St Albans vs Delahey

St Albans is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 39 in Delahey. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Delahey, about half of households are couple families. St Albans is closer to the city centre: 22.6 km, against 27.6 km.

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 rated above their peers (8 vs 0)
  • has more parks and reserves (36 vs 6)
  • has more childcare (28 vs 6)
  • But Delahey carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 80/100)

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 has cheaper units ($515,000 vs $595,500)
  • Delahey leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Albans

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 24%)

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

Commuting to the city

St Albans

ahead on 4 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 4%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 62/100)
  • sits closer to the CBD (22.6 km vs 27.6 km)

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 62/100)
  • But Delahey carries lower crime risk (38/100 vs 80/100)

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

Investors

St Albans

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is growing faster (2.0% vs -3.1%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

St Albans and Delahey 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 Delahey
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 Delahey
Walkability 94 / 62
St Albans — Walkability: 94/100 Delahey — Walkability: 62/100
Safety 20 / 62
St Albans — Safety: 20/100 Delahey — Safety: 62/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
St Albans — Low fire risk: 100/100 Delahey — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 79
St Albans — Low flood risk: 66/100 Delahey — Low flood risk: 79/100

Demographics

St Albans has more residents (38,042 vs 8,077); Delahey has higher household incomes ($77,272 vs $62,660).

St Albans Delahey
Population 38,042
+79% vs other
 8,077
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% -3.1%
Median age 36 39
Median household income $62,660/yr $77,272/yr
+23% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $350/wk
+8% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Albans Delahey
0-4 5.6% / 5.4%
St Albans — 0-4: 5.6% Delahey — 0-4: 5.4%
5-14 10.7% / 10.6%
St Albans — 5-14: 10.7% Delahey — 5-14: 10.6%
15-19 5.3% / 6.0%
St Albans — 15-19: 5.3% Delahey — 15-19: 6.0%
20-24 7.6% / 7.2%
St Albans — 20-24: 7.6% Delahey — 20-24: 7.2%
25-34 17.8% / 14.9%
St Albans — 25-34: 17.8% Delahey — 25-34: 14.9%
35-44 12.9% / 12.0%
St Albans — 35-44: 12.9% Delahey — 35-44: 12.0%
45-54 11.3% / 13.5%
St Albans — 45-54: 11.3% Delahey — 45-54: 13.5%
55-64 10.9% / 14.8%
St Albans — 55-64: 10.9% Delahey — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 9.6% / 10.3%
St Albans — 65-74: 9.6% Delahey — 65-74: 10.3%
75-84 5.8% / 4.1%
St Albans — 75-84: 5.8% Delahey — 75-84: 4.1%
85+ 2.4% / 1.2%
St Albans — 85+: 2.4% Delahey — 85+: 1.2%

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

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%
Delahey 48.5% couple families
Delahey — Couple Families: 48.5% Delahey — Lone Person: 26.5% Delahey — One Parent Families: 21.4% Delahey — Group Household: 2.2% Delahey — Other Families: 1.3%
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%
Delahey 23.6% renting
Delahey — Owned Outright: 36.6% Delahey — Mortgage: 39.9% Delahey — Renting: 23.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

St Albans Delahey
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 11.8%
St Albans — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Delahey — Certificate III & IV: 11.8%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 10.2%
St Albans — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Delahey — Bachelor Degree: 10.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 6.2%
St Albans — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Delahey — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 2.0%
St Albans — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Delahey — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 0.9%
St Albans — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Delahey — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.9%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (11.8%).

