Albanvale vs St Albans

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. St Albans is closer to the city centre: 22.6 km, against 28 km.

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

  • Albanvale carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 80/100)
  • St Albans has more parks and reserves (36 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Albans

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

St Albans

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 4%)
  • sits closer to the CBD (22.6 km vs 28 km)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 79/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

St Albans

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (20 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 79/100)
  • But Albanvale carries lower crime risk (51/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Albanvale St Albans
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.

Albanvale St Albans
Walkability 79 / 94
Albanvale — Walkability: 79/100 St Albans — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 49 / 20
Albanvale — Safety: 49/100 St Albans — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 4 / 100
Albanvale — Low fire risk: 4/100 St Albans — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 67 / 66
Albanvale — Low flood risk: 67/100 St Albans — Low flood risk: 66/100

Demographics

St Albans has more residents (38,042 vs 5,641).

Albanvale St Albans
Population 5,641 38,042
+574% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.7% +2.0%
Median age 37 36
Median household income $66,508/yr
+6% vs other
 $62,660/yr
Median weekly rent $325/wk
same for both

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Albanvale St Albans
0-4 6.0% / 5.6%
Albanvale — 0-4: 6.0% St Albans — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 12.6% / 10.7%
Albanvale — 5-14: 12.6% St Albans — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.7% / 5.3%
Albanvale — 15-19: 5.7% St Albans — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.6% / 7.6%
Albanvale — 20-24: 6.6% St Albans — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 15.0% / 17.8%
Albanvale — 25-34: 15.0% St Albans — 25-34: 17.8%
35-44 13.6% / 12.9%
Albanvale — 35-44: 13.6% St Albans — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 11.8% / 11.3%
Albanvale — 45-54: 11.8% St Albans — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 11.8% / 10.9%
Albanvale — 55-64: 11.8% St Albans — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 11.6% / 9.6%
Albanvale — 65-74: 11.6% St Albans — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.4% / 5.8%
Albanvale — 75-84: 4.4% St Albans — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 0.9% / 2.4%
Albanvale — 85+: 0.9% St Albans — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Albanvale 44.9% couple families
Albanvale — Couple Families: 44.9% Albanvale — Lone Person: 22.3% Albanvale — One Parent Families: 26.6% Albanvale — Group Household: 3.9% Albanvale — Other Families: 2.3%
St Albans 38.6% couple families
St Albans — Couple Families: 38.6% St Albans — Lone Person: 28.7% St Albans — One Parent Families: 23.0% St Albans — Group Household: 6.3% St Albans — Other Families: 3.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Albanvale 24.2% renting
Albanvale — Owned Outright: 38.4% Albanvale — Mortgage: 37.4% Albanvale — Renting: 24.2%
St Albans 38.0% renting
St Albans — Owned Outright: 36.3% St Albans — Mortgage: 25.7% St Albans — Renting: 38.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Albanvale St Albans
Certificate III & IV 10.6% / 8.3%
Albanvale — Certificate III & IV: 10.6% St Albans — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Bachelor Degree 7.8% / 9.6%
Albanvale — Bachelor Degree: 7.8% St Albans — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.1% / 6.2%
Albanvale — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.1% St Albans — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 1.9% / 3.4%
Albanvale — Postgraduate Degree: 1.9% St Albans — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.8%
Albanvale — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% St Albans — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (10.6%).

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.

Albanvale St Albans
Vietnam 17.1% / 21.5%
Albanvale — Vietnam: 17.1% St Albans — Vietnam: 21.5%
India 3.4% / 5.8%
Albanvale — India: 3.4% St Albans — India: 5.8%
Philippines 3.8% / 3.0%
Albanvale — Philippines: 3.8% St Albans — Philippines: 3.0%
Myanmar 3.7% / —
Albanvale — Myanmar: 3.7% St Albans — Myanmar: not among its largest
New Zealand 1.2% / 1.3%
Albanvale — New Zealand: 1.2% St Albans — New Zealand: 1.3%
Pakistan 0.9% / 1.4%
Albanvale — Pakistan: 0.9% St Albans — Pakistan: 1.4%
Iraq — / 1.4%
Albanvale — Iraq: not among its largest St Albans — Iraq: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Albanvale 96.1% houses
Albanvale — Houses: 96.1% Albanvale — Townhouses: 2.2% Albanvale — Flats / Apartments: 1.7%
St Albans 74.5% houses
St Albans — Houses: 74.5% St Albans — Townhouses: 15.9% St Albans — Flats / Apartments: 9.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Albanvale St Albans
Median house price $680,000 $711,500
Median unit price $540,000 $515,000
Median land price — $700,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 25 days
from 43 sales
 30 days
from 407 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.

