$430 ▲ +30.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $330
- 2016: $370
- 2021: $430
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Coburg · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Coburg
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 65.1% of all homes in Coburg, though this is much lower than in most other areas. The suburb faces significant cost pressures, with both typical rents and mortgage payments sitting above the national figures. This makes housing generally less affordable than in many similar places.
$430
▲ +30.3%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coburg — higher than 87% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $430 and the usual monthly mortgage payment is $2,167, both of which are much higher than in most areas. These figures are a little above the state and national averages.
$2,167 ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,954
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Coburg, $350–$549 is the majority at 51%; $200–$349 is next at 20%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Coburg splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (35%) and $3,000 or more (30%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up 33.2% of households, a figure that is well above the Victorian average and much higher than most other areas. About 32.2% of homes are owned outright, which is about the same as the state average.
33.2% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.4%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.2% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.3%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Coburg splits fairly evenly between Rented (33%) and Owned outright (32%), with Owned with a mortgage at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Larger homes are rare here, with three-or-more bedroom houses far below the national figure of 73.8%. This contributes to a higher density of people per bedroom, at 0.90, which is much higher than in most areas.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
65.1% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
61.8% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Coburg, Separate house is the majority at 65%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 24%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Coburg, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 2 bedrooms (31%) and 4 bedrooms (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Coburg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20596/coburg/topic/housing-dwellings