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| native_name = Kinjarling| native_name_lang = nys| state = WA| image = York Street Albany.jpgYork Street, Albany>York Street in Albanyregion:AU-WA_type:city({{wikidata qualifier P1082 property raw P2386 name={{wikidata P1448 }} format=dms}}{{EditAtWikidata|pid=P625}}| pushpin_label_position = top| pop = 35,053| pop_year = 2021 id = 5001 access-date = 4 May 2023 | quick = on}}| poprank = 44th| density =| postcode = 6330| elevation = 26| area = 297.2WEBSITE=ABS CENSUSAUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS>ACCESS-DATE=15 SEPTEMBER 2016, (2011 urban)UTC8>AWST| utc = +8| dist1 = 408Perth, Western Australia>Perth| dist2 = 482Esperance, Western Australia>Esperance| dist3 = 330Bunbury, Western Australia>Bunbury| lga = City of AlbanyElectoral district of Albany>AlbanyDivision of O’Connor>O’Connor| maxtemp = 19.5| mintemp = 11.7| rainfall = 929.6| est = 26 December 1826}}(File:Albany Entertainment Centre 2011 SMC.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Albany Entertainment Centre, opened December 2010.)(File:Port of Albany.jpg|thumb|Port of Albany)(File:Albany Australia 1874.jpg|thumb|Albany, 1874 by Sir Whately Eliot)(File:York Street Albany WA.jpg|thumb|York Street in the centre of Albany)(File:St Joseph Albany 2.JPG|thumb|Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Albany)Albany ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|b|É™n|i}} {{respell|AL|bÉ™n|ee}};{{efn |name=“pronunciation“}}WEB, Groundwater, Ben, Eight Australian places we keep pronouncing incorrectly,www.traveller.com.au/eight-australian-places-we-keep-pronouncing-incorrectly-h2auok, Traveller, 31 March 2023, en-au, 29 March 2023, ) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, {{convert|418|km}} southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a part of King George Sound. The central business district is bounded by Mount Clarence to the east and Mount Melville to the west. The city is in the local government area of the City of Albany. While it is the oldest colonial, although not European,{{efn |name=“whsf“}} settlement in Western Australia{{efn |name=“srcwa“}}—predating Perth and Fremantle by over two years—it was a semi-exclave of New South Wales for over four years until it was made part of the Swan River Colony.The settlement was founded on 26 December 1826 as a military outpost of New South Wales for the purpose of forestalling French ambitions in the region.BOOK, Western Australia: A History from its Discovery to the Inauguration of the Commonwealth, Battye, James Sykes, James Battye, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 4362013,gutenberg.net.au/ebooks05/0500301h.html, 2005, 1924, Project Gutenberg of Australia, 2021-09-24, {{rp|61}} To that end, on 21 January 1827, the commander of the outpost, Major Edmund Lockyer, formally took possession for the British Crown of the portion of New Holland not yet claimed by the Crown; that is, the portion west of the 129th meridian east, with the portion east already being claimed collectively by the Crown as New South Wales and Van Diemen’s Land.WEB, King George’s Sound Settlement,search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/2517, State Records, State Records Authority of New South Wales,search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/2517," title="web.archive.org/web/20140624194804search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/2517,">web.archive.org/web/20140624194804search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/2517, 2014-06-24, 2021-09-23, During the last decade of the 19th century, the town served as a gateway to the Eastern Goldfields. For many years, it was the colony’s only deep-water port, having a place of eminence on shipping services between Britain and its Australian colonies. The opening of the Fremantle Inner Harbour in 1897,BOOK, Hutchison, David, Fremantle Walks, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, 2006, 1-921064-30-7, 86110696, {{rp|51–55}} however, saw its importance as a port decline, after which the town’s industries turned primarily to agriculture, timber and later, whaling.Contemporary Albany is the southern terminus for tourism in the region, and the state’s south west,WEB,www.westernaustralia.com/en/Destination/Albany/56b266bb2cbcbe7073ae06bd#/, Destination Albany, 2017-10-07, which is known for its natural environment and preservation of its heritage. The town has a role in the ANZAC legend, being the last port of call for troopships departing Australia in the First World War. On 1 November 2014, the Australian and New Zealand Prime Ministers opened the National Anzac Centre in Mount Clarence, Albany, to commemorate 100 years since the first ANZAC troops departed from King George Sound. Approximately 40,000 people attended the commemoration events held between 30 October and 2 November 2014.WEB,www.nationalanzaccentre.com.au/anzac-albany, Anzac Albany {{!, National Anzac Centre|website=www.nationalanzaccentre.com.au|access-date=2020-02-15}}An auxiliary submarine base for the US Navy’s 7th Fleet was developed during the Second World War in the event the submarine base at Fremantle was lost. Also in the harbour was a Royal Australian Navy naval installation which provided for refuelling from four {{convert|5000|LT|order=flip|abbr=off|adj=on}} fuel tanks.REPORT, Base Facilities Report, Commander Seventh Fleet, 1944-09-15, United States Navy,commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Base_Facilities_Report.djvu, 2021-09-26, {{rp|26}}

