Cobar NSW 2835
Cobar is in Cobar LGA, NSW, postcode 2835, with population 3,603.
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Cobar has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
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Cobar has usable rent context. Postcode-derived rent for 2835. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
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Rent context available
Cobar has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $235/wk.
Postcode-derived rent for 2835. Multiple suburbs can share this rental market signal.
Cobar has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
No major visible gaps in the current status panel.
Cobar currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
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School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.
Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.
No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.
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Cobar NSW
Cobar is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Cobar local government area (postcode 2835). With a population of 3,603, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Cobar is $1.3 million, having remained flat 0% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $235. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,109.
Cobar is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 885, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 84 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Cobar LGA is moderate at 7,185 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Cobar offers a gross rental yield of 0.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 13.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Cobar is a smaller suburb in New South Wales within the Cobar local government area (postcode 2835). With a population of 3,603, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. NSW employment has moved +0.3% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. NSW also had 37 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 5 underway, and 75 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward mining and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, Aboriginal Australian.
The median house price in Cobar is $1.3 million, having remained flat 0% over the past year. The current median weekly rent is $235. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 0.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,109.
Cobar is served by 3 schools, including 2 primary, 1 secondary. The average ICSEA score is 885, which is well below the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 2 rail stations, 84 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Cobar LGA is moderate at 7,185 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Cobar offers a gross rental yield of 0.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices are near the state median ($1.3M/$1.5M). The price-to-income ratio of 13.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved +0.0% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.1% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Cobar FAQ
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What LGA is Cobar in?
Cobar is in the Cobar Local Government Area, NSW, postcode 2835. Council-level context for Cobar LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the median house price in Cobar?
The current median house price in Cobar, NSW is $1.3M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Cobar?
The median weekly rent in Cobar is $235/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Cobar?
Rent context available: Cobar has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Cobar a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Cobar show: Low Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cobar?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Cobar data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.