Side by sideSuburb comparison

Mount Elphinstone vs Albany.

Suburb-to-suburb comparison across price, growth, lifestyle, schools and risk.

Mount Elphinstone skews owner-occupied (79%), Albany runs more rental-dense (67% owner).

The takeWhich suburb suits which buyer

For buyers

We don't yet have verified suburb-level medians for one or both of these suburbs. Check the individual profiles for the data we do publish, and the methodology page for how we source it.

For investors

Rental or growth data is incomplete for one or both suburbs. Look at the full investor view on each suburb profile for a complete picture.

For families

Mount Elphinstone has a heavier family-household mix (79% vs 59%), which typically signals stronger demand for family-amenable infrastructure (parks, schools, supermarkets).

The numbers behind the take

Mount Elphinstone
Metric
Albany

Price & Market

Median house
Median unit
+0.0%
Annual growth (house)
+0.0%
Days on market

Rental

$300/wk
Rent (house / wk)
$300/wk
$290/wk
Rent (unit / wk)
$325/wk
79.0%
Owner occupied
67.0%
Renter occupied
27.0%

Lifestyle & Demographics

Walk score
100
Transit score
0
Bike score
75
82
Population
1,403
50
Median age
55

Risk & Hazard

Flood class
Bushfire risk

Schools

15
Schools nearby
15
988
Avg ICSEA
988

Climate

Annual rainfall
Mean max (Jan)

Green dot = better on that metric (lower price, higher growth, higher walkability, lower risk).