Kealba vs St Albans

St Albans is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Kealba. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Kealba, about half of households are couple families.

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

St Albans

ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more schools inside the suburb (15 vs 1)
  • has more parks and reserves (36 vs 3)
  • has more childcare (28 vs 4)
  • But Kealba has more separate houses rather than flats (93% vs 74%)

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

First-home buyers

Too close to call

Nothing among the 4 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Albans

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $370/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

St Albans

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 54/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

St Albans

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (20 vs 0)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 7%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 54/100)

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

Investors

Kealba

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.9% vs 3.8%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

Kealba St Albans
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.

Kealba St Albans
Walkability 54 / 94
Kealba — Walkability: 54/100 St Albans — Walkability: 94/100
Safety 24 / 20
Kealba — Safety: 24/100 St Albans — Safety: 20/100
Low fire risk 80 / 100
Kealba — Low fire risk: 80/100 St Albans — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 48 / 66
Kealba — Low flood risk: 48/100 St Albans — Low flood risk: 66/100

Demographics

St Albans has more residents (38,042 vs 3,226); Kealba has higher household incomes ($80,184 vs $62,660).

Kealba St Albans
Population 3,226 38,042
+1079% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +1.0% +2.0%
Median age 39 36
Median household income $80,184/yr
+22% vs other
 $62,660/yr
Median weekly rent $370/wk
+12% vs other
 $325/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Kealba St Albans
0-4 5.6% / 5.6%
Kealba — 0-4: 5.6% St Albans — 0-4: 5.6%
5-14 11.6% / 10.7%
Kealba — 5-14: 11.6% St Albans — 5-14: 10.7%
15-19 5.3% / 5.3%
Kealba — 15-19: 5.3% St Albans — 15-19: 5.3%
20-24 6.1% / 7.6%
Kealba — 20-24: 6.1% St Albans — 20-24: 7.6%
25-34 15.8% / 17.8%
Kealba — 25-34: 15.8% St Albans — 25-34: 17.8%
35-44 13.4% / 12.9%
Kealba — 35-44: 13.4% St Albans — 35-44: 12.9%
45-54 12.9% / 11.3%
Kealba — 45-54: 12.9% St Albans — 45-54: 11.3%
55-64 12.3% / 10.9%
Kealba — 55-64: 12.3% St Albans — 55-64: 10.9%
65-74 11.9% / 9.6%
Kealba — 65-74: 11.9% St Albans — 65-74: 9.6%
75-84 4.2% / 5.8%
Kealba — 75-84: 4.2% St Albans — 75-84: 5.8%
85+ 1.2% / 2.4%
Kealba — 85+: 1.2% St Albans — 85+: 2.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.8%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Kealba 45.4% couple families
Kealba — Couple Families: 45.4% Kealba — Lone Person: 27.0% Kealba — One Parent Families: 23.7% Kealba — Group Household: 2.5% Kealba — Other Families: 1.5%
St Albans 38.6% couple families
St Albans — Couple Families: 38.6% St Albans — Lone Person: 28.7% St Albans — One Parent Families: 23.0% St Albans — Group Household: 6.3% St Albans — Other Families: 3.3%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Kealba 18.8% renting
Kealba — Owned Outright: 41.1% Kealba — Mortgage: 40.1% Kealba — Renting: 18.8%
St Albans 38.0% renting
St Albans — Owned Outright: 36.3% St Albans — Mortgage: 25.7% St Albans — Renting: 38.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

Kealba St Albans
Bachelor Degree 12.3% / 9.6%
Kealba — Bachelor Degree: 12.3% St Albans — Bachelor Degree: 9.6%
Certificate III & IV 12.7% / 8.3%
Kealba — Certificate III & IV: 12.7% St Albans — Certificate III & IV: 8.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 6.2%
Kealba — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% St Albans — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 2.4% / 3.4%
Kealba — Postgraduate Degree: 2.4% St Albans — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.8% / 0.8%
Kealba — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.8% St Albans — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

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.

Kealba St Albans
Vietnam 9.5% / 21.5%
Kealba — Vietnam: 9.5% St Albans — Vietnam: 21.5%
India 1.4% / 5.8%
Kealba — India: 1.4% St Albans — India: 5.8%
Philippines 1.1% / 3.0%
Kealba — Philippines: 1.1% St Albans — Philippines: 3.0%
Iraq 1.4% / 1.4%
Kealba — Iraq: 1.4% St Albans — Iraq: 1.4%
New Zealand 1.4% / 1.3%
Kealba — New Zealand: 1.4% St Albans — New Zealand: 1.3%
Italy 2.0% / —
Kealba — Italy: 2.0% St Albans — Italy: not among its largest
Pakistan — / 1.4%
Kealba — Pakistan: not among its largest St Albans — Pakistan: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (21.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Kealba 92.9% houses
Kealba — Houses: 92.9% Kealba — Townhouses: 5.1% Kealba — Flats / Apartments: 1.9%
St Albans 74.5% houses
St Albans — Houses: 74.5% St Albans — Townhouses: 15.9% St Albans — Flats / Apartments: 9.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

Kealba St Albans
Median house price $771,500 $711,500
Median unit price $494,500 $515,000
Median land price $650,000 $700,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 26 days
from 23 sales
 30 days
from 407 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.

