Albert NSW 2873

Albert sits 506 km from Sydney CBD in New South Wales, around 6 hours 30 minutes by car. Census data records 77 residents with a median age of 50 and a median household income of $61,724 per year. On socioeconomic measures it sits in the top 20% nationally. Population fell 4.9% from 2016 to 2021. The 2021 Census recorded a median monthly mortgage of $463. Walkability is low.

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Median Land Price

Q4 2025

Albert's land market is moving lower: the median sale price reached $500 in the December 2025 quarter, roughly 93% below where it sat a year earlier. That said, only one sale settled in the quarter, so the median is a noisy signal — treat it as a direction rather than a level. Zoom out: prices have fallen roughly 71% over the past decade — 11.6% per year on average.

$500

last 4 quarters
↓ −93.2% year-on-year
↓ −70.8% over 2015–2025 (−11.6%/yr compound)

Based on only 1 sale — small sample, take as indicative.

Is Albert safe? Crime statistics

2025

Crime in Albert sits in the low band, with 1 incidents recorded in 2025 — down roughly 80% on the prior year.

1 offences

80.0% since 2024
Harassment & Stalking 1 (100.0%)

Crime Trend

Serious Road Crashes

2021–2025

No crash in Albert killed anyone or put anyone in hospital in 2021–2025.

Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the locality carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.

Council Flood Studies

Lachlan Shire Council has published 4 flood studies on the NSW Flood Data Portal. The mapped flood areas are in those studies; SuburbScan does not hold them.

Schools

No schools in this locality boundary.

Walkability

Albert is very car-dependent on foot — at 0/100, nearly all errands require a car.

0
out of 100
Very Car-Dependent
Public Transport within 1 km not measured
Schools within 1.5 km 0
Parks within 800 m 0
Supermarkets within 1 km 0
GPs within 1 km 0
Pharmacies within 1 km 0
Childcare within 1 km 0
Hospitals within 5 km 0

We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.

NBN connectivity

The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Albert.

15
connectivity score / 100
Bottom 19% in NSW
Most common
Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share
0%
Premises covered
23
Technology mix
Satellite (Sky Muster) (SATELLITE) 100%

NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.

Amenities

Supermarkets
None
Shopping Centres
None
Cafes & Restaurants
None
Parks & Reserves
1 in locality
Sport & Recreation
1 in locality
Beaches
None
Waterways
15 in locality
Childcare
None
GPs
None
Pharmacies
None
Hospitals
None
Police Stations
None
Banks & Bank@Post
None
Fuel Stations
1 in locality
EV Chargers
None
Pubs & Bars
1 in locality
Arts & Culture
None
Places of Worship
None

Lachlan: council population

The whole council area, not just Albert · estimated residents
at 30 June 2025
Residents
6,118
Change
0
people since 2024
Density
0.4
people per km² across the council area
What drove the change
Natural increase
+33
births minus deaths
Net internal migration
-45
moves within Australia
Net overseas migration
+12
arrivals minus departures

The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this locality alone — this locality's own population is in the census section above.

Socio-economic profile

ABS SEIFA · ranked against every suburb in Australia, and within the state
2021 census
Advantage and disadvantage
10/10
9/10 within NSW
income, education, jobs and housing together
Economic resources
9/10
9/10 within NSW
income against housing cost and household size
Education and occupation
10/10
10/10 within NSW
qualifications and job type, income excluded

Albert is home to 77 residents, with a median age of 50 — noticeably older than the national figure of 38. Median household income runs at $62,000 a year, with unemployment at 0.0%.

2021 Census · change since 2016

Population

77

4.9% since 2016

Median Age

50

25.0% since 2016

Median Household Income

$61,724/yr

24.0% since 2016
Bottom 24% in NSW

Census Median Rent

—

Census Median Mortgage

$463/mo

Avg Household Size

2.6

3.7% since 2016

Median Personal Income

$31,824/yr

3.4% since 2016

Unemployment Rate

0.0%

Unoccupied Dwellings

0.0%

Total Dwellings

25

no change since 2016

Owner-Occupier Rate

100.0%

13.0% since 2016

Houses

112.0%

12.0% since 2016

Rental Stress

—

Mortgage Stress

9.0%

Work From Home

30.0%

27.5% since 2016

Dwelling Types

Houses 28 (112.0%)

Property Ownership

Owned Outright 13 (68.4%)
Mortgage 6 (31.6%)

Demographics

Born in Australia
80.5%
English Spoken at Home
84.4%
Employment Rate
62.5%
9.4% since 2016
Completed Year 12
29.9%

Occupations

Managers 23 (56.1%)
Technicians & Trades 8 (19.5%)
Professionals 6 (14.6%)
Community & Personal Service 6 (14.6%)

Religion

Christianity 46 (59.7%)
No Religion 18 (23.4%)

Age Distribution

0-4 3 (3.9%)
5-14 5 (6.5%)
15-19 8 (10.4%)
25-34 7 (9.1%)
35-44 9 (11.7%)
45-54 12 (15.6%)
55-64 12 (15.6%)
65-74 12 (15.6%)
75-84 5 (6.5%)
85+ 3 (3.9%)

Family & Household Composition

Couple Families 14 (48.3%)
Lone Person 9 (31.0%)
Group Household 6 (20.7%)

Commute to Work

Car (driver) 22 (55.0%)
Worked from Home 12 (30.0%)
Walked Only 6 (15.0%)

Education

Certificate III & IV 11 (14.3%)
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 9 (11.7%)
Bachelor Degree 6 (7.8%)

Cars per Dwelling

1 car 3 (12.0%)
2 cars 10 (40.0%)
3 cars 4 (16.0%)
4+ cars 7 (28.0%)

Council Rates

Lachlan
FY 2024-25

Households face an average residential rates bill of $750 a year through Lachlan based on 2024 figures.

