Municipality of Hunter's Hill

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Municipality of Hunter's Hill merge with adjoining councils. 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.^[3] The outcome of an independent review is expected by mid–2016.

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

Suburbs and localities in the Municipality of Hunters Hill are:

Gladesville (parts are located within the City of Ryde)
Henley
Hunters Hill
Huntleys Cove
Huntleys Point
Woolwich

Demographics

At the 2011 Census, there were 13,215 people in the Hunter's Hill local government area, of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population. The median age of people in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill was 42 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.3% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 52.3% were married and 8.8% were either divorced or separated.^[1]

Population growth in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 5.34% and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population decreased by 0.20%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Hunter's Hill local government area was significantly lower than the national average.^[4] The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Hunter's Hill was significantly higher than the national average.^[1]^[5]

Selected historical census data for Hunter's Hill local government area
Census year		2001^[4]	2006^[5]	2011^[1]
Population	Estimated residents on Census night	12,570	13,241	13,215
	LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		86th
	% of New South Wales population			0.19%
	% of Australian population	0.07%	0.07%	0.06%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses	English			23.8%
	Australian			22.8%
	Irish			10.8%
	Scottish			6.4%
	Italian			5.1%
Language, top responses (other than English)	Cantonese	2.2%	2.1%	2.5%
	Italian	2.8%	2.6%	2.5%
	Greek	2.3%	2.2%	2.1%
	Mandarin	n/c	1.5%	2.0%
	Arabic	0.7%	n/c	0.8%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses	Catholic	36.5%	36.6%	37.5%
	No religion	12.8%	14.6%	18.3%
	Anglican	21.5%	19.8%	17.9%
	Eastern Orthodox	3.8%	3.7%	3.9%
	Uniting Church	3.7%	3.1%	2.7%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income	Median weekly personal income		A$704	A$820
Personal income	% of Australian median income		151.1%	142.1%
Family income	Median weekly family income		A$1,815	A$2,715
Family income	% of Australian median income		176.7%	183.3%
Household income	Median weekly household income		A$2,506	A$2,178
Household income	% of Australian median income		214.0%	176.5%

Council

Hunters Hill Town Hall

Current composition and election method

Hunters Hill Municipal Council is composed of seven Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is directly elected while the six other Councillors are elected proportionally as two 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:^[2]^[6]^[7]

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	7
	Total	7

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

Ward		Party
Mayor^[2]	Richard Quinn	Independent
North Ward^[6]	Mark Bennett	Independent
	Gary Bird	Independent
	Peter Astridge	Independent
South Ward^[7]	Justine McLaughlin	Independent
	Meredith Sheil	Independent
	Zac Miles	Unaligned

Culture

The council hosts the Moocooboola Festival and the Food & Wine Fair at Boronia Park.

References

1 2 3 4 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Hunters Hill (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
1 2 3 "The Council of the Municipality of Hunters Hill - Mayoral Election". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
↑ "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.
1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Hunters Hill (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hunters Hill (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
1 2 "The Council of the Municipality of Hunters Hill - North Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
1 2 "The Council of the Municipality of Hunters Hill - South Ward". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

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