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VIC · Moreland Council

Coburg, VIC, 3058

Current weather

12.2°CRain showers

85% humidity · 27.7 km/h wind · 15.2° / 11° today · 7.1 mm rain

Desirability index

93/100

#30 among Metro Melbourne suburbs

How this score is calculated

Suburb snapshot

Coburg is a larger established suburb in the Moreland area, home to around 26,574 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,323 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-18%), roughly 87.4 offences per 1,000 residents, 11 school and preschool sites in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, a higher concentration of local shops, services, and recreation amenities, 28 active roadworks or transport incidents on nearby routes, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb and hospitals or GP clinics within the suburb.

Population

Population
26,574
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$2,065
Dwelling vacancy
8.3%
Unoccupied private dwellings
921 of 11,151
Median monthly mortgage
$2,167
Employment rate
64.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
544 / 2,488 / 1,060

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (2026)
2,323
Against the person
290
Against property
1,647
Rate per 1,000 residents
87.4
Person-crime prevalence
About 1 in 92 residents
State safety percentile
71.3th (lower crime is better)
Year-on-year change
-17.7%

Most common offence types

  • B21 Criminal Damage176
  • B41 Motor Vehicle Theft185
  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle419
  • B43 Steal From A Retail Store190
  • B49 Other Theft225

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
11
Median school ICSEA (11 schools)
1,099
  • Australian International Academy of EducationCombined
  • Coburg High SchoolSecondary
  • Coburg North Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Coburg Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Coburg Special Developmental SchoolSpecial
  • Coburg West Primary SchoolPrimary
  • Islamic College of SportSecondary
  • Mercy CollegeSecondary
  • Merri-bek Primary SchoolPrimary
  • St Bernard's SchoolPrimary

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

164 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Coburg Rail Replacement Bus Stop
  • Coburg Station
  • Coburg Station
  • Moreland Station
  • Moreland Station

Data sources & freshness

Roadworks & transport

28 active roadworks / incidents

  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 01/08/2025 and 24/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.SYDNEY ROAD, ALLEN STREET31 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 01/08/2025 and 24/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.MORELAND ROAD, COLEBROOK STREET31 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 01/08/2025 and 24/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.MORELAND ROAD, MURDOCK STREET31 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 01/08/2025 and 24/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.MORELAND ROAD, CAMERON STREET31 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 01/08/2025 and 24/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.CAMERON STREET, ALLEN STREET31 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 01/08/2025 and 24/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.ALLEN STREET, CAMERON STREET31 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 01/08/2025 and 24/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.MORELAND ROAD, SYDNEY ROAD31 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 01/08/2025 and 24/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.CAMERON STREET, ALLEN STREET31 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 01/08/2025 and 24/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.MORELAND ROAD, STATION STREET31 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2026
  • Building / 3rd Party Works activities occurring between 01/08/2025 and 24/07/2026 during the following times: Weekdays 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, Weekends 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM. Impact to traffic will be lanes closed multiple directions. Altered speed limit during operation will be 40 and the traffic delay is expected to be Nil.STATION STREET, MORELAND ROAD31 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2026

Data sources & freshness

  • Road incidents & closures — State road authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · Hourly refresh where supported

