St Albans vs Ardeer

In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. On these figures, Ardeer tends to suit 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

ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (36 vs 3)
  • has more schools rated above their peers (8 vs 1)
  • has more childcare (28 vs 4)

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

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

St Albans

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 58/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

St Albans

ahead on 2 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (20 vs 0)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 58/100)

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

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 3 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs house yield, unit yield, and population growth.

Where they sit

St Albans and Ardeer 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 Ardeer
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 Ardeer
Walkability 94 / 58
St Albans — Walkability: 94/100 Ardeer — Walkability: 58/100
Safety 20 / 19
St Albans — Safety: 20/100 Ardeer — Safety: 19/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
St Albans — Low fire risk: 100/100 Ardeer — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 45
St Albans — Low flood risk: 66/100 Ardeer — Low flood risk: 45/100

Demographics

St Albans has more residents (38,042 vs 3,170); Ardeer has higher household incomes ($75,504 vs $62,660).

St Albans Ardeer
Population 38,042
+92% vs other
 3,170
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% +2.2%
Median age 36 37
Median household income $62,660/yr $75,504/yr
+20% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $340/wk
+5% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Albans Ardeer
0-4 5.6% / 7.0%
St Albans — 0-4: 5.6% Ardeer — 0-4: 7.0%
5-14 10.7% / 10.2%
St Albans — 5-14: 10.7% Ardeer — 5-14: 10.2%
15-19 5.3% / 3.9%
St Albans — 15-19: 5.3% Ardeer — 15-19: 3.9%
20-24 7.6% / 4.9%
St Albans — 20-24: 7.6% Ardeer — 20-24: 4.9%
25-34 17.8% / 19.1%
St Albans — 25-34: 17.8% Ardeer — 25-34: 19.1%
35-44 12.9% / 17.2%
St Albans — 35-44: 12.9% Ardeer — 35-44: 17.2%
45-54 11.3% / 12.6%
St Albans — 45-54: 11.3% Ardeer — 45-54: 12.6%
55-64 10.9% / 8.7%
St Albans — 55-64: 10.9% Ardeer — 55-64: 8.7%
65-74 9.6% / 8.1%
St Albans — 65-74: 9.6% Ardeer — 65-74: 8.1%
75-84 5.8% / 4.7%
St Albans — 75-84: 5.8% Ardeer — 75-84: 4.7%
85+ 2.4% / 3.4%
St Albans — 85+: 2.4% Ardeer — 85+: 3.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.1%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

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%
Ardeer 33.2% couple families
Ardeer — Couple Families: 33.2% Ardeer — Lone Person: 39.5% Ardeer — One Parent Families: 18.1% Ardeer — Group Household: 6.2% Ardeer — Other Families: 3.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

St Albans 38.0% renting
St Albans — Owned Outright: 36.3% St Albans — Mortgage: 25.7% St Albans — Renting: 38.0%
Ardeer 35.5% renting
Ardeer — Owned Outright: 30.9% Ardeer — Mortgage: 33.6% Ardeer — Renting: 35.5%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

St Albans Ardeer
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 11.9%
St Albans — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Ardeer — Bachelor Degree: 11.9%
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 10.5%
St Albans — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Ardeer — Certificate III & IV: 10.5%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.8%
St Albans — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Ardeer — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.8%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 4.7%
St Albans — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Ardeer — Postgraduate Degree: 4.7%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.6%
St Albans — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Ardeer — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.9%).

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 Ardeer
Vietnam 21.5% / 9.2%
St Albans — Vietnam: 21.5% Ardeer — Vietnam: 9.2%
India 5.8% / 3.8%
St Albans — India: 5.8% Ardeer — India: 3.8%
Philippines 3.0% / 1.8%
St Albans — Philippines: 3.0% Ardeer — Philippines: 1.8%
New Zealand 1.3% / 2.3%
St Albans — New Zealand: 1.3% Ardeer — New Zealand: 2.3%
China 1.1% / 1.2%
St Albans — China: 1.1% Ardeer — China: 1.2%
Iraq 1.4% / —
St Albans — Iraq: 1.4% Ardeer — Iraq: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.4% / —
St Albans — Pakistan: 1.4% Ardeer — Pakistan: not among its largest

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

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

St Albans 74.5% houses
St Albans — Houses: 74.5% St Albans — Townhouses: 15.9% St Albans — Flats / Apartments: 9.6%
Ardeer 76.6% houses
Ardeer — Houses: 76.6% Ardeer — Townhouses: 20.0% Ardeer — Flats / Apartments: 3.3%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

St Albans Ardeer
Median house price $711,500 $700,000
Median unit price $515,000 $527,500
Median land price $700,000 $647,500
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 407 sales
 22 days
from 38 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.

