Western Australia council

Albany

42,308 residents (ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025) across 4,309 km², 60 suburbs. Council website: albany.wa.gov.au.

Council series run to July 2026.

Population

42,308

ABS estimated resident population, 30 June 2025 · +1.4% in a year

Density

9.8/km²

4,309 km² · ERP 2025 over the ABS 2024 boundary

Council-wide house median

$529k

Established-house transfers across the whole council, FY 2023-24 (ABS)

Federal grants per resident

$139

Financial Assistance Grant 2025-26 over ERP 2025

Dwelling approvals

6.7 per 1,000

Residents, 12 months to July 2026 (ABS Building Approvals)

Advantage decile

6 of 10

SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, national (10 = most advantaged)

Suburbs

60

Where it holds most residents (ABS mesh-block allocation)

Council-level series. Each chart names its source and period.

PopulationABS estimated resident population at 30 June, 2001–2025
Council-wide median sale pricesABS Data by Region: median transfer price across the whole council by financial year, 2018-19–2023-24. Not any one suburb's price.
Dwelling approvalsABS Building Approvals, monthly, 2021-07–2026-07
Federal Financial Assistance GrantsTotal grant by financial year, 2017-18–2025-26 (Dept of Infrastructure)

People and housing

Council-wide figures from the ABS Census of 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (national deciles, 10 = most advantaged).

Median age
45
Median household income
$1,350/week
Median rent
$300/week
Median mortgage repayment
$1,517/month
Households renting
25.8%
Average household
2.4 people
Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD)
decile 6 of 10
Disadvantage (IRSD)
decile 6 of 10

Suburbs

60 suburbs where Albany holds most residents. Population is Census 2021 for the whole suburb. A median here is the suburb’s own Valuer-General median — suburbs without one are blank, never filled with the council figure.

SuburbPopulationIn this councilMedian house (VG)Flood / bushfireIRSAD
McKail3,970All / 74%3
Spencer Park3,445All / 35%2
Bayonet Head3,272All / 81%3
Yakamia3,025All / 61%3
Orana2,035All / 45%1
Lower King1,890All / 86%6
Mira Mar1,890All / 37%5
Little Grove1,508All / 97%6
Albany1,403All / 33%8
Lockyer (WA)1,298All / 62%1
Gledhow1,079All / 92%3
Mount Melville1,007All / 87%5
Milpara953All / 61%3
Kalgan840All / 99%8
Warrenup800All / 78%8
Middleton Beach759All / 41%8
Mount Clarence728All / 94%6
Robinson696All / 99%6
Collingwood Heights694All / 89%5
Centennial Park (WA)689All / 10%1
Willyung635All / 98%6
Marbelup487All / 100%8
Torndirrup395All / 94%6
Lange394All / 77%5
Torbay378All / 99%6
Elleker356All / 95%4
Youngs Siding314All / 99%5
Emu Point285All / 90%4
Millbrook (WA)284All / 100%8
King River278All / 89%4
Napier269All / 100%7
Kronkup262All / 100%7
Goode Beach258All / 100%9
Big Grove225All / 99%4
Redmond208All / 100%6
Collingwood Park (WA)205All / 99%4
Seppings177All / 83%4
Cuthbert157All / 100%6
Lowlands149All / 98%7
Manypeaks149All / 99%5
Port Albany133All / 79%8
Bornholm110All / 99%7
Mount Elphinstone82All / 98%7
Wellstead78All / 99%5
Green Range62All / 100%5
Redmond West58All / 100%6
Green Valley (WA)57All / 100%6
Drome52All / 100%8
Walmsley47All / 85%4
Nanarup38All / 93%5
Cheynes37All / 96%5
Mettler35All / 100%5
Nullaki32All / 98%7
Gnowellen30All / 100%5
Kojaneerup South23All / 100%5
South Stirling22All / 100%5
Palmdale (WA)18All / 100%5
West Cape Howe5All / 98%7
Vancouver Peninsula4All / 94%
SandpatchAll / 100%

Hazards

Share of each member suburb's land inside the mapped layer, averaged across the council weighted by the residents each suburb contributes. Only suburbs a source covers count; the rest are left out, not counted as zero.

Bushfire-prone land

71%

Over 60 of 60 member suburbs

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Observed surface water (1986–present)

3%

Over 60 of 60 member suburbs

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Representation

Federal electorates and state districts covering the council, by share of the residents its suburbs contribute (each suburb counts once, for the seat containing a representative interior point).

Federal electorates

  • O'Connor · Rick WILSON (LP)100%

State districts

  • Albany · Scott Leary (NAT)100%

Neighbouring councils

Councils in the same state whose suburbs share a boundary with this one's, and councils it splits a suburb with.

Compare it with every Western Australia council on the council map or the Western Australia council list.

Boundaries: ABS ASGS Edition 3, LGA 2024 boundaries; suburbs allocated by 2021 mesh block, weighted by Census 2021 residents. Population: ABS estimated resident population 2025. Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021: ABS. Council-wide medians: ABS Data by Region. Approvals: ABS Building Approvals. Grants: Financial Assistance Grants, Dept of Infrastructure. Flood and bushfire: state planning layers. Observed water: Geoscience Australia DEA Water Observations. Website and identity: Wikidata (CC0). ABS, Dept of Infrastructure and state government data CC BY 4.0. Council facts loaded 2026-09-24.