City of Albury

This article is about the local government area. For the city, see Albury, New South Wales.

City of Albury New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates
Population	50,243 (2013 est)
• Density	164.246/km2 (425.40/sq mi)
Established	1946
Area	305.9 km2 (118.1 sq mi)
Mayor	Alice Glachan (Independent)
Council seat	Albury
Region	South West Slopes
State electorate(s)	Albury
Federal Division(s)	Farrer
Website	City of Albury
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The City of Albury is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The area covers 305.9 square kilometres (118.1 sq mi) to the north of the Murray River. The area extends around 10–12 km east and west along the river from the centre of Albury and up to 20 km north.

Albury is located 460 kilometres (290 mi) to the south–west of Sydney and 260 kilometres (160 mi) 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.

The Mayor of the City of Albury is Cr. Henk van de Ven.

Suburbs within the local government area

Suburbs within the City of Albury are:

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Demographics

At the 2011 Census, there were 47,810 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			2001	2006	2011
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	42,314	46,282	47,810
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales
		% of New South Wales population			0.69%
		% of Australian population	0.23%	0.23%	0.22%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		Australian			30.4%
		English			29.3%
		Irish			10.0%
		Scottish			7.8%
		German			5.8%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Nepali	n/c	n/c	0.5%
		Greek	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
		German	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%
		Italian	0.4%	0.3%	0.3%
		Hindi	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	29.0%	28.9%	28.4%
		Anglican	24.3%	22.4%	20.4%
		No Religion	12.5%	16.4%	19.9%
		Uniting Church	7.2%	6.3%	5.5%
		Presbyterian and Reformed	5.1%	4.7%	4.4%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$452	A$558
		% of Australian median income		97.0%	96.7%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$919	A$1,360
		% of Australian median income		89.5%	91.8%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,137	A$1,025
		% of Australian median income		97.1%	83.1%

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 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	7
	Albury Citizens and Ratepayers Movement	1
	Country Labor	1
	Total	9

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Alice Glachan	Independent
	Patricia Gould	Unaligned
	Ross Jackson	Albury Citizens and Ratepayers
	Daryl Betteridge	Independent
	Kevin Mack	Independent	Deputy Mayor
	Darren Cameron	Country Labor
	Hank van de Ven	Independent	Mayor
	David Thurley	Independent
	Graham Docksey	Independent	Elected on Alice Glachan's ticket

Sister city

The City of Albury has a sister city with:

• Nanping, since September 2003

See also

• List of Mayors of Albury

External links

• Albury City Council – official website
• Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base – Albury City Council Page

See also

• List of Mayors of Albury