Albert Park vs Middle Park

In both, most households own their home. In Albert Park, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Middle Park: a median of $3.02 million, against $2.31 million in Albert Park. Albert Park is closer to the city centre: 5.5 km, against 6.2 km. On these figures, Albert Park 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

Albert Park

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (6 vs 2)

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

First-home buyers

They split

one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here

  • Albert Park has cheaper houses ($2,312,500 vs $3,025,000)
  • Middle Park has cheaper units ($765,000 vs $1,097,500)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Too close to call

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

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

Commuting to the city

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Downsizers and retirees

Too close to call

Nothing among the 5 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

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

Investors

Albert Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (2.7% vs 2.1%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Albert Park Middle Park
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.

Albert Park Middle Park
Walkability 96 / 90
Albert Park — Walkability: 96/100 Middle Park — Walkability: 90/100
Safety 17 / 25
Albert Park — Safety: 17/100 Middle Park — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Albert Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Middle Park — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 68 / 56
Albert Park — Low flood risk: 68/100 Middle Park — Low flood risk: 56/100

Demographics

Albert Park has more residents (6,044 vs 4,000); Middle Park has higher household incomes ($147,472 vs $131,716).

Albert Park Middle Park
Population 6,044
+34% vs other
 4,000
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -2.8% -3.5%
Median age 46 45
Median household income $131,716/yr $147,472/yr
+12% vs other
Median weekly rent $590/wk $602/wk
+2% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Albert Park Middle Park
0-4 5.3% / 4.5%
Albert Park — 0-4: 5.3% Middle Park — 0-4: 4.5%
5-14 11.1% / 12.9%
Albert Park — 5-14: 11.1% Middle Park — 5-14: 12.9%
15-19 4.8% / 5.9%
Albert Park — 15-19: 4.8% Middle Park — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.0% / 3.2%
Albert Park — 20-24: 4.0% Middle Park — 20-24: 3.2%
25-34 9.3% / 8.6%
Albert Park — 25-34: 9.3% Middle Park — 25-34: 8.6%
35-44 13.5% / 13.6%
Albert Park — 35-44: 13.5% Middle Park — 35-44: 13.6%
45-54 16.3% / 16.8%
Albert Park — 45-54: 16.3% Middle Park — 45-54: 16.8%
55-64 14.1% / 14.1%
Albert Park — 55-64: 14.1% Middle Park — 55-64: 14.1%
65-74 11.6% / 10.0%
Albert Park — 65-74: 11.6% Middle Park — 65-74: 10.0%
75-84 7.9% / 7.8%
Albert Park — 75-84: 7.9% Middle Park — 75-84: 7.8%
85+ 2.0% / 2.8%
Albert Park — 85+: 2.0% Middle Park — 85+: 2.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Albert Park 45.0% lone person
Albert Park — Lone Person: 45.0% Albert Park — Couple Families: 38.2% Albert Park — One Parent Families: 10.9% Albert Park — Group Household: 4.5% Albert Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Middle Park 42.0% lone person
Middle Park — Lone Person: 42.0% Middle Park — Couple Families: 43.2% Middle Park — One Parent Families: 10.8% Middle Park — Group Household: 3.1% Middle Park — Other Families: 0.9%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Albert Park 37.7% renting
Albert Park — Owned Outright: 37.8% Albert Park — Mortgage: 24.5% Albert Park — Renting: 37.7%
Middle Park 32.6% renting
Middle Park — Owned Outright: 42.2% Middle Park — Mortgage: 25.2% Middle Park — Renting: 32.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Albert Park Middle Park
Bachelor Degree 25.0% / 26.4%
Albert Park — Bachelor Degree: 25.0% Middle Park — Bachelor Degree: 26.4%
Postgraduate Degree 13.2% / 13.2%
Albert Park — Postgraduate Degree: 13.2% Middle Park — Postgraduate Degree: 13.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.8% / 7.0%
Albert Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8% Middle Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Certificate III & IV 5.3% / 4.1%
Albert Park — Certificate III & IV: 5.3% Middle Park — Certificate III & IV: 4.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.6% / 4.2%
Albert Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.6% Middle Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.4%).

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.

Albert Park Middle Park
England 5.3% / 4.9%
Albert Park — England: 5.3% Middle Park — England: 4.9%
Greece 3.4% / 2.8%
Albert Park — Greece: 3.4% Middle Park — Greece: 2.8%
New Zealand 2.1% / 1.8%
Albert Park — New Zealand: 2.1% Middle Park — New Zealand: 1.8%
India 1.8% / 1.4%
Albert Park — India: 1.8% Middle Park — India: 1.4%
Italy 0.9% / 0.9%
Albert Park — Italy: 0.9% Middle Park — Italy: 0.9%
Ireland 0.9% / —
Albert Park — Ireland: 0.9% Middle Park — Ireland: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Albert Park 62.0% townhouses
Albert Park — Townhouses: 62.0% Albert Park — Flats / Apartments: 19.2% Albert Park — Houses: 18.8%
Middle Park 58.3% townhouses
Middle Park — Townhouses: 58.3% Middle Park — Flats / Apartments: 26.8% Middle Park — Houses: 14.9%
Townhouses Flats / Apartments Houses

Property market

Albert Park Middle Park
Median house price $2,312,500 $3,025,000
Median unit price $1,097,500 $765,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 55 sales
 23 days
from 27 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.