Avg residential rate
$750/yr
39% below the NSW average of $1,230 · median of 128 councils
Valuation basis
Unimproved Value
land only

How this land is zoned

Share of Albert's area by planning zone
2026-09
  • Rural and farming 100%

Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the locality around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.

Building Approvals: Lachlan

The whole council area, not just Albert · new residential dwellings
to 2026-08

In the year to August 2026, 12 new dwellings were approved across Lachlan. That mix is 10 houses and 2 units. Approvals are down 50.0% on the same period a year earlier.

Trailing 12 months
12dwellings
-50.0% YoY
Houses
10
detached dwellings
Units
2
townhouses + apartments

Aboriginal Land Council

Aboriginal land in this area is administered by the Peak Hill Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Local Aboriginal Land Councils are statutory bodies under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983, responsible for land claims and land management for their members. Their boundaries are administrative and are not a statement of whose Country this is. NSW does not publish a register of Aboriginal parties by area — they are registered for each project.

Climate & Setting

from Tullamore (Kitchener St), 29.0 km

Moderate rainfall.

Elevation
235 m
above sea level, at the locality centre
Annual rainfall
523 mm
51 rainy days
Summer max (Jan)
—
Winter min (Jul)
—

Elevation is the ground at the locality centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.

Industrial Emissions Nearby

1 facility within 5 km

EV adoption

0.0%
of light vehicles are electric
Up from 0.00% in 2021

In postcode 2873, 0 of 673 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 1.5% (10 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 1.5%.

Electric share, year by year
2021
0.00%
2022
0.00%
2023
0.00%
2024
0.00%
2025
0.00%

Rooftop solar

77
systems per 100 dwellings
Averaging 6.5 kW each

In postcode 2873, 196 rooftop-solar systems totalling 1.3 MW have been installed since 2001, against 256 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 3 went up in the last year.

Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.

Systems installed, year by year
2019
17
2020
10
2021
10
2022
6
2023
17
2024
7
2025
4
2026
2

2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.

First Home Owner Grant

FY2026-27

$10,000 for new homes priced up to $600,000.

Off-the-plan or contracted-build value cap is $750,000 (vs $600,000 for completed new homes). Stamp duty concessions are a separate scheme (First Home Buyers Assistance).

Verify eligibility with Revenue NSW

Federal Electorate

Division of Parkes

Currently held by Jamie Chaffey The Nationals

Year Winner 2PP ALP 2PP LNP Swing
2025 Jamie Chaffey 37.0% 63.0% +5.2
2022 Mark Coulton 32.2% 67.8% +0.9
2019 Mark Coulton 33.1% 66.9% +1.8

Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact locality's voters across time.

State Electorate

Barwon District

Currently held by Roy Butler Independent

Next state election: 13 March 2027.

Year Winner Won with
2023 Roy Butler IND 66.0%
2019 Roy Butler 56.6%
2015 Kevin Humphries NP 62.9%

Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this locality's voters. Results: © State of New South Wales through the NSW Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0, adapted.

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Common questions about Albert

Is Albert a safe place to live?

Recorded crime in Albert is low (20/100, ranked against other NSW suburbs on offences per resident).

What natural hazards affect Albert?

Albert has a low recorded bushfire history (22/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). These are locality-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.

What is the population of Albert?

Albert, NSW had a population of 77 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.

What is the postcode for Albert, NSW?

The postcode for Albert, NSW is 2873.

How far is Albert from Sydney?

Albert is 506 km from Sydney CBD by road, about 392 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.

What is the median household income in Albert?

At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Albert was $61,724 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.

What is the median age in Albert?

The median age of residents in Albert was 50 at the 2021 ABS Census.

Is Albert at risk of bushfire?

Albert has a low recorded bushfire history (22/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the locality relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.

What is the weather like in Albert?

At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Albert, Tullamore (Kitchener St) (29 km away), 523 mm of rain a year over 51 rainy days over 2006-2026.

What is the median land price in Albert?

The median sale price for land lots in Albert was $500 in the Q4 2025 quarter, based on a small sample of 1 sales — take as indicative.

Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Albert?

First-home buyers in NSW may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $600,000. The grant is administered by Revenue NSW; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.

What council does Albert belong to?

Albert sits within the Lachlan local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.

How much are council rates in Albert?

The average residential rates bill through Lachlan is $750 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.

How much is being built near Albert?

Across Lachlan, 12 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's down 50.0% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.

Which federal electorate is Albert in?

Albert sits within the federal Division of Parkes, currently held by Jamie Chaffey (The Nationals).

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