City of Albury New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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Coordinates | 36°03′S 146°57′E / 36.050°S 146.950°ECoordinates: 36°03′S 146°57′E / 36.050°S 146.950°E | ||||||||||||
Population | 50,243 (2013 est) | ||||||||||||
• Density | 164.246/km2 (425.40/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Established | 1946 | ||||||||||||
Area | 305.9 km2 (118.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Mayor | Kevin Mack (Independent) | ||||||||||||
Council seat | Albury | ||||||||||||
Region | South West Slopes | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Albury | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Farrer | ||||||||||||
Website | City of Albury | ||||||||||||
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The City of Albury 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 10–12 km east and west along the river from the centre of Albury and up to 20 km north.
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 the City of Albury is Cr. Kevin Mack.
Suburbs within the City of Albury are:
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.