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Coburg VIC 3058

15,624 addresses · 244 streets

Wills Electorate › Moreland LGA › Coburg · 8 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

A diversifying inner-northern Melbourne suburb along the Sydney Road tram corridor, Coburg blends established homes with new development. Households average 2.5 people and the median age is 37. Median household income is $2,065 a week, with rent around $430.

Coburg is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 26,574 people, with a median age of 37. The typical household earns around $2,065 a week, with median rent near $430 a week. Most homes are houses. About 65% of households own their home and 34% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area. The median house sells for about $1,150,000.

26,574Population
37Median age
$2,065Median household income / wk
$430Median rent / wk
2.5Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Coburg statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Coburg itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Coburg, 250 m north · Tram stop: Stop 32: Munro Street, 150 m east · Bus interchange: Northland Shopping Centre, 5.6 km east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 6.1 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

15 facilities recorded in Coburg, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

😄Very advantaged · 9/10
Economic resources3/10
Education & jobs10/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Median Sale Prices

$1,150,000House · 2024
$639,500Unit · 2024

Median of recorded sales in the period, not a valuation. Source: Victorian Property Sales Report, Land Use Victoria.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 5.6% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Coburg

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Coburg VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20205.6%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20218.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5% · Labour-force participation 68.1%

Population by age in Coburg
Population by age, Coburg VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-41,405
5-142,644
15-191,168
20-241,814
25-345,050
35-444,399
45-543,662
55-642,684
65-741,890
75-841,219
85+628
Dwelling types in Coburg
Dwelling types, Coburg VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House6,660
Townhouse2,488
Apartment1,060
Other13
Households by weekly income in Coburg
Households by weekly income, Coburg VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6501,473
$650-1,4992,111
$1,500-2,9993,045
$3,000+3,032
Top ancestries in Coburg
Top ancestries, Coburg VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English6,732
Australian6,013
Italian4,380
Other4,345
Irish3,288
Scottish2,444
Housing tenure in Coburg
Housing tenure, Coburg VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned3,296
Mortgage3,281
Rented3,395
Other136
Cars per household in Coburg
Cars per household, Coburg VIC (ABS Census 2021)
01,326
14,710
22,942
3785
4+357
Commute to work in Coburg
Commute to work, Coburg VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car4,855
Train310
Bus84
Tram/ferry442
Walked287
Bicycle458
Home5,535
Top countries of birth in Coburg
Top countries of birth, Coburg VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italy1,178
Greece679
England639
Lebanon617
New Zealand470
Nepal402
Languages used at home in Coburg
Languages used at home, Coburg VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian1,811
Greek1,456
Arabic1,388
Turkish494
Mandarin464
Nepali404

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

233,587 bird observations recorded near Coburg — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Coburg

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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