Etymology

Upon its establishment in 1826, the settlement was named Frederick Town in honour of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany.WEB,acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=836815, pdf, View of Frederick Town, King Georges Sound, at the expiration of the first year of its settlement, Nind, Isaac Scott, Isaac Scott Nind, Manuscripts, Oral History and Pictures, State Library of New South Wales, 7 February 1828, 12 May 2014, JOURNAL, Description of the Natives of King George’s Sound (Swan River Colony) and Adjoining Country, The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, 1832, Nind, Isaac Scott, Isaac Scott Nind, 1, 21–51, 1797657,archive.org/details/jstor-1797657, 12 May 2014, 10.2307/1797657, BOOK, Wilson, Thomas Braidwood, Thomas Braidwood Wilson,en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page%3ANarrativeavoyag01wilsgoog.djvu/313, Narrative of a Voyage Round the World, Formation of the Settlement at King George’s Sound, London, Sherwood Gilbert & Piper, 1835, 281, 12 May 2014, In 1831, the settlement was transferred to the control of the Swan River Colony and renamed Albany by Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling.BOOK, West, Dunstan Arthur Percival, The Settlement on the Sound – Discovery and settlement of the Albany Region 1791–1831, Western Australian Museum, Perth, 1976, 2004, 4466596, {{rp|55–115}}The name of the area in the Nyungar language of the Menang people is , which has been said to mean “place of plenty” and “place of rain”.NEWS, Dobson, John, Albany, WA’s oldest colonial settlement, to officially adopt joint Noongar names,www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-03/albany-to-officially-adopt-joint-noongar-name-kinjarling/12415184, 4 July 2020, ABC Local Radio, ABC Great Southern, 3 July 2020, BOOK, Goode, Brad, Council Report ‘Kinjarling’ The Place of Rain:The City of Albany & Department of Indigenous Affairs Aboriginal Heritage Survey, 2013, City of Albany, Albany, WA,www.albany.wa.gov.au/documents/527/aboriginal-heritage-council-report, 4 July 2020, 22 March 2020,web.archive.org/web/20200322032522/https://www.albany.wa.gov.au/documents/527/aboriginal-heritage-council-report, WEB, History of Albany » First Nations,www.albany.wa.gov.au/facilities/about-albany/history.aspx, City of Albany, 2023-10-13, In 2020, the City of Albany began, as part of an official dual-naming project, to give prominence to “Kinjarling” as the city’s Aboriginal name.

Early history

Kinjarling was home to Menang Noongar tribes during the summer season.WEB, Albany History Gallery: Albany History Gallery & Meaning of Town Names ending in UP, Kalgan Queen Riverboat, Cruise Tour and Albany Horse-drawn wagon tours,www.albanyaustralia.com/history.htm,www.albanyaustralia.com/history.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20100124134801www.albanyaustralia.com/history.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20100124134801www.albanyaustralia.com/history.htm, 2010-01-24, 2021-09-25, Early British explorers recorded evidence of fish traps located on Emu Point and on the French, now the Kalgan, River. Vancouver made attempts to find the inhabitants of the area but only found bark dwellings that were unoccupied. Later explorers made contact and were told to leave, but were accepted when they did not. Most of the British exploration was undertaken to survey the land and sea to assess the profitability of resources. The explorers occasionally noted encounters with Noongars. Native treatment laws and programs have affected the tribes since settlement.

Heritage buildings

There are a number of heritage buildings in Albany; see List of heritage places in the City of Albany and (:Category:Heritage places in Albany, Western Australia). These include:

