Located in South Australia within the Berri Barmera local government area, Cobdogla is a small, quiet locality (postcode 5346). The area has roughly 375 residents and an older-leaning population, with a median age of 50. Households earn a median income of $66K per year, with an average household size of 2.4 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at -0.1% year-on-year at the LGA level. SA employment has moved +2.1% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. SA also had 23 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 2 underway, and 11 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, community & personal service, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Australian, English, German.
The median weekly rent is $195 (Census 2021). The median monthly mortgage repayment is $867.
Cobdogla is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 983, which is around the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Berri Barmera LGA is low at 1,333 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of -0.1% year-on-year points to declining demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.