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Lake Albert NSW 2650

3,130 addresses · 110 streets

Riverina Electorate › Wagga Wagga LGA › Lake Albert · 379 km from Sydney

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Living Here

Lake Albert is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 6,291 people, with a median age of 43. The typical household earns around $1,891 a week, with median rent near $340 a week. Most homes are houses. About 80% of households own their home and 16% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Australian, English, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

6,291Population
43Median age
$1,891Median household income / wk
$340Median rent / wk
2.6Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Wagga Wagga - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Lake Albert itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Wagga Wagga, 5.3 km north · Railway halt: Willans Hill, 4.2 km north · Airport: Wagga Wagga Airport, 7.6 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 7/10
Economic resources8/10
Education & jobs6/10

Greenery

🌳 Tree canopy: 23.6% satellite estimate · 2021

Demographics

Unemployment 2.5% · Labour-force participation 63.7%

Population by age in Lake Albert
Population by age, Lake Albert NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4324
5-14898
15-19427
20-24292
25-34628
35-44703
45-54775
55-64799
65-74838
75-84458
85+146
Dwelling types in Lake Albert
Dwelling types, Lake Albert NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House2,197
Townhouse15
Apartment79
Other5
Households by weekly income in Lake Albert
Households by weekly income, Lake Albert NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650248
$650-1,499597
$1,500-2,999715
$3,000+555
Top ancestries in Lake Albert
Top ancestries, Lake Albert NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Australian2,782
English2,739
Irish926
Scottish813
German356
Aboriginal301
Housing tenure in Lake Albert
Housing tenure, Lake Albert NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned956
Mortgage872
Rented359
Other88
Cars per household in Lake Albert
Cars per household, Lake Albert NSW (ABS Census 2021)
048
1626
2957
3390
4+256
Commute to work in Lake Albert
Commute to work, Lake Albert NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car2,401
Train0
Bus17
Tram/ferry0
Walked45
Bicycle15
Home285
Top countries of birth in Lake Albert
Top countries of birth, Lake Albert NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England100
New Zealand43
South Africa22
China19
United States19
Netherlands18
Languages used at home in Lake Albert
Languages used at home, Lake Albert NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Mandarin18
Sinhalese14
Croatian11
Afrikaans9
Spanish9
Bengali8

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