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Homeowners in St Albans, Victoria

St Albans, by the people who own it.

7,308 of St Albans's 12,379 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 59 in every 100, against 68 across Victoria. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

St Albans by the numbers

Who owns the homes in St Albans

7,308owner-occupied homes
4,279owned outright
3,029with a mortgage
6,101owner-occupied houses
38,042residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
St Albans59%7,308
Victoria68%1,631,388
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, St Albans (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

A mixed suburb

59 in every 100 homes in St Albans are owner-occupied, below 68 across Victoria, so the owners on your street are harder to pick out. Doorstep is made for exactly them.

Mostly houses: 83% of owner-occupied homes

6,101 of St Albans's owner-occupied homes are separate houses, with the gardens, fences, gutters and driveways that come with them. That's the stuff neighbours lend each other tools for, and swap tradie names about.

Every stage of life

Median age 36. St Albans is a mix: young families, people mid-renovation and long-time owners, often on the same street.

On Doorstep in St Albans

Made for the people who own the homes.

Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around St Albans.

Open Homes

A national gallery of kitchens, gardens and makeovers people are proud of. Show off yours, or steal ideas for the next one.

Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in St Albans →

Run a business here?

Reach St Albans's homeowners

A free listing for trades, cafés and shops that serve St Albans, shown to the members who live nearby.

For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in St Albans

How many homes in St Albans are owner-occupied?

7,308 of St Albans's 12,379 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (59%): 4,279 owned outright and 3,029 with a mortgage. Across Victoria the figure is 68%.

Is Doorstep available in St Albans?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and St Albans is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in St Albans see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

Meet the street in St Albans.

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