Albion Park vs Croom

In both, the large majority of households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. On these figures, Croom tends to suit people living alone and families with children.

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 parks and reserves (26 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (15 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (6 vs 0)
  • But Croom has more separate houses rather than flats (109% vs 85%)

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

First-home buyers

Albion Park

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 36%)

Weighs mortgage stress.

Renters

Croom

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($365/wk vs $460/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Albion Park

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 4/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (93 min vs 102 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (105.2 km vs 111.6 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Albion Park

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (63/100 vs 4/100)
  • has more GPs (4 vs 0)
  • carries lower crime risk (47/100 vs 87/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Albion Park and Croom 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 Croom
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 Croom
Walkability 63 / 4
Albion Park — Walkability: 63/100 Croom — Walkability: 4/100
Safety 53 / 13
Albion Park — Safety: 53/100 Croom — Safety: 13/100
Low fire risk 83 / 84
Albion Park — Low fire risk: 83/100 Croom — Low fire risk: 84/100

Demographics

Albion Park has more residents (13,826 vs 112); Albion Park rents higher ($460/wk vs $365/wk).

Albion Park Croom
Population 13,826
+99% vs other
 112
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +3.8% -0.9%
Median age 36 38
Median household income $100,776/yr
+11% vs other
 $89,336/yr
Median weekly rent $460/wk
+21% vs other
 $365/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Albion Park Croom
0-4 6.3% / 6.2%
Albion Park — 0-4: 6.3% Croom — 0-4: 6.2%
5-14 14.4% / 18.8%
Albion Park — 5-14: 14.4% Croom — 5-14: 18.8%
15-19 6.8% / 2.7%
Albion Park — 15-19: 6.8% Croom — 15-19: 2.7%
20-24 6.5% / —
Albion Park — 20-24: 6.5% Croom — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 13.5% / 11.6%
Albion Park — 25-34: 13.5% Croom — 25-34: 11.6%
35-44 12.4% / 14.3%
Albion Park — 35-44: 12.4% Croom — 35-44: 14.3%
45-54 13.5% / 5.4%
Albion Park — 45-54: 13.5% Croom — 45-54: 5.4%
55-64 12.2% / 13.4%
Albion Park — 55-64: 12.2% Croom — 55-64: 13.4%
65-74 8.0% / 12.5%
Albion Park — 65-74: 8.0% Croom — 65-74: 12.5%
75-84 4.3% / 2.7%
Albion Park — 75-84: 4.3% Croom — 75-84: 2.7%
85+ 2.1% / —
Albion Park — 85+: 2.1% Croom — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.8%).

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%
Croom 60.7% couple families
Croom — Couple Families: 60.7% Croom — Lone Person: 39.3% Croom — One Parent Families: 0.0% Croom — Group Household: 0.0% Croom — Other Families: 0.0%
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%
Croom 16.7% renting
Croom — Owned Outright: 53.3% Croom — Mortgage: 30.0% Croom — Renting: 16.7%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Albion Park Croom
Certificate III & IV 21.7% / 18.8%
Albion Park — Certificate III & IV: 21.7% Croom — Certificate III & IV: 18.8%
Bachelor Degree 7.4% / 9.8%
Albion Park — Bachelor Degree: 7.4% Croom — Bachelor Degree: 9.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 8.9%
Albion Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Croom — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.9%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.3% / 4.5%
Albion Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.3% Croom — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 4.5%
Postgraduate Degree 1.7% / —
Albion Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.7% Croom — Postgraduate Degree: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.7%).

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 Croom
New Zealand 0.8% / 4.5%
Albion Park — New Zealand: 0.8% Croom — New Zealand: 4.5%
Italy 0.3% / 4.5%
Albion Park — Italy: 0.3% Croom — Italy: 4.5%
England 4.2% / —
Albion Park — England: 4.2% Croom — England: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / —
Albion Park — Germany: 0.6% Croom — Germany: not among its largest
Scotland 0.6% / —
Albion Park — Scotland: 0.6% Croom — Scotland: not among its largest
Philippines 0.5% / —
Albion Park — Philippines: 0.5% Croom — Philippines: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.5%).

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%
Croom 109.4% houses
Croom — Houses: 109.4% Croom — Townhouses: 0.0% Croom — Flats / Apartments: 0.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Albion Park Croom
Median house price $950,000 —
Median unit price $715,000 —
Median land price $1,260,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 27 days
from 137 sales
 —

Zoning mix

Croom has more rural and farming land (69% vs 9%).

Albion Park Croom
Rural and farming 9% 69%
Residential 46% 0%
Environmental 18% 20%
Parks and recreation 13% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 8% 5%
Other and special use 5% 1%
Industrial 4% 0%
Commercial 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

Albion Park Croom
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 Croom
Houses 3.9%
$750/wk on $1,000K
 —
Units —
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Albion Park Croom
House price Higher than 42% of NSW —
Income Higher than 69% of NSW Higher than 57% of NSW
Schools Higher than 1% of NSW —
Walkability Higher than 85% of NSW Higher than 45% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 73% of NSW —
EV adoption Higher than 71% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 68% of NSW —

Liveability

Albion Park is more walkable (63 vs 4).

Albion Park Croom
Grade C —
Score 46/100 —
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 5/10
 very advantaged area
decile 9/10

Risk profile

Croom carries more crime risk (87 vs 47).

Albion Park Croom
Bushfire Low
17/100
 Low
16/100
Crime Moderate
47/100
 High
87/100
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
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Albion Park Croom
Inside the suburb 6 0
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 2 0
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 Croom

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Amenities in the suburb

Albion Park Croom
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 9 0
Parks & reserves 26 1
Childcare 15 0
GPs 4 0
Pharmacies 2 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 3 0
Waterways 5 2

Mobility

Croom sits further from the CBD (111.6 km vs 105.2 km).

Albion Park Croom
Walkability score 63/100 4/100
Distance to Sydney 105.2 km 111.6 km
+6% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 93 min 102 min
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 Croom
Car (driver) 73.6% / 50.0%
Albion Park — Car (driver): 73.6% Croom — Car (driver): 50.0%
Worked from Home 21.0% / 50.0%
Albion Park — Worked from Home: 21.0% Croom — Worked from Home: 50.0%
Car (passenger) 3.6% / —
Albion Park — Car (passenger): 3.6% Croom — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 0.8% / —
Albion Park — Walked Only: 0.8% Croom — Walked Only: not among its largest
Train 0.6% / —
Albion Park — Train: 0.6% Croom — Train: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (73.6%).

Setting

Albion Park Croom
Elevation 33 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 118 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 8.0 km 4.9 km

NBN connectivity

Albion Park Croom
Connectivity score 77/100 42/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 59%
5,561 premises
 17%
54 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

Albion Park Croom
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

Croom

Family Rural

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