Cobar
Sign in to saveCobar is a town in Outback New South Wales, Australia, whose economy is based mainly upon base metals and gold mining. The town is 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 2021 census, the town of Cobar had a population of 3,369. The Shire has a population of approximately 4,700 and an area of .
Key facts
- Australian place.type
- town
- Australian place.name
- Cobar
- Australian place.state
- nsw
- Australian place.image
- Cobar Main Street 001.JPG
- Australian place.caption
- Marshall Street, the main street of Cobar. Cobar retains much of its late 19th-century architecture.
- Australian place.lga
- Cobar Shire
- Australian place.postcode
- 2835
- Australian place.est
- 1870
- Australian place.pop
- 3,369
- Australian place.elevation
- 260
- Australian place.maxtemp
- 26.0
- Australian place.mintemp
- 11.8
- Australian place.rainfall
- 350.4
- Australian place.county
- Robinson
- Australian place.stategov
- Barwon
- Australian place.fedgov
- Parkes
- Australian place.dist1
- 711
- Australian place.dir1
- WNW
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Article
24 sectionsContents
- History
- Indigenous origins
- Pastoralism
- Copper ore
- Gold
- Silver
- Cobar township
- Heritage listings
- New Occidental Hotel fire
- Demographics
- Economy
- Cobar Quid
- Climate
- Notable people
- Gallery
- Media
- Newspapers
- Television
- Radio
- Transport
- Train and Bus Services
- Airport
- References
- External links
Cobar is a town in Outback New South Wales, Australia, whose economy is based mainly upon base metals and gold mining. The town is 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 2021 census, the town of Cobar had a population of 3,369. The Shire has a population of approximately 4,700 and an area of .
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 Cobar Sound Chapel opened in April 2022.