.7
Anglican 257 13.9 530,710 9.0 3,101,185 13.3
Not stated 147 8.0 555,956 9.4 2,238,735 9.6

The most common responses for religion in Cobden were No Religion, so described 29.3%, Catholic 23.3%, Uniting Church 14.0%, Anglican 13.9% and Not stated 8.0%. In Cobden, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English) Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Dutch 14 0.8 8,600 0.1 33,835 0.1
Sinhalese 6 0.3 37,423 0.6 64,612 0.3
German 3 0.2 19,714 0.3 79,353 0.3
Greek 3 0.2 110,707 1.9 237,588 1.0
Italian 3 0.2 112,272 1.9 271,597 1.2
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English only spoken at home 1,694 91.9 4,026,811 67.9 17,020,417 72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken 26 3.5 624,141 27.8 1,971,011 22.2

In Cobden 91.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.8%, Sinhalese 0.3%, German 0.2%, Greek 0.2% and Italian 0.2%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 465 56.4 1,670,556 57.0 6,623,065 57.7
Worked part-time 261 31.7 920,875 31.4 3,491,503 30.4
Away from work 55 6.7 144,696 4.9 569,276 5.0
Unemployed 43 5.2 193,465 6.6 787,452 6.9

There were 824 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Cobden. Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 31.7% were employed part-time and 5.2% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 102 13.2 329,396 12.0 1,218,823 11.4
16-24 hours per week 64 8.3 286,191 10.5 1,079,236 10.1
25-34 hours per week 94 12.2 305,282 11.2 1,193,445 11.2
35-39 hours per week 93 12.1 511,004 18.7 2,031,263 19.0
40 hours or more per week 367 47.7 1,159,551 42.4 4,591,801 43.0

Of employed people in Cobden, 13.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.7% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Labourers 175 22.6 247,428 9.0 1,011,520 9.5
Managers 112 14.5 369,921 13.5 1,390,047 13.0
Technicians and Trades Workers 110 14.2 358,749 13.1 1,447,414 13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers 85 11.0 159,193 5.8 670,106 6.3
Professionals 79 10.2 636,220 23.3 2,370,966 22.2
Sales Workers 79 10.2 265,142 9.7 1,000,955 9.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 67 8.7 289,348 10.6 1,157,003 10.8
Clerical and Administrative Workers 54 7.0 363,216 13.3 1,449,681 13.6

The most common occupations in Cobden included Labourers 22.6%, Managers 14.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.0%, Professionals 10.2%, Sales Workers 10.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Dairy Cattle Farming 82 11.4 11,606 0.4 20,326 0.2
Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 59 8.2 5,789 0.2 9,256 0.1
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 43 6.0 65,341 2.4 254,275 2.4
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 38 5.3 110,827 4.1 411,808 3.9
Aged Care Residential Services 24 3.3 50,467 1.8 211,621 2.0

Of the employed people in Cobden, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 11.4%, Cheese and Other Dairy Product Manufacturing 8.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 5.3% and Aged Care Residential Services 3.3%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 526 -- 644 -- 662 --
Family 1,293 -- 1,715 -- 1,734 --
Household 1,009 -- 1,419 -- 1,438 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Cobden was $526.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 489 63.2 1,691,496 61.8 6,574,571 61.5
Walked only 55 7.1 87,794 3.2 370,427 3.5
Worked at home 45 5.8 126,918 4.6 503,582 4.7
Car, as passenger 39 5.0 110,502 4.0 489,922 4.6
Truck 11 1.4 16,720 0.6 85,892 0.8
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People who travelled to work by public transport 3 0.4 345,108 12.6 1,225,668 11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 527 67.9 1,868,937 68.3 7,305,271 68.4

In Cobden, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.2%, Walked only 7.1%, Worked at home 5.8%, Car, as passenger 5.0% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 0.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 997 64.9 3,315,451 68.4 13,143,914 69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 353 23.0 1,329,164 27.4 5,259,400 27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 160 10.5 560,866 11.6 2,145,203 11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 456 29.7 931,546 19.2 3,620,726 19.0

In Cobden, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.0% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 295 19.3 1,130,813 23.3 4,298,593 22.6
5 to 14 hours per week 343 22.4 1,232,398 25.4 4,944,578 26.0
15 to 29 hours per week 184 12.0 535,249 11.0 2,189,776 11.5
30 hours or more per week 171 11.2 416,986 8.6 1,710,970 9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Cobden, 22.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families

family composition | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 213 45.8 559,717 36.5 2,291,987 37.8
Couple family with children 188 40.4 709,965 46.3 2,716,224 44.7
One parent family 60 12.9 234,596 15.3 959,543 15.8
Other family 4 0.9 27,800 1.8 102,559 1.7