St Albans Ardeer
2 bed $462K / $480K
St Albans — 2 bed: $462K (87 sales) Ardeer — 2 bed: $480K (12 sales)

87 vs 12 sales

3 bed $582K / $600K
St Albans — 3 bed: $582K (79 sales) Ardeer — 3 bed: $600K (15 sales)

79 vs 15 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 Ardeer
2 bed $580K / $670K
St Albans — 2 bed: $580K (38 sales) Ardeer — 2 bed: $670K (16 sales)

38 vs 16 sales

3 bed $708K / $712K
St Albans — 3 bed: $708K (409 sales) Ardeer — 3 bed: $712K (53 sales)

409 vs 53 sales

4 bed $750K / $850K
St Albans — 4 bed: $750K (124 sales) Ardeer — 4 bed: $850K (9 sales)

124 vs 9 sales

Zoning mix

Ardeer has more industrially zoned land (18% vs 2%).

St Albans Ardeer
Residential 78% 46%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 18%
Industrial 2% 18%
Parks and recreation 6% 17%
Commercial 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 Ardeer
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.

St Albans Ardeer
Houses 3.8%
$530/wk on $725K
 4.2%
$550/wk on $675K
Units 4.2%
$450/wk on $552K
 4.3%
$520/wk on $624K

Ranking within VIC

St Albans Ardeer
House price Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 37% of VIC
Income Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Schools Higher than 87% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 87% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 55% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 82% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 18% of VIC Higher than 23% of VIC

Liveability

St Albans is more walkable (94 vs 58); St Albans scores higher overall (61 vs 42).

St Albans Ardeer
Grade B C
Score 61/100 42/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

Ardeer carries more flood risk (55 vs 34).

St Albans Ardeer
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 High
81/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Moderate
55/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 21
within 5 km

Schools

St Albans Ardeer
Inside the suburb 15 2
Rated above peers 8 1
Rated at peers 4 0
Rated below peers 0 1
Universities within 10 km 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 10.0 km
 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 8.8 km
Full-time students aged 15–24 2.8% 1.5%

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

Schools in Ardeer

  • Mother of God School Catholic · Primary above peers
  • Ardeer Primary School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

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

Mobility

St Albans Ardeer
Walkability score 94/100 58/100
Distance to Melbourne 22.6 km 23.3 km
+3% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 26 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 421.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 76.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3021
 0.5%
postcode 3022
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 3021
 24
postcode 3022

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 Ardeer
Car (driver) 67.4% / 62.8%
St Albans — Car (driver): 67.4% Ardeer — Car (driver): 62.8%
Worked from Home 13.9% / 25.3%
St Albans — Worked from Home: 13.9% Ardeer — Worked from Home: 25.3%
Train 9.5% / 4.8%
St Albans — Train: 9.5% Ardeer — Train: 4.8%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 3.9%
St Albans — Car (passenger): 6.8% Ardeer — Car (passenger): 3.9%
Walked Only 1.1% / 1.4%
St Albans — Walked Only: 1.1% Ardeer — Walked Only: 1.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (67.4%).

Setting

St Albans Ardeer
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 44 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km 10.7 km

NBN connectivity

St Albans Ardeer
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
15,710 premises
 4%
1,429 premises

Climate

St Albans Ardeer
Annual rainfall 534 mm 482 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C 25.9°C
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C 6.2°C

Air quality (annual mean)

St Albans Ardeer
PM2.5 —
same for both
PM10 18.9 µg/m³ 23.2 µg/m³
NO₂ —
same for both

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

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

Tags

St Albans

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

Ardeer

Middle-Ring Multicultural River Townhouses

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