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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
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{{Infobox Australian place 
| type      = suburb
| name      = Cobbitty
| region    = [[Macarthur, New South Wales|Macarthur]]
| city      = Sydney
| state     = nsw
| coordinates = {{coord|34|01|S|150|41|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = right
| local_map = yes
| zoom      = 11
| lga       = [[Camden Council (New South Wales)|Camden Council]]
| postcode  = 2570
| pop       = 4,206
| pop_year  = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=census>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL10953|name=Cobbitty (State Suburb)|accessdate=9 August 2024|quick=on}}</ref>  
| elevation = 102
| stategov  = [[Electoral district of Camden|Camden]]
| stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Badgerys Creek|Badgerys Creek]]
| fedgov    = [[Division of Hume|Hume]]
| near-nw   = [[Greendale, New South Wales|Greendale]]
| near-n    = [[Bringelly, New South Wales|Bringelly]]
| near-ne   = [[Oran Park, New South Wales|Oran Park]]
| near-w    = [[Theresa Park, New South Wales|Theresa Park]]
| near-e    = [[Harrington Park, New South Wales|Harrington Park]]
| near-sw   = [[Brownlow Hill, New South Wales|Brownlow Hill]]
| near-s    = [[Camden, New South Wales|Camden]]
| near-se   = [[Kirkham, New South Wales|Kirkham]]
| dist1     = 70
| dir1      = SW 
| location1 = [[Sydney CBD]]
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'''Cobbitty''' is a [[Rural–urban fringe|semi-rural]] town of the [[Camden, New South Wales|Macarthur Region]] near the town of [[Camden, New South Wales|Camden]], southwest of [[Sydney]], in the state of [[New South Wales]], Australia. The area is mostly farmland with a population of just over 4,000.

==Overview==
The area is mostly farmland and agricultural. At the southern end of the suburb, bordering the [[Nepean River]] is [[Camden Airport (Sydney)|Camden Airport]], a site for [[gliding]] and [[skydiving]]. The main road, Cobbitty Road, is home to "Cobbitty Primary School", a general store, a small cafe, and "Teen Ranch". Teen Ranch is a Christian organisation that runs school and holiday programs for teens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.teenranch.com.au/school-and-weekend-camps/about-us/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Teen Ranch |language=en}}</ref>

Cobbitty is home to a [[New South Wales Rural Fire Service]] brigade. The brigade has two trucks and is often called upon for incidents both within and outside of the district. The brigade has currently 40 members, and is active throughout the year, not just during bushfire season.

The area has views over the township of Camden.

==Education==
Macarthur Anglican School is in Cobbitty.

==History==
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The area now known as Cobbitty was originally home to the [[Muringong]], southernmost of the [[Darug people]]. Settlement began in the early 19th century following the establishment of John Macarthur's [[Camden Park Estate, New South Wales|Camden Park Estate]] nearby.

Cobbitty Post Office opened on 1 May 1869 and closed in 1993.<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country= | accessdate = 11 April 2008}}</ref>

== Heritage listings ==
Cobbitty has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* 421 The Northern Road: [[Denbigh, Cobbitty]]<ref name=nswshr-1691>{{cite NSW SHR|5051541|Denbigh|hr=01691|fn=EF14/4509; H02/00066|accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref>

==Demographics==
At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Cobbitty had a population of 4,206 people. A large proportion (79.3%) of these people were born in Australia, with other common countries of birth being England (3.4%), New Zealand (1.1%), Philippines (0.8%), China (0.6%) and India (0.6%). 83.6% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion in Cobbitty were Catholic (35.2%), No Religion (25.3%) and Anglican (18.0%).<ref name=census />

==Politics==
Cobbitty is part of the north ward of Camden Council represented by Lara Symkowiak and Usha Dommaraju (both Liberals) and Cindy Cagney of the Labor Party. The suburb is in the [[Australian House of Representatives|federal electorate]] of [[Division of Hume|Hume]], represented by Angus Taylor ([[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]]), and the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly|state electorate]] of [[Electoral district of Camden|Camden]], held by [[Sally Quinnell]] of the Labor Party.

==Notable people==
*[[Eliza Marsden Hassall]] - philanthropist

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cite web | url = http://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/cobbitty | title = Cobbitty | accessdate = 26 September 2015 | author = Christine Robinson | date = 2008 | work=[[Dictionary of Sydney]]}} <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Creative Commons license|CC-By-SA]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>
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