Albany, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Albany lies on the south coast of Western Australia, on King George Sound about 420 km south-east of Perth. It is the traditional country of the Menang people of the Noongar nation, who know the area as Kinjarling, often translated as 'place of rain'. Founded as a military outpost in December 1826, Albany is the oldest colonial settlement in the state, predating Perth and Fremantle by more than two years; first called Frederick Town, it was renamed in 1831. Its deep, sheltered harbour made it the colony's main port until Fremantle's opened in 1897, and the sound was the last sight of home for ANZAC troops sailing to the First World War — a story now told at the National Anzac Centre.
More advantaged than the national average
Albany is more socio-economically advantaged than about 74% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1031, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Is Albany a good place to live?
There’s no single answer — it depends on what matters to you. So instead of one mystery number, we break it down: a transparent score on each part of life we can back with public data, and an honest “not yet” on the parts we can’t.
Around the national middle
A weighted blend of the 2 components we can score for Albany from public data. It sits alongside — and reconciles with — the socio-economic Suburb Score above; it is a transparent read, not a complete verdict.
Socio-economic advantage
74/100More advantaged than the national average
More advantaged than the national average — the same ABS SEIFA-based Suburb Score (74/100) shown above. Income, education and occupation, as published by the ABS. · ABS SEIFA 2021
Housing affordability
36/100Less affordable than the national median
Median weekly rent was $325 at the 2021 Census — more affordable than about 36% of suburbs we can compare. Housing data only, no valuations. · ABS Census 2021
Not yet scored
We’d rather leave these open than publish a number we can’t stand behind. Here’s where each one stands.
- Amenities & accessNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap amenity mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- Green spaceNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap green-space mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- TransportNot scored yet — our OpenStreetMap public-transport mapping is still rolling out across suburbs.
- SchoolsNot scored yet — school performance (ACARA / ICSEA) needs a data-reuse licence cleared before we can publish it.
- SafetyNot scored yet — Australia has no single open crime dataset and safety data carries defamation and legal care, so it is gated pending a go/no-go and will be data-only when added.
- CommunityNot scored yet — we won't reduce community to a number from a proxy. We'd rather leave it open than publish an invented value judgement.
A transparent read on public data, not a verdict — and not a measure of any person or community. See our methodology for how each component is worked out and why some aren’t scored yet.
Albany at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 1,403
- Median age
- 55
- Median weekly household income
- $1,363
- SEIFA score
- 1031
- Local government area
- Albany
- Coordinates
- -35.0264, 117.8827
Map of Albany
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Housing & property in Albany
What it costs to live in Albany and how residents hold their homes, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census.
- Median rent
- $325
- per week
- Median mortgage
- $1,700
- per month
- Owner-occupied
- 66%
- of dwellings
- Rented
- 27%
- of dwellings
The full tenure and dwelling-type breakdown is in the Albany demographics section below.
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021. © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. See our methodology.
Albany demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Albany using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is seniors (65+) at 32% and 31% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 143 | 10% |
| Youth (15–24) | 121 | 9% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 256 | 18% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 436 | 31% |
| Seniors (65+) | 454 | 32% |
Share of the 1,410 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 261 | 44% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 131 | 22% |
| Rented | 160 | 27% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 516 | 87% |
| Townhouses & semis | 69 | 12% |
| Flats & apartments | 3 | 1% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 592 occupied private dwellings in Albany.
- Average household size
- 2 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,976
- Median weekly personal income
- $883
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 415 (31%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 136 (10%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 17 (1%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 731 (60%)
- Labour-force participation
- 54.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Employed full-time
- 350
- Employed part-time
- 274
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Albany
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Albany is February (average daytime high around 22.6°C) and the coolest is August (around 15.8°C). The area receives roughly 573 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22.3°C | 16.2°C | 24 mm |
| Feb | 22.6°C | 16.7°C | 24 mm |
| Mar | 22°C | 16.3°C | 41 mm |
| Apr | 20.2°C | 14.2°C | 52 mm |
| May | 18.3°C | 12.1°C | 51 mm |
| Jun | 16.5°C | 10.9°C | 60 mm |
| Jul | 15.6°C | 10°C | 69 mm |
| Aug | 15.8°C | 9.7°C | 82 mm |
| Sep | 17°C | 10.4°C | 58 mm |
| Oct | 18.1°C | 11.7°C | 52 mm |
| Nov | 19.2°C | 13.2°C | 36 mm |
| Dec | 20.9°C | 14.7°C | 24 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
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Common questions about Albany
Is Albany a good place to live?
There's no single answer, so we score what the public data can back. On socio-economic advantage and housing affordability, Albany rates 61/100 overall (Around the national middle). Public transport, schools and safety aren't scored yet — see our methodology for why.
What is the median rent in Albany?
At the 2021 Census, the median weekly rent in Albany was $325, and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,700. These are official ABS Census figures — StreetScout publishes housing data only, with no property valuations or agent referrals.
Where is Albany?
Albany is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia, in the Albany local government area.
What is the population of Albany?
At the 2021 Census, Albany had a population of about 1,403.
Is Albany an advantaged area?
Albany has an ABS SEIFA score of 1031, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 74 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 74% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Albany?
Albany has average daytime highs of about 19°C and overnight lows of about 13°C, with roughly 573 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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