Albion vs Wooloowin

In Albion, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. In Wooloowin, about half of households rent, about half of homes are flats or apartments, and about half of households are people living alone. Albion is closer to the city centre: 5.1 km, against 6.9 km. On these figures, Albion tends to suit renters, young adults, and 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

Wooloowin

ahead on 5 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)
  • has more separate houses rather than flats (46% vs 22%)
  • But Albion has more parks and reserves (4 vs 1)

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

First-home buyers

Albion

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($1,367,500 vs $1,705,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

They split

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

  • Albion has a bigger rental market to choose from (64% vs 50%)
  • Wooloowin has cheaper rent ($350/wk vs $410/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Wooloowin

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 84/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Wooloowin

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (57/100 vs 83/100)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Albion has more units and townhouses to downsize into (78% vs 54%)

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

Investors

Albion

ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here

  • is growing faster (50.1% vs 2.3%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.2% vs 3.3%)

Weighs unit yield and population growth.

Where they sit

Albion and Wooloowin 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 Wooloowin
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 Wooloowin
Walkability 84 / 94
Albion — Walkability: 84/100 Wooloowin — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 17 / 43
Albion — Safety: 17/100 Wooloowin — Safety: 43/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Albion — Low fire risk: 100/100 Wooloowin — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Albion rents higher ($410/wk vs $350/wk); Wooloowin skews older (35 vs 33).

Albion Wooloowin
Population 3,446 4,029
+17% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +50.1% +2.3%
Median age 33 35
Median household income $102,544/yr $109,876/yr
+7% vs other
Median weekly rent $410/wk
+15% vs other
 $350/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Albion Wooloowin
0-4 3.6% / 5.9%
Albion — 0-4: 3.6% Wooloowin — 0-4: 5.9%
5-14 5.5% / 9.7%
Albion — 5-14: 5.5% Wooloowin — 5-14: 9.7%
15-19 3.0% / 4.7%
Albion — 15-19: 3.0% Wooloowin — 15-19: 4.7%
20-24 10.4% / 7.9%
Albion — 20-24: 10.4% Wooloowin — 20-24: 7.9%
25-34 30.8% / 21.3%
Albion — 25-34: 30.8% Wooloowin — 25-34: 21.3%
35-44 14.8% / 17.3%
Albion — 35-44: 14.8% Wooloowin — 35-44: 17.3%
45-54 10.7% / 13.9%
Albion — 45-54: 10.7% Wooloowin — 45-54: 13.9%
55-64 7.7% / 10.1%
Albion — 55-64: 7.7% Wooloowin — 55-64: 10.1%
65-74 5.8% / 5.7%
Albion — 65-74: 5.8% Wooloowin — 65-74: 5.7%
75-84 5.0% / 2.6%
Albion — 75-84: 5.0% Wooloowin — 75-84: 2.6%
85+ 2.6% / 0.8%
Albion — 85+: 2.6% Wooloowin — 85+: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Albion 57.8% lone person
Albion — Lone Person: 57.8% Albion — Couple Families: 15.7% Albion — Group Household: 14.5% Albion — One Parent Families: 8.5% Albion — Other Families: 3.5%
Wooloowin 46.8% lone person
Wooloowin — Lone Person: 46.8% Wooloowin — Couple Families: 33.7% Wooloowin — Group Household: 8.7% Wooloowin — One Parent Families: 8.4% Wooloowin — Other Families: 2.3%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Albion 64.2% renting
Albion — Owned Outright: 14.4% Albion — Mortgage: 21.4% Albion — Renting: 64.2%
Wooloowin 50.4% renting
Wooloowin — Owned Outright: 17.1% Wooloowin — Mortgage: 32.5% Wooloowin — Renting: 50.4%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Albion Wooloowin
Bachelor Degree 26.8% / 24.2%
Albion — Bachelor Degree: 26.8% Wooloowin — Bachelor Degree: 24.2%
Certificate III & IV 11.7% / 9.2%
Albion — Certificate III & IV: 11.7% Wooloowin — Certificate III & IV: 9.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.6% / 9.0%
Albion — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6% Wooloowin — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.0%
Postgraduate Degree 7.0% / 9.0%
Albion — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0% Wooloowin — Postgraduate Degree: 9.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 3.4% / 3.2%
Albion — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4% Wooloowin — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (26.8%).