Kealba St Albans
3 bed $749K / $708K
Kealba — 3 bed: $749K (39 sales) St Albans — 3 bed: $708K (409 sales)

39 vs 409 sales

4 bed $788K / $750K
Kealba — 4 bed: $788K (42 sales) St Albans — 4 bed: $750K (124 sales)

42 vs 124 sales

5 bed $970K / $860K
Kealba — 5 bed: $970K (7 sales) St Albans — 5 bed: $860K (18 sales)

7 vs 18 sales

Zoning mix

Kealba St Albans
Residential 43% 78%
Parks and recreation 29% 6%
Infrastructure and transport 9% 12%
Other and special use 11% 0%
Industrial 7% 2%
Commercial 1% 2%
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

Kealba St Albans
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.

Kealba St Albans
Houses 4.9%
$650/wk on $690K
 3.8%
$530/wk on $725K
Units — 4.2%
$450/wk on $552K

Ranking within VIC

Kealba St Albans
House price Higher than 46% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
Income Higher than 47% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 87% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 86% of VIC Higher than 98% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 51% of VIC Higher than 30% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 84% of VIC Higher than 85% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 97% of VIC Higher than 54% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 18% of VIC

Liveability

St Albans is more walkable (94 vs 54); St Albans scores higher overall (61 vs 44).

Kealba St Albans
Grade C B
Score 44/100 61/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Kealba carries more bushfire risk (20 vs 0); Kealba carries more flood risk (52 vs 34).

Kealba St Albans
Bushfire Low
20/100
 None
0/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
80/100
Flood Moderate
52/100
 Low
34/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise Moderate
50/100
 None
0/100
Industrial facilities nearby 6
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

Kealba St Albans
Inside the suburb 1 15
Rated above peers 1 8
Rated at peers 0 4
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 9.1 km
 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 10.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.4% 2.8%

Schools in Kealba

  • St Paul's Kealba Catholic School Catholic · Primary above peers

Schools in St Albans

  • Catholic Regional College St Albans Catholic · Secondary above peers
  • Holy Eucharist School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Sacred Heart School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • St Albans East Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Albans Meadows Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • St Albans Primary School Government · Primary above peers

Amenities in the suburb

Kealba St Albans
Supermarkets 0 10
Cafes & restaurants 1 40
Parks & reserves 3 36
Childcare 4 28
GPs 0 20
Pharmacies 1 5
Hospitals 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 0 4
Fuel stations 2 5
Waterways 2 5

Mobility

Kealba St Albans
Walkability score 54/100 94/100
Distance to Melbourne 21.7 km 22.6 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 26 min 28 min
Public transport score 77/100
Bus
 79/100
Rail · Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 44.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 421.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
 0 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3021
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 3021
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.

Kealba St Albans
Car (driver) 68.2% / 67.4%
Kealba — Car (driver): 68.2% St Albans — Car (driver): 67.4%
Worked from Home 24.1% / 13.9%
Kealba — Worked from Home: 24.1% St Albans — Worked from Home: 13.9%
Train 2.6% / 9.5%
Kealba — Train: 2.6% St Albans — Train: 9.5%
Car (passenger) 3.7% / 6.8%
Kealba — Car (passenger): 3.7% St Albans — Car (passenger): 6.8%
Bus 0.6% / 1.0%
Kealba — Bus: 0.6% St Albans — Bus: 1.0%
Walked Only 0.4% / 1.1%
Kealba — Walked Only: 0.4% St Albans — Walked Only: 1.1%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (68.2%).

Setting

Kealba St Albans
Elevation 65 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.5 km 13.7 km

NBN connectivity

Kealba St Albans
Connectivity score 75/100 76/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
1,309 premises
 7%
15,710 premises

Climate

Kealba St Albans
Annual rainfall 534 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

Kealba St Albans
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

Kealba St Albans
Average residential rate $1,847/yr
same for both
Council Brimbank
same for both

Federal electorate

Kealba St Albans
Division Fraser
same for both
Member Daniel Mulino
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Kealba St Albans
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $750,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Kealba

Large Blocks Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks Quiet River

St Albans

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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