Located in Victoria within the Brimbank local government area, Albion is a smaller residential area (postcode 3020). With a population of 4,334, the suburb has a mix of families and early-career residents with a median age of 35. Households earn a median income of $68K per year, with an average household size of 2.3 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 professionals, technicians & trades, labourers. Employment in the area leans toward healthcare and retail trade. The top ancestries reported are English, Australian, Vietnamese.
Albion has a median house price of $735,000, which has declined by 3.9% year-on-year. Units have a median price of $281,000. The current median weekly rent is $490. This gives a gross rental yield of approximately 3.5%. The median monthly mortgage repayment is $1,700.
Albion is served by 2 schools, including 2 primary. The average ICSEA score is 1054, which is above the national average of 1,000. Public transport access includes 3 rail stations, 17 bus stops. The crime rate in the Brimbank LGA is higher than average at 9,438 incidents per 100,000 population.
Looking at the investment signals, The gross rental yield works out to roughly 3.5%, which reads as moderate yield. Property prices are near the state median ($735K/$875K). The price-to-income ratio of 10.8x is considered stretched. House prices have moved -3.9% 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.