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Albert Park

Ranked #18 of 216 Melbourne suburbs for wealth. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026 · Melbourne
Albert Park suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Melbourne
Wealth92#18 of 216
Active & healthy90#2 of 216
Active89#12 of 216
Cafés89#20 of 216

Albert Park suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
89
#12 of 216
Safety
20
#174 of 216
Wealth
92
#18 of 216
Value
22
#169 of 216
Parks
83
#25 of 216
Cafés
89
#20 of 216
Transit
51
#106 of 216
Green space
72
#40 of 216
Active & healthy
90
#2 of 216
Schools nearby (OSM)
64
#71 of 216

Albert Park crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population6,044
Area2.77 km²
Postcode3206
Median household income$2,533/wk
Median rent$590/wk
Median house price (Oct–Dec 2025)$2,105,000 (51 sales this quarter; down 7.1% YoY, down 16.1% QoQ)
Median unit price (Oct–Dec 2025)$1,253,500 (low volume: 6 sales; up 83.7% YoY, up 70.5% QoQ)
Crime rate108.9 incidents per 1,000 people — 91% of offences are against property, 9% against the person
Parks18 (22.62 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)3 — 2 primary, 1 secondary; nearest primary 0.42 km, secondary 1.0 km
Families score50/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park86.4% of the suburb
Cafés14
Gyms & sport venues85
Public transport stops43 (32 tram/light-rail stops, 11 bus stops)
Nearest parkrunAlbert parkrun, Melbourne (0.28 km)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)3 schools in the suburb, plus 1 kindergarten — nearest is Middle Park Primary School (0.41 km)

Sale prices: Victorian Property Sales Report, October–December 2025 quarter — © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning / Valuer-General Victoria), Victorian Property Sales Report, CC BY 4.0. Quarterly median of sales settled in the quarter, per suburb. Figures marked as low-volume rest on fewer than 10 sales that quarter.

Who lives in Albert Park

Population
6,044
Median age
46 years
Median household income
$2,533/wk
Median rent
$590/wk
Median house price (Oct–Dec 2025)
$2,105,000
Median unit price (Oct–Dec 2025)
$1,253,500

Source: ABS Census 2021; sale prices Victorian Property Sales Report, October–December 2025 quarter. We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Albert Park — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Albert Park

What is the postcode for Albert Park?

The postcode for Albert Park, Melbourne is 3206.

Is Albert Park a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Albert Park is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is wealth, ranking #18 of 216 Melbourne suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Melbourne for 8 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Albert Park safe?

It is on the less safe side of Melbourne, scoring 20/100 for safety and ranking #174 of 216 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 109 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Albert Park good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 20/100, parks 83/100 and green space 72/100, with a median age of 46. It has 3 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 0.4 km from its centre. School counts and distances feed the families score; catchment zoning and school results do not (we cannot publish those) — see our Melbourne families ranking for the full method.

Is Albert Park expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $2,105,000 in Oct–Dec 2025 (Victorian Property Sales Report), down 7.1% YoY, down 16.1% QoQ. Median rent is $590 a week, and household income ranks #18 of 216 in Melbourne. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 22/100 for value.

Does Albert Park have good public transport?

It scores 51/100 for transit, #106 of 216 in Melbourne. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Albert Park?

86% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 22.6 hectares per 1,000 residents — 72/100 for green space.

Is Albert Park good for running?

The nearest parkrun is Albert parkrun, Melbourne, 0.3 km away, and GPS activity traces put it at 89/100 for how much walking, running and riding actually happens there.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Melbourne: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-12). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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