Canbelego vs Cobar
In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Canbelego, most households are people living alone. In Cobar, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Canbelego tends to suit young adults, people living alone, and older residents, while Cobar suits families with children.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Cobar
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (3 vs 0)
- has more parks and reserves (3 vs 0)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- Canbelego has cheaper land ($19,950 vs $63,500)
- Cobar leaves households under less mortgage stress (14% vs 133%)
Weighs land prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Canbelego
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $200/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Canbelego
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a shorter drive in (484 min vs 533 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (653.2 km vs 702.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Canbelego
ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more units and townhouses to downsize into (22% vs 11%)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 16%)
- But Cobar has more GPs (4 vs 0)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Canbelego
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (38.5% vs -9.7%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Canbelego and Cobar drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Cobar rents higher ($200/wk vs $0/wk); Cobar has more residents (3,603 vs 54).
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 54 | 3,603 +6572% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +38.5% | -9.7% |
| Median age | 36 same for both | |
| Median household income | $58,500/yr | $94,432/yr +61% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | — | $200/wk (not reported on the other side) |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.4%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.6%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.1%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $305,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $19,950 | $63,500 |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | — | 50 days from 46 sales |
Zoning mix
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 100% | 97% |
| Environmental | 0% | 2% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 7 across Cobar same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | — | 7.8% $515/wk on $344K |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — | Higher than 7% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 19% of NSW | Higher than 62% of NSW |
| Schools | — | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Walkability | Higher than 22% of NSW | Higher than 45% of NSW |
| Affordability | — | Higher than 97% of NSW |
| EV adoption | — same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 11% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | — | Higher than 100% of NSW |
Liveability
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — | C |
| Score | — | 32/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 32/100 | Low 26/100 |
| Crime | High 96/100 | High 89/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 1 within 5 km |
Schools
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 | 3 |
| Rated above peers | 0 | 1 |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 | 2 |
Schools in Canbelego
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Schools in Cobar
- Cobar High School Government · Secondary above peers
- Cobar Public School Government · Primary below peers
- St John's Parish School Catholic · Primary below peers
Amenities in the suburb
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 0 | 2 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 5 |
| Parks & reserves | 0 | 3 |
| Childcare | 0 | 4 |
| GPs | 0 | 4 |
| Hospitals | 0 | 1 |
| Police stations | 0 | 1 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 4 |
| Fuel stations | 0 | 3 |
| EV chargers | 0 | 1 |
| Waterways | 6 | 3 |
Mobility
Cobar sits further from the CBD (702.3 km vs 653.2 km).
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 4/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 653.2 km | 702.3 km +8% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 484 min | 533 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.0% postcode 2835 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 66 postcode 2835 same for both | |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.1%).
Setting
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 279 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 254 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
NBN connectivity
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 45/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 11 premises | 0% 2,241 premises |
Climate
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 392 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 34.6°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 5.9°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $2,302/yr same for both | |
| Council | Cobar same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Parkes same for both | |
| Member | Jamie Chaffey same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Canbelego | Cobar | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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