Ku-ring-gai Council
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Ku-ring-gai Council is a local government area in Northern Sydney (Upper North Shore), in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area is named after a fictional Aboriginal Language Group.[2][3][4]
Major transport routes through the area include the Pacific Highway and North Shore railway line. Because of its good soils and elevated position as part of the Hornsby Plateau, Ku-ring-gai was originally covered by a large area of dry sclerophyll forest, parts of which still remain and form a component of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. There are also many domestic gardens in the residential parts of Ku-ring-gai.
The
The Council comprises an area of 86 square kilometres (33 sq mi), and as at the 2021 census, had an estimated population of 124,076. Ku-ring-gai is the most advantaged area in Australia to live in, at the top of the Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD).[6]
Suburbs and localities in the local government area
Suburbs and localities serviced by Ku-ring-gai Council are:[7]
- East Killara
- East Lindfield
- Fox Valley
- Gordon
- Killara
- Lindfield
- North Turramurra
- North Wahroonga
- Pymble
- Roseville (Shared with Willoughby)
- Roseville Chase
- South Turramurra
- St Ives
- St Ives Chase
- Turramurra
- Wahroonga (Shared with Hornsby)
- Warrawee
- West Pymble
Demographics
At the
Population growth in the Ku-ring-gai Council area between the
At the 2021 census, the area was linguistically diverse, with Asian languages spoken in more than 20 per cent of households; more than four times the national average.
Selected historical census data for Ku-ring-gai Council local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2001[9] | 2006[10] | 2011[11] | 2016[8] | 2021[12] | |
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 100,152 | 101,083 | 109,297 | 118,053 | 124,076 |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | |||
% of New South Wales population | 1.58% | 1.58% | 1.58% | |||
% of Australian population | 0.53% | 0.51% | 0.51% | 0.50% | 0.50% | |
Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses |
English | 34.2% | 32.5% | 29.6% | ||
Australian | 28.8% | 25.0% | 23.0% | |||
Chinese | 11.9% | 17.7% | 23.5% | |||
Irish | 10.3% | 10.3% | 8.7% | |||
Scottish | 9.6% | 9.3% | 8.6% | |||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
Cantonese | 4.8% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 5.5% |
Mandarin | 1.7% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 8.7% | 13.1% | |
Korean | 1.3% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 2.5% | |
Dari ) |
n/c | n/c | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.3% | |
Japanese | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.8% | |
Hindi | 0.7% | 0.9% | ||||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
No religion, so described | 13.7% | 16.3% | 21.8% | 31.0% | 40.8% |
Catholic |
20.9% | 21.7% | 21.1% | 18.9% | 16.6% | |
Anglican | 28.9% | 27.1% | 23.9% | 18.8% | 15.2% | |
Not stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 7.7% | 4.1% | |
Uniting Church | 8.7% | 7.7% | 6.3% | 4.7% | 3.7% | |
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income |
Median weekly personal income | A$716 | A$814 | A$942 | A$1,117 | |
% of Australian median income | 153.6% | 141.1% | 142.3% | 138.8% | ||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$2,147 | A$2,679 | A$3,046 | A$3,447 | |
% of Australian median income | 209.1% | 180.9% | 175.7% | 162.6% | ||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$2,530 | A$2,508 | A$2,640 | A$3,038 | |
% of Australian median income | 216.1% | 203.2% | 183.6% | 174.0% |
Council
Current composition and election method
Ku-ring-gai Council is composed of ten
The current council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Comenarra Ward[13] | Jeff Pettett | Independent
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Elected 2012 (as | |
Greg Taylor | Independent
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Gordon Ward[16] | Barbara Ward | Independent | Deputy Mayor 2022–2023.[15] | |
Simon Lennon | Independent | |||
Roseville Ward[17] | Sam Ngai | Independent | Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2021–2022; Mayor 2023–present.[18][5] | |
Alec Taylor | Independent | |||
St Ives Ward[19] | Martin Smith | Independent | Elected 2017. | |
Christine Kay | Independent | Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2023–present.[5] | ||
Wahroonga Ward[20] | Cedric Spencer | Unaligned | Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2020–2021; Mayor 2021–2022.[18][21] | |
Kim Wheatley | Independent |
Council history
Ku-ring-gai was first incorporated on 6 March 1906 as the "Shire of Ku-ring-gai" and the first Shire Council was elected on 24 November 1906. The first leader of the council was elected at the first meeting on 8 December 1906, when Councillor William Cowan was elected as Shire President. There would not be a Deputy President until the council election on 1 March 1920.
