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The '''Municipality of Ashfield''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in the [[Inner West]] of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is approximately {{convert|10|km}} west of the [[Sydney central business district]]. |
The '''Municipality of Ashfield''' is a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] in the [[Inner West]] of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is approximately {{convert|10|km}} west of the [[Sydney central business district]]. |
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The [[Mayor]] of the Municipality is [[Councillor|Cr.]] |
The [[Mayor]] of the Municipality is [[Councillor|Cr.]] Lucille McKenna, a [[Australian Labor Party]]|Labor]] politician.<ref name=iwc/> |
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== Suburbs == |
== Suburbs == |
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===Current composition and election method=== |
===Current composition and election method=== |
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Ashfield Municipal Council is composed of twelve [[Councillor]]s elected [[Single transferable vote|proportionally]] as four separate [[Ward (country subdivision)|wards]], each electing three Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The [[Mayor]] is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on |
Ashfield Municipal Council is composed of twelve [[Councillor]]s elected [[Single transferable vote|proportionally]] as four separate [[Ward (country subdivision)|wards]], each electing three Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The [[Mayor]] is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 30 September 2013, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:<ref name="EC-East"/><ref name="EC-NorthEast"/><ref name="EC-North"/><ref name="EC-South"/> |
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Revision as of 00:30, 1 October 2013
| Municipality of Ashfield New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°53′S 151°08′E / 33.883°S 151.133°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 41,214 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 4,971.5/km2 (12,876/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Lucille McKenna (Australian Labor Party | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Ashfield | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grayndler | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Municipality of Ashfield | ||||||||||||||
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The Municipality of Ashfield is a local government area in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the Sydney central business district.
The Mayor of the Municipality is Cr. Lucille McKenna, a Australian Labor Party|Labor]] politician.[2]
Suburbs
The municipality comprises:
It also includes parts of:
Demographics
At the 2011 Census, there were 41,214 people in the Ashfield local government area, of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population. The median age of people in the Municipality of Ashfield was 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 15.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 45.1% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.[1]
Population growth in The Municipality of Ashfield between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 1.76%; while in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 3.90%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Ashfield local government area was significantly less than the national average.[3][4] The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Ashfield of was generally on par with the national average.[1]
At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in Ashfield local government area who stated their ancestry as Chinese was in excess of four times the state and national averages; and the proportion of households where an Asian language was spoken at home was approximately six times higher than the national average.[1]
| Historical census data for Ashfield local government area | |||||
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| Population | 2001[3] | 2006[4] | 2011[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 38,981 | 39,667 | 41,214 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 54 | ||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.6% | 0.60% | |||
| % of Australian population | 0.21% |  0.20% |
0.19%
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| Cultural and language diversity | |||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
English | 14.9% | |||
| Australian | 14.8% | ||||
| Chinese | 13.3% | ||||
| Italian | 8.5% | ||||
| Irish | 6.9% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Mandarin | 6.1% |  8.8% |
9.1%
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| Italian | 9.2% | 7.7% |
6.8%
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| Cantonese | 4.9% |  4.9% |
4.5%
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| Nepali | n/c | n/c | 2.7%
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| Greek | 2.6% | 2.4% |
2.3%
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| Religious affiliation | |||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 36.6% | 33.7% |
30.6%
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| No religion | 16.9% | 20.9% |
25.8%
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| Anglican | 10.5% | 8.8% |
7.8%
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| Hinduism | n/c | n/c | 5.8%
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| Buddhism | 4.2% | 4.7% |
5.3%
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| Median weekly incomes | |||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$514 | A$628 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 108.8% | ||||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,101 | A$1,689 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 107.2% | 114.0% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,304 | A$1,413 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 111.4% | 114.5% | |||
Council
Current composition and election method
Ashfield Municipal Council is composed of twelve Councillors elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 30 September 2013, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[5][6][7][8]
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election by ward, is:
List of past mayors
| Mayor | Party | Term | |
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| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Morris Mansour | Independent | 2012 - 2013 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Greens| | Lyall Kennedy | Greens | 2011 - 2012[9] |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Ted Cassidy PSM | Independent | 2006 - 2011 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Rae Desmond Jones | Labor | 2004 - 2006 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Mark Bonanno | Labor | 1997 - 2004 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/No Aircraft Noise| | Vincent Sicari | No Aircraft Noise | 1996 - 1997 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Lew Herman | Labor | 1995 - 1996 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Other| | Dr John Ward | 1991 - 1995 | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Lew Herman | Labor | 1976 - 1991 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Paul Whelan | Labor | 1972 - 1976 |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Richard Murden | Liberal | 1967 - 1972 |
The full list of mayors since 1872 can be found here.
References
- ^ a b c d e Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ashfield (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d Murada, Lauren; Murray, Oliver; Hamwi, Omar (26 September 2012). "Marrickville, Ashfield and Leichhardt councils elect new mayors". Inner West Courier. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Ashfield (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ashfield (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Candidates in Sequence of Election Report: Ashfield Municipal Council: East Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Candidates in Sequence of Election Report: Ashfield Municipal Council: North East Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Candidates in Sequence of Election Report: Ashfield Municipal Council: North Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Candidates in Sequence of Election Report: Ashfield Municipal Council: South Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
- ^ List of mayors taken from plaques inside Ashfield Council Chambers
