East Albury vs North Albury

In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in East Albury: a median of $750,000, against $564,000 in North Albury, and rent is higher there too. On these figures, North Albury tends to suit buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

East Albury

ahead on 2 of the 6 things we measure here

  • has more parks and reserves (11 vs 5)
  • carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 93/100)
  • But North Albury has more schools inside the suburb (9 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

North Albury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($564,000 vs $750,000)

Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

North Albury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($240/wk vs $280/wk)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

North Albury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is more walkable (59/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • East Albury carries lower crime risk (76/100 vs 93/100)
  • North Albury is more walkable (59/100 vs 40/100)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

North Albury

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • returns a higher gross yield on houses (4.2% vs 3.7%)

Weighs house yield and population growth.

Where they sit

East Albury and North Albury drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

East Albury North Albury
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

East Albury North Albury
Walkability 40 / 59
East Albury — Walkability: 40/100 North Albury — Walkability: 59/100
Safety 24 / 7
East Albury — Safety: 24/100 North Albury — Safety: 7/100
Low fire risk 71 / 82
East Albury — Low fire risk: 71/100 North Albury — Low fire risk: 82/100

Demographics

East Albury has higher household incomes ($78,416 vs $60,268); East Albury rents higher ($280/wk vs $240/wk).

East Albury North Albury
Population 6,224 6,232
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +2.1% +2.9%
Median age 40 38
Median household income $78,416/yr
+23% vs other
 $60,268/yr
Median weekly rent $280/wk
+14% vs other
 $240/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

East Albury North Albury
0-4 6.1% / 6.6%
East Albury — 0-4: 6.1% North Albury — 0-4: 6.6%
5-14 11.1% / 11.9%
East Albury — 5-14: 11.1% North Albury — 5-14: 11.9%
15-19 5.6% / 6.7%
East Albury — 15-19: 5.6% North Albury — 15-19: 6.7%
20-24 5.8% / 6.9%
East Albury — 20-24: 5.8% North Albury — 20-24: 6.9%
25-34 13.2% / 14.3%
East Albury — 25-34: 13.2% North Albury — 25-34: 14.3%
35-44 13.3% / 11.3%
East Albury — 35-44: 13.3% North Albury — 35-44: 11.3%
45-54 12.5% / 12.2%
East Albury — 45-54: 12.5% North Albury — 45-54: 12.2%
55-64 12.3% / 12.9%
East Albury — 55-64: 12.3% North Albury — 55-64: 12.9%
65-74 9.9% / 9.3%
East Albury — 65-74: 9.9% North Albury — 65-74: 9.3%
75-84 6.7% / 5.9%
East Albury — 75-84: 6.7% North Albury — 75-84: 5.9%
85+ 3.6% / 2.0%
East Albury — 85+: 3.6% North Albury — 85+: 2.0%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (14.3%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

East Albury 47.4% lone person
East Albury — Lone Person: 47.4% East Albury — Couple Families: 32.4% East Albury — One Parent Families: 13.2% East Albury — Group Household: 5.6% East Albury — Other Families: 1.4%
North Albury 46.5% lone person
North Albury — Lone Person: 46.5% North Albury — Couple Families: 25.6% North Albury — One Parent Families: 21.3% North Albury — Group Household: 4.9% North Albury — Other Families: 1.6%
Lone Person Couple Families One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

East Albury 35.8% renting
East Albury — Owned Outright: 32.5% East Albury — Mortgage: 31.7% East Albury — Renting: 35.8%
North Albury 42.1% renting
North Albury — Owned Outright: 27.3% North Albury — Mortgage: 30.6% North Albury — Renting: 42.1%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

East Albury North Albury
Certificate III & IV 15.1% / 17.7%
East Albury — Certificate III & IV: 15.1% North Albury — Certificate III & IV: 17.7%
Bachelor Degree 14.9% / 6.8%
East Albury — Bachelor Degree: 14.9% North Albury — Bachelor Degree: 6.8%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 8.6% / 6.5%
East Albury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 8.6% North Albury — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 6.5%
Postgraduate Degree 4.4% / 2.0%
East Albury — Postgraduate Degree: 4.4% North Albury — Postgraduate Degree: 2.0%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.5% / 1.6%
East Albury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.5% North Albury — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.6%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (17.7%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

East Albury North Albury
India 2.3% / 2.0%
East Albury — India: 2.3% North Albury — India: 2.0%
England 1.8% / 1.6%
East Albury — England: 1.8% North Albury — England: 1.6%
New Zealand 1.0% / 0.7%
East Albury — New Zealand: 1.0% North Albury — New Zealand: 0.7%
Philippines 0.4% / 1.0%
East Albury — Philippines: 0.4% North Albury — Philippines: 1.0%
Germany 0.5% / 0.4%
East Albury — Germany: 0.5% North Albury — Germany: 0.4%
Nepal — / 0.5%
East Albury — Nepal: not among its largest North Albury — Nepal: 0.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

East Albury 75.9% houses
East Albury — Houses: 75.9% East Albury — Townhouses: 22.5% East Albury — Flats / Apartments: 1.6%
North Albury 81.6% houses
North Albury — Houses: 81.6% North Albury — Townhouses: 17.4% North Albury — Flats / Apartments: 1.0%
Houses Townhouses Flats / Apartments

Property market

East Albury North Albury
Median house price $750,000 $564,000
Median unit price $372,500 $374,000
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 28 days
from 26 sales
 40 days
from 58 sales

House price by bedroom count

Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.

