Average rent in Ardeer - Albion, VIC — 2026

Ardeer - Albion sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $320/week — 12% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 55% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 40% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (64%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 7,502, the median age is 36, and the most common occupation is Professionals. 46% of residents were born overseas. Ardeer - Albion is 14km from Melbourne, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.