$401 ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $277
- 2016: $346
- 2021: $401
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Coburg North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 75.4% of all homes in Coburg North. This is a high-cost area where typical mortgage payments and rents are both higher than in most other similar places. While detached houses remain the most common type of dwelling, the neighborhood is seeing a shift toward more renting and fewer outright owners.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Coburg North — higher than 62% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are much higher than most areas at $2,167, which is a little above the Victorian figure. Renters also pay more than usual, with the typical weekly rent rising by $124 since 2011 to reach $401.
$401 ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,167 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Coburg North, $350–$549 is the majority at 54%; $200–$349 is next at 17%.
In Coburg North, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $3,000 or more (25%) and $1,000–$1,799 (23%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is more common here than in most areas, with 30.9% of households renting. Meanwhile, the share of homes owned outright has fallen 8.1 percentage points since 2011 and is now a little below the national figure.
30.9% ▲ +6.2%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.7% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Coburg North, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 37%, followed by Rented (31%) and Owned outright (30%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are less common here than in most areas, with only 66.6% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why Coburg North has a little more people per bedroom than the state and national figures.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
75.4% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
66.6% ▲ +6.8%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Coburg North, Separate house is the majority at 75%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 20%.
In Coburg North, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 2 bedrooms (29%) and 4 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Coburg North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210031236/coburg-north/topic/housing-dwellings