Albion vs Ardeer

In Albion, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. In Ardeer, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Albion: a median of $791,000, against $700,000 in Ardeer, though rent is higher in Ardeer. On these figures, Albion tends to suit renters.

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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • Albion has more parks and reserves (10 vs 3)
  • Ardeer has more separate houses rather than flats (77% vs 55%)

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 has cheaper units ($295,000 vs $527,500)
  • Ardeer has cheaper houses ($700,000 vs $791,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Albion

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 36%)
  • has cheaper rent ($301/wk vs $340/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Albion

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (12% vs 5%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Albion

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (45% vs 23%)

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

Investors

Ardeer

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.2% vs -8.4%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

Albion and Ardeer 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 Ardeer
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 Ardeer
Walkability 62 / 58
Albion — Walkability: 62/100 Ardeer — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 16 / 19
Albion — Safety: 16/100 Ardeer — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Albion — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ardeer — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 61 / 45
Albion — Low flood risk: 61/100 Ardeer — Low flood risk: 45/100

Demographics

Albion has more residents (4,334 vs 3,170); Ardeer rents higher ($340/wk vs $301/wk).

Albion Ardeer
Population 4,334
+27% vs other
 3,170
Population trend (2016 → 2021) -8.4% +2.2%
Median age 35 37
Median household income $68,120/yr $75,504/yr
+11% vs other
Median weekly rent $301/wk $340/wk
+13% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Albion Ardeer
0-4 5.6% / 7.0%
Albion — 0-4: 5.6% Ardeer — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 8.6% / 10.2%
Albion — 5-14: 8.6% Ardeer — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 3.6% / 3.9%
Albion — 15-19: 3.6% Ardeer — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 7.4% / 4.9%
Albion — 20-24: 7.4% Ardeer — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 23.1% / 19.1%
Albion — 25-34: 23.1% Ardeer — 25-34: 19.1%
35-44 16.7% / 17.2%
Albion — 35-44: 16.7% Ardeer — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 10.3% / 12.6%
Albion — 45-54: 10.3% Ardeer — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 9.7% / 8.7%
Albion — 55-64: 9.7% Ardeer — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 8.5% / 8.1%
Albion — 65-74: 8.5% Ardeer — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 4.8% / 4.7%
Albion — 75-84: 4.8% Ardeer — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 1.8% / 3.4%
Albion — 85+: 1.8% Ardeer — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Albion 47.4% lone person
Albion — Lone Person: 47.4% Albion — Couple Families: 25.9% Albion — One Parent Families: 14.4% Albion — Group Household: 9.3% Albion — Other Families: 3.0%
Ardeer 39.5% lone person
Ardeer — Lone Person: 39.5% Ardeer — Couple Families: 33.2% Ardeer — One Parent Families: 18.1% Ardeer — Group Household: 6.2% Ardeer — Other Families: 3.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Albion 46.5% renting
Albion — Owned Outright: 26.2% Albion — Mortgage: 27.3% Albion — Renting: 46.5%
Ardeer 35.5% renting
Ardeer — Owned Outright: 30.9% Ardeer — Mortgage: 33.6% Ardeer — Renting: 35.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Albion Ardeer
Bachelor Degree 14.7% / 11.9%
Albion — Bachelor Degree: 14.7% Ardeer — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Certificate III & IV 9.4% / 10.5%
Albion — Certificate III & IV: 9.4% Ardeer — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.7% / 6.8%
Albion — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.7% Ardeer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 6.8% / 4.7%
Albion — Postgraduate Degree: 6.8% Ardeer — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.3% / 1.6%
Albion — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.3% Ardeer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.7%).

