Suburb in West Arnhem

Cobourg, NT

Cobourg had a population of 32 at the 2021 Census (−3.0% since 2016). Median age 29.0. Median weekly household income $1,375. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Cobourg at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Northern Territory.

In Northern Territory - Outback

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Cobourg's population shrank by 3.0% to 32, slower than Northern Territory as a whole (+1.6%). With a median age of 29.0, it is younger than the NT average (33.0). Children under 10 make up 34.4% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 0.0%.

0.0% of households rent, a smaller share than the NT average of 48.6%. 0.0% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 4 households.

The median household earns $1,375 a week, below the NT average of $2,061.

11.8% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the NT average of 23.9%. 57.7% use a language other than English at home. 62.5% report no religion, higher than the NT average (43.9%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Cobourg beside NT and Australia.

MeasureCobourgNTAustralia
Population32232,60525,422,788
Growth since 2016−3.0%+1.6%+8.6%
Median age29.033.038.0
Households470,6609,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%18.1%14.3%
Renting0.0%48.6%31.1%
Owned outright0.0%16.2%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,375$2,061$1,746
Median rent a week–$325$375
Median mortgage repayment a month–$2,000$1,863
Born overseas11.8%23.9%29.3%
Other language at home57.7%36.1%23.6%
No religion62.5%43.9%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−3.0% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 362011
  2. 332016
  3. 322021

Age

Median age 29.0, against 33.0 for Northern Territory.

Cobourg Northern Territory
Share of people by age, Cobourg and Northern Territory
0–934.4%
10–190.0%
20–299.4%
30–3925.0%
40–490.0%
50–590.0%
60–699.4%
70–790.0%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Cobourg at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian Aboriginal75.0%
  2. Irish18.8%
  3. Scottish15.6%
  4. English9.4%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Australian Indigenous languages60.0%

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Cobourg

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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