St Albans, VIC 3021 — Suburb Profile
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In short
St Albans is a multicultural northwest Melbourne suburb 17 km from the CBD in the City of Brimbank, served by St Albans station on the Sunbury line and local shopping strips along Main Road. It has a young population of around 38,000 with strong Vietnamese and Maltese communities. Housing is mostly houses with a median price of $722,000 and weekly rent of $500.
Snapshot
Demographics
- Population
- 38,042
- Median age
- 36 years
- Median household income
- $1,205 /week
- Median personal income
- $491 /week
- Median family income
- $1,317 /week
- Average household size
- 2.8
- Persons per bedroom
- 0.9
- Local government area
- Brimbank
- Statistical region (SA4)
- Melbourne - West
- Remoteness classification
- Major Cities of Australia
- Federal electorate
- Gorton
Property & cost of living
- Median rent
- $500 /week
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Median house price
- $722,000
- Rent share of household income
- 41%
Schools
- St Albans Secondary College
- Victoria University Secondary College
- Catholic Regional College St Albans
Transport
- Sunbury line — St Albans Station
- Sunbury line — Ginifer Station
- Sunbury line — Keilor Plains Station
Lifestyle & amenities
Multicultural established suburb with median age 36, large Vietnamese (21.5% born), Maltese and Indian communities, and Vietnamese the main non-English language spoken at home. Main Road shopping precinct and St Albans station are central hubs; bordered by parks including Brimbank Park.
Climate
- Warmest month: Jan (25.8°C avg max)
- Coolest month: Jul (13.8°C avg max)
- Annual rainfall: 533 mm
- Reference station: Laverton RAAF, 13.4 km away
NBN & connectivity
NBN coverage data refreshes monthly from NBN Co.
Safety
Crime data refreshes quarterly from state police open-data feeds.
Frequently asked questions
Sources & methodology
Demographics from ABS Census. Property data from SQM Research. Climate from Bureau of Meteorology. Schools from ACARA. NBN from NBN Co. Amenities from OpenStreetMap. See full methodology.
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