City of Willoughby
| City of Willoughby New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°48′S 151°11′E / 33.800°S 151.183°ECoordinates: 33°48′S 151°11′E / 33.800°S 151.183°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 67,356 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,980.4/km2 (7,719/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area | 22.6 km2 (8.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Gail Giles-Gidney | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Chatswood | ||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Willoughby | ||||||||||||
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The City of Willoughby is a local government area on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Sydney central business district.
The main commercial centre of the City of Willoughby is Chatswood, home to one of Sydney's suburban skyscraper clusters. Other commercial centres are the suburbs of Willoughby, St Leonards and Artarmon. Willoughby is situated on an elevated plateau, and all of Sydney's television stations broadcast from towers in the area. Within the City of Willoughby is the Royal North Shore Hospital, located at St Leonards, one of Sydney's major hospitals.
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the City of Willoughby 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.[3] 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.[4] The outcome of an independent review is expected by mid–2016.
Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the City of Willoughby are:
Demographics
At the 2011 Census, there were 67,356 people in the Willoughby local government area, of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Willoughby was 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.6% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 54.0% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.[1]
Population growth in the City of Willoughby between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 9.06%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 5.90%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Willoughby local government area was generally on par with the national average.[5] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Willoughby was higher than the national average.[1][6]
At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in Willoughby 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 approximately seven times higher than the national average.[1]
| Selected historical census data for Willoughby local government area | |||||
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| Census year | 2001[5] | 2006[6] | 2011[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 58,319 | 63,605 | 67,356 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 19 | ||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.97% | ||||
| % of Australian population | 0.31% |  0.32% |  0.31% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | |||||
| Ancestry, top responses | English | 20.5% | |||
| Australian | 18.3% | ||||
| Chinese | 14.5% | ||||
| Irish | 7.4% | ||||
| Scottish | 5.6% | ||||
| Language, top responses (other than English) | Cantonese | 6.7% | 7.6% | 7.5% | |
| Mandarin | 3.6% | 5.5% | 7.2% | ||
| Korean | 1.7% | 2.7% | 3.6% | ||
| Japanese | 2.4% |  2.4% | 2.3% | ||
| Armenian | n/c | 1.4% | 1.3% | ||
| Religious affiliation | |||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses | No religion | 18.6% | 22.0% | 27.6% | |
| Catholic | 26.1% | 25.5% | 25.0% | ||
| Anglican | 19.5% | 17.6% | 15.6% | ||
| Buddhism | 3.7% | 4.4% | 4.6% | ||
| Presbyterian and Reformed | n/c | n/c | 3.1% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | |||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$728 | A$858 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 156.2% | 148.7% | |||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,667 | A$2,479 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 162.3% | 167.4% | |||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | A$2,066 | A$1,996 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 176.4% | 161.8% | |||
Council
Current composition and election method
Willoughby City 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 full Council election was held on 8 September 2012. The former mayor of Willoughby, Pat Reilly, subsequently died on 20 January 2014. Gail Giles-Gidney was elected to the position of Mayor in a by-election on 12 April 2014. Rachel Hill was elected to the vacant position of Councillor in a by-election on 14 June 2014.[7][8][9][10][11]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Independents | 12 | |
| The Greens | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | |
The current Council is:
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| Mayor[7] | Gail Giles-Gidney | Independent | ||
| Middle Harbour[8] | Wendy Norton | Independent | ||
| Judith Rutherford | Independent | |||
| Angelo Rozos | Independent | |||
| Naremburn[9] | Michelle Sloane | Independent | ||
| Stuart Coppock | Independent | |||
| Nic Wright | Independent | |||
| Sailors Bay[10] | Hugh Eriksson | Independent | ||
| John Hooper | Independent | |||
| Rachel Hill | Independent | |||
| West[11] | Tony Mustaca | Independent | ||
| Mandy Stevens | Independent | |||
| Lynne Saville | Greens | |||
Arts and culture
The Willoughby City Council is very active in the arts sector[12] and runs the biennale Willoughby Sculpture Prize.[13]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Willoughby (C)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ↑ http://www.pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2012/willoughby-city-council.html?type=sailors-bay-ward
- ↑ "Merger proposal: North Sydney Council, Willoughby City Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 8. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ Toole, Paul (25 February 2016). "North Sydney, Willoughby and Mosman councils Proposal" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Willoughby (C)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Willoughby (C)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- 1 2 "Willoughby City Council – Mayoral Election". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Willoughby City Council – Middle Harbour Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Willoughby City Council – Naremburn Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Willoughby City Council – Sailors Bay Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Willoughby City Council – West Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ↑ http://ifyoubuildit.com.au/2013/11/willoughby-sculpture-prize-2013-catalogue/
- ↑ http://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Whats-On/visual-arts---culture/willoughby-sculpture-prize-2013/
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