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Surely some mistake?
editThe article says "In the 2016 Census, there were 1,762 people in Coober Pedy (State Suburbs). Of these 962 were male and 801 were female." The Australian Bureau of Statistics gives the same figures.[1] What do we do when a presumably reliable source is so evidently mistaken? RolandR (talk) 23:02, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
- We have to accept the published figures, since there isn't anything better. In the ABS's Community Profiles page there's this statement:
- Note: Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of data. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals. For further information, go to the Census of Population and Housing - QuickStats, Community Profiles and DataPack User Guide, Australia (cat no. 2916.0)
- In the second linked document there's this statement: This technique, known as perturbation, is applied to all counts, including totals, to prevent any identifiable data about individuals being released. Cheers, Bahudhara (talk) 02:48, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
Driest town?
editIs Coober Pedy the driest town? This source says so. AussieCoinCollector (talk) wish the entire world's COVID-19 status was like WA, 275+ days of no local cases :) 00:21, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
- Just becase some unreliable site says so, doesn't make it fact. Different if the sourse was from the Bureau of Meteorology or Geoscience Australia, which are reliable. Bidgee (talk) 02:49, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
- Hard to find a reliable source stating driest town. Bonzle says driest town is Coober Pedy; a couple of sites say that the driest place is Mulka Bore, which is in the Lake Eyre region, which Geoscience Australia says is the driest area. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 03:59, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
Unsolved murders
editProbably should mention the 4 unsolved murders in this town, seems like quite a lot for a town of such a small population, and it is thought that at least 2 of them are linked. 84.211.51.170 (talk) 02:37, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
Name Pronunciation
editIPA after the name suggests /ku:bər pi:di:/. (probably actually ɚ) This is not accurate to Australian pronunciation, nor to the purported etymology (which has no r). Pronouncing it with an r is essentially spelling-pronunciation afaik. Akku anka (talk) 11:51, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
- I think you're right, but not overly familiar with the IPA symbols. I'll try to correct it. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 03:29, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- Nope, can't do it. Feel free to update, Akku anka. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 03:32, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- It was correct before per the guidelines in this area; see my edit summary there. Graham87 16:09, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
- Nope, can't do it. Feel free to update, Akku anka. Laterthanyouthink (talk) 03:32, 14 May 2023 (UTC)