St Albans (Vic.), VIC

By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan · Updated 1 June 2026

St Albans is a large, multicultural suburb about 17 kilometres north-west of central Melbourne, within the City of Brimbank. It was laid out as a township in 1887, when the Cosmopolitan Land and Banking Company subdivided the land during a speculative boom. The company's manager, Alfred Padley, arranged with Victorian Railways for a station, and insisted it be named St Albans after his family's connection with St Albans Cathedral in England. A post office followed in 1888, and the settlement grew slowly as a dormitory suburb for the factories of nearby Sunshine and Deer Park. After the Second World War its population surged with the arrival of migrants from Malta, Italy and the former Yugoslavia, who built a cluster of Orthodox and Catholic churches. More recent decades have brought a large Vietnamese community, and St Albans today is among Melbourne's most diverse suburbs.

6/100

Suburb Score

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

St Albans (Vic.) is more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 866, where about 1000 is the national average).

A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.

Is St Albans (Vic.) a good place to live?

There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.

49/100

Livability

Below the national middle on the data we score

A weighted blend of the 5 components we can score for St Albans (Vic.) from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.

Socio-economic advantage

6/100

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs

Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (6/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021

Housing affordability

36/100

Less affordable than the national median

Median weekly rent was $325 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 36% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021

Amenities & access

92/100

Plenty mapped nearby

About 209 everyday places (cafés, shops, services and more) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. · OpenStreetMap

Green space

66/100

A good amount of green space nearby

About 7.2% of the area within ~1.2 km of the centre is mapped as green space — parks, reserves, sportsgrounds and the like. An area estimate from a radius around the centre, not the suburb boundary. · OpenStreetMap

Transport

90/100

Well served by public-transport stops

About 48 public-transport stops (bus, train, tram or ferry) mapped within ~1.2 km of the centre. Stop coverage, not timetable frequency. · OpenStreetMap

Not yet scored

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SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.

A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.

St Albans (Vic.) at a glance

Population (2021): 38,042
Median age: 36
Median weekly household income: $1,205
SEIFA score: 866
Local government area: Brimbank
Coordinates: -37.7481, 144.8116

Map of St Albans (Vic.)

Housing & property in St Albans (Vic.)

What it costs to live in St Albans (Vic.) and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.

Median rent: $325; per week
Median mortgage: $1,500; per month
Owner-occupied: 59%; of dwellings
Rented: 36%; of dwellings

The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the St Albans (Vic.) demographics section below.

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Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.

St Albans (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)

The figures below profile St Albans (Vic.) using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 31% and 64% of residents were born overseas.

Age profile

Age group	People	Share
Children (0–14)	6,218	16%
Youth (15–24)	4,917	13%
Young adults (25–44)	11,665	31%
Mid-life (45–64)	8,463	22%
Seniors (65+)	6,785	18%

Share of the 38,048 people counted by age.

Housing and households

Tenure	Dwellings	Share
Owned outright	4,279	35%
Owned with a mortgage	3,029	24%
Rented	4,476	36%

Dwelling type	Dwellings	Share
Houses	9,225	75%
Townhouses & semis	1,970	16%
Flats & apartments	1,131	9%

Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 12,375 occupied private dwellings in St Albans (Vic.).

Average household size: 2.8 people
Median weekly family income: $1,317
Median weekly personal income: $491

Community and culture

Born overseas: 22,222 (64%)
Speaks a language other than English at home: 26,195 (76%)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander: 141 (0%)

Work and education

Completed Year 12: 16,253 (53%)
Labour-force participation: 48.7%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%
Employed full-time: 7,366
Employed part-time: 5,397

Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.

Weather and climate in St Albans (Vic.)

Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in St Albans (Vic.) is January (average daytime high around 26.6°C) and the coolest is July (around 12.9°C). The area receives roughly 658 mm of rain across the year.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	26.6°C	14.8°C	57 mm
Feb	25.5°C	14.2°C	29 mm
Mar	23.8°C	13.3°C	42 mm
Apr	19.9°C	10.8°C	57 mm
May	16.1°C	8.6°C	53 mm
Jun	13.4°C	6.8°C	58 mm
Jul	12.9°C	6.2°C	46 mm
Aug	13.6°C	6.3°C	52 mm
Sep	16.2°C	7.3°C	57 mm
Oct	19.4°C	8.8°C	71 mm
Nov	21.5°C	10.7°C	70 mm
Dec	24.2°C	12.5°C	66 mm

Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).

Places in and around St Albans (Vic.)

Amenities mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre, from OpenStreetMap. A guide to what's nearby — not a complete directory.

