Fastest growing Albury – Wodonga suburbs (2016-2021)
Killara grew fastest in percentage terms, at +138%. Thurgoona added the most residents, 2,371. Both figures are the change between the 2016-2021 Censuses, the most recent per-suburb measurement available.
This ranking shows which Albury – Wodonga 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 Albury – Wodonga'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.
Albury – Wodonga 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.
Killara
VIC 3691 · 1,485 residents860 residents added · +138% · 1,485 residents in 2021
Leneva
VIC 3691 · 1,317 residents470 residents added · +56% · 1,317 residents in 2021
Hamilton Valley
NSW 2641 · 834 residents268 residents added · +47% · 834 residents in 2021
Bandiana
VIC 3691 · 855 residents239 residents added · +39% · 855 residents in 2021
Springdale Heights
NSW 2641 · 2,644 residents607 residents added · +30% · 2,644 residents in 2021
Baranduda
VIC 3691 · 3,041 residents670 residents added · +28% · 3,041 residents in 2021
Thurgoona
NSW 2640 · 11,028 residents2,371 residents added · +27% · 11,028 residents in 2021
Glenroy
NSW 2640 · 3,528 residents239 residents added · +7% · 3,528 residents in 2021
Wodonga
VIC 3690 · 20,259 residents1,311 residents added · +7% · 20,259 residents in 2021
Lavington
NSW 2641 · 13,073 residents601 residents added · +5% · 13,073 residents in 2021
Albury
NSW 2640 · 4,955 residents150 residents added · +3% · 4,955 residents in 2021
North Albury
NSW 2640 · 6,232 residents173 residents added · +3% · 6,232 residents in 2021
East Albury
NSW 2640 · 6,224 residents126 residents added · +2% · 6,224 residents in 2021
West Wodonga
VIC 3690 · 14,794 residents218 residents added · +2% · 14,794 residents in 2021
West Albury
NSW 2640 · 3,872 residents21 residents added · +1% · 3,872 residents in 2021
Ranked from 17 qualifying suburbs.
Albury – Wodonga 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.
Thurgoona
NSW 2640 · 11,028 residents2,371 residents added · +27% · 11,028 residents in 2021
Wodonga
VIC 3690 · 20,259 residents1,311 residents added · +7% · 20,259 residents in 2021
Killara
VIC 3691 · 1,485 residents860 residents added · +138% · 1,485 residents in 2021
Baranduda
VIC 3691 · 3,041 residents670 residents added · +28% · 3,041 residents in 2021
Springdale Heights
NSW 2641 · 2,644 residents607 residents added · +30% · 2,644 residents in 2021
Lavington
NSW 2641 · 13,073 residents601 residents added · +5% · 13,073 residents in 2021
Leneva
VIC 3691 · 1,317 residents470 residents added · +56% · 1,317 residents in 2021
Hamilton Valley
NSW 2641 · 834 residents268 residents added · +47% · 834 residents in 2021
Bandiana
VIC 3691 · 855 residents239 residents added · +39% · 855 residents in 2021
Glenroy
NSW 2640 · 3,528 residents239 residents added · +7% · 3,528 residents in 2021
West Wodonga
VIC 3690 · 14,794 residents218 residents added · +2% · 14,794 residents in 2021
North Albury
NSW 2640 · 6,232 residents173 residents added · +3% · 6,232 residents in 2021
Albury
NSW 2640 · 4,955 residents150 residents added · +3% · 4,955 residents in 2021
East Albury
NSW 2640 · 6,224 residents126 residents added · +2% · 6,224 residents in 2021
West Albury
NSW 2640 · 3,872 residents21 residents added · +1% · 3,872 residents in 2021
Ranked from 17 qualifying suburbs.
100% population growth, ranked within Albury – Wodonga'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 Albury – Wodonga suburbs (2016-2021)?
Killara grew fastest in percentage terms, at +138%. Thurgoona added the most residents, 2,371. 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 Albury – Wodonga 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 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.
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