St Albans Park vs Thomson

Thomson is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 46 in St Albans Park. In both, most homes are detached houses. In St Albans Park, the large majority of households own their home. In Thomson, about half of households rent and most households are people living alone. Houses cost more in St Albans Park: a median of $691,000, against $591,000 in Thomson, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Thomson 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

St Albans Park

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 88/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • is already more of a family suburb (51% vs 32%)
  • But Thomson has more childcare (5 vs 1)

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

  • St Albans Park has cheaper units ($447,500 vs $515,000)
  • Thomson has cheaper houses ($591,000 vs $691,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Thomson

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (54% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($295/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Thomson

ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (77/100 vs 32/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (68 min vs 74 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (78.2 km vs 81.2 km)

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

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • St Albans Park carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 88/100)
  • Thomson is more walkable (77/100 vs 32/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 2 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

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

St Albans Park Thomson
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.

St Albans Park Thomson
Walkability 32 / 77
St Albans Park — Walkability: 32/100 Thomson — Walkability: 77/100
Safety 69 / 12
St Albans Park — Safety: 69/100 Thomson — Safety: 12/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
St Albans Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Thomson — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 21 / 88
St Albans Park — Low flood risk: 21/100 Thomson — Low flood risk: 88/100

Demographics

St Albans Park has more residents (4,942 vs 1,606); St Albans Park skews older (46 vs 38).

St Albans Park Thomson
Population 4,942
+68% vs other
 1,606
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% -0.1%
Median age 46 38
Median household income $68,484/yr
+15% vs other
 $58,552/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+11% vs other
 $295/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Albans Park Thomson
0-4 4.5% / 4.2%
St Albans Park — 0-4: 4.5% Thomson — 0-4: 4.2%
5-14 9.7% / 8.4%
St Albans Park — 5-14: 9.7% Thomson — 5-14: 8.4%
15-19 6.1% / 3.5%
St Albans Park — 15-19: 6.1% Thomson — 15-19: 3.5%
20-24 5.9% / 9.8%
St Albans Park — 20-24: 5.9% Thomson — 20-24: 9.8%
25-34 12.5% / 19.3%
St Albans Park — 25-34: 12.5% Thomson — 25-34: 19.3%
35-44 9.7% / 14.6%
St Albans Park — 35-44: 9.7% Thomson — 35-44: 14.6%
45-54 13.7% / 10.2%
St Albans Park — 45-54: 13.7% Thomson — 45-54: 10.2%
55-64 13.9% / 12.8%
St Albans Park — 55-64: 13.9% Thomson — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 12.7% / 9.0%
St Albans Park — 65-74: 12.7% Thomson — 65-74: 9.0%
75-84 7.9% / 6.0%
St Albans Park — 75-84: 7.9% Thomson — 75-84: 6.0%
85+ 3.5% / 1.9%
St Albans Park — 85+: 3.5% Thomson — 85+: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

St Albans Park 42.6% lone person
St Albans Park — Lone Person: 42.6% St Albans Park — Couple Families: 35.1% St Albans Park — One Parent Families: 16.3% St Albans Park — Group Household: 4.5% St Albans Park — Other Families: 1.5%
Thomson 57.1% lone person
Thomson — Lone Person: 57.1% Thomson — Couple Families: 18.0% Thomson — One Parent Families: 14.1% Thomson — Group Household: 8.8% Thomson — Other Families: 2.0%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

St Albans Park 23.9% renting
St Albans Park — Owned Outright: 36.6% St Albans Park — Mortgage: 39.5% St Albans Park — Renting: 23.9%
Thomson 53.6% renting
Thomson — Owned Outright: 21.4% Thomson — Mortgage: 25.0% Thomson — Renting: 53.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

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.

St Albans Park Thomson
England 3.3% / 3.4%
St Albans Park — England: 3.3% Thomson — England: 3.4%
India 0.9% / 2.1%
St Albans Park — India: 0.9% Thomson — India: 2.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 1.2%
St Albans Park — New Zealand: 0.7% Thomson — New Zealand: 1.2%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.7%
St Albans Park — Scotland: 0.6% Thomson — Scotland: 0.7%
Philippines 0.6% / 0.6%
St Albans Park — Philippines: 0.6% Thomson — Philippines: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.4%).

