City of Albany

The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 410km south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of 4312.3km2, including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the Port of Albany, as well as the surrounding agricultural district and some national parks. The City of Albany had a population of 33,650 at the 2011 census.HistoryThe first church was built here in 1848; Reverend John Wollaston was its first clergyman, and in October he was visited by Bishop Augustus Short and Archdeacon Matthew Hale of the new diocese of Adelaide. The first school Camfield House was started in 1852, and by 1856 Henry and Anne Camfield had a purpose built building.In 1871, the Albany Municipal Council was gazetted, and in 1896 the Albany Road Board followed.William Finlay was the first mayor of Albany when he was elected in 1885. William Grills Knight was elected in 1886 and was succeeded by Lancel Victor de Hamel in 1889.