• The Old Farm, Strawberry Hill was established in 1827 as a government farm to feed the colonial soldiers stationed around King George’s Sound. It is the oldest farm in Western Australia. The homestead, which became the home of the Government Resident in 1833, is an example of a colonial gentleman’s residence. After a chequered history, the property was vested in the National Trust WA in 1964 and is now a house museum.
• Patrick Taylor Cottage (1832), Western Australia’s oldest surviving dwelling, built in 1832 by the Morley Brothers. It is now maintained by the Albany Historical Society.
• St John’s Church (1841–1848) is a stone building with shingled roofs in the Old Colonial Gothick Picturesque style. Set among trees, it was designed to be part of an overall contrived picturesque scene in the manner of an English garden landscape.WEB, Strawberry Hill,www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/strawberry-hill/, National Trust, Australian Council of National Trusts, 23 May 2018, Canberra, ACT,
• Scots Uniting Church (1892) was designed in the Victorian Academic Gothic style by Melbourne architect Evander McIver and built with local granite stonework.
• The complex now known as The Residency Museum was established in 1850 as a depot for the Convict Establishment in Albany. It is an L-shaped, single-storied, masonry building with a timber framed, timber shingled roof. In 1873 it was converted into the Resident Magistrate’s home. It now serves as a museum.
• The Victorian Free Classical Revival style Town Hall (1888) is a two-storey stone building with a prominent clock tower, which dominates York Street, the main street of Albany. It has been put to many uses apart from council meetings, including public entertainment and public meetings of all kinds and even as the venue for the first regional meeting of the State Parliament.
• The Old Post Office was built in two stages, the first was designed in 1869 by J Manning, the second, including a prominent tower, was designed in 1896 by George Temple-Poole. It now houses the Albany campus of the University of Western Australia.
• The Court House, constructed of Albany brick and granite with a tiled roof, was designed in the Federation Romanesque style by the Public Works Department under the supervision of George Temple-Poole and Hillson Beasley in 1897.
• Another example of the work of George Temple Poole is the limestone and shingle Federation Arts and Crafts style Cottage Hospital, designed in 1886 and completed in 1897. It is one of the oldest hospitals in the state and served as such until 1962. It is now occupied by the Vancouver Arts Centre (named after the explorer George Vancouver).

File:Old Farm, Strawberry Hill.jpg|Old Farm, Strawberry HillFile:Old Farm, drawing room.jpg|Old Farm, drawing roomFile:St.John’s Church.jpg|St. John’s ChurchFile:St.John’s Church tower.jpg|St.John’s Church towerFile:Albany Court House.jpg|Albany CourthouseFile:Old Post Office, north front.jpg|Old Post Office, north frontFile:Old Post Office, south front.jpg|Old Post Office, south frontFile:Scots Uniting Church.jpg|Scots Uniting ChurchFile:Vancouver House, formerly the Cottage Hospital.jpg|Vancouver House, formerly the Cottage HospitalFile:Town Hall, Albany.jpg|Town Hall, AlbanyFile:Patrick Taylor cottage museum.JPG|Patrick Taylor Cottage, Duke StreetSome of the above information is derived from the State Heritage RegisterWEB,stateheritage.wa.gov.au/state-heritage-register, State Heritage Register, Heritage Council, State Heritage Office, 1 November 2015, 10 September 2015,stateheritage.wa.gov.au/state-heritage-register," title="web.archive.org/web/20150910232336stateheritage.wa.gov.au/state-heritage-register,">web.archive.org/web/20150910232336stateheritage.wa.gov.au/state-heritage-register, where these places are registered. The assessment criteria contain more details.

Population

As of the {{Census AU|2021}}, the urban population of Albany was 35,053 making it the state’s sixth-largest population centre.WEB,www.albany.wa.gov.au/about-albany/, About Albany, 2016-02-04,www.albany.wa.gov.au/about-albany/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160229035751www.albany.wa.gov.au/about-albany/,">web.archive.org/web/20160229035751www.albany.wa.gov.au/about-albany/, 2016-02-29, City of Albany, 2021-09-26,

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population.
• 75.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 7.2%, New Zealand 1.7%, Philippines 1.7%, 1.2% and Scotland 0.7%.
• 87.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Filipino 0.6%, Tagalog 0.6%, Afrikaans 0.6%, Karen 0.5% and Italian 0.5%.
• The most common religious denominations were Anglican 11.9% and Catholic 10.7%. 49.9% had no religion and 7.5% did not respond.

Geography

(File:Ellencove.JPG|thumb|right|Ellen Cove, Middleton Beach, Albany)The city centre of Albany is located between the hills of Mount Melville and Mount Clarence, which look down into Princess Royal Harbour. Many beaches surround Albany, with Middleton Beach being the closest to the town centre. Other popular beaches include Frenchman Bay and Muttonbird Island.Albany is {{convert|418.|km|abbr=on}} SSE of the state capital, Perth, to which it is linked by Albany Highway.

Wine region

Albany is a sub-region of the Great Southern region of Western Australia.BOOK, The Australian Wine Encyclopedia, Hardie Grant Books, 2009, 978-1-74066-774-6, James Halliday,

