VIC · Brimbank Council
Albanvale, 3021
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Desirability score
Suburb snapshot
Albanvale is a smaller suburban community in the Brimbank area, home to around 5,641 residents (2021 Census). Available data shows 231 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-24%), roughly 41.0 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, strong public transport coverage with many Public Transport Victoria stops, a reasonable spread of amenities, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 5,641
- Median age
- 37
- Median household income / week
- $1,279
- Dwelling vacancy
- 5%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 95 of 1,900
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,500
- Employment rate
- 45.4%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 211 / 40 / 32
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (2026)
- 231
- Against the person
- 51
- Against property
- 121
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 41
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 111 residents
- State safety percentile
- 37.3th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate)
- -23.8%
Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theft15
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle47
- B49 Other Theft23
- E21 Breach Family Violence Order17
- Other Crimes Against The Person17
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- Median school ICSEA
- 950
- Albanvale Primary SchoolPrimary
Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)
School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
- School ICSEA scores — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
23 public transport stops in this suburb
- Concord Cct/Oakwood Rd
- Evergreen Ave/Oakwood Rd
- Leckie Dr/Evergreen Ave
- Rialto St/Main Rd West
- Woodland Dr/Oakwood Rd
Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)
Public transport stop coverage
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
Planning & development
Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).
2 planning-related records
2021· 1 proposal
September 2021
- Multi Unit Residential Development and PPAR-Multi dwelling CONSTRUCTION OF THREE (3) DOUBLE STOREY DWELLINGS21 WINTERSUN DRIVE ALBANVALE 3021Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 1 proposal
October 2020
- Multi Unit Residential Development and PPAR-Multi dwelling BUILDINGS AND WORKS TO AN EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A DOUBLE STOREY DWELLING TO THE REAR52 ROBYN AVENUEPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)
Development and planning activity
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
Amenities
18 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Angelique Gr/Neale RdBus stop
- Brimbank Shopping Centre/Station RoadBus stop
- Concord Circuit/Oakwood RoadBus stop
- Delamare Drive/Evergreen AvenueBus stop
- Entally Drive/Main Road WestBus stop
- Evergreen Avenue/Oakwood RoadBus stop
- Fernhill Court/Evergreen AvenueBus stop
- Gladstone Street/Station RoadBus stop
- Jacinta Way/Main Road WestBus stop
- Kardinia Drive/Oakwood RoadBus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
1 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Evergreen Avenue ReservePark
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 1/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 1/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 10
- Parks (OSM)
- 10
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Desirability index
- Desirability score
- 40.4/100
- National rank
- 3188th in Australia
- State rank
- 641st in VIC
- Peer rank
- #175 among Metro Melbourne · Established suburbs
- Cohort rank
- #332 among Metro Melbourne suburbs
- Data confidence
- 78%
Data sources & freshness
- Suburb Guide desirability index — Suburb Guide (derived score) · Period: current · Updated on site · Derived from source metrics
Recent changes
- B41 Motor Vehicle Theftcrime15
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime47
- B49 Other Theftcrime23
- E21 Breach Family Violence Ordercrime17
- Other Crimes Against The Personcrime17
- Evergreen Avenue Reservegovernmentpark
- Multi Unit Residential Development and PPAR-Multi dwelling BUILDINGS AND WORKS TO AN EXISTING DWELLING AND CONSTRUCTION OF A DOUBLE STOREY DWELLING TO THE REARplanning52 ROBYN AVENUELodged 02 Oct 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Multi Unit Residential Development and PPAR-Multi dwelling CONSTRUCTION OF THREE (3) DOUBLE STOREY DWELLINGSplanning21 WINTERSUN DRIVE ALBANVALE 3021Lodged 08 Sep 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Concord Cct/Oakwood Rdtransport
- Evergreen Ave/Oakwood Rdtransport
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Updated on site · Year ending March release
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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