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Suburb profile ·Moreland LGA · VIC ·3058

Coburg VIC 3058

Coburg is in Moreland LGA, VIC, postcode 3058, with population 26,574.

Median house $1.2M -3% YoY
Median rent $430/wk Market rent signal
Gross yield 1.9% Low yield band
Population 26,574 27K local footprint
Schools 11 Matched school context
Decision trust

Verify-heavy evidence

Coburg depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Crime, Population growth, and Building approvals.

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Missing
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Source & freshness

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is falling back to Census, not a market feed.

This gives you directional coverage, but it is weaker than a current rent release.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Market rent
ABS Census 2021 · Using Census rent fallback
stable source · manual file · snapshot · census-cycle
Verify
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · No linked local crime series
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 11 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 132 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · No linked annual population growth series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · No linked approvals series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Missing
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Evidence depth
Verify-heavy evidence

Coburg depends on evidence that should be verified before a decision.

The page still has useful coverage, but Market rent should be treated as fallback or lower-precision evidence. Missing signals include Crime, Population growth, and Building approvals.

Next step

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Direct
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Property prices, Schools, Hospitals, Transport

Verify
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Market rent

Missing
3

Crime, Population growth, Building approvals

Decision intelligence
Verify-first

Coburg currently reads as a verify-first candidate.

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

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Why it fits

Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

What to check

Evidence depth is verify-heavy, so the profile should be treated as provisional. Gross yield looks low for an income-first use case.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 11 matched, including Australian International Academy of Education, Coburg High School, Coburg North Primary School.
Crime: No local crime dataset linked.
Transport: 132 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

Coburg VIC

Postcode 3058 · Moreland LGA

Coburg is a large suburb in Victoria within the Moreland local government area (postcode 3058). With a population of 26,574, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $107K per year, with an average household size of 2.5 people. 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 professionals, managers, clerical & administrative. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and education. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Italian.

The median house price in Coburg is $1.2 million, having declined 3% over the past year. Units have a median price of $591,000 (-2.4% YoY). The median weekly rent is $430 (Census 2021). This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 1.9%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $2,167.

Coburg is served by 11 schools, including 6 primary, 3 secondary, 1 combined, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 1085, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 8 rail stations, 124 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 private hospital.

From an investment perspective, Coburg offers a gross rental yield of 1.9%, rated as low yield. Property prices are above the state median ($1.2M/$875K), placing it in the premium segment. The price-to-income ratio of 11.0x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -3.0% year-on-year.

Investment signals
Rental Yield1.9% Low Yield
Price vs State$1.2M/$875K Above Median
Affordability11.0x Stretched
Price Momentum-3.0% Falling
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$67,999
Mean income$84,331
Earners9,458
YoY change+6.1%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage7/10
Education10/10
Economic3/10
Disadvantage9/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$1.2M
-3% YoY
Median unit
$591K
-2.4% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$430
Population
26,574
Demographics
Median age37
Household size2.5
HH income /wk$2,065
Personal income /wk$894
Mortgage /mth$2,167
Transport
Rail stations8
Bus stops124
Batman Station/Gaffney St
Coburg Station
Coburg Station/146 Bell St
Coburg Station/Bell St
Moreland Station
Schools (11)
Avg ICSEA1085
Total students5,949
Independent2
Government6
Catholic3
Australian International Academy of EducationCombined · Independent · ICSEA 1071
Coburg High SchoolSecondary · Government · ICSEA 1099
Coburg North Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1128
Mercy CollegeSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 1029
Coburg West Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 1147
Hospitals (1)
John Fawkner Private Hospitalprivate
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · No market rent source linked
Missing
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency
Missing
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 11 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
Available
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP
Missing
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals
Missing
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2023
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

Coburg FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Coburg in?

    Coburg is in the Moreland Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3058. Council-level context for Moreland LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in Coburg?

    The current median house price in Coburg, VIC is $1.2M, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in Coburg?

    The median weekly rent in Coburg is $430/wk, based on ABS Census 2021 rent fallback.

  4. Is Coburg a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for Coburg show: Low Yield, Above Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  5. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Coburg?

    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.

  6. How often is the Coburg 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.