They are the views of councillor Murray King, who noted the city had only one representative under 55 and called for candidates standing in this year's municipal election to better reflect all age groups.

"We need some youth, every age demographic needs a representative," Cr King said.

"The older ones are disproportionately represented.

"I don't want to be ageist because I'm nearing 58 but Albury is a very old city (in councillor terms)."

The median age, according to ABS census data, is 43 in Albury, 40 at Lavington and 32 at Thurgoona.

Three councillors, David Thurley, Henk van de Ven and Graham Docksey are aged over 70, with only deputy mayor Amanda Cohn younger than Darren Cameron who is 55.

In addition to calling for young blood, Cr King also believes a cap of 12 years, or three stints, should apply to councillors after their initial election.

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"I'd like to see term limits, I think go in, go hard and then go home," he said.

"No-one can tell me you can be in a position for 16 years and still be fresh and full of new ideas and particularly relevant.

"There's some councillors in there that have not raised one original motion in the four years I've been in there.

"I might come up with some motions that people might think are strange but at least I'm having a go - the tourist park is one thing, the houseboats is another."

Cr van de Ven, who has been on the council for 16 years, and plans to stand in September's poll, dismissed Cr King's view.

"I'm not interested in what Murray King has to say," Cr van de Ven said.

"The only thing I say is that some councillors need their terms limited to one and you can draw your own conclusion from that."

Cr Docksey said he was considering standing for a third term, adding mental capacity rather than age was essential to being a councillor.

"Both David, Henk and I, as the older statesmen, we're on a lot of committees on the council, we're doing our share; there's a lot that are only on one or two committees," Cr Docksey said.

"We pull our weight, we attend workshops and training, not like some."

Cr Thurley, who is likely to stand for a third term, is the city's oldest councillor, turning 74 on April 1.

He said age was a mindset with some aged 55 old-fashioned and out of date and others innovative thinkers at 88 such as former federal science minister Barry Jones.

"I think that's utter rubbish that after 16 years you can't have a fresh approach," Cr Thurley said.

"I'm doing things I didn't do years ago, like my volunteer science teaching.

"I think that's a very narrow view that people can't come up with new ideas.

"I think that's junk."

However, Cr Thurley did support the call for more young people on the council and noted Albury, unlike other local government areas, held meetings at night making it easier for workers to attend them.

Cr Cameron backed Cr King.

"We need more balance to be reflective of the city," Cr Cameron said.

By comparison, four of Wodonga's seven councillors are aged under 55.