North Sydney Council

This article is about the local government area. For the suburb, see North Sydney, New South Wales.

North Sydney Council New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates
Population	62,289 (2011 census)
• Density	5,714.6/km2 (14,801/sq mi)
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 Manly Lane Cove North Sydney Council Mosman Leichhardt 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, Manly 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). 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:

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Localities serviced by North Sydney Council include:

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Demographics

At the 2011 Census, there were 62,289 people in the North Sydney local government area, of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population. The median age of people in the North Sydney Council area was 36 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 11.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.5% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 40.7% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

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%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the North Sydney local government area was on par with the national average. 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	2006	2011
Population		Estimated residents on Census night	54,970	58,257	62,289
		LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		39
		% of New South Wales population		0.90%	0.90%
		% of Australian population	0.29%	0.26%	0.29%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses		English			25.4%
		Australian			17.9%
		Irish			9.4%
		Scottish			7.5%
		Chinese			5.7%
Language, top responses (other than English)		Cantonese	2.8%	2.7%	2.7
		Mandarin	1.2%	1.7%	2.4%
		Japanese	2.2%	2.1%	1.9%
		Spanish	n/c	0.7%	1.1%
		French	0.7%	0.7%	0.9%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses		No religion	20.5%	23.0%	28.9%
		Catholic	23.9%	23.3%	23.0%
		Anglican	22.6%	19.9%	17.4%
		Buddhism	n/c	2.9%	3.2%
		Uniting Church	3.7%	3.2%	2.5%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income		Median weekly personal income		A$1,010	A$1,216
		% 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:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaligned	13
	Total	13

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

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Mayor		Jilly Gibson	Independent
Cremorne Ward		Sarah Burke	Independent
		Stephen Barbour	Independent
		Danielle Butcher	Unaligned
Tunks Ward		MaryAnn Beregi	Independent
		Véronique Marchandeau	Independent
		Tom Robertson	Unaligned
Victoria Ward		Ginny Bevan	Independent	Elected on Jilly Gibson's ticket
		Michel Reymond	Independent
		Tony Carr	Independent
Wollstonecraft Ward		Zoë Baker	Independent
		Melissa Clare	Independent
		Jeff Morris	Independent	Elected on Zoë Baker's ticket

The following Councillors resigned on these dates: Danielle Butcher and Tom Robertson on 27 May 2014, and Sarah Burke on 23 May 2015.

The next election is not confirmed but is usually the second Saturday in September, that is: Saturday, 8 September 2016.

External links

• North Sydney Council