Suburb · NSW
Lake Albert, NSW
Postcode, council area, planning zones and 2021 Census facts for Lake Albert, New South Wales, from government sources. What those zones allow on a particular block is in the report.
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Lake Albert at a glance
| State | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 2650 |
| Local government area | Wagga Wagga |
| ABS suburb code (SAL 2021) | 12246 |
Planning zones in Lake Albert
- R5 — Large Lot Residential41%
- RU4 — Primary Production Small Lots26%
- R1 — General Residential8%
- 5 other zones22%
The three largest zones are coloured; every zone covering at least 1% of Lake Albert is listed below. Boundaries are the NSW government’s published zone layer, clipped to the Australian Bureau of Statistics suburb boundary. A block’s own zone is read from its parcel, not from its suburb.
Road names © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- R5 — Large Lot Residential41% of the suburb
- RU4 — Primary Production Small Lots26% of the suburb
- R1 — General Residential8% of the suburb
- RE1 — Public Recreation8% of the suburb
- RU1 — Primary Production7% of the suburb
- W2 — Recreational Waterways4% of the suburb
- SP1 — Special Activities2% of the suburb
- RE2 — Private Recreation2% of the suburb
Lake Albert in the 2021 Census
| Population | 6,291 |
|---|---|
| Median age | 43 years |
| Median weekly household income | $1,891 |
| Median weekly rent | $340 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $1,625 |
| Average household size | 2.6 people |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021
Other New South Wales suburbs with the same main zone
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Sources
- Suburb and postcode boundaries: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3, 2021, CC BY 4.0
- Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (CC BY 4.0)
- Zone codes and names: pp.planningportal.nsw.gov.au (CC-BY 4.0)
Full list of data sources and licences: struqt.com.au/sources.
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