Coastline

File:King George Sound (WA) Westall.jpg|thumb|King George Sound, painted in 1803 by William Westall ]] (File:Emu Point, Albany WA (3099307661).jpg|thumb|Emu Point Boat pens and ramp)The Albany coastline is notorious for deaths due to king waves washing people off rocks. The Torndirrup National Park features some of the more rugged coastline in the area. However, there are many beaches that are safe and usable.Betty’s Beach was named after Betty Jones, who used to go camping there with her family, and was initially called Betty’s Bay.WEB, Bettys beach secluded & fun near Albany., Albany Tours,www.albany.asn.au/albany_bettysbeach_googlemap.html, 31 January 2022, Frenchman Bay Beach is adjacent to the Torndirrup National Park, and was originally called Quarantine Bay, owing to the quarantine station set up by the British in 1826 on Mistaken Island at the northern end of Goode BeachWEB, Albany, Western Australia, Frenchman Bay Association (FBA),frenchmanbayassociation.com/, 31 January 2022, (File:Beach on the southern eastern side of Vancouver Peninsula.jpg|thumb|Beach on the southern eastern side of Vancouver Peninsula)Misery Beach, located {{cvt|20|km}} south of Albany, was so named owing to the location of the whaling station at Albany that operated until 1978, causing offal to be washed ashore at Misery Beach and its sand and waters to be stained red. However, the beach was named Tourism Australia Best Beach 2022 by Tourism Australia, described a “[ticking] all the boxes of what the typical beachgoer is looking for — uncrowded, crystal-white sand, turquoise waters and a very dramatic granite backdrop”.WEB, Edwards, Tom, Misery Beach, on Western Australia’s south coast, named Tourism Australia Best Beach 2022, ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 29 January 2022,www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-30/australia-best-beach-misery-beach-albany-wa/100714820, 31 January 2022, Other beaches include:

• Emu Point
• Gull Rock Beach, also known as Boiler Beach
• Middleton Beach
• Nanarup Beach
• Muttonbird Beach
• Cosy Corner
• Two Peoples Bay, including Little Beach and Waterfall Beach

