At the
2021 Census, there were 56,093 people in the Albury local government area, of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.8% of the population. The
median age of people in the City of Albury area was 39 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.6% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 43.8% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated. Population growth in the City of Albury Council area between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 9.38%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census was 3.30%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Albury local government area was generally on par with the national average. The median
weekly income for residents within the City of Albury area was slightly below the national average. At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in the Albury local government area who stated their
ancestry as Australian or
Anglo-Celtic exceeded 77% of all residents (national average was 65.2%). In excess of 58% of all residents in the City of Albury area nominated a
religious affiliation with
Christianity at the 2011 Census, which was slightly higher than the national average of 50.2%. Meanwhile, as at the Census date, compared to the national average, households in the Albury local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (6.8%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a significantly higher proportion (90.4%) where
English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%). == Council ==