Hadfield vs Coburg North

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Coburg North: a median of $1.07 million, against $904,000 in Hadfield, and rent is higher there too. Coburg North is closer to the city centre: 10.2 km, against 13.8 km. On these figures, Hadfield tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Hadfield carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 86/100)
  • Coburg North has more parks and reserves (26 vs 5)

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

First-home buyers

Hadfield

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper units ($490,000 vs $590,000)
  • has cheaper houses ($904,000 vs $1,070,000)
  • But Coburg North leaves households under less mortgage stress (25% vs 30%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Hadfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($370/wk vs $401/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Coburg North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • sits closer to the CBD (10.2 km vs 13.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Hadfield

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • carries lower crime risk (75/100 vs 86/100)

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

Investors

Coburg North

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.9% vs 4.3%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hadfield Coburg North
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.

Hadfield Coburg North
Walkability 79 / 80
Hadfield — Walkability: 79/100 Coburg North — Walkability: 80/100
Safety 25 / 14
Hadfield — Safety: 25/100 Coburg North — Safety: 14/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hadfield — Low fire risk: 100/100 Coburg North — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 47 / 43
Hadfield — Low flood risk: 47/100 Coburg North — Low flood risk: 43/100

Demographics

Coburg North has more residents (8,327 vs 6,269); Coburg North has higher household incomes ($103,012 vs $79,196).

Hadfield Coburg North
Population 6,269 8,327
+33% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +11.7% +9.6%
Median age 36 38
Median household income $79,196/yr $103,012/yr
+30% vs other
Median weekly rent $370/wk $401/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hadfield Coburg North
0-4 7.3% / 6.6%
Hadfield — 0-4: 7.3% Coburg North — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 11.7% / 11.2%
Hadfield — 5-14: 11.7% Coburg North — 5-14: 11.2%
15-19 4.7% / 4.6%
Hadfield — 15-19: 4.7% Coburg North — 15-19: 4.6%
20-24 5.7% / 5.6%
Hadfield — 20-24: 5.7% Coburg North — 20-24: 5.6%
25-34 18.1% / 16.1%
Hadfield — 25-34: 18.1% Coburg North — 25-34: 16.1%
35-44 14.4% / 17.5%
Hadfield — 35-44: 14.4% Coburg North — 35-44: 17.5%
45-54 11.4% / 14.3%
Hadfield — 45-54: 11.4% Coburg North — 45-54: 14.3%
55-64 9.4% / 9.5%
Hadfield — 55-64: 9.4% Coburg North — 55-64: 9.5%
65-74 7.1% / 5.8%
Hadfield — 65-74: 7.1% Coburg North — 65-74: 5.8%
75-84 6.6% / 4.9%
Hadfield — 75-84: 6.6% Coburg North — 75-84: 4.9%
85+ 3.5% / 4.0%
Hadfield — 85+: 3.5% Coburg North — 85+: 4.0%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hadfield 41.4% couple families
Hadfield — Couple Families: 41.4% Hadfield — Lone Person: 36.9% Hadfield — One Parent Families: 15.5% Hadfield — Group Household: 4.7% Hadfield — Other Families: 1.5%
Coburg North 42.5% couple families
Coburg North — Couple Families: 42.5% Coburg North — Lone Person: 32.0% Coburg North — One Parent Families: 15.1% Coburg North — Group Household: 8.5% Coburg North — Other Families: 1.8%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hadfield 28.7% renting
Hadfield — Owned Outright: 37.7% Hadfield — Mortgage: 33.7% Hadfield — Renting: 28.7%
Coburg North 31.5% renting
Coburg North — Owned Outright: 30.7% Coburg North — Mortgage: 37.8% Coburg North — Renting: 31.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hadfield Coburg North
Bachelor Degree 12.2% / 18.0%
Hadfield — Bachelor Degree: 12.2% Coburg North — Bachelor Degree: 18.0%
Certificate III & IV 10.5% / 8.0%
Hadfield — Certificate III & IV: 10.5% Coburg North — Certificate III & IV: 8.0%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.9%
Hadfield — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Coburg North — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9%
Postgraduate Degree 4.9% / 9.0%
Hadfield — Postgraduate Degree: 4.9% Coburg North — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.2% / 3.5%
Hadfield — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.2% Coburg North — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.0%).

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.

