North Sydney Council

North Sydney Council New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates	33°50′S 151°12′E / 33.833°S 151.200°E / -33.833; 151.200Coordinates: 33°50′S 151°12′E / 33.833°S 151.200°E / -33.833; 151.200
Population	67,658 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	6,207/km2 (16,080/sq mi)
Established	29 July 1890 (1890-07-29)
Area	10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Lord Mayor	Jilly Gibson (Independent)
Council seat	North Sydney
Region	Metropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)	North Shore Willoughby
Federal Division(s)	North Sydney Warringah
Website	North Sydney Council
LGAs around North Sydney Council: Willoughby Willoughby Northern Beaches Lane Cove North Sydney Council Mosman Inner West Sydney Woollahra

North Sydney Council signpost at Cammeray

North Sydney Council is a local government area on the lower north shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The area is bounded by Willoughby to the north and north-west, Northern Beaches to the north-east, Mosman to the east, Lane Cove to the west and Sydney Harbour to the south. It covers an area of approximately 10.9 square kilometres (4.2 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had an estimated population of 67,658.^[1] The administrative seat of North Sydney Council is located in the suburb of North Sydney, approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the Sydney central business district.

The Mayor of North Sydney Council is Cr. Jilly Gibson, an independent politician.

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

Suburbs serviced by North Sydney Council are:

Localities serviced by North Sydney Council include:

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 67,658 people in the North Sydney local government area, of these 47.2 per cent were male and 52.8 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 North Sydney Council area was 37 years; slightly below the national average of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 12.6 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 41.9 per cent were married and 16.6 per cent were either divorced or separated.^[1]

Population growth in the North Sydney Council area between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 5.98%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 6.92%. At the 2016 census, the population in the North Sydney Council area increased by 8.62 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the North Sydney local government area was marginally lower than the national average.^[1][2][3] The median weekly income for residents within the North Sydney Council area was significantly higher and nearly double the national average.

Selected historical census data for North Sydney local government area
Census year			2001[4]	2006[2]	2011[3]	2016[1]
Population		Estimated residents on census night	54,970	58,257	62,289	67,658
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		39th	37th	36th
		% of New South Wales population		0.90%	0.90%	0.90%
		% of Australian population	0.29%	0.26%	0.29%	0.29%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		English			25.4%	24.6%
		Australian			17.9%	16.2%
		Irish			9.4%	10.0%
		Scottish			7.5%	7.6%
		Chinese			5.7%	6.3%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Mandarin	1.2%	1.7%	2.4%	3.4%
		Cantonese	2.8%	2.7%	2.7	2.5%
		Japanese	2.2%	2.1%	1.9%	1.8%
		Spanish	n/c	0.7%	1.1%	1.4%
		French	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%	1.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		No religion, so described	20.5%	23.0%	28.9%	37.3%
		Catholic	23.9%	23.3%	23.0%	21.4%
		Anglican	22.6%	19.9%	17.4%	13.0%
		Not stated	n/c	n/c	n/c	11.8%
		Buddhism	n/c	2.9%	3.2%	2.7%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$1,010	A$1,216	Data to be released in October 2017
		% of Australian median income		207.8%	210.7%
Family income		Median weekly family income		A$1,772	A$2,768
		% of Australian median income		172.5%	186.9%
Household income		Median weekly household income		A$2,510	A$2,205
		% of Australian median income		214.3%	178.7%

Council

Current composition and election method

North Sydney Council is composed of thirteen Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is directly elected while the twelve other Councillors are elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three Councillors. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council, including the Mayor, is as follows:^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

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

Notes

^a : Danielle Butcher and Tom Robertson resigned from Council with effect from 27 May 2014.
^b : Sarah Burke resigned from Council with effect from 23 May 2015.

History

The area now covered by North Sydney Council originally comprised three municipalities: the Borough of East St Leonards from 1860 (Kirribilli, Cremorne Point, Milsons Point), the Borough of St Leonards from 1867 (Cammeray, Mosman, Waverton, Wollstonecraft) and the very small Borough of Victoria from 1871 (McMahons Point and parts of North Sydney and Lavender Bay). These boroughs lasted until 29 July 1890 when they merged to form the "Borough of North Sydney".^[10]

Following a petition submitted by residents in 1892, on 11 April 1893 the Mossman Ward of North Sydney confirmed its separation as the Borough of Mosman, being proclaimed by Lieutenant-Governor Sir Frederick Darley.^[11] From 28 December 1906, following the passing of the Local Government Act, 1906, the council was renamed as the "Municipality of North Sydney". With the passing of the Local Government Act, 1993, the Municipality of North Sydney was legally renamed as North Sydney Council and aldermen were renamed councillors.

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the North Sydney Council merge with adjoining councils. The government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger of the North Sydney and Willoughby Councils to form a new council with an area of 33 square kilometres (13 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 145,000.^[12] The alternative, proposed by Warringah Council on 23 February 2016, was for an amalgamation of the Pittwater, Manly and Warringah councils. As a consequence of Warringah's proposal, the New South Wales Minister for Local Government Paul Toole proposed that the North Sydney, Willoughby and Mosman Councils merge.^[13] In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the North Sydney, Willoughby and Mosman local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.^[14]

See also

• Local government in New South Wales
• List of local government areas in New South Wales

References

External links

• North Sydney Council