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The quick read on

Albury

NSW 2640 · Albury

What homes cost, how rents have moved, and a feel for the people who call it home.

Median house
$909,000

latest suburb median

Median unit
$498,000

latest suburb median

Population
4,955

ABS 2021

Postcode
2640

Albury, New South Wales

Property market insights for Albury

Median sale price and rental income of properties in Albury NSW

Median price trend for houses

Based on 89 sales in the preceding 12 months

$909,000

Down 1.6% over 12 months

$1m$800k$600k20212023202420252026
2 bed
$676k
3 bed
$839k
4 bed
$1.1m
5+ bed
$1.48m

Median rent trend for houses

Based on 99 rental listings in the preceding 12 months

$550 per week

Up 4.8% over 12 months

$600$550$500$45020212023202420252026

Market data updated October 2026.

The median house price in Albury, NSW is currently $909,000, based on the latest 12 months of sales. Albury has a 12-month growth rate of -1.6% for houses and 9.3% for units.

Two-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $676,000, Three-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $839,000, Four-bedroom houses have a median sale price of $1,100,000, Larger houses have a median sale price of $1,480,000 in Albury.

If you're looking to lease, the median rent for houses in Albury is $550 per week. The median house rent has increased 4.8% over the last 12 months.

The median price of apartments and units for sale in Albury is $498,000, which has increased 9.3% since the same time last year. Two-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $470,000, Three-bedroom apartments and units have a median sale price of $895,000 in Albury. The median rent for units and apartments in Albury is $425 per week and has increased 6.3% over the last 12 months.

Crime and safety

Is Albury safe?

The overall rate for Albury is 6,414 offences per 100,000 residents — 94% above the Rest of NSW 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 Albury.

Overall crime rate

6,414

offences per 100,000 residents

94% aboveRest of NSW

AlburyRest of NSW: 3,298

Suburb-wide estimate from Microburbs' public crime model; it is not an address-level measure.

The people behind the postcode

Who lives in Albury?

Albury NSW 2640 is in New South Wales, within Rest of NSW.

4,955 people call Albury home, with an average of 2 people per household and a median household income of $1,601 a week.

Public ABS 2021 Census figures. The bars compare the local share with the capital-region benchmark.

Population
4,955
Median age
45 years
Median mortgage
$1,733 / month
2021 household rent
$270 / week
Above the benchmarkBelow the benchmarkIn lineRest of NSW benchmark

Age profile

Share of residents in each age band.

Under 1514.6%Below
15–3422.6%In line
35–5425.3%Above
55–7427.1%Above
75 and over10.4%Above

Homes

Share of occupied private dwellings.

Separate houses62.8%Below
Townhouses30.7%Above
Apartments6.0%In line

Ownership

Share of homes with a stated ownership or rental status.

Owned outright37.2%Below
Paying a mortgage22.6%Below
Renting40.1%Above

Cars at home

Vehicles available to occupied households.

No car10.9%Above
One car42.5%Above
Two cars34.5%Below
Three or more12.1%Below

Getting to work

Selected ways residents worked or travelled on Census day.

Worked from home13.7%Below
Drove to work60.9%Above
Train, tram or bus0.4%In line
Walked or cycled11.1%Above

What stands out in Albury

13.7% of workers in Albury worked from home on Census day.

2.7% of Albury residents were born in England.

40.4% of people in Albury described themselves as having no religion in the 2021 Census.

A closer look at the Census

Questions people ask about Albury

Open any question for a plain-English reading of the public 2021 Census for Albury NSW 2640.

Is Albury family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

14.6% of Albury's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.

1,236 family households lived in Albury; 34.5% were couple families and 15.3% were one-parent families.

31.6% of local families included children under 15. That is somewhat below the Rest of NSW average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Albury?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Albury had 4,955 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.0% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

37.5% were 55 or older. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Albury?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 62.8% of occupied private dwellings in Albury.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 30.7% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 6.0% of occupied private dwellings.

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Albury?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

37.2% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

22.6% were buying their home with a mortgage.

40.1% rented their home. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Albury?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Albury had 2.0 people.

One-person households made up 39.6% of occupied homes. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

Two-person households represented 35.5%, while 13.9% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Albury?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

13.7% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

60.9% drove a car as their only travel method. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

0.4% used only a train, tram or bus, while 11.1% walked or cycled.

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Albury?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

10.9% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about twice the Rest of NSW rate.

One-car households formed 42.5% of the total.

46.7% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Albury, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

54.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 45.7% reported a different address.

