St Albans vs Keilor Downs

St Albans is the younger of the two, with a median age of 36 against 43 in Keilor Downs. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Keilor Downs, about half of households are couple families. Houses cost more in Keilor Downs: a median of $868,000, against $712,000 in St Albans, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, St Albans tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget, while Keilor Downs 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

They split

one each way, out of the 6 things we measure here

  • St Albans has more schools rated above their peers (8 vs 1)
  • Keilor Downs carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 80/100)

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

First-home buyers

St Albans

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($711,500 vs $868,500)
  • has cheaper units ($515,000 vs $622,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

St Albans

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (38% vs 19%)
  • has cheaper rent ($325/wk vs $360/wk)

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

Commuting to the city

St Albans

ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here

  • gets more of its commuters onto trains and trams (10% vs 3%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 84/100)

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

Downsizers and retirees

St Albans

ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here

  • has more GPs (20 vs 4)
  • has more units and townhouses to downsize into (26% vs 15%)
  • is more walkable (94/100 vs 84/100)
  • But Keilor Downs carries lower crime risk (58/100 vs 80/100)

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 and Keilor Downs 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 Keilor Downs
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 Keilor Downs
Walkability 94 / 84
St Albans — Walkability: 94/100 Keilor Downs — Walkability: 84/100
Safety 20 / 42
St Albans — Safety: 20/100 Keilor Downs — Safety: 42/100
Low fire risk 100 / 100
St Albans — Low fire risk: 100/100 Keilor Downs — Low fire risk: 100/100
Low flood risk 66 / 65
St Albans — Low flood risk: 66/100 Keilor Downs — Low flood risk: 65/100

Demographics

St Albans has more residents (38,042 vs 9,857); Keilor Downs has higher household incomes ($81,016 vs $62,660).

St Albans Keilor Downs
Population 38,042
+74% vs other
 9,857
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.0% -1.4%
Median age 36 43
Median household income $62,660/yr $81,016/yr
+29% vs other
Median weekly rent $325/wk $360/wk
+11% vs other

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

St Albans Keilor Downs
0-4 5.6% / 4.9%
St Albans — 0-4: 5.6% Keilor Downs — 0-4: 4.9%
5-14 10.7% / 10.4%
St Albans — 5-14: 10.7% Keilor Downs — 5-14: 10.4%
15-19 5.3% / 5.5%
St Albans — 15-19: 5.3% Keilor Downs — 15-19: 5.5%
20-24 7.6% / 6.2%
St Albans — 20-24: 7.6% Keilor Downs — 20-24: 6.2%
25-34 17.8% / 12.7%
St Albans — 25-34: 17.8% Keilor Downs — 25-34: 12.7%
35-44 12.9% / 11.7%
St Albans — 35-44: 12.9% Keilor Downs — 35-44: 11.7%
45-54 11.3% / 11.6%
St Albans — 45-54: 11.3% Keilor Downs — 45-54: 11.6%
55-64 10.9% / 14.8%
St Albans — 55-64: 10.9% Keilor Downs — 55-64: 14.8%
65-74 9.6% / 13.6%
St Albans — 65-74: 9.6% Keilor Downs — 65-74: 13.6%
75-84 5.8% / 6.4%
St Albans — 75-84: 5.8% Keilor Downs — 75-84: 6.4%
85+ 2.4% / 2.1%
St Albans — 85+: 2.4% Keilor Downs — 85+: 2.1%

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%
Keilor Downs 49.9% couple families
Keilor Downs — Couple Families: 49.9% Keilor Downs — Lone Person: 25.1% Keilor Downs — One Parent Families: 21.3% Keilor Downs — Group Household: 2.3% Keilor Downs — Other Families: 1.4%
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%
Keilor Downs 18.6% renting
Keilor Downs — Owned Outright: 49.7% Keilor Downs — Mortgage: 31.6% Keilor Downs — Renting: 18.6%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

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

St Albans Keilor Downs
Certificate III & IV 8.3% / 12.7%
St Albans — Certificate III & IV: 8.3% Keilor Downs — Certificate III & IV: 12.7%
Bachelor Degree 9.6% / 11.2%
St Albans — Bachelor Degree: 9.6% Keilor Downs — Bachelor Degree: 11.2%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 6.2% / 7.0%
St Albans — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.2% Keilor Downs — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.0%
Postgraduate Degree 3.4% / 3.0%
St Albans — Postgraduate Degree: 3.4% Keilor Downs — Postgraduate Degree: 3.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.8% / 1.5%
St Albans — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.8% Keilor Downs — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (12.7%).