Eat & drink

43 nearby

Hanna · Nando's · Bubble Cup · Marty'a · B&D Kitchen · Song Huong

Parks & recreation

100 nearby

Padley Park Community Garden · McKechnie Reserve · Errington Reserve · Cowper Avenue Reserve · Biggs Street Reserve · Maple Crescent Reserve

Shops & groceries

25 nearby

Amanie’s Bakery · Breadtop · MKS · Louise Bakery · Pahal Grocers · St Albans Mini Market

Healthcare

15 nearby

Medical clinic · Station Medical Centre · Alfrieda St Pharmacy · Dr Khoa · Dr Anh · Esplanade

Schools & education

16 nearby

Rowena · Tina Lam · University Park Primary School · Victoria University (St Albans Campus) · St Albans East Primary School · St Albans Secondary College

Things to do

10 nearby

Bowery Theatre · Aunty Joyce & Uncle Boots · St Albans Community Centre · St Albans Library · St Albans Community Youth Inc · Slovenian Australian Social and Sport Association

Eat & drink in and around St Albans (Vic.)

Cafés, restaurants, pubs and takeaway mapped within about 1.2km of the suburb centre. Listings are drawn from OpenStreetMap and shown as plain data — we don't rank or rate them.

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Ái HuêRestaurant
306 Main Road Eastaihuestalbans.wixsite.com
B&D KitchenRestaurant
65 Alfrieda Street
Bà NguyệnRestaurant
290A Main Road East
Banh Mi VietTakeaway
290 Main Road East, St Albans
BellamyCafé
325 Main Road East, St Albans
Bubble CupCafé
329 Main Road East
Café U&ICafé
15 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Co LangRestaurant
202A Main Road East, St Albans
Deep Blue Sea Fish 'n' Chips & Chicken BarTakeaway
112-120 Main Road East, St Albans
Dessert StoryCafé
24 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Do’s CafeCafé
298 Main Road East
Domino'sTakeaway
206 Main Road East, St Albans
Đông Ba 2Restaurant
302 Main Road East, St Albans
Dong HaiRestaurant
16 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Empire Shisha BarCafé
1-3 Princess Street
HannaCafé
Hoàng Lan 2Takeaway
8 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Hương ThảoRestaurant
11 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Il PadrinoRestaurant
322 Main Road East, St Albans
Marty'aRestaurant
7 East Esplanade
McDonald'sTakeaway
5 St Albans Road, St Albans
Monte CoffeeCafé
1-3 Princess Street
MuskanRestaurant
10A East Esplanade, St Albans
Nando'sRestaurant
329 Main Road East
Phi PhiRestaurant
28 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Phi Phi 2Restaurant
31 Alfrieda Street
Phở Kim LongRestaurant
60 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Phở NgonRestaurant
6 East Esplanade, St Albans
Phong DinhRestaurant
Pool BarBar
27 Alfrieda Street
Quang VinhRestaurant
66 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Quốc HươngRestaurant
31 Alfrieda Street
RamcielCafé
1-3 Princess Street
Song HuongRestaurant
69 Alfrieda Street
Sunshine Charcoal ChickenTakeaway
3 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Sushi SushiTakeaway
Thanh LanTakeaway
61 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Thuận PhátRestaurant
56 Alfrieda Street, St Albans
Thy’s SandwichesTakeaway
Tra VinhRestaurant
320 Main Road East, St Albans
TT HotpotRestaurant
Victoria Cake ShopTakeaway
7 Alfrieda Street

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Is St Albans (Vic.) a good place to live?

There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage, housing affordability, amenities, green space and transport, St Albans (Vic.) rates 49/100 overall (Below the national middle on the data we score). Schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.

What is the median rent in St Albans (Vic.)?

At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in St Albans (Vic.) was $325, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.

Where is St Albans (Vic.)?

St Albans (Vic.) is a suburb of Victoria, Australia, in the Brimbank local government area.

What is the population of St Albans (Vic.)?

At the 2021 Census, St Albans (Vic.) had a population of about 38,042.

Is St Albans (Vic.) an advantaged area?

St Albans (Vic.) has an ABS SEIFA score of 866, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 6 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 6% of Australian suburbs.

What is the weather like in St Albans (Vic.)?

St Albans (Vic.) has average daytime highs of about 19.4°C and overnight lows of about 10°C, with roughly 658 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).

How big is St Albans (Vic.)?

St Albans (Vic.) is one of the most populous suburbs in Victoria — the 11th-largest by usual resident population at the 2021 Census (about 38,042 usual residents).

Where St Albans (Vic.) ranks

St Albans (Vic.) appears in these data-driven guides — each a transparent sort on a single ABS figure shown on this page.

St Albans (Vic.), VIC

Is St Albans (Vic.) a good place to live?

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St Albans (Vic.) at a glance

Map of St Albans (Vic.)

Housing & property in St Albans (Vic.)

St Albans (Vic.) demographics (2021 Census)

Age profile

Housing and households

Community and culture

Work and education

Weather and climate in St Albans (Vic.)

Places in and around St Albans (Vic.)

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Healthcare

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