Hamilton vs Albion

Albion is the younger of the two, with a median age of 33 against 40 in Hamilton. In both, most households rent, most homes are flats or apartments, and most households are people living alone. Albion is closer to the city centre: 5.1 km, against 6.4 km. On these figures, Albion tends to suit young adults and share households.

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

Hamilton

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more childcare (5 vs 0)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (1 vs 0)

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 $2,570,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and 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

They split

one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here

  • Hamilton is more walkable (92/100 vs 84/100)
  • Albion gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (12% vs 1%)

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

Downsizers and retirees

Hamilton

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (3 vs 1)
  • is more walkable (92/100 vs 84/100)

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

Investors

Albion

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (3.9% vs 1.8%)
  • is growing faster (50.1% vs 27.5%)
  • returns a higher gross yield on units (5.2% vs 4.7%)

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Hamilton Albion
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.

Hamilton Albion
Walkability 92 / 84
Hamilton — Walkability: 92/100 Albion — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 19 / 17
Hamilton — Safety: 19/100 Albion — Safety: 17/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
Hamilton — Low fire risk: 100/100 Albion — Low fire risk: 100/100

Demographics

Hamilton has more residents (8,922 vs 3,446); Hamilton skews older (40 vs 33).

Hamilton Albion
Population 8,922
+61% vs other
 3,446
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +27.5% +50.1%
Median age 40 33
Median household income $107,588/yr
+5% vs other
 $102,544/yr
Median weekly rent $430/wk
+5% vs other
 $410/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Hamilton Albion
0-4 3.3% / 3.6%
Hamilton — 0-4: 3.3% Albion — 0-4: 3.6%
5-14 6.0% / 5.5%
Hamilton — 5-14: 6.0% Albion — 5-14: 5.5%
15-19 3.9% / 3.0%
Hamilton — 15-19: 3.9% Albion — 15-19: 3.0%
20-24 7.7% / 10.4%
Hamilton — 20-24: 7.7% Albion — 20-24: 10.4%
25-34 20.3% / 30.8%
Hamilton — 25-34: 20.3% Albion — 25-34: 30.8%
35-44 14.6% / 14.8%
Hamilton — 35-44: 14.6% Albion — 35-44: 14.8%
45-54 14.4% / 10.7%
Hamilton — 45-54: 14.4% Albion — 45-54: 10.7%
55-64 13.2% / 7.7%
Hamilton — 55-64: 13.2% Albion — 55-64: 7.7%
65-74 9.3% / 5.8%
Hamilton — 65-74: 9.3% Albion — 65-74: 5.8%
75-84 5.1% / 5.0%
Hamilton — 75-84: 5.1% Albion — 75-84: 5.0%
85+ 2.2% / 2.6%
Hamilton — 85+: 2.2% Albion — 85+: 2.6%

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

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Hamilton 59.4% lone person
Hamilton — Lone Person: 59.4% Hamilton — Couple Families: 21.8% Hamilton — Group Household: 8.0% Hamilton — One Parent Families: 8.8% Hamilton — Other Families: 2.0%
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%
Lone Person Couple Families Group Household One Parent Families Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton 55.0% renting
Hamilton — Owned Outright: 22.2% Hamilton — Mortgage: 22.8% Hamilton — Renting: 55.0%
Albion 64.2% renting
Albion — Owned Outright: 14.4% Albion — Mortgage: 21.4% Albion — Renting: 64.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Hamilton Albion
Bachelor Degree 25.2% / 26.8%
Hamilton — Bachelor Degree: 25.2% Albion — Bachelor Degree: 26.8%
Certificate III & IV 10.1% / 11.7%
Hamilton — Certificate III & IV: 10.1% Albion — Certificate III & IV: 11.7%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9.3% / 9.6%
Hamilton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.3% Albion — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 9.6%
Postgraduate Degree 8.3% / 7.0%
Hamilton — Postgraduate Degree: 8.3% Albion — Postgraduate Degree: 7.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.9% / 3.4%
Hamilton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.9% Albion — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 3.4%

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.

Hamilton Albion
England 4.3% / 4.3%
Hamilton — England: 4.3% Albion — England: 4.3%
New Zealand 4.3% / 4.2%
Hamilton — New Zealand: 4.3% Albion — New Zealand: 4.2%
China 2.0% / 1.0%
Hamilton — China: 2.0% Albion — China: 1.0%
India 1.5% / 1.4%
Hamilton — India: 1.5% Albion — India: 1.4%
South Africa 1.1% / 1.0%
Hamilton — South Africa: 1.1% Albion — South Africa: 1.0%
Brazil 0.8% / 1.3%
Hamilton — Brazil: 0.8% Albion — Brazil: 1.3%
Philippines — / 1.4%
Hamilton — Philippines: not among its largest Albion — Philippines: 1.4%

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Hamilton 70.5% flats / apartments
Hamilton — Flats / Apartments: 70.5% Hamilton — Houses: 21.4% Hamilton — Townhouses: 8.1%
Albion 74.4% flats / apartments
Albion — Flats / Apartments: 74.4% Albion — Houses: 22.2% Albion — Townhouses: 3.4%
Flats / Apartments Houses Townhouses

Property market

Hamilton Albion
Median house price $2,570,000 $1,367,500
Median unit price $820,000 $784,000
Median land price $4,675,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 40 days
from 32 sales
 18 days
from 20 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.

