Fastest growing Albany suburbs (2016-2021)
McKail grew fastest in percentage terms, at +15%. It also added the most residents, 525. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
This ranking shows which Albany suburbs grew fastest between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses — once by percent change, and once by the sheer number of residents added, because those two questions have very different answers.
Percent growth and headcount growth are both real and they rarely agree. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 has grown 4,900%, and a suburb going from 35,000 to 56,000 has grown 63% — but the second one added four times as many people. The first list finds the greenfield estates, the second finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Both are ranked within Albany's own pool. Note the period: the 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count available in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here.
Albany suburbs that grew fastest, 2016-2021
Ranked on percent population change between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses. Percent growth favours suburbs starting from a small base, so greenfield estates built on former farmland dominate the top.
McKail
WA 6330 · 3,970 residents525 residents added · +15% · 3,970 residents in 2021
Robinson
WA 6330 · 696 residents87 residents added · +14% · 696 residents in 2021
Warrenup
WA 6330 · 800 residents98 residents added · +14% · 800 residents in 2021
Milpara
WA 6330 · 953 residents103 residents added · +12% · 953 residents in 2021
Gledhow
WA 6330 · 1,079 residents104 residents added · +11% · 1,079 residents in 2021
Bayonet Head
WA 6330 · 3,272 residents311 residents added · +10% · 3,272 residents in 2021
Willyung
WA 6330 · 635 residents59 residents added · +10% · 635 residents in 2021
Mira Mar
WA 6330 · 1,890 residents133 residents added · +8% · 1,890 residents in 2021
Centennial Park
WA 6330 · 689 residents48 residents added · +8% · 689 residents in 2021
Albany
WA 6330 · 1,403 residents89 residents added · +7% · 1,403 residents in 2021
Mount Clarence
WA 6330 · 728 residents43 residents added · +6% · 728 residents in 2021
Yakamia
WA 6330 · 3,025 residents176 residents added · +6% · 3,025 residents in 2021
Middleton Beach
WA 6330 · 759 residents31 residents added · +4% · 759 residents in 2021
Lower King
WA 6330 · 1,890 residents58 residents added · +3% · 1,890 residents in 2021
Collingwood Heights
WA 6330 · 694 residents17 residents added · +3% · 694 residents in 2021
Ranked from 20 qualifying suburbs.
Albany suburbs that added the most residents, 2016-2021
Ranked on the NUMBER of residents added between the 2016 and 2021 Censuses rather than the percentage, which surfaces the established growth corridors instead of small suburbs multiplying from near zero.
McKail
WA 6330 · 3,970 residents525 residents added · +15% · 3,970 residents in 2021
Bayonet Head
WA 6330 · 3,272 residents311 residents added · +10% · 3,272 residents in 2021
Yakamia
WA 6330 · 3,025 residents176 residents added · +6% · 3,025 residents in 2021
Mira Mar
WA 6330 · 1,890 residents133 residents added · +8% · 1,890 residents in 2021
Gledhow
WA 6330 · 1,079 residents104 residents added · +11% · 1,079 residents in 2021
Milpara
WA 6330 · 953 residents103 residents added · +12% · 953 residents in 2021
Warrenup
WA 6330 · 800 residents98 residents added · +14% · 800 residents in 2021
Albany
WA 6330 · 1,403 residents89 residents added · +7% · 1,403 residents in 2021
Robinson
WA 6330 · 696 residents87 residents added · +14% · 696 residents in 2021
Willyung
WA 6330 · 635 residents59 residents added · +10% · 635 residents in 2021
Lower King
WA 6330 · 1,890 residents58 residents added · +3% · 1,890 residents in 2021
Centennial Park
WA 6330 · 689 residents48 residents added · +8% · 689 residents in 2021
Mount Clarence
WA 6330 · 728 residents43 residents added · +6% · 728 residents in 2021
Middleton Beach
WA 6330 · 759 residents31 residents added · +4% · 759 residents in 2021
Spencer Park
WA 6330 · 3,445 residents25 residents added · +1% · 3,445 residents in 2021
Ranked from 20 qualifying suburbs.
100% population growth, ranked within Albany's candidate pool — once by percent change and once by residents added, because those two questions have different answers. Nothing else is blended in: a suburb that grew is not thereby better or worse to live in. The figures are the 2016 and 2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb population counts published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than today. Suburbs missing either count are excluded rather than ranked as no-growth. See how we calculate for the full methodology.
Common questions about this ranking
What are the fastest growing Albany suburbs (2016-2021)?
McKail grew fastest in percentage terms, at +15%. It also added the most residents, 525. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
What period does this cover?
The 2016-2021 Censuses. The 2021 Census is the most recent per-suburb population count published in Australia, so this measures the five years to 2021 rather than the present day. Growth corridors tend to persist, but a suburb that has since filled up will still appear here, and one that took off after 2021 will not.
Why are there two different lists?
Because percent growth and headcount growth rarely agree, and both are real. A suburb going from 100 residents to 5,000 grew 4,900%; one going from 35,000 to 56,000 grew 63% but added four times as many people. The percent list finds greenfield estates built on former farmland; the headcount list finds the established corridors absorbing most of the actual growth. Presenting only one would hide half the answer.
Does fast growth make a suburb a good place to live?
This ranking does not say so, and deliberately blends nothing else in. Rapid growth can mean new housing, new schools and rising demand, or it can mean construction, strained roads and services that have not caught up — often both at once in the same suburb. Check the walkability, transport, schools and risk figures on each suburb's own page.
Which suburbs are eligible?
Suburbs in Albany with at least 500 residents and a population figure in both Censuses. A suburb missing either count is left out rather than ranked as no-growth, and the top 15 are shown in each list.
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Rankings last computed 28 September 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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