Albany, Western Australia

Albany
Western Australia
York Street in Albany
Albany is located in Western Australia
Albany
Albany
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Coordinates35°01′22″S 117°52′53″E / 35.02278°S 117.88139°E / -35.02278; 117.88139
Population33,145 (2016 census)[1] (42nd)
 • Density111.524/km2 (288.85/sq mi)
Established26 December 1826
Postcode(s)6330
Area297.2 km2 (114.7 sq mi)[2] (2011 urban)
Time zoneAWST (UTC+8)
Location
LGA(s)City of Albany
State electorate(s)Albany
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
19.5 °C
67 °F		 11.7 °C
53 °F		 929.6 mm
36.6 in

Albany is a city on the south coast of Western Australia. In 2006, there were 25,196 people living in Albany.[3] The city centre is in between two hills, Mount Melville and Mount Clarence.

Early history

Albany is built on King George Sound, named by Captain Vancouver in 1791.[4] Major Edmund Lockyer started the first settlement here on 21 January 1827.[4] The Governor of Western Australia, James Stirling, named the city Albany in 1832 after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, the second son of King George III.[4]


References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Albany (Sighicant Urban Area)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 January 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "2011 Census Community Profiles: Albany". ABS Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Albany (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-08-25. Consists of Albany SSD (Central) and the State Suburbs of Milpara, Gledhow, McKail, Bayonet Head, Collingwood and Lower King in the 2006 census.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Landgate > History of country town names". landgate.wa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
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