Municipality of Mosman

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Mosman
New South Wales

Population: 28,414
• Density: 3000/km² (7770.0/sq mi)
Area: 9 km² (3.5 sq mi)
Mayor: Denise Wilton
Council Seat: Mosman
Region: Metropolitan Sydney
State District: North Shore
Federal Division: Warringah
Website: http://www.mosman.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Mosman:
City of Willoughby Manly Council
North Sydney Council Mosman
City of Sydney Municipality of Woollahra Municipality of Woollahra
Mosman Municipal Council Chambers
Mosman Municipal Council Chambers

The Municipality of Mosman is a Local Government Area on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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[edit] Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics[1]

  • there were 28,414 people as at 30 June 2006, making it the 70th largest Local Government Area in New South Wales—equal to 0.42% of the New South Wales population of 6,827,694.
  • there was an increase of 143 people over the year to 30 June 2006—the 76th largest population growth in a Local Government Area in New South Wales. That represents 0.24% of the 58,753 increase in the population of New South Wales.
  • there was an increase of 0.5% in the number of people over the year to 30 June 2006—the 97th fastest growth in population of a Local Government Area in New South Wales. In New South Wales, the population grew by 0.9%.
  • there was an increase in population over the ten years to 30 June 2006 of 962 people or 3.5% (0.3% in annual average terms)—the 82nd 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] Suburbs

In February 1997, the Government Gazette published a notice advising that they had assigned Mosman as the only suburb in the Mosman Local Government Area. However, Mosman Council decided that residents should continue to be allowed to use the traditional locality names if they wished.[2]

[edit] Localities in the local government area

The municipality consists entirely of the suburb of Mosman, which includes the following localities:

The municipality also manages and maintains the following locations:

  • Middle Head
  • Taronga Zoo
  • Balmoral Beach, Edwards Beach, Hunters Bay, Rocky Point
  • Cobblers Beach, Obelisk Bay
  • Chinamans Beach, Wyargine Point, Shell Cove, Parriwi Head, Pearl Bay
  • Chowder Head, Chowder Bay, Georges Head
  • Bradleys Head, Taylors Bay, Athol Bay, Little Sirius Cove, Mosman Bay
  • Long Bay, Quakers Hat Bay

[edit] Sister city

Mosman has twin town status with Glen Innes, New South Wales.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2005-06 (catalogue no.: 3218.0). Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved on 2007-03-12.
  2. ^ Mosman Municipal Council - Ordinary Meeting Agenda - Meeting Date: 29 November 2005 pg 83.

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Coordinates: 33°50′S 151°15′E / -33.833, 151.25

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