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Suburb profile ·Brimbank LGA · VIC ·3021

St Albans VIC 3021

St Albans is in Brimbank LGA, VIC, postcode 3021, with population 38,042.

Median house $641K -6.1% YoY
Median rent $490/wk Income-stretched rent market
Gross yield 4.0% Below investor band
Population 38,042 38K local footprint
Schools 14 Matched school context
Decision trust

Strong evidence

St Albans has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Verify
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Missing
Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 56% of annual income. LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

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Development momentum

356 latest-year approvals in Brimbank, +0.0% YoY; population +0.3% YoY (-0.6% 5yr).

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Source & freshness

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PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

Manual release files parsed into suburb prices

RENT POSTURE
Rent is using a state market dataset when available.

Use current rent as a starting signal, not as a fixed underwriting truth.

SERVICE POSTURE
Service coverage is matched locally, not inferred nationally.

Schools, transport, and hospitals are useful as presence signals, but they still have different source cadences.

Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Manual release refresh
fragile source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Market rent
Homes Victoria · Sep 2025 · State market dataset
medium stability · automated · every update · quarterly
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · Area-level release dataset
medium stability · mixed acquisition · mixed refresh · mixed
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 14 schools matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Transport
GTFS feeds · 129 matched stops/stations
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate series
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual release series
stable source · automated · every update · monthly
Available
Available means a direct local dataset is linked. Verify means coverage exists but freshness or precision is weaker, such as Census rent fallback or low-confidence hospital matching.
Rent signal

Income-stretched rent market

Weekly rent screens at about 56% of annual income. Snapshot rent $490/wk.

LGA fallback rent. Compare against suburb-level records before treating this as a precise suburb signal.

Source level LGA fallback Confidence Provisional Period Sep 2025
Evidence depth
Strong evidence

St Albans has enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

Direct signals include Property prices, Market rent, Crime, and Schools. Missing or weaker areas are still shown so the page does not overstate precision.

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Direct
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Property prices, Market rent, Crime, Schools

Verify
0

No fallback or lower-precision signals flagged.

Missing
0

No major visible gaps in the current status panel.

Decision intelligence
Affordability-first

St Albans currently reads as a affordability-first candidate.

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. No major decision caution is visible from the current evidence layer.

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Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Population scale is large enough to avoid reading this as a tiny locality only. School coverage gives the page a stronger family/livability signal.

What to check

No major caution is visible beyond the normal source checks.

Decisive gaps

No decisive evidence gap was detected from the current inputs.

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Why people look here Intent
  • Buyers want a quick sense of price, schools, and neighbourhood scale before getting lost in data.
  • Investors want to know whether rent, yield, and affordability broadly support the suburb story.
  • Researchers want one place that ties property, demographics, transport, and services together.
Local signals Mixed
Schools: 14 matched, including St Albans Secondary College, Victoria University Secondary College, Catholic Regional College St Albans.
Crime: 9,438 per 100k at the Brimbank LGA level.
Transport: 129 matched stops/stations across local feeds.

Price history

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Full data detail

St Albans VIC

Postcode 3021 · Brimbank LGA

St Albans is a large suburb in Victoria within the Brimbank local government area (postcode 3021). With a population of 38,042, the suburb has a mix of young professionals and families with a median age of 36. Households earn a median income of $63K per year, with an average household size of 2.8 people. Recent annual estimates show population movement staying broadly stable across the broader catchment, with population growth running at +0.3% year-on-year at the LGA level. VIC employment has moved +0.9% year-on-year in the official Jobs and Skills Australia NERO series, which provides the broader jobs backdrop for this suburb. VIC also had 45 Commonwealth-backed major projects under construction, 17 underway, and 27 in planning as at 2 October 2024, which is useful as a broader delivery backdrop rather than a suburb-specific project count. The most common occupations are labourers, technicians & trades, machinery operators & drivers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and manufacturing. The top ancestries reported are Vietnamese, Australian, English.

The median house price in St Albans is $641,000, having declined 6.1% over the past year. Units have a median price of $500,000 (+3.3% YoY). The current median weekly rent is $490. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.0%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.

