Cobar

Cobar
New South Wales
Marshall Street, the main street of Cobar. Cobar retains much of its late 19th-century architecture.
Cobar is located in New South Wales
Cobar
Cobar
Coordinates31°29′59″S 145°49′55″E / 31.49972°S 145.83194°E / -31.49972; 145.83194
Population3,990 (2016 census)[1]
Established1870
Postcode(s)2835
Elevation260 m (853 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Cobar Shire
CountyRobinson
State electorate(s)Barwon
Federal division(s)Parkes
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
26.0 °C
79 °F
11.8 °C
53 °F
350.4 mm
13.8 in

Cobar is a town in central western New South Wales, Australia whose economy is based mainly upon base metals and gold mining. The town is 712 km (442 mi) by road northwest of the state capital, Sydney. It is at the crossroads of the Kidman Way and Barrier Highway. The town and the local government area, the Cobar Shire, are on the eastern edge of the outback. At the 2016 census, the town of Cobar had a population of 3,990.[1] The Shire has a population of approximately 4,700 and an area of 44,065 square kilometres (17,014 sq mi).[2]

Many sights of cultural interest can be found in and around Cobar. The town retains much of its colonial 19th-century architecture. The Towsers Huts, 3 km south of town but currently inaccessible to the public, are ruins of very simple colonial dwellings from around 1870. The ancient Aboriginal rock paintings at Mount Grenfell are some of the largest and most important in Australia. The new Cobar Sound Chapel was opened in April 2022.[3]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cobar (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 September 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ http://www.cobar.nsw.gov.au/ Archived 28 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 7 January 2010
  3. ^ "Sunset serenade for Cobar Sound Chapel's official opening Cobar Sound – The Cobar Weekly". cobarweekly.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2022.