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Population
Albury - East lies within the top 10% of areas nationally in terms of population growth performance according to AreaSearch analysis of short and medium-term trends
Albury - East's population is around 20,688 as of Aug 2025. This reflects an increase of 2,857 people since the 2021 Census which reported a population of 17,831. The change is inferred from ABS estimated resident population of 20,101 in June 2024 and an additional 888 validated new addresses since the Census date. This level of population equates to a density ratio of 203 persons per square kilometer. Albury - East's growth of 16.0% since the 2021 census exceeded non-metro area (4.8%) and SA3 area, marking it as a growth leader in the region. Population growth was primarily driven by interstate migration contributing approximately 68.5% of overall population gains.
AreaSearch is adopting ABS/Geoscience Australia projections for each SA2 area released in 2024 with 2022 as the base year, and NSW State Government's SA2 level projections for areas not covered, released in 2022 with 2021 as the base year. Growth rates by age group are applied to all areas for years 2032 to 2041. Based on latest population numbers, exceptional growth is predicted over the period with the area expected to expand by 11,935 persons to 2041, reflecting an increase of 54.9% in total over the 17 years.
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Development
The level of residential development activity in Albury - East was found to be higher than 90% of real estate markets across the country
Albury - East saw approximately 263 new homes approved each year. Between FY-21 and FY-25, a total of 1,315 homes were approved, with an additional 55 approved in FY-26. On average, each dwelling built over the past five financial years attracted 2.5 new residents.
The average construction cost value for new homes was $487,000. In FY-26, commercial approvals amounted to $69.9 million. Compared to Rest of NSW, Albury - East had 103.0% more new home approvals per person between FY-21 and FY-25. This location is dominated by detached dwellings, with 95.0% of new building activity in this category. There are approximately 105 people for each dwelling approval, indicating an expanding market.
By 2041, Albury - East's population is projected to grow by 11,348 residents. If current development rates continue, housing supply may not keep pace with population growth, potentially increasing competition among buyers and supporting stronger price growth.
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Infrastructure
Albury - East has emerging levels of nearby infrastructure activity, ranking in the 36thth percentile nationally
Changes to local infrastructure significantly influence an area's performance. AreaSearch has identified 61 projects likely impacting the area. Notable projects are Brooklyn Fields Estate, The Oaks Residential Subdivision, Murray Park Estate, and Thurgoona Village. Below is a list of projects deemed most relevant.
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Brooklyn Fields Estate
A master-planned residential estate covering over 120 hectares in Thurgoona's fastest growing area. The development will ultimately deliver more than 1,000 lots with comprehensive landscaping, community parks, walking and cycling trails, and 3 hectares of public open space. Features include a Community Park, display village with 8 display homes, and proximity to schools, shops, recreational facilities, and Charles Sturt University. The development includes 6 hectares of drainage infrastructure designed to provide breeding habitat for the threatened Sloanes Froglet.
Albury Wodonga Regional Hospital Project
Major $558 million regional hospital redevelopment delivering a new 7-storey Clinical Services Building and 2-storey Northeast Building with expanded health services. The project will provide more than 80 additional beds, new operating theatres including hybrid theatre, enhanced ICU, 32-bed mental health unit, upgraded maternity services with neonatal care, paediatric services, and modern facilities to consolidate complex care on one campus and improve patient safety for the Albury, Wodonga and border communities. Joint NSW-Victorian-Commonwealth government project. Construction commenced 2025 with Northeast Building underway, completion expected 2028. The existing Wodonga campus will be redeveloped into a community facility.
Lavington Swim Centre Redevelopment
The $45.1 million redevelopment (Stage 3) of the Lavington Swim Centre includes a 10-lane 50-metre competition pool, a dedicated 35-metre x 25-metre water polo pool with uniform 2-metre depth, a 25-metre x 15-metre utility pool for lap swimming and remedial use, a splash pad for interactive water play, a new pool building with administration, kiosk, change rooms, amenities, and a Changing Places facility, a flexible multi-purpose social room, and shaded arbour structures with seating, BBQ, and picnic areas. The project replaces the 1967 facility at the end of its service life, aiming to provide modern, inclusive, and accessible aquatic facilities. Stage 3 was endorsed by Council in May 2025 following community consultation, with detailed design underway with Canvas Projects and construction planned to commence in 2027.
