Cobram East vs Cobram

Cobram East is the younger of the two, with a median age of 41 against 48 in Cobram. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Cobram East, most households are couple families. In Cobram, about half of households are people living alone. On these figures, Cobram East tends to suit families with children and couples, while Cobram suits people living alone and older residents.

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

Cobram

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (7 vs 1)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (5 vs 0)
  • But Cobram East carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 83/100)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Cobram East

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Cobram

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (30% vs 14%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $320/wk)
  • But Cobram East leaves renters under less rental stress (16% vs 24%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Cobram East sits closer to the CBD (255.9 km vs 259.3 km)
  • Cobram is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Cobram

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (21/100 vs 0/100)
  • has more GPs (6 vs 0)
  • has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 15%)
  • But Cobram East carries lower crime risk (34/100 vs 83/100)

Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Cobram

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.2% vs -4.1%)

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Cobram East and Cobram drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Cobram East Cobram
Hides rows where both suburbs match

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.

Cobram East Cobram
Walkability 0 / 21
Cobram East — Walkability: 0/100 Cobram — Walkability: 21/100
Safety 66 / 17
Cobram East — Safety: 66/100 Cobram — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 87
Cobram East — Low fire risk: 100/100 Cobram — Low fire risk: 87/100
Low flood risk 4 / 2
Cobram East — Low flood risk: 4/100 Cobram — Low flood risk: 2/100

Demographics

Cobram has more residents (6,148 vs 232); Cobram East has higher household incomes ($103,012 vs $53,352).

Cobram East Cobram
Population 232 6,148
+2550% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -4.1% +2.2%
Median age 41 48
Median household income $103,012/yr
+48% vs other
 $53,352/yr
Median weekly rent $320/wk
+22% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Cobram East Cobram
0-4 5.6% / 4.9%
Cobram East — 0-4: 5.6% Cobram — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 17.7% / 10.9%
Cobram East — 5-14: 17.7% Cobram — 5-14: 10.9%
15-19 5.2% / 5.0%
Cobram East — 15-19: 5.2% Cobram — 15-19: 5.0%
20-24 7.8% / 4.0%
Cobram East — 20-24: 7.8% Cobram — 20-24: 4.0%
25-34 7.8% / 11.0%
Cobram East — 25-34: 7.8% Cobram — 25-34: 11.0%
35-44 7.3% / 10.7%
Cobram East — 35-44: 7.3% Cobram — 35-44: 10.7%
45-54 18.1% / 10.8%
Cobram East — 45-54: 18.1% Cobram — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 16.4% / 12.2%
Cobram East — 55-64: 16.4% Cobram — 55-64: 12.2%
65-74 9.5% / 15.6%
Cobram East — 65-74: 9.5% Cobram — 65-74: 15.6%
75-84 3.9% / 10.5%
Cobram East — 75-84: 3.9% Cobram — 75-84: 10.5%
85+ 1.7% / 4.2%
Cobram East — 85+: 1.7% Cobram — 85+: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Cobram East 61.2% couple families
Cobram East — Couple Families: 61.2% Cobram East — Lone Person: 26.5% Cobram East — One Parent Families: 12.2% Cobram East — Group Household: 0.0% Cobram East — Other Families: 0.0%
Cobram 27.9% couple families
Cobram — Couple Families: 27.9% Cobram — Lone Person: 50.6% Cobram — One Parent Families: 15.4% Cobram — Group Household: 4.9% Cobram — Other Families: 1.1%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Cobram East 13.6% renting
Cobram East — Owned Outright: 47.0% Cobram East — Mortgage: 39.4% Cobram East — Renting: 13.6%
Cobram 29.6% renting
Cobram — Owned Outright: 44.7% Cobram — Mortgage: 25.7% Cobram — Renting: 29.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Cobram East Cobram
Certificate III & IV 20.3% / 15.4%
Cobram East — Certificate III & IV: 20.3% Cobram — Certificate III & IV: 15.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.2% / 5.8%
Cobram East — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.2% Cobram — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.8%
Bachelor Degree 6.9% / 5.3%
Cobram East — Bachelor Degree: 6.9% Cobram — Bachelor Degree: 5.3%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 1.1%
Cobram East — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Cobram — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.1%
Postgraduate Degree 2.2% / 0.8%
Cobram East — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2% Cobram — Postgraduate Degree: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.3%).

