Cobains VIC 3851
Cobains is in Wellington LGA, VIC, postcode 3851, with population 245.
Strong evidence
Cobains has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Cobains has usable rent context. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
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Rent context available
Cobains has usable rent context. Snapshot rent $435/wk.
LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.
Cobains has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.
Direct signals include Market rent, Crime, Schools, and Population growth. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.
Use compare to test the suburb against another candidate, then validate financial assumptions in the calculator where available.
Market rent, Crime, Schools, Population growth
No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.
Property prices, Hospitals, Transport
Cobains currently reads as a livability-led candidate.
Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read. Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Compare it against a contrasting suburb before turning it into a decision.
Higher SEIFA context supports a stronger local-quality read.
Small local population makes the signal set more fragile.
Property prices, Transport
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Full data detail
Cobains VIC
Cobains is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Wellington local government area (postcode 3851). With a population of 245, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $435. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,350.
Cobains is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 939, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Wellington LGA is higher than average at 12,111 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Cobains is a quiet locality in Victoria within the Wellington local government area (postcode 3851). With a population of 245, the suburb has an established demographic with a median age of 43. Households earn a median income of $94K per year, with an average household size of 2.6 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.6% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are managers, community & personal service, professionals. Employment in the area leans toward agriculture and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Scottish.
The current median weekly rent is $435. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,350.
Cobains is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 939, which is below the national average of 1,000. The crime rate in the Wellington LGA is higher than average at 12,111 incidents per 100,000 population.
From an investment perspective, Population growth of +0.6% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.
Cobains FAQ
Common questions-
What LGA is Cobains in?
Cobains is in the Wellington Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3851. Council-level context for Wellington LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.
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What is the typical weekly rent in Cobains?
The median weekly rent in Cobains is $435/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.
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What does the rent signal say about Cobains?
Rent context available: Cobains has usable rent context. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.
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Is Cobains a good investment?
QuickProperty's investment signals for Cobains show: Stable, Steady. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.
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Where does QuickProperty get its data for Cobains?
Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.
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How often is the Cobains data updated?
Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.