# City of Albury

The City of Albury (stylised as AlburyCity) 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 to 12 kilometres (6.2 to 7.5 mi) east and west along the river from the centre of Albury and up to 20 kilometres (12 mi) north. The population of the City of Albury area was 53,767 in June 2018.
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 Albury is Kevin Mack, an independent councillor.

## Suburbs within the local government area

Suburbs within the City of Albury are:
* Albury
* East Albury
* Ettamogah
* Glenroy
* Hamilton Valley
* Lavington
* Lake Hume Village
* North Albury
* South Albury
* Splitters Creek
* Springdale Heights
* Table Top
* Thurgoona
* West Albury
* Wirlinga

## 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 | Census year | Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Population | Population | Estimated residents on census night | 42,314 | 46,282 | 47,810 | 51,076 |
| Population | Population | LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | | | 45th | 44th |
| Population | Population | % of New South Wales population | | | 0.69% | 0.68% |
| Population | Population | % of Australian population | 0.23% | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| Cultural and language diversity | Cultural and language diversity | Cultural and language diversity | | | | |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | English | | | 29.3% | 28.8% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | Australian | | | 30.4% | 28.5% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | Irish | | | 10.0% | 10.2% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | Scottish | | | 7.8% | 8.1% |
| Ancestry, top responses | Ancestry, top responses | German | | | 5.8% | 5.5% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Nepali | n/c | n/c | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Punjabi | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.5% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Mandarin | n/c | n/c | n/c | 0.3% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Greek | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Language, top responses (other than English) | Hindi | n/c | n/c | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Religious affiliation | Religious affiliation | Religious affiliation | | | | |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | No Religion | 12.5% | 16.4% | 19.9% | 27.5% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 29.0% | 28.9% | 28.4% | 25.6% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Anglican | 24.3% | 22.4% | 20.4% | 16.9% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Not Stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 9.2% |
| Religious affiliation, top responses | Religious affiliation, top responses | Uniting Church | 7.2% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| Median weekly incomes | Median weekly incomes | Median weekly incomes | | | | |
| Personal income | Personal income | Median weekly personal income | | A$452 | A$558 | A$642 |
| Personal income | Personal income | % of Australian median income | | 97.0% | 96.7% | 97.0% |
| Family income | Family income | Median weekly family income | | A$919 | A$1,360 | A$1,532 |
| Family income | Family income | % of Australian median income | | 89.5% | 91.8% | 88.4% |
| Household income | Household income | Median weekly household income | | A$1,137 | A$1,025 | A$1,185 |
| Household income | Household income | % of Australian median income | | 97.1% | 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 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows:
| Party | Councillors |
| Independents | 7 |
| Team Mack | 3 |
| Stuart Baker Team | 1 |
| Team Kylie | 1 |
| Alice Glachan's Team | 1 |
| Jessica Kellahan Team | 1 |
| Australian Labor Party | 1 |
| The Greens | 1 |
| Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:
| Councillor | Party | Notes |
| Kevin Mack | Team Mack | Mayor |
| Stuart Baker | Stuart Baker Team | |
| Kylie King | Team Kylie | |
| Jessica Kellahan | Jessica Kellahan Team | |
| Raissa Butkowski | Team Mack | |
| Phillip Bullivant | Team Mack | |
| Darren Cameron | Australian Labor Party | |
| Geoff Hudson | Greens | |
| Alice Glachan | Alice Glachan's Team | |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Albury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Team Mack | 1. Kevin Mack (elected) 2. Raissa Butkowski (elected) 3. Phillip Bullivant (elected) 4. Leigh McGlynn 5. Dianne Thomas | 9,415 | 31.1 | |
| | Team Kylie | 1. Kylie King (elected) 2. Beth Docksey 3. Steve Bowen 4. Rhiannon Veness 5. Taneesha Smith | 4,769 | 15.7 | −6.9 |
| | Jessica Kellahan Team | 1. Jessica Kellahan (elected) 2. Michael Alexander 3. Jodie Tiernan 4. Jack Stean 5. Amanda Giblin | 4,011 | 13.2 | |
| | Stuart Baker Team | 1. Stuart Baker (elected) 2. Stephen Mamouney 3. Danielle Cale 4. Lay Phommachanh 5. Louise Pemberton | 3,584 | 11.8 | −5.3 |
| | Greens | 1. Geoff Hudson (elected) 2. Ashley Edwards 3. Dawn Dawson 4. Joseph Lumanog 5. Kofi Isaacs | 2,898 | 9.6 | −1.2 |
| | Alice Glachan's Team | 1. Alice Glachan (elected) 2. Jane Gould 3. Belinda Mead 4. Naziya Singh 5. Jackie Dunn | 2,476 | 8.2 | −5.8 |
| | Labor | 1. Darren Cameron (elected) 2. Carolyn Hassarati 3. David Baird 4. Geoffrey Allen 5. Christopher Ryan | 2,160 | 7.1 | −2.4 |
| | Independent Liberal | Isaac Eyalama | 997 | 3.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 30,310 | 93.56 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,084 | 6.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,394 | 79.59 | |

