Municipality of Kogarah
| City of Kogarah New South Wales |
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| Population: | 58,137(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 3236.7/km² (8,383.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 19.51 km² (7.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Nick Varvaris | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Kogarah | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Barton, Banks | ||||||||||||
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The City of Kogarah is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The centre of the city is located 14km SSW of the Sydney central business district and west of Botany Bay.
The city is part of the St George area, which contains Kogarah, Hurstville and Rockdale.
The City of Kogarah was established on 22 December 1885 and is bounded by the Illawarra Railway line, Georges River, Rocky Point Road, Princes Highway and Harrow Road.
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[edit] Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the municipality are:
- Allawah
- Beverley Park
- Blakehurst
- Carlton
- Carss Park
- Connells Point
- Hurstville
- Hurstville Grove
- Kogarah
- Kogarah Bay
- Kyle Bay
- Mortdale
- Oatley
- Penshurst
- Sans Souci
- South Hurstville
Kogarah City Council also manages and maintains the following localities:
- Bald Face
- Carss Point
- Connells Bay
- Harness Cask Point
- Neverfail Bay
- Oatley Bay
- Shipwright Bay
- Tom Uglys Point
[edit] Population statistics
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Kogarah had a population of 53,200 in 2002. As a very diverse suburb, a large portion of Kogarah's population is made up of Anglo-Celtic Australians, Macedonians, Greeks, Italians, Chinese, Indians, Lebanese.
[edit] Council
Kogarah City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The municipality is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is not directly elected.[2] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[2]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Liberal Party of Australia | 5 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 4 | |
| Independents | 2 | |
| Unity Party | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[2]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | ||
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| East Ward | Michael Platt | Labor | ||
| Sam Elmir | Liberal | |||
| Annie Tang | Unity | |||
| Middle Ward | Nick Varvaris | Liberal | Mayor | |
| Kathryn Landsberry | Labor | |||
| Mireille Hindi | Liberal | |||
| North Ward | Nick Katris | Labor | ||
| Stephen Agius | Liberal | |||
| Lachlan McLean | Independent | |||
| West Ward | Mark Coure | Liberal | ||
| Jacinta Petroni | Labor | Deputy Mayor | ||
| Col Ritchie | Independent | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Kogarah City Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Kogarah.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17.[dead link]
[edit] Footnotes
1 Land component is 15.55 km²
[edit] External links
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