Climate

Albany has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) with dry, warm summers, mild, wet winters, and pleasant springs and autumns.BOOK, Garden, Donald S., Albany: a panorama of the Sound from 1827, West Melbourne, Victoria, Thomas Nelson (Australia), 1977, 0-17-005167-6, 4191823, {{rp|5}} Summers have short spells of very hot weather, but cool ocean breeze brings relief, especially during evenings and nights. The city is situated on what is promoted as the “Rainbow Coast”, an appropriate title given the frequency of days with both sun and drizzle or showers. Albany has 44.8 clear days annually, just slightly lower than Melbourne’s 48.6 days.July is the wettest month, with a long-term average of {{Convert|144|mm|2|abbr=on}}. Rain in excess of {{convert|0.2|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} occurs on two days out of every three during an average winter. The driest month is February with a mean of {{Convert|22.9|mm|2|abbr=on}}.Albany received a record amount of rain on 20 November 2008 when violent storms swept across the Great Southern region. The town was flooded after {{convert|113.8|mm|2|abbr=on}} of rain fell in a 24-hour period, the highest amount recorded since rainfall records began in 1877.NEWS,www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24685364-2761,00.html,www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24685364-2761,00.html," title="archive.today/20120903202416www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24685364-2761,00.html,">archive.today/20120903202416www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24685364-2761,00.html, 3 September 2012, PerthNow - Storm dumps record rainfall on Albany, 24 November 2008, 20 November 2008, The wettest month on record was June 1920 when {{convert|292.8|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} fell, while February 1877 and February 1879 remain the only rainless months.{{Weather box-35.03display=inline}}), 1991-2020, extremes since 1880 |single line = y|metric first = y|Jan record high C = 41.7|Feb record high C = 44.8|Mar record high C = 40.8|Apr record high C = 37.7|May record high C = 35.2|Jun record high C = 24.6|Jul record high C = 23.3|Aug record high C = 27.3|Sep record high C = 30.6|Oct record high C = 36.2|Nov record high C = 41.1|Dec record high C = 42.2|year record high C = 44.8|Jan high C = 22.6|Feb high C = 22.9|Mar high C = 22.6|Apr high C = 21.2|May high C = 19.5|Jun high C = 17.7|Jul high C = 16.7|Aug high C = 17.1|Sep high C = 17.8|Oct high C = 18.9|Nov high C = 20.3|Dec high C = 21.4| Jan low C =16.3| Feb low C =17.0| Mar low C =16.0| Apr low C =13.9| May low C =11.6| Jun low C =10.0| Jul low C =9.1| Aug low C =9.3| Sep low C =10.0| Oct low C =11.9| Nov low C =13.4| Dec low C =14.8| Jan record low C =7.8| Feb record low C =7.2| Mar record low C =6.1| Apr record low C =4.8| May record low C =2.4| Jun record low C =1.7| Jul record low C =0.1| Aug record low C =1.6| Sep record low C =2.0| Oct record low C =3.4| Nov record low C =5.6| Dec record low C =6.7| year record low C =0.1|precipitation colour = green| Jan precipitation mm =20.3| Feb precipitation mm =19.3| Mar precipitation mm =39.5| Apr precipitation mm =58.8| May precipitation mm =87.2| Jun precipitation mm =123.3| Jul precipitation mm =128.5| Aug precipitation mm =129.6| Sep precipitation mm =105.2| Oct precipitation mm =62.7| Nov precipitation mm =51.3| Dec precipitation mm =31.7| year precipitation mm =|unit precipitation days = 1 mm| Jan precipitation days =4.2| Feb precipitation days =3.8| Mar precipitation days =6.7| Apr precipitation days =9.3| May precipitation days =12.2| Jun precipitation days =14.6| Jul precipitation days =16.4| Aug precipitation days =16.3| Sep precipitation days =14.2| Oct precipitation days =10.2| Nov precipitation days =7.7| Dec precipitation days =5.6| year precipitation days =Bureau of MeteorologyHTTP://WWW.BOM.GOV.AU/JSP/NCC/CDIO/CVG/AV?P_STN_NUM=009500&P_PRIM_ELEMENT_INDEX=0&P_COMP_ELEMENT_INDEX=0&REDRAW=NULL&P_DISPLAY_TYPE=FULL_STATISTICS_TABLE&NORMALS_YEARS=1991-2020&TABLESIZEBUTT=NORMAL ACCESS-DATE=10 MAY 2024 PUBLISHER=BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY ACCESS-DATE=10 MAY 2024 PUBLISHER=BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, }}{{Weather box |collapsed = yesAlbany Airport (Western Australia)>Albany Airport |single line = y|metric first = y|Jan record high C = 45.6|Feb record high C = 44.2|Mar record high C = 41.2|Apr record high C = 38.8|May record high C = 32.6|Jun record high C = 24.8|Jul record high C = 22.5|Aug record high C = 26.2|Sep record high C = 27.9|Oct record high C = 33.6|Nov record high C = 39.2|Dec record high C = 42.8|year record high C = 45.6|Jan high C = 24.8|Feb high C = 24.9|Mar high C = 24.1|Apr high C = 21.9|May high C = 19.0|Jun high C = 16.7|Jul high C = 15.8|Aug high C = 16.2|Sep high C = 17.3|Oct high C = 18.8|Nov high C = 20.9|Dec high C = 23.1|year high C = 20.3|Jan low C = 13.7|Feb low C = 14.5|Mar low C = 13.4|Apr low C = 11.7|May low C = 9.8|Jun low C = 8.1|Jul low C = 7.5|Aug low C = 7.5|Sep low C = 8.1|Oct low C = 9.2|Nov low C = 10.8|Dec low C = 12.5|year low C = 10.6|Jan record low C = 4.8|Feb record low C = 5.1|Mar record low C = 4.3|Apr record low C = 3.2|May record low C = 1.9|Jun record low C = 0.0|Jul record low C = -0.2|Aug record low C = 0.8|Sep record low C = 0.7|Oct record low C = 1.0|Nov record low C = 2.7|Dec record low C = 3.6|year record low C = -0.2|precipitation colour = green|Jan precipitation mm = 23.6|Feb precipitation mm = 22.3|Mar precipitation mm = 33.6|Apr precipitation mm = 61.3|May precipitation mm = 89.8|Jun precipitation mm = 108.0|Jul precipitation mm = 119.3|Aug precipitation mm = 106.8|Sep precipitation mm = 88.5|Oct precipitation mm = 70.8|Nov precipitation mm = 47.0|Dec precipitation mm = 27.8|year precipitation mm = 798.1|Jan precipitation days = 2.8 |Feb precipitation days = 2.6 |Mar precipitation days = 4.0|Apr precipitation days = 6.3 |May precipitation days = 8.2 |Jun precipitation days = 9.9 |Jul precipitation days = 11.1 |Aug precipitation days = 10.9|Sep precipitation days = 9.9 |Oct precipitation days = 8.0|Nov precipitation days = 5.7 |Dec precipitation days =3.7 |year precipitation days = 83.1|unit precipitation days = 1mm|time day=3 pm| Jan afthumidity =55| Feb afthumidity =56| Mar afthumidity =58| Apr afthumidity =61| May afthumidity =64| Jun afthumidity =68| Jul afthumidity =68| Aug afthumidity =66| Sep afthumidity =65| Oct afthumidity =65| Nov afthumidity =63| Dec afthumidity =57| Jan dew point C =12.4| Feb dew point C =12.9| Mar dew point C =12.5| Apr dew point C =11.6| May dew point C =10.3| Jun dew point C =9.2| Jul dew point C =8.3| Aug dew point C =8.0| Sep dew point C =8.8| Oct dew point C =9.9| Nov dew point C =11.1| Dec dew point C =11.7|Jan sun = 251.1|Feb sun = 209.1|Mar sun = 204.6|Apr sun = 186.0|May sun = 167.4|Jun sun = 153.0|Jul sun = 170.5|Aug sun = 189.1|Sep sun = 189.0|Oct sun = 210.8|Nov sun = 222.0|Dec sun = 244.9|year sun = |source = Bureau of Meteorology (dew point at 3 pm)WEB,www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_009741_All.shtml, Climate Statistics for Albany Airport Comparison, Bureau of Meteorology, Climate statistics for Australian locations, 23 April 2016, }}

