Cobar Facts

About Cobar

Cobar is a warm and lively community and is the main town within the large shire.  Other villages include Euabalong and Euabalong West, Mt Hope, Murrain Bridge and Nymagee. The Shire’s prosperity is built around the thriving mining industry, including copper, lead, silver, zinc and gold and pastoral industries.

Cobar is dominated by a wide range of landscapes, a great national park and unique mining and Aboriginal heritage throughout the area.   There are many attractions which revolve round the community’s mining heritage.  The town’s streetscape also reflects the history of the town.

The town has excellent sporting facilities comparable to those in larger regional areas.   Some of the sports played are archery, bowls, canoeing, clay target shooting, cricket, fishing, golf, little athletics, motocross, netball, rugby league, skateboarding, squash, swimming, tennis and water skiing. There are also pistol and rifle clubs and a pony club.

Education in Cobar includes a pre-school, one public and one Catholic primary school and a high School. There is also a primary school in Euabalong West.  There is a campus of TAFE Western in Cobar.

Health is well catered for with access to several medical centres, pharmacy, chiropractic, optometry, pathology and a number of other services.  The Cobar hospital provides most general services one would expect in a small community.  There is also a Community Health Centre. A large number of specialist medical and allied health services are available from visiting practitioners.

For more information contact mail@cobar.nsw.gov.au

Housing Data: Sourced from www.realestate.com.au current as at 7/18.
Careers Data: Sourced from ABS.