Cobains vs East Sale
East Sale is the younger of the two, with a median age of 24 against 43 in Cobains. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cobains, most households are couple families. In East Sale, the large majority of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cobains tends to suit families with children, while East Sale suits young adults and people living alone.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
East Sale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 69/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, and childcare.
First-home buyers
East Sale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (10% vs 17%)
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
East Sale
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper rent ($75/wk vs $240/wk)
- leaves renters under less rental stress (5% vs 13%)
Weighs rent and rental stress.
Commuting to the city
Cobains
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (163 min vs 168 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Cobains is more walkable (13/100 vs 0/100)
- East Sale carries lower crime risk (16/100 vs 69/100)
Weighs GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
East Sale
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (125.8% vs 5.6%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Cobains and East Sale drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Cobains rents higher ($240/wk vs $75/wk); Cobains skews older (43 vs 24).
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 245 +14% vs other | 210 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.6% | +125.8% |
| Median age | 43 | 24 |
| Median household income | $94,224/yr +10% vs other | $84,500/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $240/wk +69% vs other | $75/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.8%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (54.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $605,000 | — |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
Zoning mix
Cobains has more rural and farming land (89% vs 8%).
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Other and special use | 0% | 91% |
| Rural and farming | 89% | 8% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 4% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 53% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 76% of VIC | Higher than 9% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 33% of VIC | — |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 69% of VIC | Higher than 73% of VIC |
Liveability
Cobains is more walkable (13 vs 0).
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 8/10 | — |
Risk profile
Cobains carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Cobains carries more flood risk (77 vs 13).
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | Low 20/100 | None 0/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 69/100 | Low 16/100 |
| Flood | High 77/100 | Low 13/100 |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | High 83/100 | High 100/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Cobains
- Cobains Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in East Sale
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 2 | 1 |
| Childcare | 0 | 2 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 0 | 2 |
| Waterways | 1 | 0 |
Mobility
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 13/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 223.3 km | 221.5 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 163 min | 168 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 3851 | — |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 40 postcode 3851 | — |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.3%).
Setting
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 7 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 8 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 27.0 km | 24.6 km |
NBN connectivity
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 38/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 97 premises | 0% 13 premises |
Climate
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 546 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 25.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.0°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Cobains | East Sale | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Cobains
East Sale
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