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 Keilor Downs
Vietnam 21.5% / 5.3%
St Albans — Vietnam: 21.5% Keilor Downs — Vietnam: 5.3%
India 5.8% / 2.6%
St Albans — India: 5.8% Keilor Downs — India: 2.6%
Philippines 3.0% / 1.4%
St Albans — Philippines: 3.0% Keilor Downs — Philippines: 1.4%
Greece 1.2% / 2.5%
St Albans — Greece: 1.2% Keilor Downs — Greece: 2.5%
Italy — / 2.2%
St Albans — Italy: not among its largest Keilor Downs — Italy: 2.2%
Iraq 1.4% / —
St Albans — Iraq: 1.4% Keilor Downs — Iraq: not among its largest
Pakistan 1.4% / —
St Albans — Pakistan: 1.4% Keilor Downs — 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%
Keilor Downs 85.3% houses
Keilor Downs — Houses: 85.3% Keilor Downs — Townhouses: 14.1% Keilor Downs — Flats / Apartments: 0.6%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

St Albans Keilor Downs
Median house price $711,500 $868,500
Median unit price $515,000 $622,000
Median land price $700,000 $780,000
Typical days to sell (houses) 30 days
from 407 sales
 25 days
from 90 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 Keilor Downs
2 bed $462K / $556K
St Albans — 2 bed: $462K (87 sales) Keilor Downs — 2 bed: $556K (6 sales)

87 vs 6 sales

3 bed $582K / $635K
St Albans — 3 bed: $582K (79 sales) Keilor Downs — 3 bed: $635K (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 Keilor Downs
3 bed $708K / $793K
St Albans — 3 bed: $708K (409 sales) Keilor Downs — 3 bed: $793K (78 sales)

409 vs 78 sales

4 bed $750K / $922K
St Albans — 4 bed: $750K (124 sales) Keilor Downs — 4 bed: $922K (63 sales)

124 vs 63 sales

5 bed $860K / $903K
St Albans — 5 bed: $860K (18 sales) Keilor Downs — 5 bed: $903K (8 sales)

18 vs 8 sales

Zoning mix

St Albans Keilor Downs
Residential 78% 70%
Parks and recreation 6% 19%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 8%
Commercial 2% 3%
Industrial 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 Keilor Downs
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 Keilor Downs
Houses 3.8%
$530/wk on $725K
 3.7%
$570/wk on $802K
Units 4.2%
$450/wk on $552K
 —

Ranking within VIC

St Albans Keilor Downs
House price Higher than 43% of VIC Higher than 53% of VIC
Income Higher than 23% of VIC Higher than 48% of VIC
Schools Higher than 87% of VIC Higher than 56% of VIC
Walkability Higher than 98% of VIC Higher than 94% of VIC
Affordability Higher than 30% of VIC Higher than 43% of VIC
EV adoption Higher than 42% of VIC Higher than 69% of VIC
NBN connectivity Higher than 85% of VIC Higher than 84% of VIC
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 54% of VIC Higher than 45% of VIC
Rental yield (units) Higher than 18% of VIC —

Liveability

St Albans is more walkable (94 vs 84).

St Albans Keilor Downs
Grade B
same for both
Score 61/100 62/100
Socio-economic band high-need area
decile 1/10
 mid-range socio-economic
decile 4/10

Risk profile

St Albans carries more crime risk (80 vs 58).

St Albans Keilor Downs
Bushfire None
0/100
same for both
Crime High
80/100
 Moderate
58/100
Flood Low
34/100
 Low
35/100
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 11
within 5 km
 3
within 5 km

Schools

St Albans Keilor Downs
Inside the suburb 15 4
Rated above peers 8 1
Rated at peers 4 1
Rated below peers 0 2
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 Keilor Downs

  • Keilor Downs Secondary College Government · Secondary above peers
  • Keilor Views Primary School Government · Primary at peers
  • Monmia Primary School Government · Primary below peers
  • St Mary MacKillop Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

St Albans Keilor Downs
Supermarkets 10 2
Cafes & restaurants 40 0
Parks & reserves 36 21
Childcare 28 7
GPs 20 4
Pharmacies 5 2
Hospitals 1 0
Police stations 0 1
Banks & Bank@Post 4 2
Fuel stations 5 0
EV chargers 0 1
Waterways 5 7

Mobility

St Albans Keilor Downs
Walkability score 94/100 84/100
Distance to Melbourne 22.6 km 24.4 km
+8% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 28 min
same for both
Public transport score 79/100
Rail · Bus
 77/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 421.5
7-9am + 5-7pm
 98.0
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 0 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 3021
 0.8%
postcode 3038
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 27
postcode 3021
 36
postcode 3038

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 Keilor Downs
Car (driver) 67.4% / 66.7%
St Albans — Car (driver): 67.4% Keilor Downs — Car (driver): 66.7%
Worked from Home 13.9% / 23.8%
St Albans — Worked from Home: 13.9% Keilor Downs — Worked from Home: 23.8%
Train 9.5% / 3.3%
St Albans — Train: 9.5% Keilor Downs — Train: 3.3%
Car (passenger) 6.8% / 4.8%
St Albans — Car (passenger): 6.8% Keilor Downs — Car (passenger): 4.8%
Walked Only 1.1% / 0.6%
St Albans — Walked Only: 1.1% Keilor Downs — Walked Only: 0.6%
Bus 1.0% / 0.6%
St Albans — Bus: 1.0% Keilor Downs — Bus: 0.6%

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

Setting

St Albans Keilor Downs
Elevation 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 88 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 13.7 km 16.1 km

NBN connectivity

St Albans Keilor Downs
Connectivity score 76/100
same for both
Most common technology Hybrid fibre-coaxial
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 7%
15,710 premises
 3%
3,906 premises

Climate

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

Council rates

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

Federal electorate

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

First Home Owner Grant

St Albans Keilor Downs
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

Keilor Downs

Middle-Ring Multicultural Parks

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