Median price trend for houses
Based on 23 sales in the preceding 12 months
$1,120,000
Up 30.2% over 12 months
- 2 bed
- $850k
- 3 bed
- $1.01m
- 4 bed
- $1.3m
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The quick read on
Albany
WA 6330 · Albany
What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.
- Median house
- $1,120,000
- Median unit
- $1,170,000
- Population
- 1,403
- Postcode
- 6330
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ABS 2021
Albany, Western Australia
Property market insights for Albany
Median sale price and rental income of properties in Albany WA
Median rent trend for houses
Based on 26 rental listings in the preceding 12 months
$675 per week
Up 17.4% over 12 months
Market data updated October 2026.
The median house price in Albany, WA is currently $1,120,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Albany has a 12-month growth rate of 30.2% for houses.
Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $850,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,010,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,300,000 in Albany.
If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Albany is $675 per week. The median house rent has increased 17.4% over the last 12 months.
The median price of apartments and units for sale in Albany is $1,170,000. The median rent for units and apartments in Albany is $538 per week and has increased 30.6% over the last 12 months.
Crime and safety
Is Albany safe?
The overall rate for Albany is 13,681 offences per 100,000 residents — 52% above the Rest of WA benchmark.
That is the clearest suburb-wide answer. Open the detailed profile to see how the pattern changes across offence types and different parts of Albany.
Overall crime rate
13,681
offences per 100,000 residents
52% aboveRest of WA
AlbanyRest of WA: 9,006
Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.
The people behind the postcode
Who lives in Albany?
Albany WA 6330 is in Western Australia, within Rest of WA.
1,403 people call Albany home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $1,363 a week.
Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.
- Population
- 1,403
- Median age
- 55 years
- Median mortgage
- $1,700 / month
- 2021 household rent
- $325 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of WA benchmark
Age profile
Share of residents in each age band.
Under 1510.2%Below
15–3419.2%Below
35–5420.3%Below
55–7439.6%Above
75 and over11.1%Above
Homes
Share of occupied private dwellings.
Separate houses88.2%In line
Townhouses11.8%Above
Apartments0.5%Below
Ownership
Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.
Owned outright47.3%Above
Paying a mortgage23.7%Below
Renting29.0%Below
Cars at home
Vehicles available to occupied households.
No car6.8%Above
One car42.8%Above
Two cars35.7%Below
Three or more15.4%Below
Getting to work
Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.
Worked from home7.8%Above
Drove to work61.7%Below
Train, tram or bus0.8%Below
Walked or cycled9.8%Above
What stands out in Albany
7.8% of workers in Albany worked from home on Census day.
9.9% of Albany residents were born in England, about twice the rate across Rest of WA.
48.6% of people in Albany described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.
A closer look at the Census
Questions people ask about Albany
Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Albany WA 6330.
Is Albany family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.
10.2% of Albany's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of WA rate.
347 family households lived in Albany; 26.5% were couple families and 10.7% were one-parent families.
23.6% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Rest of WA average.
These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.
What is the age profile of Albany?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.
Albany had 1,403 residents at the 2021 Census.
18.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.
50.7% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.
What kind of homes are in Albany?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.
Separate houses made up 88.2% of occupied private dwellings in Albany.
Townhouses and other attached homes represented 11.8% of occupied private dwellings.
Flats and apartments accounted for 0.5% of occupied private dwellings.
All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.
Do people own or rent in Albany?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.
47.3% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
23.7% were buying their home with a mortgage.
29.0% rented their home. That is somewhat below the Rest of WA average.
Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.
How large are households in Albany?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.
The average household in Albany had 2.0 people.
One-person households made up 37.3% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Two-person households represented 41.1%, while 11.4% had four or more usual residents.
Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.
How do people get to work in Albany?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.
7.8% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
61.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
0.8% used only a train, tram or bus, while 9.8% walked or cycled.
Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.
How many cars do households have in Albany?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.
6.8% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is close to the Rest of WA average.
One-car households formed 42.8% of the total.
51.1% of households had two or more vehicles.
Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.
Who's moving to Albany, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.
54.2% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.8% reported a different address.
29.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.
What languages are spoken in Albany?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.
83.7% of residents used only English at home.
9.7% used a language other than English at home.
0.8% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.
Home language is separate from English proficiency.
Where were Albany residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.
29.6% of Albany's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 70.4% was born in Australia.
0.9% of residents were born in China.
0.2% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 84.2%.
Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.
What ancestries shape Albany?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.
English ancestry accounted for 49.2% of ancestry responses in Albany.
Australian ancestry made up 29.3% of responses.
Chinese ancestry represented 1.5% of responses.
People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.
What work do people do in Albany?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.
31.0% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
Managers accounted for 17.1% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.8%.
Health care and social assistance employed 24.7% of workers, and education and training employed 11.3%.
Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.
How active is the workforce in Albany?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.
The labour-force participation rate was 54.5%, compared with 59.4% across Rest of WA.
27.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 21.8% worked part time.
Unemployment was 3.1%, compared with 4.2% across Rest of WA.
Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.
What does the health profile of Albany show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.
53.7% reported no selected long-term health condition.
8.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.
6.8% reported asthma, 12.0% arthritis and 3.8% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.
These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.
How educated is Albany?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.
31.8% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is about twice the Rest of WA rate.
Postgraduate degrees accounted for 10.4% of qualification responses.
Diploma-level qualifications represented 14.7%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 22.8%.
Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.
What do incomes and housing costs look like in Albany?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.
Median household income was $1,363 per week in the 2021 Census.
The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,700.
Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $325 per week.
These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.
How does Albany compare with Rest of WA?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.
Working from home was 7.8% in Albany, compared with 7.1% across Rest of WA.
Outright ownership was 47.3% locally and 34.1% across Rest of WA. That is well above the Rest of WA average.
Renting accounted for 29.0% in Albany, against 32.2% across Rest of WA.
Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.
Three useful questions
A buyer’s quick guide to Albany
Is Albany expensive?
The median house price is $1,120,000, while units and apartments sit at $1,170,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.
Is Albany good for families?
The Census counted 347 local families, and 10.2% of residents were under 15. That describes the community; school quality, travel times and the right fit for a particular family need separate research.
What can I get for $1.5m in Albany?
4-bedroom houses have a median around $1,300,000, the closest bedroom benchmark we hold to a $1.5m budget. Individual homes can differ substantially with block size, renovation and location.
Medians describe recorded market activity across the suburb; they are historical context, not a valuation or forecast for an individual home.
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Streets and suburbs around Albany
54 streets in Albany
Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.
- Aberdeen St
- Albany Hwy
- Amity Qys
- Bay St
- Birch Place
- Bridges St
- Brunswick Rd
- Burgoyne Rd
- Burt St
- Clarence St
- Cliff
- Cliff St
- Collie St
- Cuthbert St
- Duke St
- Earl Ln
- Earl St
- Elizabeth St
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- Festing St
- Finlay St
- Frederick St
- Grey St East
- Grey St West
- Hill St
- Hotchin Ave
- Innes St
- Kwernt Ln
- Lockyer Ave
- Lower Stirling Tce
- Maskill Pl
- Melville St
- Middleton Rd
- Mill St
- Moir St
- Mount St
- Munster Ave
- Parade St
- Peels Pl
- Princess Royal Dr
- Proudlove Pde
- Residency Rd
- Rowley St
- Serpentine East Rd
- Serpentine Rd
- Spencer St
- St Emilie
- Stirling Tce
- Toll Pl
- Vancouver St
- View St
- Warrangee Ln
- Watkins Rd
- York St
- Young St
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