Cobar flood & bushfire report
Of Cobar’s 3,081 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Cobar’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is below the NSW average of 16.4%.
Crime near Cobar
Cobar sits in the Cobar council area, which recorded 560 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 560 total. Figures are for the whole Cobar council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Cobar
Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.
Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so Cobar shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).
Zoning in Cobar
Cobar is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: General Industrial
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Centre
School catchments in Cobar
Cobar can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Cobar
At the 2021 Census, 7.8% of Cobar’s 3,603 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Cobar
Cobar council approved 5 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cobar council area (not just Cobar). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.