Coburg North flood map & planning overlays

The schematic on this page is a Coburg North flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 14% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Coburg North address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

About 14% of Coburg North falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 22%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Bushfire mapping covers Coburg North and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone. Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.

The dominant planning zone in Coburg North is Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z), though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Coburg North has 40 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.

Across 5,965 surveyed parcels in Coburg North, the median lot size is about 468 m². There are also 1,723 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.

Yes - Coburg North has 2 train stations: Batman Station, Merlynston Station. It is also served by 54 bus stops and 6 tram stops.

At the 2021 Census Coburg North had 8,327 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Coburg North statistical area, which contains Coburg North, went from 6,404 people in 2001 to 8,932 in 2025, up 39%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Coburg North alone.

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coburg North scores 1042 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.

Median household income in Coburg North was $1,981 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,045 for the typical suburb in Merri-Bek. Median rent was $401 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.

A Coburg North planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage, environmental and noise - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; the full PDF report is $9.