Thurgoona Village
A new $17.5 million retail development featuring a Coles supermarket with open-front bakery and dessert bar, Liquorland bottle shop, and specialty stores including Burger Urge restaurant. The development includes 173 car parks with 76 undercover spaces and a six-bay undercover drive-through click and collect service. Features a custom sugar glider mural celebrating the local environmental context.
Lavington Social Housing Project
A $5 million Social Housing Accelerator Fund development delivering 10 new three-bedroom homes specifically designed for women-led families, particularly those escaping domestic and family violence. At least 10% of homes are allocated to Aboriginal women, with tenants selected from the social housing register. The development features gender-responsive design principles focused on safety, security, and family-friendly layouts.
River Gum
Specialist Disability Accommodation featuring three one-bedroom villas designed for Robust and High Physical Support participants and an adjoining two-bedroom house for Improved Liveability participants. Features customized design elements including wide doorways, adjustable benches, private ensuite bathrooms with underfloor heating, assistive technology, and enhanced physical access provisions. The project represents Good Housing's first development outside Greater Sydney.
Murray Park Estate
A masterplanned residential community offering premium house and land packages across 10 stages in Thurgoona. Features lots ranging from 560m2 to 1750m2 with elevated blocks offering views over Albury-Wodonga. The estate includes modern amenities, parks, walking trails, and is located just 12 minutes from Albury city centre and close to shopping centres, schools, and the Murray River.
The Oaks Residential Subdivision
A major residential subdivision providing 198 housing lots in the rapidly growing Thurgoona area. The project was approved by Albury Council in June 2022 and is strategically positioned to benefit from the new Thurgoona Link Road infrastructure. Development was previously delayed pending completion of critical road infrastructure, but with environmental approvals for the link road granted in November 2024, the project is positioned to proceed. The development will contribute to the planned 16,000 additional dwellings in the Thurgoona-Wirlinga growth corridor over the coming decades.
Employment
Employment conditions in Albury - East demonstrate exceptional strength compared to most Australian markets
Albury - East has a skilled labour force with well-represented essential services sectors. Its unemployment rate in June 2025 was 2.2%, with an estimated employment growth of 4.2% over the past year.
As of this date, 11,822 residents were employed, with an unemployment rate 1.5% lower than Rest of NSW's rate of 3.7%. Workforce participation in Albury - East was 67.6%, significantly higher than Rest of NSW's 56.4%. Leading employment industries among local residents included health care & social assistance, education & training, and construction, while agriculture, forestry & fishing employed only 1.3% of workers, below the Rest of NSW average of 5.3%.
Between June 2024 and June 2025, employment levels in Albury - East increased by 4.2%, with a corresponding increase of 4.4% in labour force, leading to an unemployment rate rise of 0.2 percentage points. In comparison, Rest of NSW saw employment fall by 0.1%, labour force expand by 0.3%, and unemployment rise by 0.4 percentage points. State-level data for NSW as of Sep-25 showed employment had contracted by 0.41% (a loss of 19,270 jobs), with the state unemployment rate at 4.3%. This compared favourably to the national unemployment rate of 4.5%, but lagged behind national employment growth of 0.26%. Jobs and Skills Australia's national employment forecasts from May 2025 projected a 6.6% expansion in employment over five years and 13.7% over ten years. Applying these projections to Albury - East's employment mix suggested local growth of approximately 6.6%% over five years and 13.8% over ten years, though these figures were simple extrapolations for illustrative purposes and did not account for localised population projections.
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Income
Income levels align closely with national averages, indicating typical economic conditions for Australian communities according to AreaSearch analysis
Albury - East's median income among taxpayers was $53,064 in financial year 2022. The average income stood at $67,088. This compares to Rest of NSW's figures of $49,459 and $62,998 respectively. Based on Wage Price Index growth of 10.6% since financial year 2022, estimated median income as of March 2025 is approximately $58,689, with average income at $74,199. Census data shows household, family and personal incomes in Albury - East cluster around the 59th percentile nationally. Predominant income cohort spans 36.6% of locals (7,571 people) in the $1,500 - 2,999 category. After housing, 86.0% of income remains for other expenses. Albury - East's SEIFA income ranking places it in the 6th decile.
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Housing
Albury - East is characterized by a predominantly suburban housing profile, with ownership patterns similar to the broader region
Albury - East's dwelling structure, as per the latest Census evaluation, comprised 88.4% houses and 11.6% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings). In comparison, Non-Metro NSW had 83.2% houses and 16.8% other dwellings. Home ownership in Albury - East was at 28.9%, with the remainder being mortgaged (41.9%) or rented (29.3%). The median monthly mortgage repayment in the area was $1,625, higher than Non-Metro NSW's average of $1,430. The median weekly rent figure was recorded at $320, compared to Non-Metro NSW's $265. Nationally, Albury - East's mortgage repayments were significantly lower than the Australian average of $1,863, while rents were substantially below the national figure of $375.
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Household Composition
Albury - East has a typical household mix, with a higher-than-average median household size
Family households constitute 72.0% of all households, including 33.5% couples with children, 27.7% couples without children, and 10.0% single parent families. Non-family households comprise the remaining 28.0%, with lone person households at 24.2% and group households at 3.7%. The median household size is 2.6 people, larger than the Rest of NSW average of 2.4.
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Local Schools & Education
The educational profile of Albury - East exceeds national averages, with above-average qualification levels and academic performance metrics
The area's educational profile stands out regionally, with university qualification rates at 26.1% of residents aged 15+, exceeding the SA4 region average of 18.4%. Bachelor degrees are most prevalent at 18.2%, followed by postgraduate qualifications (4.6%) and graduate diplomas (3.3%). Vocational credentials are also prominent, with 38.1% of residents aged 15+ holding such qualifications - advanced diplomas (11.1%) and certificates (27.0%).
Educational participation is notably high at 30.5%, including primary education (10.9%), secondary education (7.4%), and tertiary education (4.5%). Albury - East has three schools with a combined enrollment of 2,208 students, demonstrating typical Australian school conditions (ICSEA: 1047) with balanced educational opportunities. The educational mix includes one primary school and two K-12 schools. School places per 100 residents are at 10.7, falling below the regional average of 17.1, indicating some students may attend schools in adjacent areas.
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Nearby Services & Amenities
Transport
Transport servicing is moderate compared to other areas nationally based on assessment of service frequency, route connectivity and accessibility
Albury-East has 302 active public transport stops, operating a mix of train and bus services. These are covered by 59 individual routes, offering a total of 1,101 weekly passenger trips. Residents enjoy excellent transport accessibility, with an average distance of 163 meters to the nearest stop.
Service frequency averages 157 trips per day across all routes, equating to approximately 3 weekly trips per stop.
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Health
Albury - East's residents are relatively healthy in comparison to broader Australia with common health conditions slightly more prevalent than average across both younger and older age cohorts
Albury East's health metrics are close to national benchmarks.
Common health conditions are slightly more prevalent than average across both younger and older age cohorts. Private health cover rate is approximately 52%, impacting about 10,840 people, which is higher than the average SA2 area. The most common medical conditions are mental health issues (9.0%) and asthma (8.9%). About 68.0% of residents report no medical ailments, compared to 64.2% in Rest of NSW. Around 16.2% of residents are aged 65 and over (3,347 people), lower than the 20.1% in Rest of NSW.
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Cultural Diversity
Albury - East ranks below the Australian average when compared to other local markets across a number of language and cultural background related metrics
Albury-East has a low cultural diversity, with 88.7% born in Australia, 92.4% being citizens, and 92.5% speaking English only at home. Christianity is the predominant religion, at 52.5%, compared to 53.9% regionally. The top three ancestry groups are English (29.5%), Australian (29.3%), and Irish (10.2%).
Notably, German (5.2%) and Scottish (8.5%) are overrepresented compared to regional averages of 5.9% and 8.2%, respectively. Dutch representation is slightly higher at 1.4%.
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Age
Albury - East's population is slightly younger than the national pattern
The median age in Albury-East is 36 years, which is significantly lower than Rest of NSW's average of 43 years and somewhat younger than Australia's median age of 38 years. The 25-34 age group has a strong representation at 15.3%, compared to the Rest of NSW figure. Conversely, the 65-74 cohort is less prevalent in Albury-East at 8.7%. According to post-2021 Census data, the 25 to 34 age group has increased from 14.0% to 15.3% of the population, while the 55 to 64 cohort has decreased from 10.7% to 9.8%. Population forecasts for 2041 indicate substantial demographic changes in Albury-East, with the 35 to 44 age group projected to grow by 68%, reaching 5,129 people from an initial figure of 3,053.