Median house price
$1.27M
+12% change
VIC · Merri-bek Council
Est. population · Jun 2025
29,831
Growth (1 yr)
+2.7%
Growth (5 yr)
+5.9%
Median age
37
Median income
$2,065/wk
Employment rate
64.7%
Median house price · 4th Quarter 2025
$1,275,000
Languages at home
32.6%non-English
Most common: Italian, Arabic, Greek
2021 Census · usual residence
Desirability score
Suburb profile
In Merri-bek Council, Coburg is a settled larger suburb with a familiar suburban feel and good links to the wider city. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong presence of young families throughout. Overseas-born and multilingual households are a noticeable part of the local population.
Education outcomes and school provision stand out relative to comparable suburbs. Outdoor life is easy here, with generous parks and room for kids, dogs and weekend strolls. Daily life works well on foot, with buses, trams, and trains also serving the suburb.
Property sits in a premium price band and is harder to enter for many buyers. Crime trends have improved of late compared with the previous period.
Local dining and lifestyle amenities, plus growth momentum push the suburb to a excellent desirability read, even as community and employment look more ordinary among similar metro suburbs.
At a glance
A quick read of housing, growth, livability, and risk
Median house price
$1.27M
+12% change
Median rent
$600/wk
Population (ERP)
29,831
+2.7% annual growth
Dwelling vacancy
8.3%
Census unoccupied dwellings
Desirability pillars vs the peer median (50th percentile)
Relative standing using percentiles, ranks, and national deciles
Desirability
#2
among Metro Melbourne · Growth area
Safety
67th
percentile in state (higher = safer)
Pop. growth
93rd
percentile in VIC
Advantage (IRSAD)
9/10
national SEIFA decile
School ICSEA
85th
percentile among schools with ICSEA
Recent ERP change over 1 and 5 years
Dwelling types from the 2021 Census
Quick scan — open a section below for full context
Data sources & freshness
Median weekly rent from Victorian government rent reports. Council median fallback may apply where suburb rent is unavailable.
Contributes to desirability score · Housing (15%) · Future Growth (7%)
Median price, rental yield and vacancy Recent price momentum
Data sources & freshness
Estimated resident population
29,831(June 2025)
+2.7% annual · +5.9% over 5 years · 93th percentile in VIC
ABS Estimated Resident Population allocated to this suburb from SA2-level data. Not an official ABS suburb count.
Figures are allocated from ABS Estimated Resident Population at Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2), using 2021 Census share within overlapping SA2 regions. Where Census data is unavailable, area overlap is used instead.
The dashed chart line is a simple growth-trend estimate to June 2030 (~31,100), extrapolated at +0.8% average annual growth since 2011. It is illustrative only — not an official ABS forecast.
2021 Census
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
No 2021 Census cultural diversity data for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
12 childcare services from OpenStreetMap
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
Childcare centre count
Data sources & freshness
162 public transport stops in this suburb
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
821 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
30 restaurants · 34 cafes · 5 pubs · 2 bars · 8 supermarkets · 7 pharmacies · 20 fast food · 7 bakeries
Unit 3 435-437 Sydney Road
427 Sydney Road
389 Sydney Road, Coburg
495 Sydney Road
99 Gaffney Street, Coburg
395 Sydney Road
158 Sydney Road, Coburg
103 Gaffney Street, Coburg
424 Sydney Road
Unit 4 51 Waterfield Street, Coburg
160 Sydney Road
55-57 Sydney Road
Unit 4 435-437 Sydney Road, Coburg
433 Sydney Road
