North Sydney Council
| North Sydney Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°50′S 151°12′E / 33.833°S 151.200°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 67,658 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 6,207/km2 (16,080/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 29 July 1890 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Lord Mayor | Jilly Gibson (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | North Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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| File:North-sydney-council-logo.png | |||||||||||||||
| Website | North Sydney Council | ||||||||||||||
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North Sydney Council is a local government area on the lower north shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The area is bounded by Willoughby to the north and north-west, Northern Beaches to the north-east, Mosman to the east, Lane Cove to the west and Sydney Harbour to the south. It covers an area of approximately 10.9 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had an estimated population of 67,658.[1] The administrative seat of North Sydney Council is located in the suburb of North Sydney, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the Sydney central business district.
The Mayor of North Sydney Council is Cr. Jilly Gibson, an independent politician.
Suburbs and localities in the local government area
Suburbs serviced by North Sydney Council are:
Localities serviced by North Sydney Council include:
Demographics
At the 2016 census, there were 67,658 people in the North Sydney local government area, of these 47.2 per cent were male and 52.8 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the North Sydney Council area was 37 years; slightly below the national average of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 12.6 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 41.9 per cent were married and 16.6 per cent were either divorced or separated.[1]
Population growth in the North Sydney Council area between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 5.98%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 6.92%. At the 2016 census, the population in the North Sydney Council area increased by 8.62 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the North Sydney local government area was marginally lower than the national average.[1][2][3] The median weekly income for residents within the North Sydney Council area was significantly higher and nearly double the national average.
| Selected historical census data for North Sydney local government area | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001[4] | 2006[2] | 2011[3] | 2016[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 54,970 | 58,257 | 62,289 | 67,658 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 39th |  37th |
36th
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| % of New South Wales population | 0.90% |  0.90% |
0.90%
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| % of Australian population | 0.29% |  0.26% |
0.29% |
0.29%
| ||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
English | 25.4% | 24.6%
| |||
| Australian | 17.9% | 16.2%
| ||||
| Irish | 9.4% | 10.0%
| ||||
| Scottish | 7.5% | 7.6%
| ||||
| Chinese | 5.7% | 6.3%
| ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Mandarin | 1.2% | 1.7% |
2.4% |
3.4%
| |
| Cantonese | 2.8% | 2.7% |
2.7 |
2.5%
| ||
| Japanese | 2.2% | 2.1% |
1.9% |
1.8%
| ||
| Spanish | n/c | 0.7% |
1.1% |
1.4%
| ||
| French | 0.7% | 0.7% |
0.9% |
1.1%
| ||
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
No religion, so described | 20.5% | 23.0% |
28.9% |
37.3%
| |
| Catholic | 23.9% | 23.3% |
23.0% |
21.4%
| ||
| Anglican | 22.6% | 19.9% |
17.4% |
13.0%
| ||
| Not stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 11.8%
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| Buddhism | n/c | 2.9% |
3.2% |
2.7%
| ||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$1,010 | A$1,216 | Data to be released in October 2017 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 207.8% | 210.7% | ||||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,772 | A$2,768 | |||
| % of Australian median income | 172.5% | 186.9% | ||||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$2,510 | A$2,205 | |||
| % of Australian median income | 214.3% | 178.7% | ||||
Council
Current composition and election method
North Sydney Council is composed of thirteen Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is directly elected while the twelve other Councillors are elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three Councillors. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council, including the Mayor, is as follows:[5][6][7][8][9]
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Independents and Unaligned | 13 | |
| Total | 13 | |
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election by ward, is:
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Jilly Gibson | Independent | [5] | |
| Cremorne Ward | Sarah Burkeb | Independent | [6] | |
| Stephen Barbour | Independent | |||
| Danielle Butchera | Unaligned | |||
| Tunks Ward | MaryAnn Beregi | Independent | [7] | |
| Véronique Marchandeau | Independent | |||
| Tom Robertsona | Unaligned | |||
| Victoria Ward | Ginny Bevan | Independent | Elected on Jilly Gibson's ticket[8] | |
| Michel Reymond | Independent | [8] | ||
| Tony Carr | Independent | |||
| Wollstonecraft Ward | Zoë Baker | Independent | [9] | |
| Melissa Clare | Independent | |||
| Jeff Morris | Independent | Elected on Zoë Baker's ticket[9] | ||
- Notes
^a : Danielle Butcher and Tom Robertson resigned from Council with effect from 27 May 2014.
^b : Sarah Burke resigned from Council with effect from 23 May 2015.
History
The area now covered by North Sydney Council originally comprised three municipalities: the Borough of East St Leonards from 1860 (Kirribilli, Cremorne Point, Milsons Point), the Borough of St Leonards from 1867 (Cammeray, Mosman, Waverton, Wollstonecraft) and the very small Borough of Victoria from 1871 (McMahons Point and parts of North Sydney and Lavender Bay). These boroughs lasted until 29 July 1890 when they merged to form the "Borough of North Sydney".[10]
Following a petition submitted by residents in 1892, on 11 April 1893 the Mossman Ward of North Sydney confirmed its separation as the Borough of Mosman, being proclaimed by Lieutenant-Governor Sir Frederick Darley.[11] From 28 December 1906, following the passing of the Local Government Act, 1906, the council was renamed as the "Municipality of North Sydney". With the passing of the Local Government Act, 1993, the Municipality of North Sydney was legally renamed as North Sydney Council and aldermen were renamed councillors.
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the North Sydney Council merge with adjoining councils. The government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger of the North Sydney and Willoughby Councils to form a new council with an area of 33 square kilometres (13 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 145,000.[12] The alternative, proposed by Warringah Council on 23 February 2016, was for an amalgamation of the Pittwater, Manly and Warringah councils. As a consequence of Warringah's proposal, the New South Wales Minister for Local Government Paul Toole proposed that the North Sydney, Willoughby and Mosman Councils merge.[13] In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the North Sydney, Willoughby and Mosman local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.[14]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Sydney (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "North Sydney (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "North Sydney (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "North Sydney (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ a b "North Sydney Council - Mayoral Election". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ a b "North Sydney Council - Cremorne Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ a b "North Sydney Council - Tunks Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "North Sydney Council - Victoria Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "North Sydney Council - Wollstonecraft Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 411. New South Wales, Australia. 31 July 1890. p. 6059. Retrieved 7 April 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 234. New South Wales, Australia. 11 April 1893. p. 2835. Retrieved 4 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Merger proposal: North Sydney Council, Willoughby City Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 8. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Toole, Paul (25 February 2016). "North Sydney, Willoughby and Mosman councils Proposal" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ Blumer, Clare; Chettle, Nicole (27 July 2017). "NSW council amalgamations: Mayors fight to claw back court dollars after backflip on merger". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