On 22 September 1928, the Shire of Ku-ring-gai was proclaimed as the "Municipality of Ku-ring-gai" and the titles of 'Shire President' and 'Councillor' were retitled to be 'Mayor' and 'Alderman' respectively. In 1993, with the passing of a new Local Government Act, council was retitled as simply "Ku-ring-gai Council" and aldermen were retitled as councillors.[22]
A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that Ku-ring-gai Council and parts of the Hornsby Shire north of the M2 merge to form a new council with an area of 540 square kilometres (210 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 270,000.[23] The Ku-ring-gai Council took the NSW Government to court and, on appeal, the NSW Court of Appeal found that the council had been denied procedural fairness. The proposed merger was stood aside indefinitely.[24] In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.[25]
Planning and development
During the term of former Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, planning law reforms were passed that gave development approval to a panel and away from local government. These new laws were controversially implemented in Ku-ring-gai, with immense opposition from the local population who claim that their suburbs, with nationally recognised heritage values in both housing and original native forest, are being trashed by slab-sided apartment developments with no effective protection provided by either the Ku-ring-gai Council or the state government. This has been termed "The Rape of Ku-ring-gai".[26]
The laws are intended to take development approval power away from local councils and to the
Shire Clerks, Town Clerks and General Managers
Name | Term | Notes |
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Edward Astley | 21 June 1906 – 31 August 1911 | [27][28] |
James A. Gilroy | 1 September 1911 – March 1925 | [29] |
Arthur Havelock Hirst | March 1925 – 18 November 1947 | [30] |
Norman L. Griffiths | 18 November 1947 – 22 September 1969 | |
Frederick E. Newton | 22 September 1969 – 5 October 1970 | |
Graham Joss | 5 October 1970 – 16 August 1971 | |
Lyndhurst Evelyn Whalan | 16 August 1971 – 12 November 1973 | |
Warren Taylor | 12 November 1973 – 1993 | [31] |
Joseph Robert Diffen | 1993–1997 | [32] |
Rhonda Bignell | 1997–2002 | |
Brian Bell | 2002 – February 2006 | [33][34] |
John McKee | 1 March 2006 – present | [35] |
Heritage listings
Ku-ring-gai Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Gordon, 17 McIntosh Street: Eryldene, Gordon[36]
- Gordon, Middlemiss Street: Gordon railway station, Sydney[37]
- Gordon, 691 Pacific Highway: Iolanthe, Gordon[38]
- Gordon, 707 Pacific Highway: Tulkiyan[39]
- Gordon, 799 Pacific Highway: Gordon Public School (former)[40]
- Killara, 13 Kalang Avenue: Harry and Penelope Seidler House[41]
- Killara, 1 Werona Avenue: Woodlands, Killara[42]
- Lindfield, 33 Tryon Road: Tryon Road Uniting Church[43]
- Pymble, Pacific Highway: Pymble Reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2[44][45]
- Pymble, 982-984 Pacific Highway: Pymble Substation[46]
- Pymble, 29 Telegraph Road: Eric Pratten House[47]
- Turramurra, 17 Boomerang Street: Ingleholme[48]
- Turramurra, 43 Ku-Ring-Gai Avenue: Cossington (Turramurra)[49]
- Wahroonga, 62 Boundary Road: Jack House, Wahroonga[50]
- Wahroonga, 69-71 Clissold Road: Rose Seidler House[51]
- Wahroonga, 61-65 Coonanbarra Road: St John's Uniting Church, Wahroonga[52]
- Wahroonga, 16 Fox Valley Road: Purulia, Wahroonga[53]
- Wahroonga, 69 Junction Road: Evatt House[54]
- Wahroonga, North Shore railway: Wahroonga railway station[55]
- Wahroonga, 1526 Pacific Highway: Mahratta, Wahroonga[56]
- Wahroonga, 1678 Pacific Highway and Woonona Avenue: Wahroonga Reservoir[57]
- Wahroonga, 23 Roland Avenue: Simpson-Lee House I[58]
- Wahroonga, 14 Woonona Avenue: The Briars, Wahroonga[59]
See also
- Local government areas of New South Wales
- WildThings, a 2004 urban fauna translocation program
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ku-ring-gai". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ISBN 9781742231167.
- ^ Aboriginal Heritage Office (2015). Filling A Void: A review of the historical context for the use of the word 'Guringai'. Sydney.
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- ^ a b c "Results of Ku-ring-gai mayoral election". Ku-ring-gai Living. 21 September 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ Gladstone, Nigel (27 March 2018). "Sydney's latte line exposes a city divided". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Wards". Ku-ring-gai Council. Archived from the original on 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ku-ring-gai (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Ku-ring-gai (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ku-ring-gai (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ku-ring-gai (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ku-ring-gai". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Ku-ring-gai – Comenarra Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2021. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Ku-ring-gai Council elects new Deputy Mayor" (Media Release). Ku-ring-gai Council. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Results of Ku-ring-gai mayoral election" (Media Release). Ku-ring-gai Council. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Ku-ring-gai – Gordon Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2021. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Ku-ring-gai – Roseville Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2021. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Ku-ring-gai Council elects new Mayor and Deputy Mayor" (Media Release). Ku-ring-gai Council. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Ku-ring-gai – St Ives Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2021. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Ku-ring-gai – Wahroonga Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2021. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Council elects new Deputy Mayor" (Media Release). Ku-ring-gai Council. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ISBN 097754740X.
- ^ "Merger proposal: Hornsby Shire Council (part), Ku-ring-gai Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ Munro Kelsey (28 April 2017). "NSW government fails to appeal Ku-ring-gai Council amalgamation court loss". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Demspter, Quentin (15 August 2008). "The "Rape" of Ku-ring-gai" (Transcript). Stateline. Australia: ABC TV. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
- ^ "KURING-GAI SHIRE COUNCIL". The Daily Telegraph. No. 8443. New South Wales, Australia. 25 June 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 20 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- Wagga Wagga Express. Vol. 52, no. 9129. New South Wales, Australia. 9 November 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 20 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PERSONAL". Daily Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 27 November 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Town Clerk Charged With Theft". The Sun. No. 11, 648. New South Wales, Australia. 26 May 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "KU-RING-GAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL.—RESIDENTIAL". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 163. New South Wales, Australia. 28 December 1973. p. 5606. Retrieved 20 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "KU-RING-GAI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 26. New South Wales, Australia. 1 March 1996. p. 997. Retrieved 20 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "New GM named for Lake Macquarie council". ABC News. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Fifty years in local government". Local Government Focus. July 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ "General Manager: John McKee". Civic Management. Ku-ring-gai Council. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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