St Albans (Vic.), VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
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.
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.
St Albans (Vic.) at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 38,042
- Median age
- 36
- Median weekly household income
- $1,205
- SEIFA score
- 866
- Coordinates
- -37.7481, 144.8116
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%, 36% of homes are rented, 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.).
- Median weekly rent
- $325
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- 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).
Common questions about St Albans (Vic.)
Where is St Albans (Vic.)?
St Albans (Vic.) is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
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.
- Largest suburbs in Victoria#11 of 25
- Largest suburbs in Australia#17 of 25
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