St Albans vs Webbs Creek
In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St Albans, most households are people living alone. In Webbs Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Webbs Creek: a median of $3.6 million, against $720,000 in St Albans, though rent is higher in St Albans. On these figures, St Albans tends to suit people living alone and buyers on a tighter budget, while Webbs Creek suits couples.
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
Webbs Creek
ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 88/100)
- is already more of a family suburb (46% vs 38%)
- But St Albans has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 90%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
They split
one each way, out of the 2 things we measure here
- St Albans has cheaper houses ($720,000 vs $3,600,000)
- Webbs Creek leaves households under less mortgage stress (36% vs 44%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
Webbs Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $275/wk)
Weighs rent.
Commuting to the city
Webbs Creek
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- sits closer to the CBD (87 km vs 101.1 km)
- has a shorter drive in (134 min vs 140 min)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Webbs Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- carries lower crime risk (43/100 vs 88/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Webbs Creek
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (25.0% vs 1.9%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
St Albans and Webbs Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
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.
Demographics
St Albans rents higher ($275/wk vs $0/wk); St Albans has more residents (161 vs 55).
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 161 +66% vs other | 55 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +1.9% | +25.0% |
| Median age | 56 | 58 |
| Median household income | $47,788/yr | $61,724/yr +29% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $275/wk (not reported on the other side) | — |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.7%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (9.9%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.9%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $720,000 | $3,600,000 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | — | $200,000 |
Zoning mix
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental | 100% same for both | |
| 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
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 459 across Hawkesbury same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +3% same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 33% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 9% of NSW | Higher than 24% of NSW |
| Schools | — same for both | |
| Walkability | Higher than 5% of NSW | Higher than 15% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 1% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 56% of NSW same for both | |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 3% of NSW | Higher than 27% of NSW |
Liveability
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | — same for both | |
| Score | — same for both | |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 same for both | |
Risk profile
St Albans carries more crime risk (88 vs 43).
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 86/100 | High 88/100 |
| Crime | High 88/100 | Moderate 43/100 |
| 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 | 0 within 5 km same for both | |
Schools
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 0 same for both | |
| Rated above peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated at peers | 0 same for both | |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
Amenities in the suburb
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Cafes & restaurants | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 7 | 5 |
Mobility
St Albans sits further from the CBD (101.1 km vs 87 km).
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 same for both | |
| Distance to Sydney | 101.1 km +14% vs other | 87 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 140 min | 134 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.6% postcode 2775 same for both | |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 36 postcode 2775 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.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (53.8%).
Setting
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 99 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 67 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 39.1 km | 37.2 km |
NBN connectivity
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 15/100 | 18/100 |
| Most common technology | Satellite (Sky Muster) same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 0% 45 premises | 0% 28 premises |
Climate
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 806 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Council rates
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,650/yr same for both | |
| Council | Hawkesbury same for both | |
Federal electorate
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macquarie same for both | |
| Member | Susan Templeman same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| St Albans | Webbs Creek | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Webbs Creek
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