Of the families in Cobden, 40.4% were couple families with children, 45.8% were couple families without children and 12.9% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male -- 18.3 -- 17.8 -- 18.2
Female -- 81.7 -- 82.2 -- 81.8

In Cobden, 18.3% of single parents were male and 81.7% were female.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 75 18.4 265,107 20.9 1,084,006 21.6
Both employed, worked part-time 18 4.4 52,749 4.2 203,596 4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time 87 21.4 291,419 23.0 1,086,460 21.7
One employed full-time, other not working 41 10.1 198,294 15.6 749,886 15.0
One employed part-time, other not working 22 5.4 77,946 6.1 302,037 6.0
Both not working 113 27.8 247,456 19.5 1,006,697 20.1
Other (includes away from work) 27 6.6 67,309 5.3 264,145 5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family) 24 5.9 69,393 5.5 311,381 6.2

In Cobden, of couple families with children, 18.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.4% had both employed part-time and 21.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles | internet connection

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 715 89.2 2,112,699 88.3 8,286,073 88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings 87 10.8 278,629 11.7 1,039,874 11.2

In Cobden, 89.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.8% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 652 91.2 1,546,945 73.2 6,041,788 72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 26 3.6 300,918 14.2 1,055,016 12.7
Flat or apartment 21 2.9 246,040 11.6 1,087,434 13.1
Other dwelling 8 1.1 11,093 0.5 64,425 0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Cobden, 91.2% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 4 0.6 8,279 0.4 39,769 0.5
1 bedroom 24 3.4 107,356 5.1 411,252 5.0
2 bedrooms 103 14.5 407,620 19.3 1,562,759 18.9
3 bedrooms 381 53.7 930,257 44.0 3,403,190 41.1
4 or more bedrooms 170 23.9 608,502 28.8 2,670,758 32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated 28 3.9 50,691 2.4 198,351 2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.6 -- 2.6 --

In Cobden, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 14.5% had 2 bedrooms and 53.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 329 46.1 682,685 32.3 2,565,695 31.0
Owned with a mortgage 196 27.5 746,502 35.3 2,855,222 34.5
Rented 161 22.6 607,354 28.7 2,561,302 30.9
Other tenure type 3 0.4 17,178 0.8 78,994 1.0
Tenure type not stated 24 3.4 58,983 2.8 224,869 2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Cobden, 46.1% were owned outright, 27.5% were owned with a mortgage and 22.6% were rented.

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Household composition

Household composition Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Family households 468 65.4 1,495,290 70.8 5,907,625 71.3
Single (or lone) person households 235 32.8 521,828 24.7 2,023,542 24.4
Group households 13 1.8 95,588 4.5 354,917 4.3

In Cobden, of all households, 65.4% were family households, 32.8% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

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Household income Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Less than $650 gross weekly income -- 27.9 -- 20.3 -- 20.0
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 6.6 -- 15.5 -- 16.4

In Cobden, 27.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 6.6% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median rent 180 -- 325 -- 335 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 94.4 -- 89.6 -- 88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 5.6 -- 10.4 -- 11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,153 -- 1,728 -- 1,755 --
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income -- 96.5 -- 92.5 -- 92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income -- 3.5 -- 7.5 -- 7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
None 34 4.8 166,061 7.9 623,829 7.5
1 motor vehicle 223 31.6 722,675 34.2 2,881,485 34.8
2 motor vehicles 249 35.3 776,286 36.7 2,999,184 36.2
3 or more vehicles 155 22.0 374,426 17.7 1,496,382 18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated 44 6.2 73,257 3.5 285,197 3.4

In Cobden, 31.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Internet connection

Dwelling internet connection Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Internet not accessed from dwelling 195 27.4 287,506 13.6 1,172,415 14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling 490 68.8 1,768,050 83.7 6,892,165 83.2
Not stated 27 3.8 57,157 2.7 221,494 2.7

In Cobden, 68.8% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics
Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Male 14 66.7 23,622 49.4 322,171 49.6
Female 7 33.3 24,159 50.6 326,996 50.4
Median age 12 -- 23 -- 23 --

In Cobden, 66.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 33.3% were female. The median age was 12 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.2 -- 1 -- 1 --
Median weekly household income 1,062 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

In Cobden, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,062.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Cobden % Cobden Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 230 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 0 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Cobden, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $230 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from the table totals. For further information, go to the User Guide for QuickStats.

Data reported for Australia and Other Territories now includes Norfolk Island, following an amendment to the Acts Interpretation Act, 1901. Because Norfolk Island has not previously been included in the Census, any 2011 benchmarks will not include Norfolk Island.