Overview of the Albury LGA

Location

Albury City is located in New South Wales, just north of the Victorian border, about 310 kilometres north-east of Melbourne and 570 kilometres south-west of Sydney.

Albury City encompasses a total land area of 306 square kilometres, including the main urban centre of Albury, as well as substantial industrial, commercial, recreational and parkland areas and significant rural hinterland.

Key features

• a major commercial district surrounding the Albury Shopping Centre, situated on Australia’s busiest inland transport route
• 2 public hospitals:
  1. Albury Wodonga Health (Albury Campus)
  2. Mercy Health Albury
• 2 railway stations along with public and private bus networks
• access to major roads including the Hume Highway and Riverina Highway
• tertiary education providers include:
  • Charles Sturt University (Albury-Wodonga City and Thurgoona Campuses)
  • TAFE NSW Riverina Institute
• numerous primary and secondary schools.