Hamilton Albion
3 bed $1.6M / $1.34M
Hamilton — 3 bed: $1.6M (13 sales) Albion — 3 bed: $1.34M (12 sales)

13 vs 12 sales

4 bed $3.3M / $1.53M
Hamilton — 4 bed: $3.3M (13 sales) Albion — 4 bed: $1.53M (8 sales)

13 vs 8 sales

5 bed $2.56M / $2.12M
Hamilton — 5 bed: $2.56M (8 sales) Albion — 5 bed: $2.12M (5 sales)

8 vs 5 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.

Hamilton Albion
1 bed $671K / $658K
Hamilton — 1 bed: $671K (82 sales) Albion — 1 bed: $658K (34 sales)

82 vs 34 sales

2 bed $943K / $820K
Hamilton — 2 bed: $943K (106 sales) Albion — 2 bed: $820K (65 sales)

106 vs 65 sales

3 bed $1.97M / $1.01M
Hamilton — 3 bed: $1.97M (25 sales) Albion — 3 bed: $1.01M (11 sales)

25 vs 11 sales

Development activity

Hamilton Albion
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.

Hamilton Albion
Houses 1.8%
$770/wk on $2.25M
 3.9%
$900/wk on $1.19M
Units 4.7%
$738/wk on $825K
 5.2%
$750/wk on $754K

Ranking within QLD

Hamilton Albion
House price —
same for both
Income Higher than 80% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 99% of QLD Higher than 97% of QLD
Affordability —
same for both
EV adoption Higher than 98% of QLD Higher than 93% of QLD
NBN connectivity Higher than 96% of QLD Higher than 95% of QLD
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 1% of QLD Higher than 51% of QLD
Rental yield (units) Higher than 58% of QLD Higher than 76% of QLD

Liveability

Hamilton is more walkable (92 vs 84).

Hamilton Albion
Grade A
same for both
Score 76/100 73/100
Socio-economic band very advantaged area
decile 10/10
same for both

Risk profile

Hamilton Albion
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
81/100
 High
83/100
Flood —
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 17
within 5 km
 7
within 5 km

Schools

Hamilton Albion
Inside the suburb 1 0
Rated above peers 1 0
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 3.8 km
 3
90 Bowen Terrace, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, 2.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.7% 3.7%

Schools in Hamilton

  • Hamilton State School Government · Primary above peers

Schools in Albion

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

Amenities in the suburb

Hamilton Albion
Supermarkets 2 1
Cafes & restaurants 16 23
Parks & reserves 6 4
Childcare 5 0
GPs 3 1
Pharmacies 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 2 0
Fuel stations 2 0
EV chargers 2 0
Waterways 0 1

Mobility

Hamilton Albion
Walkability score 92/100 84/100
Distance to Brisbane 6.4 km
+20% vs other
 5.1 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 14 min 11 min
Public transport score 87/100
Rail · Bus · Ferry
 90/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 106.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 82.8
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 2.9%
postcode 4007
 1.9%
postcode 4010
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 16
postcode 4007
 15
postcode 4010

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.

Hamilton Albion
Car (driver) 56.6% / 52.8%
Hamilton — Car (driver): 56.6% Albion — Car (driver): 52.8%
Worked from Home 28.0% / 23.9%
Hamilton — Worked from Home: 28.0% Albion — Worked from Home: 23.9%
Train 1.4% / 11.7%
Hamilton — Train: 1.4% Albion — Train: 11.7%
Bus 5.0% / 2.9%
Hamilton — Bus: 5.0% Albion — Bus: 2.9%
Walked Only 3.6% / 4.3%
Hamilton — Walked Only: 3.6% Albion — Walked Only: 4.3%
Car (passenger) 4.1% / 3.3%
Hamilton — Car (passenger): 4.1% Albion — Car (passenger): 3.3%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (56.6%).

Setting

Hamilton Albion
Elevation 7 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
same for both
Distance to the ocean 5.2 km
4.7 km to a named beach
 7.5 km
2.2 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

Hamilton Albion
Connectivity score 93/100 89/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 79%
4,709 premises
 53%
2,532 premises

Climate

Hamilton Albion
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)

Hamilton Albion
PM2.5 5.3 µg/m³ 5.4 µg/m³
PM10 15.0 µg/m³ 14.7 µg/m³
NO₂ 0.68 pphm —

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

Hamilton

Apartments Inner Parks Professionals Transport Hub Urban

Albion

Apartments Gentrifying Inner Parks Professionals Trains Transport Hub

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