Home builders in Albany
City of Albany · Albany Local Planning Scheme No. 2 · Albany & Great Southern Coastal
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- City of Albany
- Planning scheme
- Albany Local Planning Scheme No. 2
- Residential zones mapped
- Residential
- Bushfire-prone land
- Mapped in this suburb
- R-Code density
- R30 to R60 · R-AC0
Planning data from Landgate SLIP (CC BY 4.0), read 2026-09-14. Suburb-level, not a report on your block — check your address on the WA planning scheme maps.
Builders serving Albany
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What building in Albany actually involves
The suburb called Albany is 1.96 km² — the town centre, not the city that shares its name — and it is coded R30 to R60, the densest R-code range of any locality published on this site outside a capital.
The name covers less ground than people expect
Greater Albany runs across many localities. The one named Albany is the centre: a small, tightly coded parcel of land where the Residential Design Codes start at R30. At R30 the density assumption is thirty dwellings per hectare, which is a townhouse and small-lot context, not a quarter-acre one. If you are looking for a house block in the Albany area, the block is probably in a neighbouring locality with a very different code.
Activity-centre codes sit over part of it
R-AC0 is mapped here. An activity-centre code means density is set by the centre's own plan rather than by a number on the scheme map, so the plan is the document to read, not the code.
Paired codes mean a condition, not a choice
R30/60 and R30/40 are both mapped. A paired code is not a range you pick from: the higher density applies only where a further requirement in the scheme is met, and if it isn't, the lower number governs.
Bushfire reaches the centre
Part of Albany is inside a designated Bush Fire Prone Area, across four mapped features. A block inside one needs a Bushfire Attack Level assessment, and the rating drives construction requirements and cost.
What to ask a builder
Ask what R-code is on the lot and whether it is a paired code. Ask whether the activity-centre plan applies. Ask for the BAL rating before the price.
Local landmarks in Albany
- Lawley Park
- Nesbitt Gardens
- Anzac Peace Park
- Alison Hartman Gardens
- Mutenup / Foundation Park
- Albany Marina Swimming Beach
Questions about building in Albany
Is the suburb of Albany the same as the city?
No. The locality named Albany is 1.96 km² — the town centre. Greater Albany covers many localities, and a house block is more likely to sit in one of those, under a very different R-code.
What R-codes apply in Albany?
R30 to R60, plus an R-AC0 activity-centre code over part of it. R30 assumes thirty dwellings per hectare, which is a small-lot and townhouse context rather than a large house block.
What does a code like R30/60 mean?
It is a condition, not a choice. The higher density applies only where a further requirement in the scheme is satisfied; otherwise the lower number governs what you can do.
Is Albany bushfire prone?
Part of it is — four features of a designated Bush Fire Prone Area are mapped. A block inside one needs a Bushfire Attack Level assessment, which sets construction requirements.
What zone applies?
Residential under Albany Local Planning Scheme No. 2. The zone is the simple part here; the R-code and the activity-centre plan are what decide the build.