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West Albury NSW 2640

2,171 addresses · 97 streets

Farrer Electorate › Albury LGA › West Albury · 464 km from Sydney

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Living Here

West Albury is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 3,872 people, with a median age of 46. The typical household earns around $1,363 a week, with median rent near $255 a week. Most homes are houses. About 67% of households own their home and 30% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.

3,872Population
46Median age
$1,363Median household income / wk
$255Median rent / wk
2.2Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Albury - South statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: West Albury itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Albury, 3.1 km east · Bus interchange: Albury Station, 3.1 km east · Airport: Albury Airport, 6.1 km east.

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Socio-economic Standing

🙁Below average · 4/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs5/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 41.9% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in West Albury

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, West Albury NSW
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 202041.9%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202156.5%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.7% · Labour-force participation 53.5%

Population by age in West Albury
Population by age, West Albury NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0-4211
5-14438
15-19206
20-24183
25-34411
35-44424
45-54398
55-64559
65-74473
75-84336
85+233
Dwelling types in West Albury
Dwelling types, West Albury NSW (ABS Census 2021)
House1,233
Townhouse319
Apartment0
Other0
Households by weekly income in West Albury
Households by weekly income, West Albury NSW (ABS Census 2021)
<$650307
$650-1,499496
$1,500-2,999417
$3,000+245
Top ancestries in West Albury
Top ancestries, West Albury NSW (ABS Census 2021)
English1,558
Australian1,416
Irish521
Scottish425
German283
Ancestry NS274
Housing tenure in West Albury
Housing tenure, West Albury NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Owned617
Mortgage404
Rented464
Other47
Cars per household in West Albury
Cars per household, West Albury NSW (ABS Census 2021)
0100
1665
2538
3162
4+71
Commute to work in West Albury
Commute to work, West Albury NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,241
Train0
Bus5
Tram/ferry0
Walked27
Bicycle11
Home171
Top countries of birth in West Albury
Top countries of birth, West Albury NSW (ABS Census 2021)
England93
India45
New Zealand42
South Africa33
Philippines25
Germany17
Languages used at home in West Albury
Languages used at home, West Albury NSW (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog19
Greek16
Malayalam16
Nepali14
Hindi13
French12

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

64,356 bird observations recorded near West Albury — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near West Albury

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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