City of Botany Bay
City of Botany Bay New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 39,356 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1,471/km2 (3,810/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established |
29 March 1888 (Botany) 1996 (Botany Bay) | ||||||||||||||
Abolished | 9 September 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 26.75 km2 (10.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Ben Keneally (Labor) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Botany Town Hall, Botany | ||||||||||||||
Region | South-Eastern Sydney | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Botany | ||||||||||||||
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Website | City of Botany Bay | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Botany Bay was a local government area in the eastern region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area encompassed the suburbs to the north of Botany Bay, such as Botany. First proclaimed in 1888 as the "Borough of Botany", the council became the "Municipality of Botany" from 1906 to 1996, when it was proclaimed a city as the "City of Botany Bay".
The administrative centre was located at Mascot, which is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the Sydney central business district. The City was amalgamated with the neighbouring City of Rockdale on 9 September 2016 to form Bayside Council. The last Mayor of the City of Botany Bay prior to amalgamation was Cr. Ben Keneally, a member of the Labor Party and the husband of Kristina Keneally, a former Premier of New South Wales.
Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the City of Botany Bay were:
- Banksmeadow
- Botany
- Botany Bay
- Daceyville
- Eastgardens
- Eastlakes
- Hillsdale
- Mascot (minor part located within Marrickville Council)
- Pagewood (parts are located in City of Randwick council)
- Rosebery (parts are located in City of Sydney council)
History
First proclaimed in 1888 as the "Borough of Botany", the first council, divided into three wards (Booralee Ward, Cook Ward, Banks Ward), was elected on 9 June 1888.[2][3] On 15 July 1899, the Botany Town Hall, designed by Byera Hadley, was opened by the Governor, Lord Beauchamp.[4][5] The town hall remained the seat and primary meeting-place of the council until amalgamation in 2016.
The council became the "Municipality of Botany" from 1906 to 1996, when it was proclaimed a city as the "City of Botany Bay". The council wards were abolished from 31 January 1908.[6] Under the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948, the Municipality of Mascot (formerly North Botany), which was located immediately to the North, was amalgamated into Botany.
In February 2016, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption commenced a public inquiry into allegations that a former chief financial officer employed by the Council and other Council employees, dishonestly exercised official functions to obtain financial benefits for themselves and others by causing fraudulent payments of more than A$4.2 million to be made by the Council through false invoicing to either themselves, or various entities. It was also alleged that the former Chief Financial Officer and the Council employees dishonestly exercised official functions to obtain financial benefits for themselves and others by using Council resources.[7]
Proposed amalgamation
A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the City of Botany Bay merge with the City of Rockdale to form a new council with an area of 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 153,000.[8] Following the review, Botany Bay was amalgamated with City of Rockdale on 9 September 2016 to form Bayside Council.[9]
Demographics
As of the 2011 census, there were 39,356 people in the Botany Bay local government area, of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Botany Bay was 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 47.6% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.[1]
Population growth in the City of Botany Bay between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 5.18%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 5.19%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Botany Bay local government area was lower than the national average.[1][10][11]
Selected historical census data for the City of Botany Bay local government area | |||||
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Census year | 2001[10] | 2006[11] | 2011[1] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 35,572 | 37,415 | 39,356 | |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 61 | ||||
% of New South Wales population | 0.5% | 0.57% | |||
% of Australian population | 0.19% | ||||
Cultural and language diversity | |||||
Ancestry, top responses | Australian | 16.7% | |||
English | 14.5% | ||||
Chinese | 8.0% | ||||
Irish | 5.8% | ||||
Greek | 5.6% | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) | Greek | 7.4% | |||
Bengali | 3.4% | ||||
Indonesian | n/c | n/c | |||
Spanish | 4.5% | ||||
Mandarin Chinese | n/c | n/c | |||
Religious affiliation | |||||
Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 35.0% | |||
No religion | 7.5% | ||||
Anglican | 13.2% | ||||
Eastern Orthodox | 10.9% | ||||
Islam | 8.3% | ||||
Median weekly incomes | |||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$453 | A$575 | ||
% of Australian median income | 97.2% | 99.7% | |||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$995 | A$1,488 | ||
