Alberton vs Port Albert
Alberton is the younger of the two, with a median age of 51 against 59 in Port Albert. 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. In Port Albert, most households are people living alone. On these figures, Port Albert tends to suit 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
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is already more of a family suburb (54% vs 40%)
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
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
Alberton
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (36/100 vs 14/100)
- has a shorter drive in (166 min vs 172 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (215.8 km vs 221.7 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here
- Alberton is more walkable (36/100 vs 14/100)
- Port Albert has more residents already 65 and over (37% vs 30%)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Port Albert
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (37.5% vs 13.4%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Alberton and Port Albert 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
Port Albert has more residents (403 vs 297); Port Albert skews older (59 vs 51).
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 297 | 403 +36% vs other |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +13.4% | +37.5% |
| Median age | 51 | 59 |
| Median household income | $49,712/yr | $51,012/yr +3% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk | $260/wk +2% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (24.3%).
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 (5.4%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.6%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | — | $645,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $110,000 |
Zoning mix
Alberton has more rural and farming land (90% vs 51%).
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Rural and farming | 90% | 51% |
| Parks and recreation | 6% | 46% |
| Residential | 1% | 2% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 2% | 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 | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 209 across Wellington same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +17% same for both | |
Ranking within VIC
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 9% of VIC | Higher than 10% of VIC |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 84% of VIC | Higher than 77% 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 62% of VIC |
Liveability
Alberton is more walkable (36 vs 14).
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
Port Albert carries more bushfire risk (15 vs 0); Alberton carries more flood risk (83 vs 72).
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Low 15/100 |
| Crime | High 76/100 | High 77/100 |
| Flood | High 83/100 | High 72/100 |
| Coastal erosion | Moderate 42/100 | High 94/100 |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Port Albert
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 0 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 3 same for both | |
| Childcare | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 same for both | |
| Fuel stations | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 3 | 1 |
Mobility
Port Albert sits further from the CBD (221.7 km vs 215.8 km).
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 36/100 | 14/100 |
| Distance to Melbourne | 215.8 km | 221.7 km +3% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 166 min | 172 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 (69.2%).
Setting
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 4 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 3.2 km | 434 m |
NBN connectivity
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 30/100 same for both | |
| Most common technology | Fixed wireless same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 157 premises | 0% 290 premises |
Council rates
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,960/yr same for both | |
| Council | Wellington same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Gippsland same for both | |
| Member | Darren Chester same for both | |
| Party | The Nationals same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Alberton | Port Albert | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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