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 Ardeer
Vietnam 6.4% / 9.2%
Albion — Vietnam: 6.4% Ardeer — Vietnam: 9.2%
India 7.1% / 3.8%
Albion — India: 7.1% Ardeer — India: 3.8%
Philippines 3.7% / 1.8%
Albion — Philippines: 3.7% Ardeer — Philippines: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.7% / 2.3%
Albion — New Zealand: 1.7% Ardeer — New Zealand: 2.3%
Nepal 3.2% / —
Albion — Nepal: 3.2% Ardeer — Nepal: not among its largest
China 2.0% / 1.2%
Albion — China: 2.0% Ardeer — China: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.2%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Albion 54.8% houses
Albion — Houses: 54.8% Albion — Townhouses: 18.9% Albion — Flats / Apartments: 26.3%
Ardeer 76.6% houses
Ardeer — Houses: 76.6% Ardeer — Townhouses: 20.0% Ardeer — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Albion Ardeer
Median house price $791,000 $700,000
Median unit price $295,000 $527,500
Median land price — $647,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 15 sales
 22 days
from 38 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 Ardeer
2 bed $340K / $480K
Albion — 2 bed: $340K (34 sales) Ardeer — 2 bed: $480K (12 sales)

34 vs 12 sales

3 bed $591K / $600K
Albion — 3 bed: $591K (6 sales) Ardeer — 3 bed: $600K (15 sales)

6 vs 15 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 Ardeer
2 bed $705K / $670K
Albion — 2 bed: $705K (10 sales) Ardeer — 2 bed: $670K (16 sales)

10 vs 16 sales

3 bed $791K / $712K
Albion — 3 bed: $791K (21 sales) Ardeer — 3 bed: $712K (53 sales)

21 vs 53 sales

4 bed $804K / $850K
Albion — 4 bed: $804K (14 sales) Ardeer — 4 bed: $850K (9 sales)

14 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Albion Ardeer
Residential 43% 46%
Parks and recreation 29% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 18%
Industrial 16% 18%
Commercial 2% 0%
Other and special use 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

Albion Ardeer
New dwellings approved 670
across Brimbank
same for both
Approvals change year on year +40%
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 Ardeer
Houses 4.4%
$650/wk on $762K
 4.2%
$550/wk on $675K
Units 4.6%
$422/wk on $475K
 4.3%
$520/wk on $624K

Ranking within VIC

Albion Ardeer
House price Higher than 49% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Income Higher than 29% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 88% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 31% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 73% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of VIC
same for both
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 89% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 39% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

Albion scores higher overall (48 vs 42).

Albion Ardeer
Grade C
same for both
Score 48/100 42/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 3/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Ardeer carries more flood risk (55 vs 39).

Albion Ardeer
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
84/100
 High
81/100
Flood Low
39/100
 Moderate
55/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 28
within 5 km
 21
within 5 km

Schools

Albion Ardeer
Inside the suburb 2
same for both
Rated above peers 2 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 7.5 km
 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 8.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.2% 1.5%

Schools in Albion

  • Albion Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Theresa's School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in Ardeer

  • Mother of God School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Ardeer Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Albion Ardeer
Cafes & restaurants 1 0
Parks & reserves 10 3
Childcare 3 4
Fuel stations 1
same for both
Waterways 5 3

Mobility

Albion Ardeer
Walkability score 62/100 58/100
Distance to Melbourne 24.4 km
+5% vs other
 23.3 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 27 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 132.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
 76.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.9%
postcode 3020
 0.5%
postcode 3022
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3020
 24
postcode 3022

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 Ardeer
Car (driver) 52.4% / 62.8%
Albion — Car (driver): 52.4% Ardeer — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 26.1% / 25.3%
Albion — Worked from Home: 26.1% Ardeer — Worked from Home: 25.3%
Train 12.5% / 4.8%
Albion — Train: 12.5% Ardeer — Train: 4.8%
Car (passenger) 4.6% / 3.9%
Albion — Car (passenger): 4.6% Ardeer — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Bus 2.0% / 1.2%
Albion — Bus: 2.0% Ardeer — Bus: 1.2%
Walked Only 1.7% / 1.4%
Albion — Walked Only: 1.7% Ardeer — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (62.8%).

Setting

Albion Ardeer
Elevation 45 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 10.1 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

Albion Ardeer
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 4%
2,427 premises
 4%
1,429 premises

Climate

Albion Ardeer
Annual rainfall 534 mm 482 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C 25.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C 6.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

Albion Ardeer
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 23.2 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Albion Ardeer
Average residential rate $1,847/yr
same for both
Council Brimbank
same for both

Federal electorate

Albion Ardeer
Division Fraser
same for both
Member Daniel Mulino
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Albion Ardeer
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Albion

Affordable Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

Ardeer

Middle-Ring Multicultural River Townhouses

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