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 Delahey
Vietnam 21.5% / 8.9%
St Albans — Vietnam: 21.5% Delahey — Vietnam: 8.9%
India 5.8% / 3.6%
St Albans — India: 5.8% Delahey — India: 3.6%
Philippines 3.0% / 5.0%
St Albans — Philippines: 3.0% Delahey — Philippines: 5.0%
New Zealand 1.3% / 1.2%
St Albans — New Zealand: 1.3% Delahey — New Zealand: 1.2%
Iraq 1.4% / —
St Albans — Iraq: 1.4% Delahey — Iraq: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.4% / —
St Albans — Pakistan: 1.4% Delahey — Pakistan: not among its largest
Italy — / 0.8%
St Albans — Italy: not among its largest Delahey — Italy: 0.8%

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%
Delahey 76.0% houses
Delahey — Houses: 76.0% Delahey — Townhouses: 19.8% Delahey — Flats / Apartments: 4.2%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

St Albans Delahey
Median house price $711,500 $707,500
Median unit price $515,000 $595,500
Median land price $700,000 —
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 407 sales
 25 days
from 38 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 Delahey
3 bed $708K / $692K
St Albans — 3 bed: $708K (409 sales) Delahey — 3 bed: $692K (86 sales)

409 vs 86 sales

4 bed $750K / $757K
St Albans — 4 bed: $750K (124 sales) Delahey — 4 bed: $757K (30 sales)

124 vs 30 sales

Zoning mix

St Albans Delahey
Residential 78% 61%
Other and special use 0% 27%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 8%
Parks and recreation 6% 3%
Industrial 2% 0%
Commercial 2% 1%
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 Delahey
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 Delahey
Houses 3.8%
$530/wk on $725K
 3.6%
$505/wk on $725K
Units 4.2%
$450/wk on $552K
 —

Ranking within VIC

St Albans Delahey
House price Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Income Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Schools Higher than 87% of VIC —
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 88% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 81% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 42% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 18% of VIC —

Liveability

St Albans is more walkable (94 vs 62).

St Albans Delahey
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100 57/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 below-average income
decile 2/10

Risk profile

St Albans carries more crime risk (80 vs 38); St Albans carries more flood risk (34 vs 21).

St Albans Delahey
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 Low
38/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Low
21/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 0
within 5 km

Schools

St Albans Delahey
Inside the suburb 15 2
Rated above peers 8 0
Rated at peers 4 2
Rated below peers 0
same for both
Universities within 10 km 1
Victoria University Footscray Park, 10.0 km
 None

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 Delahey

  • Copperfield College Government · Secondary at peers
  • Mackellar Primary School Government · Primary at peers

Amenities in the suburb

St Albans Delahey
Supermarkets 10 1
Cafes & restaurants 40 0
Parks & reserves 36 6
Childcare 28 6
GPs 20 0
Pharmacies 5 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 4 0
Fuel stations 5 0
Waterways 5 0

Mobility

Delahey sits further from the CBD (27.6 km vs 22.6 km).

St Albans Delahey
Walkability score 94/100 62/100
Distance to Melbourne 22.6 km 27.6 km
+22% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min 33 min
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 79/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 421.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 78.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
 1 min
scheduled, not actual
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3021
 0.8%
postcode 3037
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 3021
 39
postcode 3037

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 Delahey
Car (driver) 67.4% / 70.9%
St Albans — Car (driver): 67.4% Delahey — Car (driver): 70.9%
Worked from Home 13.9% / 16.8%
St Albans — Worked from Home: 13.9% Delahey — Worked from Home: 16.8%
Train 9.5% / 4.5%
St Albans — Train: 9.5% Delahey — Train: 4.5%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 6.3%
St Albans — Car (passenger): 6.8% Delahey — Car (passenger): 6.3%
Bus 1.0% / 0.8%
St Albans — Bus: 1.0% Delahey — Bus: 0.8%
Walked Only 1.1% / 0.2%
St Albans — Walked Only: 1.1% Delahey — Walked Only: 0.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (70.9%).

Setting

St Albans Delahey
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 95 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km 17.3 km

NBN connectivity

St Albans Delahey
Connectivity score 76/100 72/100
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
15,710 premises
 22%
2,983 premises

Climate

St Albans Delahey
Annual rainfall 534 mm 518 mm
Summer max (Jan) 26.7°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 6.5°C 6.0°C

Air quality (annual mean)

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

St Albans Delahey
Division Fraser Gorton
Member Daniel Mulino Alice Jordan-Baird
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

St Albans Delahey
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

Delahey

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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