City of Albury explained

Type:lga
City of Albury
State:nsw
Coordinates:-36.05°N 203°W
Pop:53767
Pop Year:2018
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Area:305.9
Mayor:Kylie King (Independent)
Seat:Albury[2]
Stategov:Albury
Fedgov:Farrer
Url:http://www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au
Near-N:Greater Hume
Near-Ne:Greater Hume
Near-E:Greater Hume
Near-Se:Wodonga (Vic)
Near-S:Wodonga (Vic)
Near-Sw:Wodonga (Vic)
Near-W:Greater Hume
Near-Nw:Greater Hume
Est:1859
1946 (as a city)

The City of Albury is a local government area in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. The area covers to the north of the Murray River. The area extends around 10to east and west along the river from the centre of Albury and up to north. The population of the City of Albury area was 53,767[1] in June 2018.

Albury is located to the south–west of Sydney and to the north–east of Melbourne. The national Hume Highway passes through the area. Other major road transport links include the Riverina Highway that commences east of Albury and runs west to Deniliquin; and north of Albury, the Olympic Highway connects Albury with Cowra. The city forms a major crossing point of the Murray River and also the railway junction of the Main Southern line with the North East line.

Albury was declared a municipality in 1859 and proclaimed a city in 1946.[3]

The mayor of Albury is Kylie King, an independent councillor.

Suburbs within the local government area

Suburbs within the City of Albury are:

Demographics

At the 2011 Census, there were people in the Albury local government area, of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Albury area was 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 46.1% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the City of Albury Council area between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 9.38%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census was 3.30%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Albury local government area was generally on par with the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Albury area was slightly below the national average.

At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in the Albury local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Saxon exceeded 77% of all residents (national average was 65.2%). In excess of 58% of all residents in the City of Albury area nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 Census, which was slightly higher than the national average of 50.2%. Meanwhile, as at the Census date, compared to the national average, households in the Albury local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (6.8%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a significantly higher proportion (90.4%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%).

Selected historical census data for Albury local government area
Census year 2001200620112016
Population      
th  th
% of New South Wales population 0.69%  0.68%
% of Australian population 0.23%  0.23%  0.22%  0.22%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
English29.3%  28.8%
Australian30.4%  28.5%
Irish10.0%  10.2%
Scottish7.8%  8.1%
German5.8%  5.5%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Nepalin/c  n/c  0.5%  1.0%
Punjabin/c  n/c  n/c  0.5%
Mandarinn/c  n/c  n/c  0.3%
Greek0.4%  0.4%  0.4%  0.3%
Hindin/c  n/c  0.2%  0.3%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
No Religion12.5%  16.4%  19.9%  27.5%
Catholic29.0%  28.9%  28.4%  25.6%
Anglican24.3%  22.4%  20.4%  16.9%
Not Statedn/c  n/c  n/c  9.2%
Uniting Church7.2%  6.3%  5.5%  4.2%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal income452 558 642
% of Australian median income97.0%  96.7%  97.0%
Family income Median weekly family incomeA$919 A$1,360 A$1,532
% of Australian median income89.5%  91.8%  88.4%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$1,137 A$1,025 A$1,185
% of Australian median income97.1%  83.1%  82.4%

Council

Current composition and election method

Albury City Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[4]

PartyCouncillors
 Independentsalign=right 2
 Stuart Baker Teamalign=right 2
 Team Kyliealign=right 2
 Alice Glachan Ticket align=right 1
 Australian Labor Partyalign=right 1
 The Greensalign=right 1
Totalalign=right 9

The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:

CouncillorPartyNotes
 Kylie KingTeam Kylie[5] Mayor
 Ashley EdwardsGreens
 Alice GlachanAlice Glachan Ticket
 Stuart BakerStuart Baker Team[6]
 Steve BowenTeam Kylie
 Daryl BetteridgeIndependent
 Darren CameronAustralian Labor Party
 Jessica KellahanStuart Baker Team
 David ThurleyIndependent

Election results

1944

Sister city

The City of Albury has a sister city with:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 . Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
  2. Web site: Albury City Council . . 30 November 2006.
  3. Web site: Albury and District Historical Society . Research and references . Albury City Council . 8 July 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080723070939/http://www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/librarymuseum/research/200792051679.htm . 23 July 2008 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: 2021-12-20 . City of Albury – Councillor Election results . 2022-03-18 . NSW Electoral Commission.
  5. Web site: Tribune . The National . 2022-01-10 . New leadership team as Mayor, Deputy elected . 2022-03-18 . The National Tribune . en-AU.
  6. Web site: Election candidate Jess Kellahan suggests another youth cafe should be established in Albury .
  7. Web site: Wodonga City – Know Your Council. Know Your Council. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311083034/https://knowyourcouncil.vic.gov.au/councils/wodonga. 11 March 2018. live. 27 July 2018.