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Cowra NSW 2794

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Riverina Electorate › Cowra LGA › Cowra · 233 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Cowra is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 10,145 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,107 a week, with median rent near $230 a week. Most homes are houses. About 69% of households own their home and 29% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

10,145Population
46Median age
$1,107Median household income / wk
$230Median rent / wk
2.3Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Cowra statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cowra itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Airport: Cowra Airport, 3.5 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs2/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 12.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Cowra

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Cowra NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202012.1%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202115.4%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.6% · Labour-force participation 52.1%

Population by age in Cowra
Population by age, Cowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4561
5-141,223
15-19584
20-24545
25-341,060
35-44981
45-541,208
55-641,332
65-741,394
75-84877
85+378
Dwelling types in Cowra
Dwelling types, Cowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House3,696
Townhouse265
Apartment90
Other21
Households by weekly income in Cowra
Households by weekly income, Cowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650979
$650-1,4991,413
$1,500-2,999981
$3,000+367
Top ancestries in Cowra
Top ancestries, Cowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian4,418
English4,225
Irish1,191
Scottish999
Aboriginal930
Ancestry NS724
Housing tenure in Cowra
Housing tenure, Cowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned1,701
Mortgage1,073
Rented1,149
Other69
Cars per household in Cowra
Cars per household, Cowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0285
11,528
21,386
3526
4+266
Commute to work in Cowra
Commute to work, Cowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car3,029
Train0
Bus6
Tram/ferry3
Walked186
Bicycle10
Home326
Top countries of birth in Cowra
Top countries of birth, Cowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England134
New Zealand61
India43
Philippines43
Germany35
South Africa28
Languages used at home in Cowra
Languages used at home, Cowra NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian Indigenous30
Greek24
Mandarin23
Malayalam19
Punjabi18
Filipino18

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

16,900 bird observations recorded near Cowra — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Cowra

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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