Alberton vs Alberton West
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Alberton, about half of households are people living alone.
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
Alberton West
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Alberton West
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- leaves renters under less rental stress (18% vs 27%)
- has cheaper rent ($210/wk vs $255/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Alberton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (36/100 vs 0/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Alberton
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (36/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (30% vs 22%)
- But Alberton West carries lower crime risk (64/100 vs 76/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Alberton
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (13.4% vs -6.2%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Alberton and Alberton West drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
Alberton has more residents (297 vs 76); Alberton West has higher household incomes ($60,632 vs $49,712).
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 297 +74% vs other | 76 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.4% | -6.2% |
| Median age | 51 | 53 |
| Median household income | $49,712/yr | $60,632/yr +22% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk +18% vs other | $210/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (6.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.5%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Zoning mix
Alberton has more rural and farming land (90% vs 54%).
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 54% |
| Parks and recreation | 6% | 45% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 0% |
| Residential | 1% | 0% |
| 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
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 21% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 84% of VIC | Higher than 30% of VIC |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 23% of VIC same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 65% of VIC | Higher than 42% of VIC |
Liveability
Alberton is more walkable (36 vs 0).
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
Alberton West carries more bushfire risk (12 vs 0); Alberton carries more crime risk (76 vs 64).
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 12/100 |
| Crime | High 76/100 | Moderate 64/100 |
| Flood | High 83/100 | High 70/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 42/100 | None 0/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 1 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Schools in Alberton
- Alberton Primary School Government · Primary at peers
Schools in Alberton West
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 3 | 1 |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 36/100 | 0/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 215.8 km | 214.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 166 min | 167 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.3% postcode 3971 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 42 postcode 3971 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (81.5%).
Setting
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 37 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.2 km | 8.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 | 29/100 |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 157 premises | 0% 44 premises |
Climate
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 700 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 26.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 4.1°C same for both | |
Council rates
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Alberton | Alberton West | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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Information shown is provided as-is from Australian government and commercial data sources.
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