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.

Cobram East Cobram
Italy 1.7% / 2.4%
Cobram East — Italy: 1.7% Cobram — Italy: 2.4%
Malaysia — / 3.2%
Cobram East — Malaysia: not among its largest Cobram — Malaysia: 3.2%
England — / 2.7%
Cobram East — England: not among its largest Cobram — England: 2.7%
India — / 1.8%
Cobram East — India: not among its largest Cobram — India: 1.8%
New Zealand — / 1.5%
Cobram East — New Zealand: not among its largest Cobram — New Zealand: 1.5%
Fiji 1.3% / —
Cobram East — Fiji: 1.3% Cobram — Fiji: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Cobram East 100.0% houses
Cobram East — Houses: 100.0% Cobram East — Townhouses: 0.0% Cobram East — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Cobram 91.1% houses
Cobram — Houses: 91.1% Cobram — Townhouses: 7.0% Cobram — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Cobram East Cobram
Median house price — $419,250
Median unit price — $317,500
Median land price — $215,000
Typical days to sell (houses) — 106 days
from 46 sales

Zoning mix

Cobram East Cobram
Rural and farming 65% 68%
Parks and recreation 31% 12%
Residential 0% 9%
Infrastructure and transport 4% 7%
Industrial 0% 3%
Commercial 0% 1%
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

Cobram East Cobram
New dwellings approved 332
across Moira
same for both
Approvals change year on year -70%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

Cobram East Cobram
Houses — 4.7%
$545/wk on $600K
Units — 5.4%
$340/wk on $330K

Ranking within VIC

Cobram East Cobram
House price — Higher than 11% of VIC
Income Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 12% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 89% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 80% of VIC
Affordability — Higher than 60% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 5% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) — Higher than 95% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 78% of VIC

Liveability

Cobram is more walkable (21 vs 0).

Cobram East Cobram
Grade — C
Score — 32/100
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Cobram carries more bushfire risk (13 vs 0); Cobram carries more crime risk (83 vs 34).

Cobram East Cobram
Bushfire None
0/100
 Low
13/100
Crime Low
34/100
 High
83/100
Flood High
96/100
 High
98/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

Cobram East Cobram
Inside the suburb 0 5
Rated above peers 0 3
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Schools in Cobram East

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Cobram

  • Cobram Anglican Grammar School Independent · Combined above peers
  • Cobram Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Joseph's School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Cobram Secondary College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Cobram and District Specialist School Government · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

Cobram East Cobram
Supermarkets 0 3
Cafes & restaurants 0 8
Parks & reserves 1 7
Childcare 0 8
GPs 0 6
Pharmacies 0 2
Hospitals 0 1
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 0 5
Waterways 1 15

Mobility

Cobram sits further from the CBD (259.3 km vs 255.9 km).

Cobram East Cobram
Walkability score 0/100 21/100
Distance to Melbourne 255.9 km 259.3 km
+1% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 181 min 183 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 3644
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 56
postcode 3644
same for both

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.

Cobram East Cobram
Car (driver) 75.0% / 77.5%
Cobram East — Car (driver): 75.0% Cobram — Car (driver): 77.5%
Worked from Home 15.6% / 6.7%
Cobram East — Worked from Home: 15.6% Cobram — Worked from Home: 6.7%
Car (passenger) 5.2% / 8.8%
Cobram East — Car (passenger): 5.2% Cobram — Car (passenger): 8.8%
Walked Only 4.2% / 5.5%
Cobram East — Walked Only: 4.2% Cobram — Walked Only: 5.5%
Bicycle — / 1.2%
Cobram East — Bicycle: not among its largest Cobram — Bicycle: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (77.5%).

Setting

Cobram East Cobram
Elevation 115 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both

NBN connectivity

Cobram East Cobram
Connectivity score 29/100 83/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
95 premises
 50%
3,801 premises

Climate

Cobram East Cobram
Annual rainfall 458 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Cobram East Cobram
Average residential rate $1,908/yr
same for both
Council Moira
same for both

Federal electorate

Cobram East Cobram
Division Nicholls
same for both
Member Sam Birrell
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Cobram East Cobram
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Cobram East

Family Rural

Cobram

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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