City of Blue Mountains

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City of Blue Mountains New South Wales
The Three Sisters are a top attraction of the city
Population:	73,675[1]
Mayor:	Jim Angel
Council Seat:	Katoomba (2 Civic Place)[2]
Region:	Blue Mountains
State District:	Blue Mountains, Penrith
Federal Division:	Macquarie, Lindsay
Website: http://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au
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The City of Blue Mountains is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, governed by the Blue Mountains City Council. The city is located in the Blue Mountains range west of Sydney.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Main towns/villages 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[3], there:

- were 75,770 people as at 30 June 2006, the 28th largest Local Government Area in New South Wales. It was equal to 1.1% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694

- was a fall of 505 people over the year to 30 June 2006. It detracted 0.9% from the 58,753 increase in the population of New South Wales

- was, in percentage terms, a decline of 0.7% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2006. In New South Wales the population grew by 0.9%

- was an increase in population over the 10 years to 30 June 2006 of 890 people or 1.2% (0.1% in annual average terms), the 95th highest rate of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales the population grew by 622,966 or 10% (1.0% in annual average terms) over the same period.

[edit] Main towns/villages

The urban part of the city consists of a ribbon of close or contiguous towns which lie on the Main Western railway line (served by CityRail's Blue Mountains services) and Great Western Highway between Emu Plains (a western suburb of Sydney) and Lithgow (a coal mining town). About 70% of the city's area is within the Blue Mountains National Park which lies north and south of the ribbon of towns. The national park is part of the much larger Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site and the city brands itself as "The City Within a World Heritage National Park".

The two main towns are Springwood (80 kilometres west of Sydney) and Katoomba (110 kilometres west). The towns of the lower mountains (Lapstone, Glenbrook, Blaxland, Mount Riverview, Warrimoo, Sun Valley, Valley Heights, Springwood, Winmalee, Yellow Rock, Faulconbridge, Linden and Woodford) tend to be dormitory suburbs for Sydney. This is also the case, to a lesser extent, for the towns of the upper mountains (Hazelbrook, Lawson, Bullaburra, Wentworth Falls, Leura, Katoomba, Medlow Bath, Blackheath and Mount Victoria). The economy of the upper mountains is dependent almost entirely on tourism.

The road to Sydney is mostly dual carriageway but is relatively slow due to the urban development and hilly terrain. An electric train service integrates into CityRail, Sydney's suburban rail network.

[edit] External links

• Blue Mountains City Council Website
• Katoomba town website
• Lithgow town website
• Blue Mountains Gazette
• Blue Mountains

[edit] References

Coordinates: 33°42′S 150°18′E

	Cities of New South Wales
Capital:	Sydney
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