St Albans Park vs Whittington

Whittington is the younger of the two, with a median age of 42 against 46 in St Albans Park. In both, the large majority of homes are detached houses. In St Albans Park, the large majority of households own their home. In Whittington, about half of households rent and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in St Albans Park: a median of $691,000, against $596,000 in Whittington, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, Whittington 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

St Albans Park

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • carries lower crime risk (31/100 vs 84/100)
  • has more parks and reserves (6 vs 3)
  • But Whittington has more schools inside the suburb (2 vs 0)

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

First-home buyers

Whittington

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($596,000 vs $691,250)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Whittington

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (46% vs 24%)
  • has cheaper rent ($250/wk vs $330/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

Whittington

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (89/100 vs 32/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (79 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 84/100)
  • Whittington is more walkable (89/100 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 Whittington 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 Whittington
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 Whittington
Walkability 32 / 89
St Albans Park — Walkability: 32/100 Whittington — Walkability: 89/100
Safety 69 / 16
St Albans Park — Safety: 69/100 Whittington — Safety: 16/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
St Albans Park — Low fire risk: 100/100 Whittington — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 21 / 32
St Albans Park — Low flood risk: 21/100 Whittington — Low flood risk: 32/100

Demographics

St Albans Park has higher household incomes ($68,484 vs $49,868); St Albans Park rents higher ($330/wk vs $250/wk).

St Albans Park Whittington
Population 4,942
+19% vs other
 3,990
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +2.9%
Median age 46 42
Median household income $68,484/yr
+27% vs other
 $49,868/yr
Median weekly rent $330/wk
+24% vs other
 $250/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Albans Park Whittington
0-4 4.5% / 4.6%
St Albans Park — 0-4: 4.5% Whittington — 0-4: 4.6%
5-14 9.7% / 11.3%
St Albans Park — 5-14: 9.7% Whittington — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 6.1% / 5.6%
St Albans Park — 15-19: 6.1% Whittington — 15-19: 5.6%
20-24 5.9% / 6.3%
St Albans Park — 20-24: 5.9% Whittington — 20-24: 6.3%
25-34 12.5% / 14.1%
St Albans Park — 25-34: 12.5% Whittington — 25-34: 14.1%
35-44 9.7% / 11.0%
St Albans Park — 35-44: 9.7% Whittington — 35-44: 11.0%
45-54 13.7% / 12.7%
St Albans Park — 45-54: 13.7% Whittington — 45-54: 12.7%
55-64 13.9% / 12.8%
St Albans Park — 55-64: 13.9% Whittington — 55-64: 12.8%
65-74 12.7% / 12.1%
St Albans Park — 65-74: 12.7% Whittington — 65-74: 12.1%
75-84 7.9% / 6.4%
St Albans Park — 75-84: 7.9% Whittington — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 3.5% / 2.9%
St Albans Park — 85+: 3.5% Whittington — 85+: 2.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.1%).

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%
Whittington 46.9% lone person
Whittington — Lone Person: 46.9% Whittington — Couple Families: 19.6% Whittington — One Parent Families: 26.5% Whittington — Group Household: 4.6% Whittington — Other Families: 2.4%
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%
Whittington 45.5% renting
Whittington — Owned Outright: 29.7% Whittington — Mortgage: 24.8% Whittington — Renting: 45.5%
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 Whittington
England 3.3% / 2.9%
St Albans Park — England: 3.3% Whittington — England: 2.9%
India 0.9% / 2.2%
St Albans Park — India: 0.9% Whittington — India: 2.2%
Philippines 0.6% / 1.1%
St Albans Park — Philippines: 0.6% Whittington — Philippines: 1.1%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.8%
St Albans Park — New Zealand: 0.7% Whittington — New Zealand: 0.8%
Scotland 0.6% / 0.6%
St Albans Park — Scotland: 0.6% Whittington — Scotland: 0.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.3%).

