Municipality of Ashfield

The Municipality of Ashfield is a local government area in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the Sydney central business district.

The Mayor of the Municipality is Cr. Lucille McKenna, a Labor politician.^[2]

Suburbs

The municipality comprises:

• Ashfield
• Dobroyd Point
• Haberfield
• Summer Hill

It also includes parts of:

• Ashbury
• Croydon
• Hurlstone Park
• Croydon Park

Demographics

At the 2011 Census, there were 41,214 people in the Ashfield local government area, of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population. The median age of people in the Municipality of Ashfield was 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 15.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 45.1% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.^[1]

Population growth in The Municipality of Ashfield between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 1.76%; while in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 3.90%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Ashfield local government area was significantly less than the national average.^[3][4] The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Ashfield of was generally on par with the national average.^[1]

At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in Ashfield local government area who stated their ancestry as Chinese was in excess of four times the state and national averages; and the proportion of households where an Asian language was spoken at home was about six times higher than the national average.^[1]

Historical census data for Ashfield local government area
Population			2001[3]	2006[4]	2011[1]
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	38,981	39,667	41,214
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		54
		% of New South Wales population		0.6%	0.60%
		% of Australian population	0.21%	0.20%	0.19%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		English			14.9%
		Australian			14.8%
		Chinese			13.3%
		Italian			8.5%
		Irish			6.9%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	6.1%	8.8%	9.1%
		Italian	9.2%	7.7%	6.8%
		Cantonese	4.9%	4.9%	4.5%
		Nepali	n/c	n/c	2.7%
		Greek	2.6%	2.4%	2.3%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		Catholic	36.6%	33.7%	30.6%
		No religion	16.9%	20.9%	25.8%
		Anglican	10.5%	8.8%	7.8%
		Hinduism	n/c	n/c	5.8%
		Buddhism	4.2%	4.7%	5.3%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$514	A$628
		% of Australian median income			108.8%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,101	A$1,689
		% of Australian median income		107.2%	114.0%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$1,304	A$1,413
		% of Australian median income		111.4%	114.5%

Council

New Ashfield Civic Centre

The Municipality of Ashfield became a "no war zone" following a 2004 motion.

Current composition and election method

Ashfield Municipal Council is composed of twelve Councillors elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 30 September 2013, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:^[5][6][7][8]

The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election by ward, is:

List of past mayors

The full list of mayors since 1872 can be found here.

References

External links

• Ashfield Municipal Council