Albany Electorate Profile (2025)

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Area: 9,814 (sq km).

Number of Electors: 32,380
Source: 2023 Final Distribution Report, Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.

Origin of the Name:
The city of Albany, located on the south coast of Western Australia, was officially named by Governor Stirling at the beginning of 1832 after Frederick, the Duke of Albany and York, the favourite son of King George III. The city is located on King George Sound, which was discovered and named King George the Third's Sound on 28 September 1791, by Captain Vancouver. Albany was the site of the first settlement in WA when Major Edmund Lockyer of the 57th Regiment, under instructions from the NSW government, hoisted the British flag on 21 January 1827 on a site that became known as The Residency or Residency Point. The city was more often referred to as King George Sound or King George's Sound for the first 40 years of settlement. A portion of it was originally named Fredrickstown by Major Lockyer in 1827, in honour of the Duke of York and Albany, Commander in Chief of the British Army. This name disappeared about 1831 and the name Albany was retained for the whole town.
Source: Western Australia. Department of Land Administration. Names and Places.

Suburbs and Towns within the Electorate:
Albany District includes all or part of Albany, Bayonet Head, Big Grove, Bornholm, Centennial Park, Cheynes, Collingwood Heights, Collingwood Park, Cuthbert, Drome, Elleker, Emu Point, Forest Hill, Frenchman Bay, Gledhow, Gnowellen, Goode Beach, Green Range, Green Valley, Kalgan, King River, Kojaneerup South, Kronkup, Lange, Little Grove, Lockyer, Lower King, Lowlands, Manypeaks, Marbelup, McKail, Mettler, Middleton Beach, Millbrook, Milpara, Mira Mar, Mt Barker, Mt Clarence, Mt Elphinstone, Mt Melville, Nanarup, Napier, Narrikup, Nullaki, Orana, Palmdale, Porongurup, Port Albany, Redmond, Redmond West, Robinson, Rocky Gully, Seppings, South Stirling, Spencer Park, Torbay, Torndirrup, Vancouver Peninsula, Walmsley, Warrenup, Wellstead, Willyung, Woogenellup, Yakamia and Youngs Siding.
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.