Qualifications

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

St Albans Park Whittington
Certificate III & IV 20.5% / 15.3%
St Albans Park — Certificate III & IV: 20.5% Whittington — Certificate III & IV: 15.3%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.5% / 5.9%
St Albans Park — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.5% Whittington — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.9%
Bachelor Degree 6.8% / 5.4%
St Albans Park — Bachelor Degree: 6.8% Whittington — Bachelor Degree: 5.4%
Postgraduate Degree 1.3% / 2.2%
St Albans Park — Postgraduate Degree: 1.3% Whittington — Postgraduate Degree: 2.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 1.2% / 0.8%
St Albans Park — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2% Whittington — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8%

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%
Whittington 90.5% houses
Whittington — Houses: 90.5% Whittington — Townhouses: 7.1% Whittington — Flats / Apartments: 2.4%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

St Albans Park Whittington
Median house price $691,250 $596,000
Median unit price $447,500 $416,000
Median land price $625,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 24 days
from 26 sales
 26 days
from 14 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 Whittington
2 bed $575K / $535K
St Albans Park — 2 bed: $575K (8 sales) Whittington — 2 bed: $535K (7 sales)

8 vs 7 sales

3 bed $668K / $582K
St Albans Park — 3 bed: $668K (71 sales) Whittington — 3 bed: $582K (66 sales)

71 vs 66 sales

4 bed $810K / $655K
St Albans Park — 4 bed: $810K (31 sales) Whittington — 4 bed: $655K (17 sales)

31 vs 17 sales

Zoning mix

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

St Albans Park Whittington
Residential 63% 89%
Rural and farming 30% 0%
Parks and recreation 4% 8%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 2%
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 Whittington
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 Whittington
Houses 4.0%
$540/wk on $698K
 4.3%
$500/wk on $600K
Units — 4.7%
$420/wk on $470K

Ranking within VIC

St Albans Park Whittington
House price Higher than 32% of VIC Higher than 20% of VIC
Income Higher than 30% of VIC —
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 83% of VIC Higher than 96% 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 86% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 69% of VIC Higher than 86% of VIC
Rental yield (units) — Higher than 43% of VIC

Liveability

Whittington is more walkable (89 vs 32); St Albans Park scores higher overall (43 vs 35).

St Albans Park Whittington
Grade C
same for both
Score 43/100 35/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Whittington carries more crime risk (84 vs 31); St Albans Park carries more flood risk (79 vs 68).

St Albans Park Whittington
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime Low
31/100
 High
84/100
Flood High
79/100
 Moderate
68/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 8
within 5 km
 9
within 5 km

Schools

St Albans Park Whittington
Inside the suburb 0 2
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 5.5 km
 2
Deakin University, Geelong Waterfront Campus, 4.0 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 1.0%
same for both

Schools in St Albans Park

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

Schools in Whittington

  • Whittington Primary School Government · Primary above peers
  • MacKillop Specialist School - Whittington Catholic · Combined · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

St Albans Park Whittington
Parks & reserves 6 3
Childcare 1 3

Mobility

St Albans Park sits further from the CBD (81.2 km vs 79 km).

St Albans Park Whittington
Walkability score 32/100 89/100
Distance to Melbourne 81.2 km
+3% vs other
 79 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 74 min 70 min
Public transport score 75/100 76/100
Peak arrivals per hour 84.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
 62.8
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 Whittington
Car (driver) 78.5% / 75.0%
St Albans Park — Car (driver): 78.5% Whittington — Car (driver): 75.0%
Worked from Home 12.2% / 12.0%
St Albans Park — Worked from Home: 12.2% Whittington — Worked from Home: 12.0%
Car (passenger) 6.2% / 7.4%
St Albans Park — Car (passenger): 6.2% Whittington — Car (passenger): 7.4%
Bus 0.9% / 2.6%
St Albans Park — Bus: 0.9% Whittington — Bus: 2.6%
Walked Only 0.9% / 1.7%
St Albans Park — Walked Only: 0.9% Whittington — Walked Only: 1.7%

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

Setting

St Albans Park Whittington
Elevation 11 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 8 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 4.8 km 2.9 km
3.8 km to a named beach

NBN connectivity

St Albans Park Whittington
Connectivity score 81/100 77/100
Most common technology Fibre to the premises
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 56%
2,383 premises
 55%
2,031 premises

Climate

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

Federal electorate

St Albans Park Whittington
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 Whittington
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

Whittington

Coastal Parks

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