Albany WA 6330
1,863 addresses · 52 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Albany LGA › Albany · 390 km from Perth
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Living Here
Albany is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 1,403 people, with a median age of 55. The typical household earns around $1,363 a week, with median rent near $325 a week. Most homes are houses. About 68% of households own their home and 28% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Scottish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Albany statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Albany itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 beach
1 Catholic church
3 pharmacies
1 medical clinic
2 dentists
3 optometrists
2 hospitals
1 vet
2 childcare & kindergartens
1 library
1 post office
3 gyms & sports centres
2 golf clubs
2 bakeries
4 hardware stores
Getting around. Airport: Albany Regional Airport, 10.9 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
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: 7.5% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 7.5% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 12.8% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.1% · Labour-force participation 54.5%
Population by age in Albany
| 0-4 | 39 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 104 |
| 15-19 | 58 |
| 20-24 | 63 |
| 25-34 | 149 |
| 35-44 | 107 |
| 45-54 | 178 |
| 55-64 | 258 |
| 65-74 | 298 |
| 75-84 | 116 |
| 85+ | 40 |
Dwelling types in Albany
| House | 516 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 69 |
| Apartment | 3 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Albany
| <$650 | 129 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 171 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 134 |
| $3,000+ | 93 |
Top ancestries in Albany
| English | 690 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 411 |
| Scottish | 174 |
| Irish | 153 |
| Other | 138 |
| Ancestry NS | 78 |
Housing tenure in Albany
| Owned | 261 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 131 |
| Rented | 160 |
| Other | 26 |
Cars per household in Albany
| 0 | 39 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 247 |
| 2 | 206 |
| 3 | 67 |
| 4+ | 22 |
Commute to work in Albany
| Car | 435 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 5 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 55 |
| Bicycle | 10 |
| Home | 52 |
Top countries of birth in Albany
| England | 139 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 29 |
| Philippines | 26 |
| Scotland | 18 |
| China | 13 |
| Netherlands | 13 |
Languages used at home in Albany
| Italian | 12 |
|---|---|
| Mandarin | 11 |
| Tagalog | 11 |
| German | 10 |
| Polish | 9 |
| Filipino | 8 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
42,512 bird observations recorded near Albany — most often seen:
- Common Bronzewing (2,295)
- Red-capped Parrot (2,177)
- Australian White Ibis (2,153)
- Australian Pelican (2,127)
- Red-winged Fairy-wren (1,945)
- Pacific Black Duck (1,703)
- New Holland Honeyeater (1,617)
- South-western New Holland Honeyeater (1,582)
- Little Pied Cormorant (1,459)
- White-faced Heron (1,404)
- Silver Gull (1,396)
- South-western Spotted Scrubwren (1,396)
- Eurasian Coot (1,375)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Albany
- Red-eared Firetail (1,366)
- Western Silvereye (1,322)
- South-western Australian Magpie (1,310)
- Musk Duck (1,296)
- Western Australian Raven (1,275)
- Western Red Wattlebird (1,208)
- Black Swan (1,200)
- Little Black Cormorant (1,198)
- Australian Raven (1,196)
- Great Cormorant (1,167)
- Giinbaywarraymal (1,159)
- Silvereye (1,119)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (1,091)
- South-western Grey Fantail (1,069)
- Straw-necked Ibis (1,023)
- South-west Western Rosella (955)
- Blue-billed Duck (929)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Albany:
- Mount Clarence (1.3 km)
- Port Albany (1.5 km)
- Mount Melville (1.5 km)
- Centennial Park (1.5 km)
- Mira Mar (1.9 km)
- Middleton Beach (2.4 km)
- Spencer Park (2.5 km)
- Yakamia (2.6 km)
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Streets
- Aberdeen Street (109)
- Albany Highway (95)
- Amity Quays (18)
- Bay Street (8)
- Birch Place (3)
- Bridges Street (13)
- Brunswick Road (21)
- Burgoyne Road (41)
- Clarence Street (2)
- Cliff Street (48)
- Cliff Way (8)
- Collie Street (39)
- Cuthbert Street (15)
- Duke Street (26)
- Earl Lane (10)
- Earl Street (70)
- Festing Street (58)
- Finlay Street (23)
- Frederick Street (77)
- Grey Street E (50)
- Grey Street W (79)
- Hill Street (45)
- Hotchin Avenue (9)
- Innes Street (23)
- Kwernt Lane (3)
- Lockyer Avenue (11)
- Lower Stirling Terrace (17)
- Maskill Place (18)
- Melville Street (40)
- Middleton Road (60)
- Mill Street (10)
- Moir Street (4)
- Mount Street (2)
- Munster Avenue (11)
- Parade Street (52)
- Peels Place (31)
- Princess Royal Drive (7)
- Proudlove Parade (72)
- Residency Road (1)
- Rowley Street (40)
- Serpentine East Road (10)
- Serpentine Road (78)
- South Coast Highway (1)
- Spencer Street (55)
- St Emilie Way (19)
- Stirling Terrace (114)
- Toll Place (8)
- Vancouver Street (85)
- View Street (33)
- Warrangee Lane (8)
- Watkins Road (14)
- York Street (169)
