Municipality of Lane Cove
| Municipality of Lane Cove New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°45′S 151°09′E / 33.750°S 151.150°ECoordinates: 33°45′S 151°09′E / 33.750°S 151.150°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 36,051 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,280/km2 (8,500/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 11 February 1895 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 11 km2 (4.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Deborah Hutchens (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Lane Cove | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | North Sydney | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Municipality of Lane Cove | ||||||||||||||
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The Municipality of Lane Cove is a local government area located in the south-west corner of the north shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The administrative seat of Lane Cove is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of the Sydney central business district. On the western and southern borders is the Lane Cove River with the Ryde and Hunter's Hill, across the river on the western and southern banks respectively. To the north is the Willoughby and to the east is North Sydney.
The Mayor of Lane Cove Council since 21 September 2015 is Cr. Deborah Hutchens, a member of the Liberal Party.
Suburbs and localities in the local government area
Suburbs in the Municipality of Lane Cove are:
- Greenwich
- Lane Cove
- Lane Cove North (shared with Willoughby)
- Lane Cove West
- Linley Point
- Longueville
- Northwood
- Riverview
- St Leonards (shared with Willoughby and North Sydney)
Localities in the municipality are:
Demographics
At the 2016 census there were 36,051 people in the Lane Cove local government area, of these 49.2 per cent were male and 50.2 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the Municipality of Lane Cove was 36 years; slightly lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.5 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.7 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51.8 per cent were married and 10.4 per cent were either divorced or separated.[1]
Population growth in the Municipality of Lane Cove between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 0.29 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 3.44 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Municipality increased by 14.41 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the Lane Cove local government area was significantly higher than the national average.[1][2][3][4] The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Lane Cove was significantly higher than the national average.
| Selected historical census data for Lane Cove local government area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Census year | 2001[2] | 2006[3] | 2011[4] | 2016[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 30,340 | 30,427 | 31,510 | 36,051 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 58th |  56th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.81% |  0.48% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| % of Australian population | 0.27% | 0.26% |  0.26% | 0.15% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cultural and language diversity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ancestry, top responses | English | 23.7% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian | 21.2% | 18.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Irish | 9.9% | 9.6% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 6.5% | 8.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish | 7.0% | 6.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Mandarin | 1.6% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 4.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cantonese | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spanish | n/c | n/c | 1.1% | 1.3% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japanese | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Persian (excluding Dari) | n/c | n/c | n/c | 1.2% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religious affiliation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses | No religion, so described | 17.1% | 19.5% | 24.8% | 32.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.6% | 26.9% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anglican | 20.7% | 19.3% | 17.5% | 13.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Not stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 8.4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buddhism | n/c | n/c | 2.6% | 3.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Median weekly incomes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$811 | A$970 | Data to be released in October 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| % of Australian median income | 174.0% | 168.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,729 | A$2,637 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| % of Australian median income | 168.4% | 178.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$2,295 | A$2,181 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| % of Australian median income | 196.0% | 176.7% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Council
Current composition and election method
Lane Cove Municipal Council is composed of nine Councillors elected proportionally as three separate wards, each ward 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 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:[5][6][7]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Liberal Party of Australia | 6 | |
| Independents | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | |
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election by ward, is:
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| Central Ward[5] | Deborah Hutchens | Liberal | Mayor 2015–date, Deputy Mayor 2014–2015 | |
| Soo-Tee Cheong | Liberal | Deputy Mayor 2013–2014 | ||
| Brent Karola | Independent | |||
| East Ward[6] | David Brooks-Horn | Liberal | Mayor 2013–2015 | |
| Pam Palmer | Independent | |||
| David Karpin | Liberal | |||
| West Ward[7] | Scott Bennison | Liberal | Mayor 2012–2013 | |
| Marc Gold | Liberal | Deputy Mayor 2015–date | ||
| Daniel Strassberg | Independent | |||
Council history
In May 1865, 67 residents of the rural District of Willoughby, which included what is now Lane Cove, sent a petition to the Governor Sir John Young, requesting the incorporation of the "Municipality of North Willoughby".[8] This resulted in the municipality being formally proclaimed on 23 October 1865.[9]
There were no wards until 1876 when the council was divided into three wards: Chatsworth Ward to the north, Middle Harbour Ward to the east and Lane Cove Ward to the west. Lane Cove Ward subsequently became the separate "Borough of Lane Cove" on 11 February 1895.[10] With the passing of the Local Government Act, 1906, the name was changed to be the "Municipality of Lane Cove" and with the passing of the Local Government Act, 1993, the council legally changed to "Lane Cove Council" and aldermen were retitled councillors.
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Municipality of Lane Cove merge with the councils across the river. The government proposed a merger of the Hunter's Hill, Lane Cove and Ryde Councils to form a new council with an area of 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 164,000.[11] In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Hunter's Hill, Lane Cove and Ryde local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.[12]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lane Cove (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Lane Cove (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lane Cove (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lane Cove (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- 1 2 "Vote Tracker: Central Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Lane Cove Municipal Council. 11 September 2012. p. 39. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Vote Tracker: East Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Lane Cove Municipal Council. 11 September 2012. p. 53. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Vote Tracker: West Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Lane Cove Municipal Council. 11 September 2012. p. 60. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
- ↑ "PETITION UNDER THE MUNICIPAL ACT.". New South Wales Government Gazette (107). New South Wales, Australia. 30 May 1865. p. 1161. Retrieved 20 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH WILLOUGHBY.". New South Wales Government Gazette (227). New South Wales, Australia. 25 October 1865. p. 2401. Retrieved 20 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation". New South Wales Government Gazette (101). New South Wales, Australia. 11 February 1895. p. 914. Retrieved 20 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Merger proposal: Hunter's Hill Council, Lane Cove Council, City of Ryde Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 8. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ Blumer, Clare; Chettle, Nicole (27 July 2017). "NSW council amalgamations: Mayors fight to claw back court dollars after backflip on merger". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2017.