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Suburb profile ·Brimbank LGA · VIC ·3021

Albanvale VIC 3021

Albanvale is in Brimbank LGA, VIC, postcode 3021, with population 5,641.

The read

Affordability-first

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$610K
-0.5% YoY
2014 → 2025 · 12 periods
ABS + state medians
$613K
$328K
2014 2025
Why it fits

Entry price sits in the lower-cost range for a first-pass screen. Transport coverage adds a practical access signal.

Median house
$610K
House median, latest period
0.5%YoY D3 vs AU
Median rent
$490/wk
Rent context available
D10 vs AU
Gross yield
4.2%
Moderate yield band
D10 vs AU
Population
5,641
6K local footprint
D10 vs AU
Schools
1
Matched school context
D1 vs AU
Solar
5,202
222 added 12mo · 28MW

Price history

HousesUnits

Trend & investor depth

Indicative cashflow-$205/wk (-$10,658/yr) · interest-only @ 6.1%, 80% LVR

Indicative cashflow is interest-only and excludes tax — use the calculator for a full projection.

Affordability

Buying
9.2x
median home price as a multiple of annual household income
Moderate
Renting
38%
median weekly rent as a share of gross household income (the 30% rule)
Stretched

Owners with a mortgage repay a median of $1,500/mo, while renters pay about $2,123/mo — renting runs $623/mo higher on these medians.

Median price
$610K
Household income · yr
$67K
Median rent · wk
$490
Owner mortgage · mo
$1,500
Gross yield
4.2%

Household income

$67K household · yr-19.2% vs VIC suburb median
Personal
$25K
Family
$70K
Household
$67K

Growth outlook · Brimbank LGA

Dwellings
+15.1%
71,870 → 82,710
+10,840 dwellings
Population
+12.9%
196,710 → 221,990
Households
+15.8%
68,020 → 78,750

LGA-level official projection (Victoria in Future 2023, DTP). Indicative of the wider council area, not a suburb-level forecast.

Schools

Total1
Avg ICSEA950
Students313
Government1
  • Albanvale Primary SchoolPrimary · Government · ICSEA 950Zoned

1 of 1 schools here operate published enrolment zones (catchments). Zone boundaries set eligibility — check the official source for the exact catchment. Not enrolment advice.

Crime Year ending Dec 2025
18,798
9,438 per 100k
D9 vs AU

Crime

Rate · per 100k9,438
Total incidents18,798· Year ending Dec 2025
  • Assault1,47846%
  • Sexual Offences2919%
  • Robbery1565%
  • Break And Enter1,25940%

Full data detail

Albanvale VIC — Property Data and Demographics

Albanvale is a mid-sized suburb in Victoria within the Brimbank local government area (postcode 3021). With a population of 5,641, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 37. Households earn a median income of $67K per year, with an average household size of 2.9 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 manufacturing and healthcare. The top ancestries reported are Vietnamese, Australian, English.

Albanvale has a median house price of $610,000, which has eased back by 0.5% year-on-year. The current median weekly rent is $490. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 4.2%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,500.

Albanvale is served by 1 school, including 1 primary. The average ICSEA score is 950, which is around the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 1 rail station, 22 bus stops. The crime rate in the Brimbank LGA is higher than average at 9,438 incidents per 100,000 population.

On the investment side, Gross rental yield sits at around 4.2% (moderate yield). Property prices sit below the state median ($610K/$875K), which can point to relative value. The price-to-income ratio of 9.2x is considered moderate. House prices have moved -0.5% year-on-year. Population growth of +0.3% year-on-year points to stable demand fundamentals. Building approvals have changed +0% year-on-year, indicating steady development activity.

Market & money
Investment signalsHeuristics
Rental Yield4.2%· Moderate Yield
Price vs State$610K/$875K Below Median
Affordability9.2x· Moderate
Price Momentum-0.5% Falling
Pop. Growth+0.3%· Stable
Development+0%· Steady
InvestmentVIC
Mortgage · mth$1,500
Rent · wk(Census)$325
Market rent · wk(Sep 2025)$490
Gross yield2.8%
Price / income9.2x
Population growth · Brimbank LGAABS ERP
Population (2025)198,181
5-year growth-0.6% CAGR
YoY change+0.3%
20012025
Development · Brimbank LGAABS Approvals
Approvals (2026)356
Houses155
Units201
YoY change+0%
Employment · Brimbank LGASALM
Unemployment (Dec-25)7%
YoY change+0.9pp
Dec-10Dec-25
Property investors · Postcode 3021ATO
Negatively geared1,571 (5.4% of filers)
Avg rental loss$9,201/yr
Landlords (rental income)2,690
Reported capital gains1,131
People & prosperity
DemographicsCensus 21
Population5,641
Median age37
Household size2.9
HH income · wk$1,279
Personal income · wk$488
Persons / bedroom0.9
SEIFA indexABS
Advantage (IRSAD)1/10
Education (IEO)1/10
Economic (IER)2/10
Disadvantage (IRSD)1/10
Area & amenity
Local amenitiesOSM
Supermarkets0
Pharmacies0
GP / clinics0
Fuel stations1
Cafes & dining0
TransportGTFS
Rail stations1
Bus stops22
Gladstone St/Station Rd
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Sources & freshness
Strong evidence

Albanvale carries enough direct local evidence for a first-pass decision.

QuickProperty mixes release files, Census baselines, and matched local services on this page. Read the status panel before treating every metric as equally fresh.

PRICE POSTURE
Manual release files still matter here.

DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.

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 · 2025 · DataVic-discovered annual suburb price workbooks parsed into suburb prices. Quarterly VIC resources are discovered and cached, but not yet used as current-price anchors.
medium stability · manual file · every update · quarterly
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
Available
Schools
ACARA 2025 · 1 schools matched
stable source · automated · every update · annual
Available
Hospitals
AIHW · No linked local hospital coverage
medium stability · manual file · snapshot · mixed
Missing
Transport
GTFS feeds · 23 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 ABS price fallback, Census rent fallback, or low-confidence hospital matching.

Albanvale FAQ

Common questions
  1. What LGA is Albanvale in?

    Albanvale 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 Albanvale?

    The current median house price in Albanvale, VIC is $610K, 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 Albanvale?

    The median weekly rent in Albanvale is $490/wk, based on the current market rent dataset. The current rent signal is rent context available.

  4. What does the rent signal say about Albanvale?

    Rent context available: Albanvale has usable rent context. 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 Albanvale a good investment?

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

  6. Where does QuickProperty get its data for Albanvale?

    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 Albanvale 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.