Albion Park vs Albion Park Rail

Albion Park is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 41 in Albion Park Rail. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Albion Park, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Albion Park: a median of $950,000, against $830,000 in Albion Park Rail, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Albion Park tends to suit couples, while Albion Park Rail suits 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

Albion Park

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (15 vs 5)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 74/100)

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

  • Albion Park leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 30%)
  • Albion Park Rail has cheaper houses ($829,500 vs $950,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Albion Park Rail

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($390/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Albion Park Rail

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (72/100 vs 63/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (103 km vs 105.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Albion Park has more GPs (4 vs 2)
  • Albion Park Rail has more residents already 65 and over (21% vs 14%)

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

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

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
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.

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Walkability 63 / 72
Albion Park — Walkability: 63/100 Albion Park Rail — Walkability: 72/100
Safety 53 / 26
Albion Park — Safety: 53/100 Albion Park Rail — Safety: 26/100
Low fire risk 83 / 100
Albion Park — Low fire risk: 83/100 Albion Park Rail — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Albion Park has more residents (13,826 vs 6,920); Albion Park has higher household incomes ($100,776 vs $73,372).

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Population 13,826
+50% vs other
 6,920
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% +0.0%
Median age 36 41
Median household income $100,776/yr
+27% vs other
 $73,372/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+15% vs other
 $390/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
0-4 6.3% / 6.0%
Albion Park — 0-4: 6.3% Albion Park Rail — 0-4: 6.0%
5-14 14.4% / 11.5%
Albion Park — 5-14: 14.4% Albion Park Rail — 5-14: 11.5%
15-19 6.8% / 5.4%
Albion Park — 15-19: 6.8% Albion Park Rail — 15-19: 5.4%
20-24 6.5% / 6.6%
Albion Park — 20-24: 6.5% Albion Park Rail — 20-24: 6.6%
25-34 13.5% / 13.3%
Albion Park — 25-34: 13.5% Albion Park Rail — 25-34: 13.3%
35-44 12.4% / 11.0%
Albion Park — 35-44: 12.4% Albion Park Rail — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 13.5% / 11.4%
Albion Park — 45-54: 13.5% Albion Park Rail — 45-54: 11.4%
55-64 12.2% / 13.4%
Albion Park — 55-64: 12.2% Albion Park Rail — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 8.0% / 11.5%
Albion Park — 65-74: 8.0% Albion Park Rail — 65-74: 11.5%
75-84 4.3% / 6.6%
Albion Park — 75-84: 4.3% Albion Park Rail — 75-84: 6.6%
85+ 2.1% / 3.2%
Albion Park — 85+: 2.1% Albion Park Rail — 85+: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.4%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Albion Park 55.7% couple families
Albion Park — Couple Families: 55.7% Albion Park — Lone Person: 22.3% Albion Park — One Parent Families: 18.4% Albion Park — Group Household: 2.3% Albion Park — Other Families: 1.3%
Albion Park Rail 37.0% couple families
Albion Park Rail — Couple Families: 37.0% Albion Park Rail — Lone Person: 34.2% Albion Park Rail — One Parent Families: 22.6% Albion Park Rail — Group Household: 4.1% Albion Park Rail — Other Families: 2.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Albion Park 17.8% renting
Albion Park — Owned Outright: 32.2% Albion Park — Mortgage: 50.0% Albion Park — Renting: 17.8%
Albion Park Rail 27.3% renting
Albion Park Rail — Owned Outright: 34.9% Albion Park Rail — Mortgage: 37.8% Albion Park Rail — Renting: 27.3%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 22.1%
Albion Park — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Albion Park Rail — Certificate III & IV: 22.1%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.9%
Albion Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Albion Park Rail — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.9%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 5.1%
Albion Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Albion Park Rail — Bachelor Degree: 5.1%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / 1.1%
Albion Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Albion Park Rail — Postgraduate Degree: 1.1%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 0.9%
Albion Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Albion Park Rail — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (22.1%).

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.