Albert Park Middle Park
2 bed $1.54M / $1.81M
Albert Park — 2 bed: $1.54M (42 sales) Middle Park — 2 bed: $1.81M (24 sales)

42 vs 24 sales

3 bed $2.51M / $2.9M
Albert Park — 3 bed: $2.51M (66 sales) Middle Park — 3 bed: $2.9M (36 sales)

66 vs 36 sales

4 bed $2.96M / $3.78M
Albert Park — 4 bed: $2.96M (26 sales) Middle Park — 4 bed: $3.78M (30 sales)

26 vs 30 sales

Unit price by bedroom count

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

Albert Park Middle Park
1 bed $450K / $428K
Albert Park — 1 bed: $450K (7 sales) Middle Park — 1 bed: $428K (18 sales)

7 vs 18 sales

2 bed $1.1M / $850K
Albert Park — 2 bed: $1.1M (18 sales) Middle Park — 2 bed: $850K (27 sales)

18 vs 27 sales

3 bed $2.6M / $2.01M
Albert Park — 3 bed: $2.6M (8 sales) Middle Park — 3 bed: $2.01M (7 sales)

8 vs 7 sales

Zoning mix

Albert Park Middle Park
Residential 35% 84%
Parks and recreation 54% 4%
Infrastructure and transport 7% 10%
Commercial 4% 3%
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

Albert Park Middle Park
New dwellings approved 891
across Port Phillip
same for both
Approvals change year on year +4175%
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.

Albert Park Middle Park
Houses 2.7%
$1,000/wk on $1.9M
 2.1%
$950/wk on $2.35M
Units 5.3%
$680/wk on $670K
 4.9%
$630/wk on $675K

Ranking within VIC

Albert Park Middle Park
House price Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 99% of VIC
Income Higher than 95% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Schools Higher than 74% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 99% of VIC Higher than 96% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 4% of VIC
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 97% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 7% of VIC Higher than 1% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 75% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC

Liveability

Albert Park Middle Park
Grade A A+
Score 82/100 83/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Middle Park carries more flood risk (44 vs 32).

Albert Park Middle Park
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
83/100
 High
75/100
Flood Low
32/100
 Moderate
44/100
Coastal erosion Low
38/100
 Low
27/100
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 18
within 5 km
 15
within 5 km

Schools

Albert Park Middle Park
Inside the suburb 6 1
Rated above peers 2 0
Rated at peers 1
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
Melbourne C.Q.U Campus, 2.4 km
 3
Melbourne C.Q.U Campus, 3.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 2.8%

Schools in Albert Park

  • Albert Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • South Melbourne Park Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • Albert Park College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Albert Park College-Performing Arts Centre (interim name) Government · Secondary
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - MSAC Function Room Independent · Secondary
  • SEDA College (Victoria) - Sailing - Albert Park Independent · Secondary

Schools in Middle Park

  • Middle Park Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Albert Park Middle Park
Supermarkets 3 2
Cafes & restaurants 39 10
Parks & reserves 10 3
Childcare 6 2
GPs 3 2
Pharmacies 2 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 1
Fuel stations 1 0
Beaches 1
same for both

Mobility

Albert Park Middle Park
Walkability score 96/100 90/100
Distance to Melbourne 5.5 km 6.2 km
+13% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 13 min 14 min
Public transport score 82/100
Tram · Bus
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 189.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 120.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 2.8%
postcode 3206
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 11
postcode 3206
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.

Albert Park Middle Park
Worked from Home 55.0% / 54.9%
Albert Park — Worked from Home: 55.0% Middle Park — Worked from Home: 54.9%
Car (driver) 30.9% / 32.1%
Albert Park — Car (driver): 30.9% Middle Park — Car (driver): 32.1%
Walked Only 5.1% / 3.0%
Albert Park — Walked Only: 5.1% Middle Park — Walked Only: 3.0%
Tram / Light Rail 3.9% / 4.2%
Albert Park — Tram / Light Rail: 3.9% Middle Park — Tram / Light Rail: 4.2%
Bicycle 2.5% / 3.1%
Albert Park — Bicycle: 2.5% Middle Park — Bicycle: 3.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (55.0%).

Setting

Albert Park Middle Park
Elevation 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 850 m
913 m to a named beach
 363 m
441 m to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Albert Park Middle Park
Connectivity score 75/100
same for both
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
3,619 premises
 31%
2,212 premises

Climate

Albert Park Middle Park
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)

Albert Park Middle Park
PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 —
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Albert Park Middle Park
Average residential rate $1,765/yr
same for both
Council Port Phillip
same for both

Federal electorate

Albert Park Middle Park
Division Macnamara
same for both
Member Josh Burns
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Albert Park Middle Park
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Albert Park

Beach Coastal Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Townhouses Trams Transport Hub

Middle Park

Beach Beachfront Coastal Inner Luxury Parks Professionals Townhouses Trams Transport Hub Urban

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