Median price trend for houses
Based on 28 sales in the preceding 12 months
$460,000
Up 12.9% over 12 months
- 3 bed
- $440k
- 4 bed
- $580k
- 5+ bed
- $880k
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The quick read on
Cobden
VIC 3266 · Corangamite
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $460,000
- Median unit
- $315,000
- Population
- 1,804
- Postcode
- 3266
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ABS 2021
Cobden, Victoria
Property market insights for Cobden
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Cobden VIC
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 2 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$525 per week
Up 61.5% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Cobden, VIC is currently $460,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Cobden has a 12-month growth rate of 12.9% for houses and 1.6% for units.
Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $440,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $580,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $880,000 in Cobden.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Cobden is $525 per week. The median house rent has increased 61.5% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Cobden is $315,000, which has increased 1.6% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $308,000 in Cobden. The median rent for units and apartments in Cobden is $325 per week and has increased 18.2% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Cobden safe?
The overall rate for Cobden is 2,602 offences per 100,000 residents — 36% below the Rest of Vic. benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Cobden.
Overall crime rate
2,602
offences per 100,000 residents
36% belowRest of Vic.
CobdenRest of Vic.: 4,070
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Cobden?
Cobden VIC 3266 is in Victoria, within Rest of Vic..
1,804 people call Cobden home, with an average of 2.3 people per household and a median household income of $1,162 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,804
- Median age
- 51 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,083 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $220 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of Vic. benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1515.6%Below
15–3419.6%Below
35–5420.9%Below
55–7428.3%Above
75 and over15.7%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses92.3%Above
Townhouses7.7%In line
Apartments0.0%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright49.1%Above
Paying a mortgage29.8%Below
Renting21.1%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car4.6%In line
One car32.5%Below
Two cars36.0%Below
Three or more27.1%Above
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.9%Below
Drove to work68.8%Above
Train, tram or bus0.0%Below
Walked or cycled6.9%Above
What stands out in Cobden
7.9% of workers in Cobden worked from home on Census day — about half the rate across Rest of Vic..
41.4% of people in Cobden described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Cobden
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Cobden VIC 3266.
Is Cobden family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
15.6% of Cobden's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.
495 family households lived in Cobden; 31.1% were couple families and 16.4% were one-parent families.
31.1% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Cobden?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Cobden had 1,804 residents at the 2021 Census.
17.6% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
44.0% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Cobden?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 92.3% of occupied private dwellings in Cobden.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 7.7% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Cobden?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
49.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
29.8% were buying their home with a mortgage.
21.1% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Cobden?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Cobden had 2.3 people.
One-person households made up 33.0% of occupied homes. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.
Two-person households represented 37.7%, while 18.7% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Cobden?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.9% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
68.8% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 6.9% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Cobden?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
4.6% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..
One-car households formed 32.5% of the total.
63.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Cobden, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
70.0% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.0% reported a different address.
5.8% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Cobden?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
93.3% of residents used only English at home.
1.2% used a language other than English at home.
0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Cobden residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
5.8% of Cobden's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 94.2% was born in Australia.
0.0% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 92.7%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Cobden?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 42.5% of ancestry responses in Cobden.
Australian ancestry made up 47.4% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 0.2% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Cobden?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
10.5% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Managers accounted for 13.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 8.0%.
Health care and social assistance employed 13.4% of workers, and education and training employed 7.1%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Cobden?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 53.0%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..
28.9% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 17.9% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Cobden show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
50.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.
10.9% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
11.3% reported asthma, 12.0% arthritis and 7.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Cobden?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
11.5% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 1.2% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.9%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 50.4%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Cobden?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,162 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,083.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $220 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Cobden compare with Rest of Vic.?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.9% in Cobden, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..
Outright ownership was 49.1% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.
Renting accounted for 21.1% in Cobden, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Cobden
Is Cobden expensive?
The median house price is $460,000, while units and apartments sit at $315,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Cobden good for families?
The Census counted 495 local families, and 15.6% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Cobden?
Larger houses have a median around $880,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Cobden
64 streets in Cobden
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Adams Rd
- Adams Street
- Airport Road
- Andrews Rd
- Blandford St
- Bonds Rd
- Bond Street
- Boundary Rd
- Bullaharre Rd
- Camperdown-Cobden Rd
- Cemetery Rd
- Clarke St
- Cobden-Port Campbell Rd
- Cobden-Stonyford Rd
- Cobden-Terang Rd
- Cobden-Warrnambool Rd
- County Boundary West Rd
- Cowleys Rd
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- Cross Forest Rd
- Curdie St
- Dingleys Rd
- Dover St
- Edward St
- Evans Rd
- Forest Park Rd
- Grayland St
- Hallyburtons Rd
- Jancourt Rd
- Joe Blakes Rd
- Lavers Hill-Cobden Rd
- L Graylands Rd
- Lord St
- Mccanns Rd
- Mckenzies Rd
- Mckenzie St
- Mills Road
- Mitchell St
- Morris Rd
- Neylon St
- N Graylands Rd
- Old Port Campbell Rd
- Orton Ct
- Parrott Street
- Peter St
- Pilkington Pl
- Prestons Rd
- Rix Ave
- Roberts Rd
- Savages Ln
- Scott St
- Shenfields Ln
- Shenfield St
- Silvester St
- Smiths Road
- Smith St
- Station St
- Stirling St
- Tarrant St
- Tobruk St
- Torboys Rd
- Vagg St
- Victoria St
- Walker St
- Wheatons Rd
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