Port Albany, Western Australia

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Port Albany
Western Australia
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Port Albany
Port Albany, Western Australia
Coordinates 35°01′51″S117°54′01″E / 35.03092°S 117.90032°E / -35.03092; 117.90032
Population133 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6330
Area1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
LGA(s) City of Albany
State electorate(s) Albany
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Suburbs around Port Albany:
Mount Clarence Mount Clarence Middleton Beach
Albany Port Albany King George Sound
Princess Royal Harbour Ataturk Channel

Port Albany is a suburb of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The suburb is bounded by the Princess Royal Harbour to the south and King George Sound to the east and is home to the Port of Albany. To the south of Port Albany, the Ataturk Channel, which connects Princess Royal Harbour with King George Sound, separates it from Vancouver Peninsula. [2] [3]

The suburb and the City of Albany are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation. [4] [5] [6] [7]

The area backing on to Mount Clarence, along Brunswick Road, contains five heritage listed houses and the also heritage listed Mass Rocks and Lookout Rocks. [8]

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References

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  7. "City of Albany". www.albany.wa.gov.au. City of Albany. Retrieved 17 October 2024. The City of Albany respectfully acknowledges the Menang Noongar people as the traditional custodians of the land ...
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