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Newcastle City Council
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| Population: | 154,777(2009)[1] (25th) | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 834.2/km² (2,160.6/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 183 km² (70.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| Mayor: | John Tate | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 162 km (101 mi) NNE of Sydney | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | 282 King Street, Newcastle | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Hunter | ||||||||||||
| County: | Northumberland | ||||||||||||
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Newcastle City Council is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
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According to the Australian Bureau Statistics the City of Newcastle had an estimated resident population of 154,777 as of 30 June 2008.[1] This was equal to 2.2% of the New South Wales population of 6.98 million and was an increase of 1,690 people over the previous year.
According to the Australian Bureau Statistics [2] during 2003-04, there were 55,900 wage and salary earners in the City of Newcastle which ranks it as 16th in New South Wales and 34th in Australia, and makes up 2.2% of New South Wales's 2,558,415 and 0.7% of Australia's 7,831,856 totals. The total total income of these earnes was $2,154,778,037 which ranks it 18th in New South Wales and 36th in Australia, and accounts for 2.0% of New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 and 0.7% of Australia's $304,034,755,876 totals.
Also in the year 2003-2004 there was an estimated average income of $38,547 per wage and salary earner which ranks it as 48th in New South Wales and 135th in Australia, which was 93% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 99% of Australia's $38,820 averages. The median estimated income was $34,769 per wage and salary earner which ranked it as 48th in New South Wales and 133rd in Australia, and was 98% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 102% of Australia's $34,149 medians.
The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Newcastle is the head of the City of Newcastle. This is a Local Government Area which deals with local things such as some transport, rubbish and waste services and has power over passing land developments. The current Lord Mayor of Newcastle is John Tate who has been in office for more than 2 terms and he recently stood for election in the 2007 NSW State Election.
Newcastle City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The area is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is directly elected.[3] The current makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:[3]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Independents | 7 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 3 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 2 | |
| The Greens | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[3]
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| Mayor | John Tate | Independent | ||
| First Ward | Sharon Claydon | Labor | ||
| Aaron Buman | Independent | |||
| Michael Osborne | Greens | |||
| Second Ward | Tim Crakanthorp | Labor | ||
| Brad Luke | Liberal | |||
| Scott Sharpe | Independent | |||
| Third Ward | Graham Boyd | Independent | Elected on John Tate's ticket | |
| Nuatali Nelmes | Labor | |||
| Mike King | Independent | |||
| Fourth Ward | Mike Jackson | Liberal | Jackson was elected as a Labor councillor but resigned from the party on 16 February. He sat as an Independent before joining the Liberals on 15 April. | |
| Shayne Connell | Independent | |||
| Bob Cook | Independent | |||
Newcastle Council has sister city relations with the following cities:
| City | Prefecture/State | Country | Year |
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| Ube | Yamaguchi | Japan | 1980 |
| Dubbo | New South Wales | Australia | 1995 |
| Arcadia | California | United States |
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