Glenroy is a suburb of the city of

Albury Albury (; ) is a major regional city that is located in the Murray River, Murray region of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the twin city of Albury–Wodonga, Albury-Wodonga and is located on the Hume Highway and the northern side of ...

, New South Wales, located northwest of the Albury

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and west of Lavington. At the 2006 census, Glenroy had a population of 2659, although the area covered in the Census is considerably different from the actual area of the suburb. Glenroy covers the northern slopes of Nail Can Hill on the Murray River floodplain, and is bordered by North Albury to the east, Hamilton Valley and Lavington to the north, Splitters Creek to the west and West Albury to the south. Glenroy is a developing residential area. Features include Nail Can Hill Reserve and Glenroy Public School.

Geography

Glenroy is a developing residential suburb with large rural areas located in a valley on the northern slopes of Nail Can Hill. Nail Can Hill is of great ecological importance. Many bike and fire service trails have been built through Nail Can Hill, which is used for the annual Nail Can Hill Run. The native plant life includes the River Red Gum and Red Box

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s, which dominate. Nail Can Hill is home to a rare

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species called the Crimson Spider Orchid, and is the only place in New South Wales where it can be found.

Demographics

Glenroy is one of Albury's fastest-growing suburbs, with the Glenroy-Hamilton Valley area growing from 2004 in 1996 to 3120 in 2006, (a growth rate of 55.7% in 10 years). At the 2006 Census, the most common religion was Catholic, followed by

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, and the average weekly household income was $1121, above the Australian average of $1027. The median age was 34.

Sports

Glen Park is home to the Boomers FC which is a

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club based in Glenroy. They compete in the Albury Wodonga Football Association.

References

Suburbs of Albury, New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub