2022/23
Albury

Albury is a major regional city located on the Murray River in the Riverina region of south-eastern New South Wales. The city is modern and vibrant with strong business growth and development.

Albury is the major manufacturing, retail, commercial, administrative and cultural centre for the region. Albury City Council works in partnership with City of Wodonga in Victoria to deliver on projects and services that benefit the cities on both sides of the border.

Data for this website has been sourced from Council’s financial statements, Council’s annual report and Council’s data returns. The website also refers to data from a number of agencies and entities. Please refer to the data page of this website for links to definitions, information on performance measures, benchmarks, OLG Groups and the data sources that have been used.

Please contact Council if you would like any further details or explanations regarding individual results and any differences between your Council’s performance and that of another council.

Contacting Council

Address:
553 Kiewa Street
Albury NSW 2640
Postal Address:
PO Box 323, Albury NSW 2640
Phone: 02 6023 8111
Fax: 02 6023 8190

Your Local Government Area

Result
Population (No.) 56,666
Area (Km2) 305.6
Council Classification Regional Town/City
OLG Group 4
State Planning Region Riverina Murray
JO Region Riverina and Murray

Your Council

Result Group Avg. *
Councillors (No.) 9 9
Population per Councillor (No.) 6,226 4,078
Equivalent Full Time Staff (EFT) (No.) 588 381
2022/23 Revenue ($'000) 182,067 152,878
2022/23 Expenses ($'000) 161,746 121,049
Residential Pensioner Rebates (%) 16 18
Population Density (residents per Km2) 188 36
* A NSW council group is determined firstly by whether they are Urban or Rural in nature, and then by population size and density. Please refer to OLG Groups in data tab on website for more information on how individual councils are classified. An OLG group average is then calculated by the average of the same group number eg. All Group 5 Regional Towns/City or all Group 8 Rural.

Your Public Facilities

Result Group Avg.
Public Swimming Pool Complexes (inc rock pools) (No.) 2 3
Public Halls (No.) 13 14
Public Libraries (No.) 2 2
Open Public Space (ha) 2,029.70 866.7
Total Road Length (km) 604.10 1,402.30

Demographics of Population

under 20 years
20 - 59 years
60 years and older

Council population (%)

Group population (%)

5.1%

population change last 5 years

Source: ABS, Estimated Resident Population (ERP)

Your Local Population

Latest Outcome Group Avg.
Five Year Population Change (%) 5.1 3.5
Population aged under 20 years (%) 25.1 24.3
Population aged between 20 and 59 years (%) 49.3 47.4
Population aged 60 years and older (%) 25.6 28.3
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders (%) 3.8 6.8
Speaks language other than English at home (%) 8.6 6.4
Socio-Economic Index Rank (1 low, 128 high) 51 N/A

Council Population Gender

Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander

Language Diversity

Rest of population

Your local population (%)


Your Local Economy

Result Group Avg.
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.4 2.8
Avg Taxable Income ($) 59,344 58,147
Avg Household Size (No.) 2.3 2.4
Value of DA's determined ($'000) 1,588,606,244 226,755,874
Active Businesses in LGA (No.) 5,047 3,707

Largest Industry Employer

Health care and social assistance