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

294 planning-related records

2021· 130 proposals

  • September 2021

  • Construct a small dwelling on the same lot as an existing in a Neighbourhood Residential Zone.
    22 MOORE STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a display suite - display home centre and associated sales office
    22 PENTRIDGE BOULEVARD COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a double storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling
    22 VINCENT STREET COBURG 3058NOD issued by a delegate
  • Buildings and works including construction of two shipping containers and pergola associated with the existing Football Club building
    11-49 MORELAND ROAD COBURG 3058NOD issued by a delegate
  • Alterations and additions to the existing dwelling with associated demolition works
    83 GORDON STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and works to construct multi storey buildings containing dwellings, use of the land for a food and drink premises, reduction to the statutory car parking rates, alterations and creation of access in a Transport Zone 2
    81A BELL STREET COBURG 3058Refusal issued by a delegate
  • Development of a single storey rear extension to the existing dwelling
    22 ROSS STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of three double storey dwellings
    43 VICTORIA STREET COBURG 3058NOD issued by a delegate
  • Construction of two double storey dwellings
    22 MUCHELL GROVE COBURG 3058Refusal issued by a delegate
  • Partial demolition and building and works to extend an existing dwelling in the Heritage Overlay
    5 MARANOA CRESCENT COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF, AND ALTERATION AND ADDITION TO, AN EXISTING DWELLING IN A HERITAGE OVERLAY
    16 JESSIE STREET COBURG 3058NOD issued by a delegate
  • Removal of Easement
    12 A'BECKETT STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • The development of land including, constructing more than one dwelling on a lot, vegetation removal with a Public Acquisition Overlay and altered access to a Road Zone (Bell Street)
    1/212 BELL STREET COBURG 3058Withdrawn
  • 3 Lot Subdivision
    56 HUNTINGTON GROVE COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Demolition of rear structures and building and works to extend the existing dwelling in a Heritage Overlay
    1 AUDLEY STREET COBURG 3058NOD issued by a delegate
  • Partial demolition and alterations for a double storey extension to an existing dwelling in a Heritage Overlay and construction of a second double storey dwelling at the rear
    58 CLARENDON STREET COBURG 3058NOD issued by a delegate

  • August 2021

  • Demolition of an existing front timber fence and building and works to construct a fence, installation of a rainwater tank at the front of a dwelling in a Heritage Overlay
    16 RASMUSSEN COURT COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a double storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling
    86 HARDING STREET COBURG 3058NOD issued by a delegate
  • Use and development of the land for the purposes of two attached dwellings to the rear of the existing dwelling (three units)
    5B HALL STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a two storey extension to a dwelling in a Commercial 1 Zone
    9 ALLEN STREET COBURG 3058NOD issued by a delegate
  • Building and works to construct a car park and remediation works due to contamination in association with an existing primary school
    653 SYDNEY ROAD COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of two double storey side by side dwellings
    41 LOCH STREET COBURG 3058NOD issued by a delegate
  • Development of the land for a single storey dwelling in a Special Building Overlay
    102 THE AVENUE COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 3 Lot Subdivision
    9A WHITE STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of two double storey dwellings
    56 THE GROVE COBURG 3058In progress
  • Construction of two double storey dwellings
    10 QUEEN STREET COBURG 3058Lapsed
  • Use of the land for convenience restaurant (food trucks) and buildings and works
    312-318 SYDNEY ROAD COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Use of the land for the sale and consumption of liquor and a reduction in the standard car parking requirement at 105-107 Harding Street Coburg
    105 HARDING STREET COBURG 3058NOD issued by the Resp. Authority
  • 13 Lot Subdivision
    66 ROSS STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2021

  • Building and works to replace the existing roof within the Heritage Overlay
    560 SYDNEY ROAD COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of three (3) double storey dwellings.
    59 NICHOLSON STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • 2 lot subdivision
    2A MOORE STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a double storey dwelling to the rear of the existing dwelling
    40 SHAFTSBURY STREET COBURG 3058NOD issued by a delegate
  • Development of land for three dwellings (two double storey dwellings to the rear of the existing dwelling and addition of an upper storey to the existing dwelling)
    2/47 LOCH STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Creation of carriageway easement
    18 KENDALL STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a crossover to a road in a Road Zone (Category 1) to provide vehicle access to a dwelling.
    168 NICHOLSON STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Construction of a double storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling on a lot less than 300 square metres
    12 LINDA STREET COBURG 3058Refusal issued by a delegate
  • The use of the site as a Shop (having a floor area greater than 300m for each shop tenancy), buildings and works (in stages) including a variation to the building height in the table to the Sub-Precinct B and the construction of multiple towers, creation of access to road in a Road Zone, Category 1 and a reduction to the standard car parking requirement.
    22 PENTRIDGE BOULEVARD COBURG 3058Lapsed
  • Construction of a first floor extension to an existing dwelling on a lot less than 300sqm
    82 MURRAY STREET COBURG 3058Withdrawn
  • 2 Lot Subdivision
    19 BERRY STREET COBURG 3058Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 164 proposals

164 proposals lodged in 2020. Individual listings are kept for the most recent proposals.

