Average rent in St Albans - South, VIC — 2026

St Albans - South sits below the Victoria median, with the typical renter paying $323/week — 11% less than the state-wide $363/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 61% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 34% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (80%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 17,454, the median age is 38, and the most common occupation is Labourers. 59% of residents were born overseas. St Albans - South is 15km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.