Albanvale St Albans
3 bed $660K / $708K
Albanvale — 3 bed: $660K (60 sales) St Albans — 3 bed: $708K (409 sales)

60 vs 409 sales

4 bed $740K / $750K
Albanvale — 4 bed: $740K (15 sales) St Albans — 4 bed: $750K (124 sales)

15 vs 124 sales

Zoning mix

Albanvale St Albans
Residential 87% 78%
Infrastructure and transport 2% 12%
Parks and recreation 11% 6%
Industrial 0% 2%
Commercial 0% 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

Albanvale St Albans
New dwellings approved 670
across Brimbank
same for both
Approvals change year on year +40%
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.

Albanvale St Albans
Houses 3.8%
$500/wk on $682K
 3.8%
$530/wk on $725K
Units — 4.2%
$450/wk on $552K

Ranking within VIC

Albanvale St Albans
House price Higher than 34% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Income Higher than 27% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 87% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 93% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 44% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 55% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 18% of VIC

Liveability

St Albans scores higher overall (61 vs 31); St Albans is more walkable (94 vs 79).

Albanvale St Albans
Grade D B
Score 31/100 61/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
same for both

Risk profile

Albanvale carries more bushfire risk (96 vs 0); St Albans carries more crime risk (80 vs 51).

Albanvale St Albans
Bushfire High
96/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
51/100
 High
80/100
Flood Low
33/100
 Low
34/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 9
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Albanvale St Albans
Inside the suburb 1 15
Rated above peers 1 8
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km None 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 10.0 km

Schools in Albanvale

  • Albanvale Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in St Albans

  • Catholic Regional College St Albans Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Holy Eucharist School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Albans East Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Albans Meadows Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Albans Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Albanvale St Albans
Supermarkets 0 10
Cafes & restaurants 0 40
Parks & reserves 1 36
Childcare 4 28
GPs 0 20
Pharmacies 0 5
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 1 5
Waterways 0 5

Mobility

Albanvale sits further from the CBD (28 km vs 22.6 km).

Albanvale St Albans
Walkability score 79/100 94/100
Distance to Melbourne 28 km
+19% vs other
 22.6 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 32 min 28 min
Public transport score 76/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 43.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 421.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3021
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 3021
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.

Albanvale St Albans
Car (driver) 72.2% / 67.4%
Albanvale — Car (driver): 72.2% St Albans — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 14.8% / 13.9%
Albanvale — Worked from Home: 14.8% St Albans — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Car (passenger) 7.4% / 6.8%
Albanvale — Car (passenger): 7.4% St Albans — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Train 4.3% / 9.5%
Albanvale — Train: 4.3% St Albans — Train: 9.5%
Bus 1.0% / 1.0%
Albanvale — Bus: 1.0% St Albans — Bus: 1.0%
Walked Only 0.2% / 1.1%
Albanvale — Walked Only: 0.2% St Albans — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (72.2%).

Setting

Albanvale St Albans
Elevation 73 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 14.8 km 13.7 km

NBN connectivity

Albanvale St Albans
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 2%
2,010 premises
 7%
15,710 premises

Climate

Albanvale St Albans
Annual rainfall 518 mm 534 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.0°C 6.5°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Albanvale St Albans
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.2 µg/m³ 18.9 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Albanvale St Albans
Average residential rate $1,847/yr
same for both
Council Brimbank
same for both

Federal electorate

Albanvale St Albans
Division Gorton Fraser
Member Alice Jordan-Baird Daniel Mulino
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Albanvale St Albans
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Albanvale

Middle-Ring Multicultural Urban

St Albans

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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