East Albury North Albury
3 bed $730K / $570K
East Albury — 3 bed: $730K (27 sales) North Albury — 3 bed: $570K (86 sales)

27 vs 86 sales

4 bed $828K / $630K
East Albury — 4 bed: $828K (12 sales) North Albury — 4 bed: $630K (25 sales)

12 vs 25 sales

Zoning mix

East Albury has more land zoned for conservation (33% vs 1%); East Albury has more rural and farming land (18% vs 0%).

East Albury North Albury
Residential 25% 59%
Environmental 33% 1%
Rural and farming 18% 0%
Parks and recreation 6% 17%
Industrial 7% 15%
Infrastructure and transport 12% 7%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

East Albury North Albury
New dwellings approved 423
across Albury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +14%
same for both

Gross rental yield

Gross — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. From median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.

East Albury North Albury
Houses 3.7%
$550/wk on $765K
 4.2%
$495/wk on $620K
Units 5.0%
$380/wk on $397K
 —

Ranking within NSW

East Albury North Albury
House price Higher than 28% of NSW Higher than 17% of NSW
Income Higher than 46% of NSW Higher than 22% of NSW
Schools — Higher than 35% of NSW
Walkability Higher than 78% of NSW Higher than 84% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 73% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 63% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 74% of NSW Higher than 76% of NSW
Rental yield (houses) Higher than 59% of NSW Higher than 80% of NSW
Rental yield (units) Higher than 66% of NSW —

Liveability

North Albury is more walkable (59 vs 40); East Albury scores higher overall (37 vs 27).

East Albury North Albury
Grade C D
Score 37/100 27/100
Socio-economic band mid-range socio-economic
decile 6/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

East Albury carries more bushfire risk (29 vs 18); North Albury carries more crime risk (93 vs 76).

East Albury North Albury
Bushfire Low
29/100
 Low
18/100
Crime High
76/100
 High
93/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 5
within 5 km
 4
within 5 km

Schools

East Albury North Albury
Inside the suburb 0 9
Rated above peers 0 1
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 4

Schools in East Albury

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in North Albury

  • Glenroy Public School Government · Primary above peers
  • Albury North Public School Government · Primary below peers
  • James Fallon High School Government · Secondary below peers
  • St Anne's Primary School Catholic · Primary below peers
  • Xavier Catholic College Catholic · Secondary below peers
  • Aspect Riverina School, Moresby Park Centre Independent · Primary · Special school

Amenities in the suburb

East Albury North Albury
Supermarkets 1
same for both
Cafes & restaurants 2 4
Parks & reserves 11 5
Childcare 3 5
Pharmacies 1 0
Hospitals 1 0
Banks & Bank@Post 1 0
Fuel stations 0 3
EV chargers 0 1
Beaches 1 0

Mobility

East Albury North Albury
Walkability score 40/100 59/100
Distance to Sydney 553.3 km
same for both
Drive time (normal traffic) 340 min
same for both
Public transport score 56/100
Bus
 73/100
Bus
Peak arrivals per hour 13.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
 48.2
7-9am + 5-7pm
Median peak wait 1 min
scheduled, not actual
same for both
Electric vehicle share 0.6%
postcode 2640
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 54
postcode 2640
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

East Albury North Albury
Car (driver) 76.1% / 79.6%
East Albury — Car (driver): 76.1% North Albury — Car (driver): 79.6%
Worked from Home 12.6% / 7.7%
East Albury — Worked from Home: 12.6% North Albury — Worked from Home: 7.7%
Car (passenger) 5.7% / 6.9%
East Albury — Car (passenger): 5.7% North Albury — Car (passenger): 6.9%
Walked Only 4.2% / 3.5%
East Albury — Walked Only: 4.2% North Albury — Walked Only: 3.5%
Bicycle 0.9% / 1.5%
East Albury — Bicycle: 0.9% North Albury — Bicycle: 1.5%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (79.6%).

Setting

East Albury North Albury
Elevation 241 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 172 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre

NBN connectivity

East Albury North Albury
Connectivity score 65/100 68/100
Most common technology Fibre to the node
same for both
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 36%
3,300 premises
 43%
3,491 premises

Climate

East Albury North Albury
Annual rainfall 645 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) 33.3°C
same for both
Winter min (Jul) 2.5°C
same for both

Air quality (annual mean)

East Albury North Albury
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³
same for both
PM10 18.1 µg/m³
same for both
NO₂ 0.64 pphm
same for both

Council rates

East Albury North Albury
Average residential rate $1,574/yr
same for both
Council Albury
same for both

Federal electorate

East Albury North Albury
Division Farrer
same for both
Member David Farley
same for both
Party One Nation
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

East Albury North Albury
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

East Albury

Parks Townhouses

North Albury

Affordable

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