Industry

(File:1977.07,08- 8 -42,43aS Sperm whale,whaling Albany,Western Australia,AU sat23-tue26jul1977.jpg|thumb|right|Sperm whale remains at the Albany Whaling Station in July 1977, the year before its closure)(File: Albany Wind Farm, Western Australia.jpg|thumb|right|Wind farm at Albany)File:Dog Rock Albany.jpg|thumb|Dog RockDog Rock(File: Princess royal harbour panoramic.ogg|thumb|Princess Royal Harbour panorama)Albany’s main industries are tourism, fishing, timber (wood chips) and agriculture. From 1952 to 1978 whaling was a major source of income and employment for the local population.The Whaling Station, which closed operations in 1978 following a major conservation campaign, has been converted to a museum of whaling and features one of the ‘Cheynes’ whale chasers that were used for whaling in Albany.WEB, Commons Librarian, 2023-12-22, Campaigns that Changed Western Australia,commonslibrary.org/campaigns-that-changed-western-australia/, 2024-04-19, The Commons Social Change Library, en-AU, The station was the last operating land based whaling station in the southern hemisphere and the English-speaking world at the time of closure.WEB, Whaling,slwa.wa.gov.au/wepon/sea/html/whaling.htm, State Library of Western Australia, 3 May 2017, The Western Power Wind Farm is located at Sand Patch, to the west of Albany. The wind farm, originally commissioned in 2001 with 12 turbines, now has 18 turbines, driven by strong southerly winds, and can generate up to 80%WEB,www.verveenergy.com.au/what-we-do/sustainable-portfolio/albany-wind-farm, Albany Wind Farm, 2013, 7 October 2013, Verve Energy,www.verveenergy.com.au/what-we-do/sustainable-portfolio/albany-wind-farm," title="web.archive.org/web/20131122064408www.verveenergy.com.au/what-we-do/sustainable-portfolio/albany-wind-farm,">web.archive.org/web/20131122064408www.verveenergy.com.au/what-we-do/sustainable-portfolio/albany-wind-farm, 22 November 2013, of the city’s electricity usage.Wind Energy in Western Australia {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309185534www.sustainability.dpc.wa.gov.au/CaseStudies/windenergy/windenergy.htm |date=9 March 2008 }} Jade Carlton, www.sustainability.dpc.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 3 August 2007.Albany has a number of historical sites including the Museum, Albany Convict Gaol, The Princess Royal Fortress (commonly known as The Forts) and Patrick Taylor Cottage, one of the oldest dwellings in Western Australia, {{circa|1832}}.WEB,inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Content/PdfLoader.aspx?id=a63ff3b9-150c-4d98-8aff-6f39a282f0f8&type=assessment, pdf, Assessment Documentation - Patrick Taylor Cottage, Register of Heritage Places, Heritage Council of Western Australia, 30 June 2009, 12 May 2014,inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Content/PdfLoader.aspx?id=a63ff3b9-150c-4d98-8aff-6f39a282f0f8&type=assessment," title="web.archive.org/web/20140512231207inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Content/PdfLoader.aspx?id=a63ff3b9-150c-4d98-8aff-6f39a282f0f8&type=assessment,">web.archive.org/web/20140512231207inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Content/PdfLoader.aspx?id=a63ff3b9-150c-4d98-8aff-6f39a282f0f8&type=assessment, 12 May 2014, Albany has a great deal of historical significance to Western Australia.Natural sights along the rugged coastline include the ‘Natural Bridge’ and the ‘Gap’. The beaches have pristine white sand. The destroyer {{HMAS|Perth|D 38|6}} was sunk in King George Sound in 2001 as a dive wreck.Former HMAS Perth Dive Wreck {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618070533www.albany.wa.gov.au/website/page.php?folder=17e |date=18 June 2013 }} www.albany.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 3 August 2007. Albany is also close to two low mountain ranges, the Porongurups and Stirling Ranges.Albany is the southern terminus of the Bibbulmun Track walking trail.WEB,www.bibbulmuntrack.org.au/trip-planner/track-towns/albany/, Albany Bibbulmun Track, Bibbulmun Track Foundation, 2017-10-07, Albany is the southern terminus of the Munda Biddi Trail off-road cycling trail.WEB,rideonmagazine.com.au/exploring-munda-biddi-the-worlds-longest-continuous-bike-trail/, Exploring Munda Biddi – the world’s longest continuous bike trail, 9 December 2013, RideOn, 10 October 2018, Albany is home to HMAS Albany (based in Darwin) and the adopted home port of the Royal Australian Navy frigate {{HMAS|Anzac|FFH 150|6}}. Albany is frequently visited by other warships.