Hadfield Coburg North
Italy 5.2% / 4.9%
Hadfield — Italy: 5.2% Coburg North — Italy: 4.9%
Lebanon 4.1% / 1.6%
Hadfield — Lebanon: 4.1% Coburg North — Lebanon: 1.6%
England 1.2% / 2.5%
Hadfield — England: 1.2% Coburg North — England: 2.5%
India 2.2% / 1.4%
Hadfield — India: 2.2% Coburg North — India: 1.4%
Greece 1.5% / 1.7%
Hadfield — Greece: 1.5% Coburg North — Greece: 1.7%
Pakistan 2.6% / —
Hadfield — Pakistan: 2.6% Coburg North — Pakistan: not among its largest
China — / 2.1%
Hadfield — China: not among its largest Coburg North — China: 2.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hadfield 71.0% houses
Hadfield — Houses: 71.0% Hadfield — Townhouses: 25.4% Hadfield — Flats / Apartments: 3.6%
Coburg North 75.7% houses
Coburg North — Houses: 75.7% Coburg North — Townhouses: 19.6% Coburg North — Flats / Apartments: 4.7%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Hadfield Coburg North
Median house price $904,000 $1,070,000
Median unit price $490,000 $590,000
Median land price — $1,625,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 68 sales
 24 days
from 78 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

Hadfield Coburg North
2 bed $740K / $875K
Hadfield — 2 bed: $740K (11 sales) Coburg North — 2 bed: $875K (24 sales)

11 vs 24 sales

3 bed $884K / $1.02M
Hadfield — 3 bed: $884K (74 sales) Coburg North — 3 bed: $1.02M (74 sales)

74 vs 74 sales

4 bed $1.08M / $1.2M
Hadfield — 4 bed: $1.08M (38 sales) Coburg North — 4 bed: $1.2M (32 sales)

38 vs 32 sales

Zoning mix

Coburg North has more industrially zoned land (34% vs 1%).

Hadfield Coburg North
Residential 54% 43%
Infrastructure and transport 40% 5%
Industrial 1% 34%
Parks and recreation 3% 18%
Commercial 1% 2%
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

Hadfield Coburg North
New dwellings approved 1,387
across Merri-bek
same for both
Approvals change year on year +68%
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.

Hadfield Coburg North
Houses 4.1%
$650/wk on $831K
 3.7%
$695/wk on $969K
Units 4.3%
$480/wk on $580K
 5.9%
$538/wk on $475K

Ranking within VIC

Hadfield Coburg North
House price Higher than 65% of VIC Higher than 68% of VIC
Income Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 75% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 93% of VIC
same for both
Affordability Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 46% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 72% of VIC Higher than 49% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 22% of VIC Higher than 90% of VIC

Liveability

Coburg North scores higher overall (64 vs 56).

Hadfield Coburg North
Grade B
same for both
Score 56/100 64/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 advantaged area
decile 8/10

Risk profile

Coburg North carries more crime risk (86 vs 75).

Hadfield Coburg North
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
75/100
 High
86/100
Flood Moderate
53/100
 Moderate
57/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Hadfield Coburg North
Inside the suburb 1 2
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0 1
Rated below peers 1 0
Universities within 10 km 3
The University of Melbourne, 8.5 km
 3
The University of Melbourne, 6.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.6% 2.4%

Schools in Hadfield

  • St Thomas More's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Schools in Coburg North

  • Mercy College Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Australian International Academy of Education - Senior Campus Independent · Combined

Amenities in the suburb

Hadfield Coburg North
Supermarkets 2 5
Cafes & restaurants 6 22
Parks & reserves 5 26
Childcare 4
same for both
GPs 1 2
Pharmacies 1 2
Police stations 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1
same for both
Fuel stations 0 2
EV chargers 1 0
Waterways 15 10

Mobility

Hadfield sits further from the CBD (13.8 km vs 10.2 km).

Hadfield Coburg North
Walkability score 79/100 80/100
Distance to Melbourne 13.8 km
+26% vs other
 10.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min
same for both
Public transport score 91/100
Rail · Bus
 95/100
Rail · Tram · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 99.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 196.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.8%
postcode 3046
 1.5%
postcode 3058
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 18
postcode 3046
 26
postcode 3058

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.

Hadfield Coburg North
Car (driver) 59.7% / 42.9%
Hadfield — Car (driver): 59.7% Coburg North — Car (driver): 42.9%
Worked from Home 30.0% / 43.3%
Hadfield — Worked from Home: 30.0% Coburg North — Worked from Home: 43.3%
Train 3.9% / 4.5%
Hadfield — Train: 3.9% Coburg North — Train: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 3.9% / 2.7%
Hadfield — Car (passenger): 3.9% Coburg North — Car (passenger): 2.7%
Bicycle 0.5% / 2.8%
Hadfield — Bicycle: 0.5% Coburg North — Bicycle: 2.8%
Bus 0.9% / 0.8%
Hadfield — Bus: 0.9% Coburg North — Bus: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (59.7%).

Setting

Hadfield Coburg North
Elevation 78 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 63 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.6 km 13.1 km

NBN connectivity

Hadfield Coburg North
Connectivity score 89/100 91/100
Most common technology Fibre to the curb Fibre to the premises
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 47%
2,974 premises
 58%
4,812 premises

Climate

Hadfield Coburg North
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Hadfield Coburg North
PM2.5 3.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Hadfield Coburg North
Average residential rate $1,914/yr
same for both
Council Merri-bek
same for both

Federal electorate

Hadfield Coburg North
Division Wills Cooper
Member Peter Khalil Ged Kearney
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Hadfield Coburg North
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Hadfield

Gentrifying Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks River Townhouses Transport Hub

Coburg North

Easy Commute Middle-Ring Parks Professionals River Trams Transport Hub

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