% of Australian median income | 96.9% | 100.5% | |||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,166 | A$1,245 | ||
% of Australian median income | 99.6% | 100.9% | |||
Council
Final composition and election method
Botany Bay City Council was composed of seven Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor was directly elected for a four-year term from 1995–2016 while the six other Councillors were elected proportionally as six separate wards, each electing one Councillor. From 1948 to 1995 the council consisted of 15 councillors/aldermen, with three elected in each of five wards.[12] From 1995 to 2008, the councillors were elected at-large and from 2008 to 2012 the councillors were elected to three wards, with two Councillors elected in each.[13] The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012. In Wards One and Five, only one candidate nominated for election. There being no additional candidates, the election for these Wards was uncontested.[14] The final makeup of the Council at the last election for the term 2012–2016, including the Mayor, was as follows:[15]
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Mayor | Ben Keneally | Labor | ||
Ward One | George Glinatsis | Labor | ||
Ward Two | Brian Troy | Labor | ||
Ward Three | Christina Curry | Labor | ||
Ward Four | Stan Kondilios | Labor | Deputy Mayor | |
Ward Five | Greg Mitchell | Labor | ||
Ward Six | Mark Castle | Labor |
Mayors
Mayor | Party | Term | Notes | |
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James John Macfadyen | Independent | 20 August 1888 – 13 February 1890 | [16][17] | |
John E. Chant | Independent | 13 February 1890 – 14 February 1891 | [18] | |
Charles R. Swinbourne | Independent | 14 February 1891 – 10 February 1893 | [19][20] | |
Francis John Luland | Independent | 10 February 1893 – 14 February 1895 | [21][22] | |
James John Macfadyen | Independent | 14 February 1895 – 13 February 1896 | [23] | |
Joseph Pemberton | Independent | 13 February 1896 – 9 February 1897 | [24] | |
Joshua Wiggins | Independent | 9 February 1897 – 8 February 1898 | [25] | |
Francis Hambly | Independent | 8 February 1898 – 10 February 1900 | [26][27][28] | |
Oscar William Nilson | Independent | 10 February 1900 – 16 February 1901 | [29] | |
William Stephen | Independent | 16 February 1901 – 10 February 1902 | [30] | |
Frederick Page | Independent | 10 February 1902 – 12 February 1903 | [31] | |
Francis John Luland | Independent | 12 February 1903 – 20 February 1905 | [32][33][34] | |
Clement Frederick Etherden | Independent | 20 February 1905 – February 1909 | [35][36][37] | |
Frederick Anderson | Independent | February 1909 – 11 February 1910 | [38] | |
John Herford | Independent | 11 February 1910 – 9 February 1911 | [39] | |
William Hale | Independent | 9 February 1911 – 12 February 1913 | [40][41] | |
Oscar William Nilson | Independent | 12 February 1913 – 10 February 1914 | [42][43] | |
William David Stephen | Independent | 10 February 1914 – 10 February 1915 | [44] | |
James Facer Gray Siddins | Independent | 10 February 1915 – 17 February 1916 | [45] | |
William David Stephen | Independent | 17 February 1916 – February 1919 | [46][47][48] | |
Harold Hickson | Independent | February 1919 – December 1920 | [49] | |
William David Stephen | Independent | December 1920 – December 1922 | [50][51] | |
John Herford | Independent | December 1922 – December 1924 | [52][53][54] | |
James Facer Gray Siddins | Independent | December 1924 – 1 December 1927 | [55][56][57][58] | |
Frederick Page | Independent | 1 December 1927 – December 1928 | [59] | |
George Frederick Anderson | Independent | December 1928 – December 1930 | [60] | |
Frederick James Kerr | Independent | December 1930 – December 1932 | [61] | |
William Herford | Independent | December 1932 – December 1937 | [62][63][64][65][66][67][68] | |
George Frederick Anderson | Independent | December 1937 – 1 December 1938 | [69] | |
Garnet Arthur Jackson | Labor | 1 December 1938 – 4 December 1939 | [70] | |
Cyril Henry Edward Wall | Labor | 4 December 1939 – December 1940 | [71] | |
Garnet Arthur Jackson | Labor | December 1940 – December 1941 | [72] | |
George Valentine Arthur | Labor | December 1941 – December 1942 | ||
John James Chalmers | Labor | December 1942 – December 1943 | [73] | |
John Francis McCarthy | Labor | December 1943 – December 1944 | [74] | |
Cecil Dengate Hensley | Labor | December 1944 – December 1945 | [75][76] | |
James Sydney Greenfield | Labor | December 1945 – December 1946 | [77] | |
Thomas Henry Albert Tierney | Labor | December 1946 – December 1948 | [78] | |
Francis Bernard Joyce | Labor | December 1948 – December 1953 | [79][80][81] | |
John Samuel Elphick | Labor | December 1953 – December 1954 | [82] | |
Alexander McPherson | Labor | December 1954 – December 1955 | [83] | |
Gladstone Sparks | December 1963 – December 1964 | [84] | ||
December 1964 – December 1965 | ||||
G. R. Hanna | December 1965 – December 1966 | |||
December 1966 – December 1967 | ||||
J. Slattery | December 1967 – September 1968 | |||
John Samuel Elphick | Labor | September 1968 – September 1969 | ||
J. Slattery | September 1969 – September 1970 | |||
September 1970 – September 1971 | ||||
J. T. G. Tobin | September 1971 – September 1972 | |||
Jim Tobin | Labor | – September 1981 | ||
Ron Hoenig | Labor | September 1981 – 8 September 2012 | ||
Ben Keneally | Labor | 8 September 2012 – 9 September 2016 | [85] |
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