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West Albury bushfire risk

Of West Albury’s 2,316 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 20.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, West Albury’s flood exposure is below the NSW average of 5%, and bushfire exposure is above the NSW average of 16.4%.

0%
In a flood area
20.6%
In a bushfire area
2,316
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in West Albury

Flood and bushfire areas across West Albury. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near West Albury

West Albury sits in the Albury council area, which recorded 7,584 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,584 total. Figures are for the whole Albury council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in West Albury

Median sale price by property type, reported by postcode area — suburbs sharing a postcode show the same figure.

Houses
$725,000+9.52%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$400,000-9.09%
Postcode-area median · Q4 2025

Indicative postcode-area estimate — NSW medians are reported by postcode, so West Albury shares this figure with nearby suburbs in the same postcode. Not a valuation of any specific property. Source: NSW DCJ Rent and Sales Report — sales tables (postcode).

Zoning in West Albury

West Albury is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential93.1% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

Residential4.5% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: Medium Density Residential

Special purpose0.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Infrastructure

School catchments in West Albury

West Albury can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in West Albury

At the 2021 Census, 12.3% of West Albury’s 3,872 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.2%
Australian36.6%
Irish13.5%
Scottish11%
German7.3%
Australian Aboriginal4.7%

Top countries of birth

England2.4%
India1.2%
New Zealand1.1%
South Africa0.9%
Philippines0.6%
Germany0.4%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near West Albury

Albury council approved 431 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

431
Dwellings/yr
359
Houses
72
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Albury council area (not just West Albury). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific West Albury address:

Nearby suburbs

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.