St Albans is served by 14 schools, including 10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special. The average ICSEA score is 960, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 16 rail stations, 113 bus stops. Healthcare facilities include 1 public hospital. The crime rate in the Brimbank LGA is higher than average at 9,438 incidents per 100,000 population.

From an investment perspective, St Albans offers a gross rental yield of 4.0%, rated as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($641K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 10.2x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -6.1% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year indicates stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Investment signals
Rental Yield4.0% Moderate Yield
Price vs State$641K/$875K Near Median
Affordability10.2x Stretched
Price Momentum-6.1% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.3% Stable
Development+0% Steady
Income (ATO 2022-23)
Median income$45,146
Mean income$50,530
Earners11,647
YoY change+9.5%
SEIFA index (ABS) — 1 = most disadvantaged, 10 = most advantaged
Advantage1/10
Education2/10
Economic1/10
Disadvantage1/10
Latest prices (state valuers)
Median house
$641K
-6.1% YoY
Median unit
$500K
3.3% YoY
Census 2021 (ABS)
Median rent /wk
$325
Population
38,042
Demographics
Median age36
Household size2.8
HH income /wk$1,205
Personal income /wk$491
Mortgage /mth$1,500
Crime (Brimbank LGA)
Crime rate (per 100k)9,438
Total incidents18,798
Transport
Rail stations16
Bus stops113
Ginifer Station
Ginifer Station/Clare St
Ginifer Station/Mulhall Dr
Ginifer Station/Willaton St
Keilor Plains Station
Schools (14)
Avg ICSEA960
Total students6,992
Government11
Catholic3
St Albans Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 962
Victoria University Secondary CollegeSecondary · Government · ICSEA 967
Catholic Regional College St AlbansSecondary · Catholic · ICSEA 932
Holy Eucharist SchoolPrimary · Catholic · ICSEA 972
St Albans Meadows Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 984
Hospitals (1)
Sunshine Hospitalpublic
Population growth (Brimbank LGA)
Population (2025)198,181
5-year growth-0.6% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
Development (Brimbank LGA)
Approvals (2026)356
Houses155
Units201
YoY change+0%
Data status
Property prices
VIC Property Sales Report · 2023 · Release dataset
Available
Market rent
State rent dataset · Sep 2025 · Market dataset
Available
Crime
VIC Crime Statistics Agency · Year ending Dec 2025 · LGA-level dataset
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 14 schools matched
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · 1 hospitals matched
Available
Transport
GTFS · Stop-level feed
Available
Population growth
ABS ERP · 2025 · Annual estimate
Available
Building approvals
ABS Building Approvals · 2026 · Annual series
Available
Available means a local dataset is present. Verify means coverage exists but location confidence is limited.
Data: 2023
Sources: ABS Census 2021 · ABS dwelling prices · State Valuers General · ATO income · ACARA schools · AIHW hospitals · GTFS · state police

St Albans FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is St Albans in?

    St Albans is in the Brimbank Local Government Area, VIC, postcode 3021. Council-level context for Brimbank LGA (suburb mix, population, rent, and price coverage) is available on the QuickProperty LGA page.

  2. What is the median house price in St Albans?

    The current median house price in St Albans, VIC is $641K, based on the latest available sales data from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region.

  3. What is the typical weekly rent in St Albans?

    The median weekly rent in St Albans is $490/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is income-stretched rent market.

  4. What does the rent signal say about St Albans?

    Income-stretched rent market: Weekly rent screens at about 56% of annual income. Use this as a suburb screening signal before comparing candidates or modelling a purchase; the matching rent ranking can provide broader market context.

  5. Is St Albans a good investment?

    QuickProperty's investment signals for St Albans show: Moderate Yield, Near Median, Stretched. These are computed from price, rent, income, and population data — not an opaque score.

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for St Albans?

    Property prices come from state Valuers General offices and ABS Data by Region. Demographics are from ABS Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA. Crime statistics are from state police agencies. Transport data is sourced from GTFS feeds.

  7. How often is the St Albans data updated?

    Property prices update quarterly. RBA macro indicators update with each deploy. Demographics are from Census 2021. School ICSEA scores are from ACARA 2025.