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Coburg, Victoria

Coordinates: 37°44′38″S 144°57′52″E / 37.7438°S 144.9645°E / -37.7438; 144.9645
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Coburg
MelbourneVictoria
File:Melbourne City from Pentridge Boulevard 2020.jpg
Coburg looking towards the City of Melbourne 2020
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Population26,574 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3058
Elevation63 m (207 ft)
Area7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Location8 km (5 mi) N of Melbourne
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Coburg:
Coburg North
Pascoe Vale
Coburg North Preston
Pascoe Vale South Coburg Preston
Brunswick West Brunswick Brunswick East
Thornbury

Coburg is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is about 8km north of the Melbourne central business district. In 2006 there were 22,772 people living in the suburb. It is a part of the City of Moreland local government area.

Before European settlement the Coburg area was home to the Indigenous Australian Wurundjeri people. The area was first surveyed in 1837-8 by Robert Hoddle. The area was first called Pentridge, after the town of Pentridge, Dorset, England.

References[change]

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coburg (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2022.Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).