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
England 4.2% / 5.1%
Albion Park — England: 4.2% Albion Park Rail — England: 5.1%
New Zealand 0.8% / 0.9%
Albion Park — New Zealand: 0.8% Albion Park Rail — New Zealand: 0.9%
Scotland 0.6% / 1.0%
Albion Park — Scotland: 0.6% Albion Park Rail — Scotland: 1.0%
Germany 0.6% / 0.7%
Albion Park — Germany: 0.6% Albion Park Rail — Germany: 0.7%
Philippines 0.5% / 0.7%
Albion Park — Philippines: 0.5% Albion Park Rail — Philippines: 0.7%
Netherlands 0.3% / 0.7%
Albion Park — Netherlands: 0.3% Albion Park Rail — Netherlands: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (5.1%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Albion Park 85.1% houses
Albion Park — Houses: 85.1% Albion Park — Townhouses: 14.3% Albion Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Albion Park Rail 78.0% houses
Albion Park Rail — Houses: 78.0% Albion Park Rail — Townhouses: 20.9% Albion Park Rail — Flats / Apartments: 1.1%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Median house price $950,000 $829,500
Median unit price $715,000 $710,000
Median land price $1,260,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 137 sales
 22 days
from 55 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.

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
3 bed $880K / $822K
Albion Park — 3 bed: $880K (98 sales) Albion Park Rail — 3 bed: $822K (56 sales)

98 vs 56 sales

4 bed $992K / $945K
Albion Park — 4 bed: $992K (100 sales) Albion Park Rail — 4 bed: $945K (17 sales)

100 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Residential 46% 31%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 24%
Environmental 18% 9%
Rural and farming 9% 14%
Parks and recreation 13% 7%
Industrial 4% 12%
Other and special use 5% 3%
Commercial 2%
same for both
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

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
New dwellings approved 883
across Shellharbour
same for both
Approvals change year on year +25%
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.

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Houses 3.9%
$750/wk on $1,000K
 4.2%
$725/wk on $899K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
House price Higher than 42% of NSW Higher than 36% of NSW
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 40% of NSW
Schools Higher than 1% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 89% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 73% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 79% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of NSW Higher than 82% of NSW

Liveability

Albion Park Rail is more walkable (72 vs 63).

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Grade C
same for both
Score 46/100
same for both
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Albion Park carries more bushfire risk (17 vs 0); Albion Park Rail carries more crime risk (74 vs 47).

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Bushfire Low
17/100
 None
0/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
74/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 4
within 5 km
 5
within 5 km

Schools

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Inside the suburb 6 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 1
Rated below peers 3 0

Schools in Albion Park

  • Albion Park Public School Government · Primary at peers
  • St Joseph's Catholic High School Catholic · Secondary at peers
  • Albion Park High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • Mount Terry Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Paul's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Aspect South Coast School, Albion Park Independent · Primary · Special school

Schools in Albion Park Rail

  • Albion Park Rail Public School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 9 2
Parks & reserves 26 17
Childcare 15 5
GPs 4 2
Pharmacies 2
same for both
Banks & Bank@Post 4 1
Fuel stations 3 7
Waterways 5 1

Mobility

Albion Park sits further from the CBD (105.2 km vs 103 km).

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Walkability score 63/100 72/100
Distance to Sydney 105.2 km
+2% vs other
 103 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 92 min
Public transport score 78/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 221.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 170.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.7%
postcode 2527
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 60
postcode 2527
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.

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Car (driver) 73.6% / 76.6%
Albion Park — Car (driver): 73.6% Albion Park Rail — Car (driver): 76.6%
Worked from Home 21.0% / 16.1%
Albion Park — Worked from Home: 21.0% Albion Park Rail — Worked from Home: 16.1%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / 3.6%
Albion Park — Car (passenger): 3.6% Albion Park Rail — Car (passenger): 3.6%
Train 0.6% / 1.7%
Albion Park — Train: 0.6% Albion Park Rail — Train: 1.7%
Walked Only 0.8% / 1.1%
Albion Park — Walked Only: 0.8% Albion Park Rail — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (76.6%).

Setting

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km 6.7 km

NBN connectivity

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Connectivity score 77/100 72/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fibre to the node
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
5,561 premises
 49%
3,349 premises

Climate

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Annual rainfall 974 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
PM2.5 5.1 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.3 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.37 pphm
same for both

Council rates

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Average residential rate $1,788/yr
same for both
Council Shellharbour
same for both

Federal electorate

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Division Whitlam
same for both
Member Carol Berry
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Albion Park Albion Park Rail
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Albion Park

Large Blocks Parks Regional Centre

Albion Park Rail

Parks Townhouses

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