13.5% of residents were born outside Australia. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Albury?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

86.9% of residents used only English at home.

8.5% used a language other than English at home.

0.6% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.4% spoke Hindi.

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Albury residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

13.5% of Albury's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 86.5% was born in Australia.

0.5% of residents were born in China.

1.8% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 88.6%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Albury?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 42.9% of ancestry responses in Albury.

Australian ancestry made up 33.8% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 1.2% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Albury?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

29.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

Managers accounted for 16.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 12.5%.

Health care and social assistance employed 19.7% of workers, and education and training employed 11.4%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Albury?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 62.2%, compared with 56.4% across Rest of NSW.

35.5% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 20.9% worked part time.

Unemployment was 4.1%, compared with 4.6% across Rest of NSW.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Albury show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

55.6% reported no selected long-term health condition.

10.3% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

10.1% reported asthma, 10.2% arthritis and 3.7% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Albury?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

30.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well above the Rest of NSW average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.4% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.2%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 26.7%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Albury?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,601 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,733.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $270 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Albury compare with Rest of NSW?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 13.7% in Albury, compared with 15.7% across Rest of NSW.

Outright ownership was 37.2% locally and 39.6% across Rest of NSW. That is close to the Rest of NSW average.

Renting accounted for 40.1% in Albury, against 27.9% across Rest of NSW.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

Three useful questions

A buyer’s quick guide to Albury

Is Albury expensive?

The median house price is $909,000, while units and apartments sit at $498,000. Bedroom count, land and condition still create a wide range around those suburb medians.

Is Albury good for families?

The Census counted 1,236 local families, and 14.6% 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 Albury?

Larger houses have a median around $1,480,000, 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.

Explore the area

Streets and suburbs around Albury

118 streets in Albury

Street-by-street reports are not published yet. The streets below are the ones this suburb covers.

  • Affleck St
  • Alma St
  • Amp Ln
  • Backhaus Ct
  • Banff Ave
  • Berry St
  • Beyers St
  • Bonegilla St
  • Borella Rd
  • Boyes Cr
  • Bunker Ct
  • Cahill Pl
  • Carrington St
  • Chamberlain Cl
  • Clarke St
  • C O D Ln
  • Cossor St
  • Cowper St
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  • Creek St
  • Crisp St
  • Cunningham Ln
  • David St
  • Davis Street
  • Dean St
  • Dight St
  • Eames St
  • Edmondson Ave
  • Edward St
  • Elderslie
  • Elizabeth St
  • Elm St
  • Englehardt St
  • Enid Ln
  • Fellowes Cr
  • Fernhurst Ct
  • Fielder Ct
  • Formosa Ln
  • Forrest Hill Ave
  • Garden St
  • George St
  • Golden
  • Golflinks Tce
  • Golf View Dr
  • Grafton St
  • Griffith St
  • Guinea St
  • Holmwood
  • Hume St
  • Indigo
  • Irvington Ct
  • Jemalong Ave
  • Jones St
  • Kiewa Pl
  • Kiewa St
  • Lester St
  • Lindsay Ave
  • Loma Pl
  • Lowan Ave
  • Macauley St
  • Mandarin Ln
  • Maryland
  • Memorial Dr
  • Mitchell St
  • Morningside Pl
  • Nathan Ave
  • Nerida Ave
  • North St
  • Olive St
  • Padman Dr
  • Paine Pl
  • Paine St
  • Parkway Ln
  • Peel St
  • Pemberton St
  • Perry St
  • Poole St
  • Precinct Pl
  • Queen St
  • Railway Pl
  • Randle Cr
  • Read Pl
  • Remembrance Close
  • Reserve St
  • Riverview Tce
  • Roper Pl
  • Roper St
  • Ryan Rd
  • Sackville St
  • Selle Ln
  • Small St
  • Smollett St
  • Spencer St
  • Stanley St
  • Stedman Cr
  • Sun Pl
  • Swift St
  • Thompson St
  • Thurgoona St
  • Townsend St
  • Tribune St
  • Union Bank Ln
  • Uralla Ave
  • Uralla Pl
  • Victoria St
  • Villa Gr
  • Vincent Pl
  • Vine St
  • Volt Ln
  • Wandoo Cr
  • Westpac Ln
  • Wilcox St
  • Wilson St
  • Wodonga Pl
  • Wood St
  • Wyse St
  • Yambla Ave
  • Yambla Pl
  • Young St

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Figures update as new market and census data arrives. This suburb overview is general information, not a valuation or financial advice.