Municipality of Woollahra
Woollahra Municipal Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°53′S 151°15′E / 33.883°S 151.250°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 53,496 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 4,460/km2 (11,500/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | April 1860 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Richard Shields | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Double Bay | ||||||||||||||
Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Wentworth | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Woollahra Municipal Council | ||||||||||||||
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Woollahra Municipal Council (or Woollahra Council) is a local government area in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Woollahra is bounded by Sydney Harbour in the north, Waverley Council in the east, Randwick City in the south and the City of Sydney in the west.
The administrative centre of Woollahra Municipal Council is located in Double Bay. The mayor of Woollahra Municipal Council is Cr. Richard Shields.[2]
Suburbs in the local government area
[edit]Suburbs in the area include:
- Bellevue Hill
- Darling Point
- Double Bay
- Edgecliff
- Paddington (parts are located within City of Sydney Council)
- Point Piper
- Rose Bay (the east side of Old South Head Road is located within Waverley Council)
- Vaucluse (parts are located within Waverley Council)
- Watsons Bay
- Woollahra
Demographics
[edit]At the 2011 Census, there were 52,158 people in the Woollahra local government area, of these 47.1% were male and 52.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population. The median age of people in the Municipality of Woollahra was 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 15.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.3% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 43.1% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.[3]
Population growth in the Municipality of Woollahra between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 0.70%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 3.98%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Woollahra local government area was significantly lower than the national average.[4] The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Woollahra was double the national average.[3][5]
At the 2016 Census, the proportion of residents who stated a religious affiliation with Judaism was in excess of thirty–two times the state and national averages.[6]
Selected historical census data for Woollahra local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2001[4] | 2006[5] | 2011[3] | 2016[6] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 49,814 | ![]() |
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LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 19th | ![]() |
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% of New South Wales population | 1.90% | ![]() |
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% of Australian population | 0.26% | ![]() |
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Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses |
English | 23.6% | ![]() | |||
Australian | 17.7% | ![]() | ||||
Irish | 9.0% | ![]() | ||||
Scottish | 6.9% | ![]() | ||||
Chinese | n/c | ![]() | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
Mandarin | n/c | n/c | ![]() |
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French | 1.0% | ![]() |
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Greek | 1.4% | ![]() |
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Spanish | n/c | ![]() |
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Italian | 1.2% | ![]() |
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Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
No religion | 15.1% | ![]() |
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Catholic | 19.9% | ![]() |
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Anglican | 21.2% | ![]() |
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Judaism | 13.4% | ![]() |
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Not stated | n/c | ![]() |
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Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$976 | A$1,145 | A$1,365 | ||
% of Australian median income | 209.4% | ![]() |
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Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,917 | A$2,832 | A$3,626 | ||
% of Australian median income | 186.7% | ![]() |
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Household income | Median weekly household income | A$2,654 | A$2,398 | A$2,687 | ||
% of Australian median income | 226.6% | ![]() |
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Council
[edit]Woollahra Municipal Council is composed of fifteen councillors elected proportionally as five separate wards, each electing three Councillors. Councillors are usually elected for a fixed four-year term of office.[7] The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the council. The Council election of 4 December 2021 resulted in the following makeup:[8][9][10][11][12]
Current composition and election method
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Party | Councillors | |
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Liberal Party | 8 | |
Residents First Woollahra | 5 | |
The Greens | 2 | |
Total | 15 |
The council as elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, was:
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Bellevue Hill Ward[8] | Lucinda Regan | Residents First Woollahra | ||
Isabelle Shapiro | Liberal | Deputy Mayor 2007–2009, 2022–2023; Mayor 2010–2011. | ||
Sean Carmichael | Liberal | |||
Cooper Ward[9] | Sarah Swan | Liberal | Deputy Mayor 2023–present. | |
Luise Elsing | Residents First | |||
Nicola Grieve | The Greens | |||
Double Bay Ward[10] | Toni Zeltzer | Liberal | Deputy Mayor 2011–2012; Mayor 2013–2017. | |
Mark Silcocks | Residents First | |||
Richard Shields | Liberal | Mayor 2023–present; Deputy Mayor 2019–2022. | ||
Paddington Ward[11] | Matthew Robertson | The Greens | ||
Peter Cavanagh | Liberal | Deputy Mayor 2009–2011; Mayor 2017–2019. | ||
Harriet Price | Residents First | |||
Vaucluse Ward[12] | Merrill Halkerston Witt | Residents First | ||
Mary-Lou Jarvis | Liberal | Deputy Mayor 2018–2019. | ||
Susan Wynne | Liberal | Mayor 2011–2012, 2019–2023; Deputy Mayor 2015–2018. |
History of Woollahra
[edit]The name 'Woollahra' is thought to be derived from an Aboriginal word meaning 'camp' or 'meeting ground'.[13]
A petition was submitted in 1859 with 144 signatures of local residents from Darling Point, Paddington and Watsons Bay for the formation of the Municipality. With no petition against formation of the Municipality, Woollahra was proclaimed to be named so on 17 April 1860, and gazetted on 20 April 1860. At the first meeting, The Hon. George Thornton was elected as the first Chairman of Woollahra.[13]
In 1947, after previously acquiring 'Iron House' on Ocean Street, in the 1860s, Council transferred to the current site at Redleaf.[13]
Woollahra largely developed as a residential locality. A few small local industries were established in Woollahra, Double Bay and Paddington; but with the residential gentrification of Paddington and Woollahra in the 1960s, most of these cottage industries had vanished by the end of the 20th century.[citation needed]
Woollahra's cultural heritage has been enriched by the influx of people from many different cultural backgrounds. Some of the influential immigrants to Woollahra have been the Chinese market gardeners, who began leasing land in Double Bay gully and Rose Bay in the 1880s; the Portuguese whalers who settled at Watsons Bay in the 19th century, building a church and becoming a part of the village life, and the many Europeans who migrated after World War II and helped change the face of commercial centres such as Double Bay.[citation needed]