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 Wooloowin
New Zealand 4.2% / 3.3%
Albion — New Zealand: 4.2% Wooloowin — New Zealand: 3.3%
England 4.3% / 2.8%
Albion — England: 4.3% Wooloowin — England: 2.8%
Nepal 1.2% / 4.0%
Albion — Nepal: 1.2% Wooloowin — Nepal: 4.0%
India 1.4% / 1.8%
Albion — India: 1.4% Wooloowin — India: 1.8%
Philippines 1.4% / 0.9%
Albion — Philippines: 1.4% Wooloowin — Philippines: 0.9%
Brazil 1.3% / —
Albion — Brazil: 1.3% Wooloowin — Brazil: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.9%
Albion — Italy: not among its largest Wooloowin — Italy: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (4.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Albion 74.4% flats / apartments
Albion — Flats / Apartments: 74.4% Albion — Houses: 22.2% Albion — Townhouses: 3.4%
Wooloowin 48.7% flats / apartments
Wooloowin — Flats / Apartments: 48.7% Wooloowin — Houses: 46.1% Wooloowin — Townhouses: 5.1%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Albion Wooloowin
Median house price $1,367,500 $1,705,000
Median unit price $784,000 $747,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 18 days
from 20 sales
 15 days
from 23 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 Wooloowin
3 bed $1.34M / $1.53M
Albion — 3 bed: $1.34M (12 sales) Wooloowin — 3 bed: $1.53M (24 sales)

12 vs 24 sales

4 bed $1.53M / $1.71M
Albion — 4 bed: $1.53M (8 sales) Wooloowin — 4 bed: $1.71M (10 sales)

8 vs 10 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.

Albion Wooloowin
1 bed $658K / $571K
Albion — 1 bed: $658K (34 sales) Wooloowin — 1 bed: $571K (7 sales)

34 vs 7 sales

2 bed $820K / $762K
Albion — 2 bed: $820K (65 sales) Wooloowin — 2 bed: $762K (24 sales)

65 vs 24 sales

3 bed $1.01M / $812K
Albion — 3 bed: $1.01M (11 sales) Wooloowin — 3 bed: $812K (7 sales)

11 vs 7 sales

Development activity

Albion Wooloowin
New dwellings approved 9,382
across Brisbane
same for both
Approvals change year on year +9%
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 Wooloowin
Houses 3.9%
$900/wk on $1.19M
 —
Units 5.2%
$750/wk on $754K
 3.3%
$520/wk on $818K

Ranking within QLD

Albion Wooloowin
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 81% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 97% of QLD Higher than 100% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 93% of QLD Higher than 96% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 95% of QLD Higher than 91% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 51% of QLD —
Rental yield (units) Higher than 76% of QLD Higher than 8% of QLD

Liveability

Wooloowin scores higher overall (85 vs 73); Wooloowin is more walkable (94 vs 84).

Albion Wooloowin
Grade A A+
Score 73/100 85/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Albion carries more crime risk (83 vs 57).

Albion Wooloowin
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
83/100
 Moderate
57/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 7
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

Albion Wooloowin
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 2.8 km
 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 4.2 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 3.7% 3.3%

Schools in Albion

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

Schools in Wooloowin

  • Wooloowin State School Government · Primary above peers
  • Holy Cross School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Albion Wooloowin
Supermarkets 1 0
Cafes & restaurants 23 5
Parks & reserves 4 1
Childcare 0 5
GPs 1 0
Pharmacies 1 0
Waterways 1 0

Mobility

Albion Wooloowin
Walkability score 84/100 94/100
Distance to Brisbane 5.1 km 6.9 km
+35% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 11 min 14 min
Public transport score 90/100
Rail · Bus
 91/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 82.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 54.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 1.9%
postcode 4010
 2.5%
postcode 4030
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 15
postcode 4010
 25
postcode 4030

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 Wooloowin
Car (driver) 52.8% / 47.0%
Albion — Car (driver): 52.8% Wooloowin — Car (driver): 47.0%
Worked from Home 23.9% / 28.5%
Albion — Worked from Home: 23.9% Wooloowin — Worked from Home: 28.5%
Train 11.7% / 13.7%
Albion — Train: 11.7% Wooloowin — Train: 13.7%
Car (passenger) 3.3% / 4.1%
Albion — Car (passenger): 3.3% Wooloowin — Car (passenger): 4.1%
Walked Only 4.3% / 2.0%
Albion — Walked Only: 4.3% Wooloowin — Walked Only: 2.0%
Bus 2.9% / 2.9%
Albion — Bus: 2.9% Wooloowin — Bus: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (52.8%).

Setting

Albion Wooloowin
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 7.5 km
2.2 km to a named beach
 7.7 km
1.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Albion Wooloowin
Connectivity score 89/100 80/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises Hybrid fibre-coaxial
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 53%
2,532 premises
 14%
2,063 premises

Climate

Albion Wooloowin
Annual rainfall 1,032 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 30.5°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 8.9°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Albion Wooloowin
PM2.5 5.4 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 14.7 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Albion Wooloowin
Average residential rate $1,519/yr
same for both
Council Brisbane
same for both

Federal electorate

Albion Wooloowin
Division Brisbane
same for both
Member Madonna Jarrett
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Albion Wooloowin
Grant amount $30,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Albion

Apartments Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub

Wooloowin

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub Urban

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