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Merri-Bek LGA · VIC
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For an investor,
A read of Coburg's fundamentals as they stand — not a price forecast. The scorecard below rates each factor so you can weigh the ones that matter to you.
The draw is strong affordability (mortgage ≈24% of local income · affordable); the watch-out is elevated crime risk.
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Coburg ranks 6th of 6 among its Merri-Bek peers on the Suburb Score for a balanced buyer.
| Suburb | Median | 5-yr growth | Yield | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowanbrae | $876k | +18% | 3.3% | Very safe |
| Oak Park | $1.04m | +14% | 3.2% | Above average |
| Pascoe Vale South | $1.2m | +20% | 3.0% | Around average |
| CoburgThis suburb | $1.18m | +8% | 3.1% | Elevated |
What could go wrong
Coburg's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 71% of the total. That's noticeably above the Victorian average of 58%. Violent crime levels are in line with the state, and total offences are up 24% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
Prices eased 2.3% over the year — strong +86% over the longer run.
By bedroom 2-bed $810k · 3-bed $1.13m · 4-bed $1.40m · 5-bed $1.47m
Tight rental market, and leasing is picking up — landlords have the upper hand.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Sells faster than the VIC median — a competitive market for buyers.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Coburg grew +7% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +29% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Coburg median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Established, premium market — 37/100 on growth-and-yield fundamentals. Blue-chip prices come with lower yields and slower growth — the trade-off for stability, not weak fundamentals.
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Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Coburg's page comes from free, public government data — no scraped listings. Some datasets carry a reporting lag (e.g. Census is 2021, ABS releases settle a quarter behind), so read them as a considered starting point, not live quotes.
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