Transport

Albany has a city bus service run by Swan Transit with five town routes. Albany is connected to Perth with road-coach services via Walpole and Bunbury; via Katanning and Northam; via Kojonup and Williams. Transwa coaches also serve Jerramungup, Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun.Timetable Files {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902194513www.transwa.wa.gov.au/Bookings/Timetables |date=2 September 2016 }} TranswaRegional Express Airlines, a national independent regional airline, provides 23 services a week between Perth and Albany Airport using 34-passenger turboprop Saab 340 aircraft.NEWS, REX airline to fly to Albany and Esperance,au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/regional/great-southern/a/30888049/rex-airline-to-fly-to-albany-and-esperance/, 21 May 2016, The West Australian, 22 February 2016, Perth, WA,web.archive.org/web/20160610034005/https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/regional/great-southern/a/30888049/rex-airline-to-fly-to-albany-and-esperance/, 10 June 2016, Start of Rex flights welcomed {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312141734www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/02/Start-of-Rex-flights-welcomed.aspx |date=12 March 2016 }} Minister for Agriculture & Food Transport 27 February 2016Albany was served by the Albany Progress passenger train from Perth until 1978. The railway station reopened as a tourist information centre in 1994.WEB,www.albany.wa.gov.au/utility/venues/visitor-centre/, Visitor Centre, City of Albany,www.albany.wa.gov.au/utility/venues/visitor-centre/," title="web.archive.org/web/20160405052519www.albany.wa.gov.au/utility/venues/visitor-centre/,">web.archive.org/web/20160405052519www.albany.wa.gov.au/utility/venues/visitor-centre/, 2016-04-05, 2021-09-25,

Media

Albany radio stations include locally owned broadcaster GOLD MX and FLY FM as well as national broadcasters 783 Triple M (formerly 6VA and RadioWest), Vision FM, HitFM (formerly HOT FM), ABC Great Southern, ABC News, ABC Radio National, ABC Classic FM, Triple J, Racing Radio & Great Southern FM.Below is a table showing the broadcast frequencies on which these services can be received.{| class=“wikitable”! Service !! Broadcast frequency| 630 kHz AM| 783 kHz AM| 1611 kHz AM| 87.6 MHz FM| 88.0 MHz FM| 92.1 MHz FM| 92.9 MHz FM| 93.7 MHz FM| 94.5 MHz FM| 95.3 MHz FM| 96.9 MHz FM| 100.9 MHz FM| 104.9 MHz FM| 106.5 MHz FMLocalised television stations available in Albany include GWN7 (now Seven Regional), WIN Television Western Australia, West Digital Television, SBS and ABC Television Western Australia. Seven (formerly GWN7) broadcasts a half-hour news program for regional WA, Seven News Regional WA (formerly GWN7 News), at 5:30pm on weeknights with a district newsroom covering Albany and surrounding areas based in the city.Below is a table showing the full suite of digital television services available in Albany.These services are broadcast from Mount Clarence and cover the majority of the geographic area with some areas requiring a signal to be received from the Southern Agricultural site at Mount Barker. Both these transmission sites employ vertical polarity. Furthermore, a number of residents rely on receiving these services via satellite using the Viewer Access Satellite Television system.{| class=“wikitable”! LCN !! Channel name !! Broadcast ch. no. !! Broadcast frequency| 634.5 MHz| 620.5 MHz| 641.5 MHz| 648.5 MHz| 627.5 MHz| 634.5 MHz| 634.5 MHz| 634.5 MHz| 634.5 MHz| 634.5 MHz| 620.5 MHz| 620.5 MHz| 620.5 MHz| 620.5 MHz| 620.5 MHz| 620.5 MHz|36|NITV|UHF 41|620.5 MHz| 641.5 MHz| 641.5 MHz| 648.5 MHz| 648.5 MHz| 648.5 MHz| 648.5 MHz| 627.5 MHz| 627.5 MHz| 627.5 MHz| 627.5 MHz| 627.5 MHzLocal newspapers are the Albany Advertiser (established 1888) and The Extra (owned by Seven West Media Limited, publishers of The West Australian). Local radio stations GOLD MX and Fly FM are owned by local independent broadcaster BARRICADES MEDIA.

