Who lives here
11,490
residents at the 2021 Census
- Median age42
- Aged 65+19.4%
- Under 2525.5%
- Median household income$1,826/wk
- Median rent$385/wk
Hobsons Bay, Victoria
A bayside suburb built by trades, not tourism.
Altona sits on the bay side of Hobsons Bay, close enough to the container terminals and the refinery precinct that the local economy leans industrial and trades-based rather than retail. Construction leads Hobsons Bay's business count with 1,543 firms, more than any other sector, and it shows on the streets: utes, trailers and small fabrication yards a short drive from the foreshore. Population here is 11,490, the median age is 42, and household income runs to $1,826 a week, enough that a builder or a consultant working an Altona job is pricing for people who can pay properly.
Most of the builders, electricians and fit-out crews working Hobsons Bay's construction boom still run on a mobile number and a Facebook page, if that. A homeowner comparing three quotes for a renovation finds two proper websites and one blank space, and the blank space loses the job before the phone even rings. Add in the professional and rental crowd, the real estate agents and the consultants who work from home, and there are around 1,080 businesses trading in Altona itself, most of them findable only if someone already has the name. A builder, an electrician, a physio or a property manager here needs a site that loads fast on a job-site phone and answers the one question every visitor actually has: can you do this, and when.
Three vetted Australian developers, hand-picked to a Altona brief, quoted in writing within 24 hours. Free, no obligation.
Live ABS data · updated 2026-08-29
The Altona market, by the numbers.
Pulled from the Australian Bureau of Statistics: the 2021 Census for Altona itself, and the latest Data by Region release (2025) for the Hobsons Bay area. This is the market your website sells into.
The business scene
~1,080
businesses in Altona (estimated*)
- Hobsons Bay total8,709
- Solo / non-employing5,844
- 1–4 staff1,995
- 5–19 staff646
- 20+ staff224
90% of local businesses have fewer than 5 staff. That's exactly who FindDevs was built for.
Biggest local industries
Businesses by industry, Hobsons Bay (2025)
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Construction1,543
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Professional, scientific & technical services1,280
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Rental, hiring & real estate1,041
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Transport, postal & warehousing950
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Health care & social assistance645
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Retail trade593
*Suburb business estimate: LGA business count (ABS CABEE, Data by Region) apportioned by the suburb's share of the LGA population at the 2021 Census; rounded to the nearest 10. Sources: ABS Census 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), ABS Data by Region. Refreshed 2026-08-29.
Typical projects
What Altona businesses actually build.
Indicative ranges from briefs like these in the FindDevs network. Your three quotes will be specific to your scope.
Trade & Construction Site
Typical price
$3,000 – $8,000
Timeline
2–4 weeks
A quoting and contact-first site for builders, electricians and fit-out crews, built to load fast on a job site and turn a phone call into a booked quote.
- Mobile-first quote request form
- Gallery for finished jobs
- Google Maps and service area page
- Fast load on 4G job sites
Professional Services Site
Typical price
$3,500 – $9,500
Timeline
3–5 weeks
A credibility-first site for consultants, agents and engineers, built to look as sharp as the client meetings it's selling, with case studies and clear contact paths.
- Case studies and service pages
- Booking or enquiry calendar
- Team and credentials pages
- Local SEO for Hobsons Bay searches
Clinic Booking System
Typical price
$4,500 – $12,000
Timeline
4–6 weeks
An online booking build for clinics and allied health practices, so patients book a slot without a phone call and staff aren't juggling the diary all day.
- Online appointment booking
- Automated reminder emails or SMS
- Practitioner and service pages
- Patient intake forms online
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Why FindDevs in Altona
Local knowledge, without being stuck with one local option.
Three quotes, not one local guess.
Around Altona the problem isn't finding someone who says they build websites. It's telling who's actually good. We vet so you don't have to, then hand you three written quotes from developers matched to your exact brief, in 24 hours.
All Australian. All vetted.
Every developer holds an ABN, works Australian hours, and passed our vetting: portfolio, communication, and references from Aussie clients. 12% acceptance rate. No offshore hand-offs.
Built for Altona's actual customers.
The median age in Altona is 42. Your customers find everything on their phones, usually in a spare minute. We match developers who build mobile-first, fast-loading pages that turn that search into a call or a booking.
Free, with a safety net.
The service costs you nothing. Developers cover our fee from their winning quote, never inflated into your price. And if a matched developer drops the ball mid-project, we step in. Service Guarantee, always.
FAQ
Altona questions.
It depends on what the site needs to do. A straightforward trade or service site for a builder or electrician runs $3,000 – $8,000 and takes 2–4 weeks. A professional services site with case studies and booking runs $3,500 – $9,500. A clinic or allied health booking system, with online appointments and patient intake, runs $4,500 – $12,000 over 4–6 weeks. We match you with three vetted Australian developers who each quote a fixed price for your actual brief within 24 hours, so you're comparing real numbers, not guesses.
The developers are vetted Australian professionals matched to your brief, not necessarily based in Altona or Hobsons Bay. What they bring is the build itself: a fast, mobile-friendly site, proper local SEO so you show up for searches like 'electrician Altona' or 'clinic Hobsons Bay', and a fixed-price quote inside 24 hours. Plenty of Altona businesses are still running on a Facebook page alone, so a properly built site with local search terms in place is a real point of difference.
You get three fixed-price quotes from vetted Australian developers within 24 hours of sending your brief. The build itself depends on the project: a trade or service site typically takes 2–4 weeks, a professional services site 3–5 weeks, and a booking system for a clinic or similar business 4–6 weeks, depending on how much content and integration is involved.
Fixed prices
Know the price before you talk to anyone.
These are published fixed-price builds, available to Altona businesses like any other. No hourly rates, no discovery call before you can see a number.
Starter Business Website
$1,990
1–2 weeks
A sharp five-page website that makes a small business look established, live in a fortnight.
See what's includedProfessional Business Website
$4,950
2–4 weeks
The full small-business build: 8–12 pages, booking or quoting flows, and local SEO that actually ranks.
See what's includedLocal SEO Build-Out
$2,950
2 weeks
The ranking machine bolted onto your existing site: service pages, suburb pages, schema and reviews, done properly once.
See what's includedWebsite Care Plan
$190
Ongoing monthly
Hosting, updates, backups, security and monthly changes, all handled, so your site stays fast and safe without you thinking about it.
See what's included
Your industry
Developers who have built for your trade before.
The biggest employers around Altona, by registered businesses in Hobsons Bay. Each one has its own page, because a cafe site and a plant-hire site are not the same job.
Construction
1,543
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Professional, scientific & technical services
1,280
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Rental, hiring & real estate
1,041
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
Health care & social assistance
645
local businesses
Web developers for this sector
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