A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Municipality of Woollahra merge with the Waverley and Randwick councils to form a new council with an area of 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 274,000.[14] Following an independent review, in May 2016 the NSW Government sought to dismiss the council and force its amalgamation with Waverley and Randwick councils. Woollahra Council instigated legal action claiming that there was procedural unfairness and that a KPMG report at the centre of merger proposals had been "misleading". The matter was heard before the NSW Court of Appeal who, in December 2016, unanimously dismissed the council's appeal, finding no merit in its arguments that the proposed merger with its neighbouring councils was invalid.[15] In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Woollahra, Waverley and Randwick local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.[16]
Heritage listings
[edit]The Municipality of Woollahra has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Bellevue Hill, 24 Victoria Road: Leura[17]
- Darling Point, 1a Carthona Avenue: Lindesay[18]
- Darling Point, 68 Darling Point Road: The Swifts[19]
- Darling Point, 103 Darling Point Road: Babworth House[20]
- Darling Point, 11–21 Greenoaks Avenue: Bishopscourt[21]
- Double Bay, Cross Street: Double Bay Compressed Air Ejector Station[22]
- Double Bay, 11 Gladswood Gardens: Gladswood House[23]
- Double Bay, 337–347 New South Head Road: Overthorpe[24]
- Double Bay, 560 New South Head Road: Fairwater[25]
- Double Bay, 4 and 6 Wiston Gardens: Houses[26]
- Edgecliff, 8 Albert Street: Fenton and surrounds[27]
- Paddington, 1 Ormond Street: Juniper Hall, Paddington[28]
- Paddington, 56a Ormond Street: Engehurst[29]
- Paddington, 246 Oxford Street: Paddington Post Office[30][31][32]
- Paddington, 1 Young Street: Paddington Substation[33]
- Point Piper, 10 Dunara Gardens: Dunara[34]
- Rose Bay, 3–4 Fernleigh Gardens: Site of Ficus superba var. henneana tree[35]
- Rose Bay, 1–7 Salisbury Road: Salisbury Court (Rose Bay)[36]
- Vaucluse, 32b Fitzwilliam Road: Wentworth Memorial Church[37]
- Vaucluse, Chapel Road: Wentworth Mausoleum[38]
- Vaucluse, Greycliffe Avenue: Nielsen Park[39]
- Vaucluse, Old South Head Road: Macquarie Lighthouse[40]
- Vaucluse, 52 Vaucluse Road: Strickland House, Vaucluse[41]
- Vaucluse, 69a Wentworth Road: Vaucluse House[42]
- Watsons Bay, Dunbar (ship)[43]
- Watsons Bay, Old South Head Road: Hornby Lighthouse[44]
- Woollahra, 14 Rosemont Avenue: Rosemont[45]
- Woollahra, Waimea Avenue: Waimea House[46]
Coat of arms
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Woollahra (A)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Congratulations to our new Mayor and Deputy Mayor!". Instagram. Woollahra Council. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Woollahra (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Woollahra (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Woollahra (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Woollahra (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Council Circular 16-44 Election Timing and Cycle of Council Elections". NSW Office of Local Government. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Woollahra – Bellevue Hill Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2021. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Woollahra – Cooper Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2021. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Woollahra – Double Bay Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2021. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Woollahra – Paddington Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2021. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Woollahra – Vaucluse Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2021. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ a b c Jarvis & Kelly (1960). The History of Woollahra. Sydney: Halstead Press.
- ^ "Merger proposal: Randwick City Council, Waverley Council, Woollahra Municipal Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ Visentin, Lisa (22 December 2016). "Woollahra loses merger appeal, hints at High Court challenge". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Blumer, Clare; Chettle, Nicole (27 July 2017). "NSW council amalgamations: Mayors fight to claw back court dollars after backflip on merger". Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Leura". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00047. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Lindesay". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00686. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Swifts". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00146. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Babworth House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01300. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Bishopscourt". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00362. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Double Bay Compressed Air Ejector Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01324. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Gladswood House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00496. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Overthorpe". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00246. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Fairwater". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01381. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Houses". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00209. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Fenton and surrounds". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00249. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Juniper Hall". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00268. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Engehurst". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00575. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Paddington Post Office". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01418. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Paddington Post Office (CHL) (Place ID 105300)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Paddington Post Office (Place ID 19158)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Substation". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00939. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Dunara". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00539. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Site of Ficus superba var. henneana tree". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00578. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Salisbury Court". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00251. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Wentworth Memorial Church and Moveable Collection". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01882. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Wentworth Mausoleum and site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00622. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Nielsen Park". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01988. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Macquarie Lighthouse Site". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00677. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Strickland House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00722. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Vaucluse House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00955. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Dunbar Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01675. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "South Head Signal Station". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01436. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Rosemont". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00294. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Waimea House". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00226. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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- ^ "Administrative history". Woollahra Municipal Council. Retrieved 8 October 2023.