11 Victoria Street, Coburg
1-3 Sydney Road
600 Sydney Road
421 Sydney Road
13 Victoria Street, Coburg
330 Sydney Road
44 O'Hea Street
41-43 Stockade Avenue
104A Reynard Street, Coburg
101 Gaffney Street, Coburg
19 Pentridge Boulevard
15 Urquhart Street, Coburg
2A Munro Street, Coburg
Unit 7 441-449 Sydney Road, Coburg
202 Reynard Street, Coburg
282 Sydney Road
425 Sydney Road
20 Sydney Road
61 Waterfield Street, Coburg
451-453 Sydney Road
254 Sydney Road
Unit 3 441-449 Sydney Road, Coburg
40 Sydney Road
336 Sydney Road
426 Sydney Road
Unit Shop 1 114 Bell Street
489 Sydney Road
2 Munro Street, Coburg
434 Sydney Road
Unit 1 51 Waterfield Street
1 Champ Street, Coburg
502 Sydney Road
229-231 Sydney Road, Coburg
84-88 Sydney Road, Coburg
91 Gaffney Street, Coburg
78 Sydney Road
233 Sydney Road
247 Sydney Road
470 Sydney Road, Coburg
360 Sydney Road
105-107 Harding Street
109 Gaffney Street, Coburg
11-13 Sydney Road
442 Sydney Road
61 Sydney Road
164 Sydney Road
188 Sydney Road
141 Sydney Road
97-121 Bell Street, Coburg
Unit 2 12 Victoria Street
136 Sydney Road
131 Sydney Road
114 Bell Street
201 Moreland Road
Unit 4 12 Victoria Street
Unit 3 51 Waterfield Street
365 Sydney Road, Coburg
168 Sydney Road
407A Sydney Road
431 Sydney Road
89A Harding Street, Coburg
243 Sydney Road
393 Sydney Road
57 Waterfield Street, Coburg
451-459 Sydney Road
376 Sydney Road
414 Sydney Road
Unit 12 471 Sydney Road, Coburg
195 Sydney Road
144 Sydney Road
5 Munro Street
1 Sheffield Street
32 The Avenue
38-40 The Grove
222 Bell Street
130 Harding Street
653 Sydney Road
189 Urquhart Street
191 Urquhart Street, Coburg
185-187 Reynard Street
157-163 Moreland Road
10-38 Patterson Street
560 Sydney Road
87 Sydney Road
90 Bell Street, Coburg
76 Sydney Road
278 Sydney Road
127 Sydney Road
102 Bell Street
351 Sydney Road
205-209 Moreland Road
37 O'Hea Street
275 Moreland Road, Coburg
132 Sydney Road
15 Munro Street, Coburg
70 Sydney Road
16 Harding Street, Coburg
99 Sydney Road
444 Sydney Road
177 Moreland Road
157 Sydney Road
73 Harding Street
364 Sydney Road, Coburg
30 Sydney Road
Unit 17 48-52 Sydney Road
501 Sydney Road
63 Waterfield Street, Coburg
1 Louisa Street, Coburg
95 Bell Street
274-276 Sydney Road
328 Sydney Road
327-333 Sydney Road
333 Sydney Road
79-81 Campbell Street
1
82 Bell Street, Coburg
72 bus stops · 20 tram stops · 6 train stations
1 Louisa Street
451 Sydney Road
14 Sydney Road
197 Sydney Road
2 Sydney Road
27 Sydney Road
87 Sydney Road
Station Street
492 Sydney Road
488 Sydney Road
406 Sydney Road
482 Sydney Road, Coburg
82 Sydney Road
138 Sydney Road
177-181 Sydney Road
7 Sydney Road
396 Sydney Road
280 Sydney Road
Unit 4 479-485 Sydney Road
251 Sydney Road
184 Sydney Road
71A Sydney Road
127 Moreland Road
69 Sydney Road
297-301 Sydney Road
260 Sydney Road
199 Sydney Road, Coburg
382-384 Sydney Road
107 Gaffney Street, Coburg
348 Sydney Road
374 Sydney Road
139 Sydney Road
394 Sydney Road
463 Sydney Road
Unit 17 441-449 Sydney Road, Coburg
250 Sydney Road
392 Sydney Road
Unit 1 471 Sydney Road, Coburg
221 Moreland Road
135 Sydney Road
89B Harding Street
401 Sydney Road
111 Bell Street, Coburg
429 Sydney Road, Coburg
322 Sydney Road
143 Sydney Road
245 Sydney Road
481 Sydney Road
398 Sydney Road
100 Reynard Street
12 Shackell Street
5 Sydney Road
128 Sydney Road
133 Sydney Road
72 Sydney Road
142 Sydney Road
151 Sydney Road
272 Sydney Road
Unit 2 114 Bell Street
1 Harding Street
370 Sydney Road
122 Sydney Road
66 Sydney Road
203 Sydney Road
461 Sydney Road
130 Sydney Road
402-404 Sydney Road
477 Sydney Road
471 Sydney Road
392A Sydney Road
493 Sydney Road
412 Sydney Road
436 Sydney Road
400 Sydney Road
416 Sydney Road
491 Sydney Road
422 Sydney Road
423 Sydney Road
401 Sydney Road
Linda Street, Coburg
145 Sydney Road
284 Sydney Road
74 Sydney Road
108 Sydney Road, Coburg