### 2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Albury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Team Kylie | 1. Kylie King (elected) 2. Steve Bowen (elected) 3. Rhiannon Veness 4. Aimee Chan 5. Taneesha Smith | 6,426 | 22.6 | +22.6 |
| | Stuart Baker Team | 1. Stuart Baker (elected) 2. Jessica Kellahan (elected) 3. Stephen Mamouney 4. Danielle Cale 5. Louise Pemberton | 4,863 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Alice Glachan Ticket | 1. Alice Glachan (Ind. Lib) (elected) 2. Lindsay Pearson 3. Graham Docksey 4. Naziya Singh 5. Jackie Dunn | 3,959 | 14.0 | −4.2 |
| | Greens | 1. Ashley Edwards (elected) 2. Kofi Isaacs 3. Jill Pattinson 4. Susie Monte 5. Amanda Cohn | 3,074 | 10.8 | −1.4 |
| | Labor | 1. Darren Cameron (elected) 2. Marcus Rowland 3. Amelia Cameron 4. Geoffrey Allen 5. Christopher Ryan | 2,714 | 9.5 | −0.5 |
| | Independent | 1. Daryl Betteridge (elected) 2. Barbara Hull 3. Jodie Tiernan 4. Brian Grenfell 5. Mathew Tratz | 2,661 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Hamilton Team | 1. Ross Hamilton 2. Dianne Thomas 3. Emily Grellman 4. Lucie Wallis 5. Claire Hamilton | 1,324 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Albury First | 1. Henk Van de Ven 2. Garry Pearce 3. Paul Armstrong 4. Bill Van Noordennen 5. Christopher Martin | 1,294 | 4.6 | −8.3 |
| | Thurley | 1. David Thurley (elected) 2. Mark Doyle 3. Esther Heather 4. John Moore 5. Michael Machin | 1,244 | 4.4 | −4.3 |
| | Independent | 1. Andrew Barber 2. Sarah Watkins 3. Trevor Barber 4. C. Star 5. Diane Harnett | 768 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Peter Hood | 51 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 28,374 | 94.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,745 | 5.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,119 | 80.0 | |

### 2012

| Elected councillor | Party |
| Alice Glachan | Alice Glachan Team |
| Graham Docksey | Alice Glachan Team |
| Patricia Gould | Independent (Group D) |
| Ross Jackson | Albury Citizens |
| Daryl Betteridge | Independent (Group E) |
| Kevin Mack | Independent (Group L) |
| Henk van de Ven | Independent (Group J) |
| Darren Cameron | Country Labor |
| David Thurley | Independent (Group H) |
2012 New South Wales local elections: Albury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alice Glachan Team | Alice Glachan Team | 3,879 | 16.1 | |
| | Independent (Group D) | Independent (Group D) | 3,683 | 15.8 | |
| | Albury Citizens and Ratepayers Movement | Albury Citizens and Ratepayers Movement | 2,751 | 11.4 | +2.0 |
| | Independent (Group E) | Independent (Group E) | 2,671 | 11.1 | |
| | Independent (Group L) | Independent (Group L) | 1,927 | 8.0 | |
| | Independent (Group J) | Independent (Group J) | 1,713 | 7.1 | |
| | Country Labor | Country Labor | 1,565 | 6.5 | +6.5 |
| | Independent (Group H) | Independent (Group H) | 1,507 | 6.3 | |
| | Independent (Group A) | Independent (Group A) | 1,173 | 4.9 | |
| | Independent (Group F) | Independent (Group F) | 1,102 | 4.6 | |
| | Independent (Group G) | Independent (Group G) | 1,065 | 4.4 | |
| | Independent (Group K) | Independent (Group K) | 667 | 2.8 | |
| | Independent | Breck Scott-Young | 211 | 0.9 | |
| | Independent | Peter Hood | 65 | 0.3 | |
| | Independent | Leigh Tornquist | 60 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 79.6 | |

### 1944

1944 New South Wales local elections: Albury :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Dudley Padman | 2,518 |
| Independent | Cleaver Bunton | 2,278 |
| Independent | L. E. Heath | 1,980 |
| Independent | H. Lamtert | 1,875 |
| Independent | Alfred Waugh | 1,846 |
| Independent | R. A. Robertson | 1,628 |
| Independent | S. H. Logan | 1,595 |
| Independent | J. P. Jelbart | 1,582 |
| Independent | A. A. Rogers | 1,581 |

## Sister city

The City of Albury has a sister city with:
* Wodonga