Coburg North is a suburb in

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, north of Melbourne's

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, located within the Cities of

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and

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s. Coburg North recorded a population of 8,327 at the 2021 census. Although most of Coburg North is within the City of Merri-bek, a handful of properties on Elizabeth Street, Coburg North's eastern boundary, are located in the City of Darebin. The suburb lies north of

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, and has the same postcode (3058). The majority of Coburg North is zoned residential, though there are some industrial pockets. The major commercial strip on

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is primarily automotive-related businesses. Merlynston has a small shopping strip with some cafes. The rest of the suburb is reliant on corner shops for everyday needs.

History

Coburg North Post Office opened on 1 August 1857 and closed in 1980.

Housing

A large number of the houses in the area have two bedrooms and are made of brick, some with a

weatherboard Clapboard (), also called bevel siding, lap siding, and weatherboard, with regional variation in the definition of these terms, is wooden siding of a building in the form of horizontal boards, often overlapping. ''Clapboard'' in modern Americ ...

extension. These were constructed in bulk by the

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, and most follow a standard design and layout. The weatherboard extension appears to be standard feature on houses of this period, and can take the form of a third bedroom, extended kitchen or laundry, or a standalone shed. Some houses share a common wall as a duplex unit. After the closure of the

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Factory in 2005, the land began was developed into a A$250 million housing site for 1000 people.

Local industry

Industry in Coburg North is concentrated in the area bounded by Gaffney Street, Sydney Road, Shorts Road and Sussex Street. A notable and major industry in the suburb used to be a factory owned by Kodak, on two sites either side of the

Edgars Creek Edgar's Creek is a minor creek tributary of the Merri Creek in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. Edgars Creek has a catchment on the basalt plains in Wollert and flows south through the suburbs of Epping, Thomastown and Reservoir, t ...

, used for photographic paper manufacture and film processing. With the popularity of digital photography, Kodak has closed the factory.

Geography

Geographical features in North Coburg include: * The Coburg Olympic Pool *

Merlynston Creek Merlynston Creek is a tributary of Merri Creek in Melbourne's northern suburbs, in Victoria, Australia. The source of the creek is the National Boulevard Reserve located in an industrial area in the north of Campbellfield in City of Hume. The cr ...

Merri Creek The Merri Creek is a waterway in southern parts of Victoria, Australia, which flows through the northern suburbs of Northcote. It begins near Wallan north of Melbourne and flows south for 70 km until it joins the Yarra River at Dights Fa ...

* Village Coburg Drive-In * Coburg Lake * Cash Reserve * Richards Reserve (where the Velodrome is) * Parker Reserve (Baseball Diamond) with two cricket fields next to it * Harold Stevens Athletics Track * Cox Reserve * Hosken Reserve * Sanger Reserve Increased urban consolidation has added to 1-in-100 year flash flooding risk in Coburg North along the course of

, according to the

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(SES). The State Emergency Services says flooding has occurred along the creek path through Coburg North historically in 1891, 1916, 1934, 1954, 1974, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1989, 2003, and 2011.

Educational facilities

Coburg North has one State primary school (Coburg North Primary School), with buildings by

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, a former chief architect of the Public Works Department of Victoria (PWD). Coburg North Primary (No 4543) was built in 1937 in a restrained

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mode in cream brick and is Heritage listed by Merri-bek City Council. Other schools in Coburg North are the

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, an Islamic school which offers primary and secondary schooling across two campuses, and Mercy College, an all girls Catholic high school.

Transport

Bus

Five

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service Coburg North: * :

–

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via Elizabeth Street. Operated by

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. * :

Campbellfield Campbellfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Campbellfield recorded a population of 4,977 at the 2021 census. History Camp ...

Plaza Shopping Centre – Coburg via

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. Operated by

Broadmeadows Bus Service Broadmeadows Bus Service is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Australia. It operates eight routes under contract to Public Transport Victoria. It is owned by Northern Transit Holdings, which also operates Kastoria Bus Lines, Nationwide Tour ...

. * : Upfield station – North Coburg via Somerset Estate (Campbellfield). Operated by Broadmeadows Bus Service. * :

Glenroy station Glenroy Station is a pastoral lease that operates as a cattle station in Western Australia. It is situated approximately north of Fitzroy Crossing and east of Derby in the Kimberley region. History The property was established in the earl ...

– Coburg via Boundary Road and

. Operated by

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. * :

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– Pascoe Vale station via

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. Operated by Dysons.

Cycling

Cyclists can access the

Upfield Bike Path __NOTOC__ The Upfield Shared Path is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Upfield railway line through the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It stretches from Princes Park, through Brunswick an ...

and the

Merri Creek Trail __NOTOC__ The Merri Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians that follows the Merri Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Route The path commences at Dights Falls near where Merri Creek ente ...

. A new style bike path was also constructed along O'Hea Street that currently starts at Sussex Street and finishes at Sydney Road. Sections through Pentridge and McDonalds Reserve have been constructed and will open in early 2011. This will mean the bike path links to the Merri Creek Trail. Council has plans to continue the path from Sussex Street to Glenroy.

Train

Two

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service Coburg North:

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and Merlynston, both located on the

Upfield railway line The Upfield railway line is a commuter rail service operating between Flinders Street in the Melbourne central business district through Melbourne's northern suburbs including West Melbourne, North Melbourne, Parkville, Brunswick, Coburg, Cobu ...

Tram

Tram route travels along Sydney Road from the terminus at Bakers Road, Coburg North to

Flinders Street station Flinders Street railway station is a train station located on the corner of Flinders Street, Melbourne, Flinders and Swanston Street, Swanston streets in the Melbourne city centre, central business district (CBD) of Melbourne, Victoria (Austral ...

in the city.

References

External links

Australian Places – Coburg North
{{City of Merri-bek suburbs Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Merri-bek Suburbs of the City of Darebin