388 Sydney Road
134 Nicholson Street
10 Sydney Road
55 Waterfield Street
Unit 2 51 Waterfield Street, Coburg
97 Bell Street, Coburg
73 Sydney Road
16 Sydney Road
371 Sydney Road
479 Sydney Road
228-238 Sydney Road
265 Sydney Road
24 Sydney Road
19 Victoria Street
Coburg
93 Gaffney Street, Coburg
22 Sydney Road
Cameron Street
266 Sydney Road
59 Sydney Road
207-211 Sydney Road
15 Munro Street, Coburg
428 Sydney Road
390 Sydney Road
24 Sutherland Street
418 Sydney Road
377 Sydney Road
226 Bell Street, Coburg
386 Sydney Road
13 Victoria Street
225 Moreland Road
13 Munro Street
21-25 Munro Street
59 Waterfield Street, Coburg
403-405 Sydney Road
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe). Transport stops are summarised by type rather than listed individually.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
33 parks and public open space in this suburb
Data sources & freshness
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
15 places of worship within ~1.5 km
19 Victoria Street
Coburg
From OpenStreetMap within ~1.5 km of the suburb centre.
Data sources & freshness
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Hospitals and GP clinics
Data sources & freshness
Active NDIS participants allocated from NDIA Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2, ASGS 2016) counts to this suburb boundary. Not an official suburb-level NDIS figure · as at 31 March 2026.
For NDIS spend and service-demand exploration by SA2 or postcode, see the Care Sector Demand Map.
Data sources & freshness
Typical conditions by season for suburbs in the same ~44 km climate area. Rainfall totals are summed from monthly WorldClim layers; rainy-day counts are approximate.
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Temperature and humidity comfort
Data sources & freshness
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
September 2021
August 2021
July 2021
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
9 active roadworks / incidents
Data sources & freshness
15 heritage places
Data sources & freshness
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
Two-party preferred (2025)
Estimated suburb voting profile
Estimated from 8 nearby ordinary polling places (up to 1.4 km away).
4.5 percentage points more Labor-leaning than the electorate
Estimated swing since 2022: +3.4 pp toward Labor
Nearest polling places
Federal electorate from AEC federal division boundaries (2025 redistribution). Division-level results are official AEC figures from the latest general election, with by-election updates where applicable. The estimated suburb profile blends up to eight nearest ordinary polling booths in the same electorate using inverse-distance weighting from the suburb centroid — an approximation, not official AEC data. Nearest polling places are shown for reference.
Data sources & freshness
ABS Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), 2021 release — the latest available, derived from the 2021 Census. Deciles rank suburbs nationally from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest).
IRSAD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage. Combines indicators of advantage (e.g. high income, skilled occupations) and disadvantage. Higher decile = more advantaged relative to other Australian areas.
IRSD — Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage. Focuses on disadvantage only (e.g. low income, unemployment, limited education). Higher decile = less disadvantage nationally.
A new SEIFA edition typically follows each census; the ABS has not announced a release date beyond 2021.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
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Other suburbs in the same local government area.
Similar population and socio-economic profile in other parts of Victoria.