Qualifications

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

St Albans Park Thomson
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 18.5%
St Albans Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Thomson — Certificate III & IV: 18.5%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 10.3%
St Albans Park — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Thomson — Bachelor Degree: 10.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 7.8%
St Albans Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Thomson — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.8%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 3.7%
St Albans Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Thomson — Postgraduate Degree: 3.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 1.9%
St Albans Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Thomson — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (20.5%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

St Albans Park 85.6% houses
St Albans Park — Houses: 85.6% St Albans Park — Townhouses: 14.3% St Albans Park — Flats / Apartments: 0.1%
Thomson 69.3% houses
Thomson — Houses: 69.3% Thomson — Townhouses: 27.2% Thomson — Flats / Apartments: 3.5%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

St Albans Park Thomson
Median house price $691,250 $591,000
Median unit price $447,500 $515,000
Median land price $625,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 26 sales
 8 days
from 7 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.

St Albans Park Thomson
2 bed $575K / $482K
St Albans Park — 2 bed: $575K (8 sales) Thomson — 2 bed: $482K (6 sales)

8 vs 6 sales

3 bed $668K / $596K
St Albans Park — 3 bed: $668K (71 sales) Thomson — 3 bed: $596K (52 sales)

71 vs 52 sales

Zoning mix

St Albans Park has more rural and farming land (30% vs 0%).

St Albans Park Thomson
Residential 63% 77%
Rural and farming 30% 0%
Parks and recreation 4% 17%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 6%
Other and special use 2% 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

St Albans Park Thomson
New dwellings approved 3,468
across Greater Geelong
same for both
Approvals change year on year +56%
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.

St Albans Park Thomson
Houses 4.0%
$540/wk on $698K
 3.7%
$450/wk on $627K
Units —
same for both

Ranking within VIC

St Albans Park Thomson
House price Higher than 32% of VIC —
Income Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 19% of VIC
Schools — Higher than 71% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 92% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 49% of VIC —
EV adoption Higher than 43% of VIC
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 91% of VIC Higher than 89% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 50% of VIC

Liveability

Thomson is more walkable (77 vs 32); Thomson scores higher overall (56 vs 43).

St Albans Park Thomson
Grade C B
Score 43/100 56/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
same for both

Risk profile

St Albans Park carries more flood risk (79 vs 12); Thomson carries more crime risk (88 vs 31).

St Albans Park Thomson
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 High
88/100
Flood High
79/100
 Low
12/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 11
within 5 km

Schools

St Albans Park Thomson
Inside the suburb 0 3
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 2
Universities within 10 km 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 5.5 km
 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 2.6 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.0% 1.4%

Schools in St Albans Park

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

Schools in Thomson

  • Tate Street Primary School Geelong Government · Primary above peers
  • Geelong East Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Margaret's School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

St Albans Park Thomson
Cafes & restaurants 0 1
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 1 5

Mobility

St Albans Park sits further from the CBD (81.2 km vs 78.2 km).

St Albans Park Thomson
Walkability score 32/100 77/100
Distance to Melbourne 81.2 km
+4% vs other
 78.2 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 min 68 min
Public transport score 75/100
same for both
Peak arrivals per hour 84.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 40.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3219
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 28
postcode 3219
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.

St Albans Park Thomson
Car (driver) 78.5% / 72.7%
St Albans Park — Car (driver): 78.5% Thomson — Car (driver): 72.7%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 17.9%
St Albans Park — Worked from Home: 12.2% Thomson — Worked from Home: 17.9%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 4.2%
St Albans Park — Car (passenger): 6.2% Thomson — Car (passenger): 4.2%
Bus 0.9% / 2.0%
St Albans Park — Bus: 0.9% Thomson — Bus: 2.0%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.4%
St Albans Park — Walked Only: 0.9% Thomson — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (78.5%).

Setting

St Albans Park Thomson
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 17 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.8 km 2.5 km
2.6 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

St Albans Park Thomson
Connectivity score 81/100 79/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
2,383 premises
 51%
1,033 premises

Climate

St Albans Park Thomson
Annual rainfall —
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 22.8°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 7.8°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

St Albans Park Thomson
PM2.5 5.0 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 20.5 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

St Albans Park Thomson
Average residential rate $1,802/yr
same for both
Council Greater Geelong
same for both

Federal electorate

St Albans Park Thomson
Division Corio
same for both
Member Richard Marles
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

St Albans Park

Large Blocks Parks

Thomson

Coastal Parks Quiet Townhouses

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