Data sources & freshness

  • PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access

Amenities

561 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km

  • Dan Murphy'sAlcohol

    1 Louisa Street

  • Gaffney Street CellarsAlcohol
  • LiquorlandAlcohol

    451 Sydney Road

  • The Great BeyondAlcohol
  • Thirsty CamelAlcohol
  • Wine Planet CoburgAlcohol

    14 Sydney Road

  • Babylon AntiquesAntiques

    87 Sydney Road

  • Coburg Hill AntiquesAntiques
  • DC ATMATM
  • DCPaymentsATM

Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

33 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Anderson ReservePark
  • Beau Monde ReservePark
  • Bell Street ReservePark
  • Bowden ReservePark
  • Bridges ReservePark
  • Bush ReservePark
  • Calder ReservePark
  • Campbell ReservePark
  • Coburg Station ReservePark
  • De Chene ReservePark

Data sources & freshness

Health access

Hospitals & GP clinics
40
Emergency department
On site
  • Alternativealternative
  • AmcalSydney Roadpharmacy
  • Apollo Family DentalSydney Roaddentist
  • Australian Clinical LabsMunro Streetsample_collection
  • Baraz Wellness Compounding PharmacySydney Roadpharmacy
  • Bupa DentalSydney Roaddentist
  • Central Melbourne Cardiology & SpecialistsSydney Roaddoctor
  • Chemist Warehousepharmacy
  • Coburg Central Medical Centredoctor
  • Coburg Chinese MedicineSydney Roadalternative

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
7/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Data sources & freshness

Heritage

15 state heritage places

  • ARUNDEL HOUSENH1948
  • COBURG BABY HEALTH CARE CENTRENH2042
  • COTTAGENH0689
  • CSL (COMMONWEALTH SERUM LABORATORIES) COLLECTION CAMERON STYH2422
  • FORMER BATES BUILDINGNH1290
  • FORMER COBURG RAILWAY LINENH0952
  • FORMER COBURG RAILWAY LINENH0952
  • FORMER COBURG RAILWAY LINENH0952
  • GLENCAIRNNH0375
  • HM PRISON PENTRIDGENH1551

Data sources & freshness

  • State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site

Childcare

12 childcare services from OpenStreetMap

  • Anne Sgro Children's Centrekindergarten
  • Antonine Sisters Child Care Centrekindergarten
  • Barrow Street Montessori Centrekindergarten
  • Barry Beckett Childrens Centrekindergarten
  • Coburg Children's Centrekindergarten
  • Imagine Childcare & Kindergartenkindergarten
  • Kids on the AvenueThe Avenuekindergarten
  • Pelican Childcarekindergarten
  • Shirley Robertson Children s Centrekindergarten
  • The Grove Child Care CentreThe Grovekindergarten

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Period: current · Updated on site

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
No overlay at centroid

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
51
Parks (OSM)
51

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Desirability index

Desirability score
93.0/100
Cohort rank
#30 among Metro Melbourne suburbs

Data sources & freshness

  • Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics

Recent changes

  • Anne Sgro Children's Centrechildcarekindergarten
  • Antonine Sisters Child Care Centrechildcarekindergarten
  • Barrow Street Montessori Centrechildcarekindergarten
  • Barry Beckett Childrens Centrechildcarekindergarten
  • Coburg Children's Centrechildcarekindergarten
  • Imagine Childcare & Kindergartenchildcarekindergarten
  • Kids on the AvenuechildcareThe Avenuekindergarten
  • Pelican Childcarechildcarekindergarten
  • Shirley Robertson Children s Centrechildcarekindergarten
  • The Grove Child Care CentrechildcareThe Grovekindergarten

Data sources & freshness

  • Childcare services — OpenStreetMap · Updated on site

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