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Merri-Bek LGA · VIC
Signal · Higher risk
For an investor,
A read of Coburg North'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 ≈25% of local income · moderate); the watch-out is elevated crime risk.
Pocket and street selection matter more than the suburb average.
Suburb highlights
Coburg North 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 | $1m | +6% | 3.3% | Very safe |
| Hadfield | $1.1m | +24% | 3.5% | Elevated |
| Oak Park | $1.1m | −4% | 3.2% | Above average |
| Coburg NorthThis suburb | $1.1m | +9% | 3.3% | High activity |
Every suburb gets the same data-backed verdict. Compare Coburg North against its neighbours.
What could go wrong
Coburg North's most common reported offences are burglary, theft & damage — about 68% 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 41% over 4 years.
Share of this suburb's offences; ±pt is the gap to the VIC average. Tap a category for its count.
Prices rose 11.8% over the year — strong +104% over the longer run. (thin market — too few sales to be reliable)
Tight rental market — landlords have the upper hand.
New approvals are running below local demand — a supply gap that supports prices and rents.
Population growth is the clearest leading indicator of housing demand. Coburg North grew +15% between 2015 and 2025, and is projected +25% more by 2036.
A comparative guide, not a household-level stress rate.
The report goes the next mile — your numbers run on the Coburg North median, tuned to your goal, in one document to take to inspections.
Mixed fundamentals for a balanced focus — 35/100.
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Our verdict
Hard to justify for a balanced focusEvery figure on Coburg North'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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