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Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is also a Local Government Area, administered by Albury City Council. This area covers 332 square kilometres (128 sq mi) and stretches from Splitters Creek in the west, to the Victorian border and the Murray River in the south, the shores of Lake Hume in the east and Tabletop in the north. Albury is the second major city of the Riverina and the second largest inland city in New South Wales, behind Wagga Wagga.. Albury has a urban population of 43,787 people. It is separated from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga by the Murray River. Together the two cities form an urban area with a population of 82,974. It is approximately 588 kilometres (365 mi) from the state capital Sydney, but only 300 kilometres (190 mi) from the Victorian capital Melbourne. Albury was rated a 410th out of 590 Local Government Areas in the BankWest Quality of Life Index 2008. Neighbouring Wodonga ranked 186. |