Sport

Two of Albany’s major sports facilities are Collingwood Park Stadium in Collingwood Park and Centennial Oval in Centennial Park.WEB,www.triplem.com.au/story/major-boost-to-an-albany-sports-facility-10931, Major boost to an Albany sports facility, triplem.com.au, 18 January 2017, 24 October 2021, Collingwood Park is home to North Albany Football Club while Centennial Oval is home to Royals Football Club.WEB,websites.mygameday.app/club_info.cgi?c=0-3977-96124-572768-0&sID=345122, History, Royals Football Club, 24 October 2021, Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre is the home of Albany Basketball Association.WEB, Newbold, Cameron,www.albanyadvertiser.com.au/news/albany-advertiser/raiders-claim-successful-under-16-girls-tournament-ng-b88412817z, Raiders claim successful under-16 girls tournament, albanyadvertiser.com.au, 14 March 2017, 24 October 2021, The Rainbow Coast Raiders of the State Basketball League played at the Albany Sports Centre (33 Barker Road) between 1989 and 1999.WEB,sbl.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/Rainbow-Coast-Raiders-1.pdf, Rainbow Coast Raiders, SBL.asn.au, live,web.archive.org/web/20210923125912/https://sbl.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/Rainbow-Coast-Raiders-1.pdf, 23 September 2021, 33 Barker Road is now the home of Albany Indoor Beach Volleyball.WEB,www.localgymsandfitness.com/AU/Albany/132996810085743/Albany-Indoor-Beach-Volleyball, Albany Indoor Beach Volleyball, localgymsandfitness.com, 24 October 2021, Albany Sea Dragons are the regions only rugby league club who partake in inter-regional WA competitions run by the NRL WA.WEB,nrlwa.com.au/albany-sea-dragons-and-nrl-wa-unite-ahead-of-regional-trip/, Albany Sea Dragons and NRL WA unite ahead of regional trip, nrlwa.com.au, 26 April 2019,

Education

There are currently several primary schools, eight high schools and one university campus in the Albany area. (File:GSGgym.jpg|thumb|Great Southern Grammar Gym)(File:Albany UWA Centre.jpg|thumb|Albany UWA Centre 2006)

Primary schools

• Albany Primary School
• Flinders Park Primary
• Mount Lockyer Primary
• Parklands School
• Spencer Park Primary
• Yakamia Primary
• Woodbury Boston Primary School
• OneSchool Global (Albany)
• Little Grove Primary School
• St Joseph’s College
• Great Southern Grammar
• Bethel Christian School
• Australian Christian College Southlands
• John Calvin School

High schools

• Albany Senior High School 7–12
• Albany Secondary Education Support Centre 7–13
• Australian Christian College - Southlands K-12
• North Albany Senior High School 7–12
• Great Southern Grammar K-12
• St Joseph’s College K-12
• Bethel Christian School K-12
• John Calvin School K-10
• OneSchool Global - Albany 3-12

Universities

• A campus of the University of Western Australia
• Some courses delivered by Curtin University

TAFE

• South Regional TAFE

Localities

Notable residents

See also

• Albany Regional Prison
• City of Albany
• Electoral district of Albany
• Port of Albany

Notes

{{notelist|refs={{efn |name=“whsf” |The Wiebbe Hayes Stone Fort on West Wallabi Island is the oldest surviving European building in Australia.Q, Q110529184, 2022-01-12, {{rp|37}} It was built by survivors of the {{ship||Batavia|1628|2}} shipwreck and massacre in 1629, predating Frederick Town by 197 years and indeed James Cook’s first visit to Australia by 141 years. Frederick Town became Albany in 1831 upon becoming a part of the Swan River Colony.}}{{efn |name=“pronunciation” |According to British conventions of pronunciation, as applied in the cases, eg, of Albury, New South Wales, and Albany, New York, the pronunciation of Albany, Western Australia, would be {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɔː|l|b|É™n|i}} ({{respell|AWL|bÉ™n|ee}}). However, the local pronunciation is {{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|l|b|É™n|i}} ({{respell|AL|bÉ™n|ee}}).}}{{efn |name=“srcwa” |Frederick Town became a part of the Swan River Colony in 1831, in contrast to Perth which was founded on 12 August 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. The Swan River Colony became the Colony of Western Australia{{citation needed |date=December 2022}} on 6 February 1832, which in turn became the state of Western Australia upon federation on 1 January 1901.}}}}

References

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Bibliography

• THESIS, PhD, Arnold, Murray, A Journey Travelled: Aboriginal-European Relations at Albany and the surrounding region from first contact to 1926, 2015, Dissertation dated 2012, UWA Publishing, Crawley, Western Australia,research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/publications/a-journey-travelled-aboriginal-european-relations-at-albany-and-t, 2021-09-26, 978-1-74258-663-2, 1126071148, University of Western Australia,

External links

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• {{Wikivoyage inline|Albany (city, Western Australia)|Albany}}
• www.albany.wa.gov.au/" title="web.archive.org/web/20090410061331www.albany.wa.gov.au/">City of Albany
• Albany - Official Tourism Site
• Albany Entertainment Centre
• Albany Historical Society (Inc)
• Albany Tourism Guide along the Rainbow Coast
• National Anzac Centre

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