Ku-ring-gai Council

Ku-ring-gai Council
New South Wales
Coordinates 33°45′15″S 151°09′06″E / 33.75417°S 151.15167°E / -33.75417; 151.15167Coordinates: 33°45′15″S 151°09′06″E / 33.75417°S 151.15167°E / -33.75417; 151.15167
Population 118,053 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 1,373/km2 (3,555/sq mi)
Established
  • 6 March 1906 (1906-03-06) (Shire)
  • 22 September 1928 (1928-09-22) (Municipality)
Area 86 km2 (33.2 sq mi)
Mayor Jennifer Anderson
Council seat Council Chambers, Gordon
Region Metropolitan Sydney
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s) Bradfield
Website Ku-ring-gai Council
LGAs around Ku-ring-gai Council:
Hornsby Hornsby Northern Beaches
Ryde Ku-ring-gai Council Northern Beaches
Ryde Willoughby Willoughby

Ku-ring-gai Council is a local government area in the Upper North Shore region of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region is named after the Kuringgai tribe who once inhabited the area.

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 Mayor of Ku-ring-gai Council is Cr. Jennifer Anderson, an independent politician. Anderson was elected to her fifth term as mayor on 21 September 2017, alongside Deputy Mayor Callum Clarke.[2]

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).[3]

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

Suburbs and localities serviced by Ku-ring-gai Council are:

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 118,053 people in the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area, of these 48 per cent were male and 52 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2 per cent of the population, significantly below the national average of 2.8 per cent. The median age of people in the Ku-ring-gai Council area was 41 years; slightly above the national average of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 20.2 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.2 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 61.3 per cent were married and 4.3 per cent were either divorced or separated; a rate that is more than half the national average.

Population growth in the Ku-ring-gai Council area between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 0.93 per cent and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 8.13 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Ku-ring-gai Council area increased by 8.1 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the Ku-ring-gai local government area generally on par with the national average.[1] The median weekly income for residents within the Ku-ring-gai Council area was significantly higher than the national average.

At the 2016 census, the area was linguistically diverse, with Asian languages spoken in more than 18 per cent of households; more than four times the national average. Whilst the rate of all residents in the Ku-ring-gai Council area who nominated a religious affiliation with the Anglican Church has been declining over a number of census periods, the proportion during the 2016 census was 40% greater than the national average of 13.3 per cent.[1]

Selected historical census data for Ku-ring-gai Council local government area
Census year2001[4]2006[5]2011[6]2016[1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night100,152101,083109,297118,053
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales21stDecrease 22nd
% of New South Wales population1.58%Steady 1.58%
% of Australian population0.53%Decrease 0.51%Steady 0.51%Decrease 0.50%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		English25.8%Decrease 24.1%
Australian21.7%Decrease 18.5%
Chinese8.9%Increase 13.1%
Irish7.8%Decrease 7.6%
Scottish7.2%Decrease 6.9%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		Cantonese4.8%Decrease 4.7%Increase 4.9%Increase 5.0%
Mandarin1.7%Increase 2.3%Increase 3.8%Increase 8.7%
Korean1.3%Increase 1.5%Increase 2.1%Increase 2.5%
Persian (excluding Dari)n/cn/cIncrease 0.7%Increase 1.0%
Japanese0.9%Decrease 0.7%Steady 0.7%Increase 0.8%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		No religion, so described13.7%Increase 16.3%Increase 21.8%Increase 31.0%
Catholic20.9%Increase 21.7%Decrease 21.1%Decrease 18.9%
Anglican28.9%Decrease 27.1%Decrease 23.9%Decrease 18.8%
Not statedn/cn/cn/cIncrease 7.7%
Uniting Church8.7%Decrease 7.7%Decrease 6.3%Decrease 4.7%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$716A$814A$942
% of Australian median income153.6%141.1% 142.3%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$2,147A$2,679 A$3,046
% of Australian median income209.1%180.9% 175.7%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$2,530A$2,508 A$2,640
% of Australian median income216.1%203.2% 183.6%

Council

Map of Ku-ring-gai Council with suburb boundaries, as of 2009.

Current composition and election method

Ku-ring-gai Council is composed of ten Councillors elected proportionally as five separate wards, each electing two Councillors. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office, but due to delays as a result of amalgamation processes, the current term will only run for three years. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected annually by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 9 September 2017, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:

The current Council, elected in 2017, in order of election by ward, is:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Comenarra Ward[7]   Jeff Pettett Independent
  Callum Clarke Independent Deputy Mayor 2017–date[2]
Gordon Ward[8]   Cheryl Szatow Independent Mayor 2015–2016
  Peter Kelly Independent
Roseville Ward[9]   Sam Ngai Independent
  Jennifer Anderson Independent Mayor 2011–2012, 2013–2015, 2016–date[2]
St Ives Ward[10]   David Citer Independent
  Martin Smith Independent
Wahroonga Ward[11]   Donna Greenfield Independent
  Cedric Spencer Unaligned

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.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]

Planning and development

Apartments (circa 2008) in Lindfield

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".[16]

The laws are intended to take development approval power away from local councils and to the Planning NSW, via the development panels. Planning panels are about to be introduced across New South Wales under recently passed planning reforms. In 2005-06, Ku-ring-gai had the second highest reported total development value in the state - A$1.7 billion, more than Parramatta, second only to the City of Sydney.

Heritage listings

Ku-ring-gai Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ku-ring-gai (A)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 January 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 3 McCallum, Jake (22 September 2017). "Councillor Jennifer Anderson re-elected as Ku-ring-gai Mayor following contentious vote". Hornsby Advocate. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Gladstone, Nigel (2018-03-27). "Sydney's latte line exposes a city divided". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Ku-ring-gai (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  5. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ku-ring-gai (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ku-ring-gai (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ↑ "Ku-ring-gai - Comenarra Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ku-ring-gai - Gordon Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ku-ring-gai - Roseville Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ku-ring-gai - St Ives Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ku-ring-gai - Wahroonga Ward". NSW Local Council Elections 2017. NSW Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  12. ↑ Curby, Pauline; Macleod, Virginia (2006). Under the Canopy: A Centenary History of Ku-ring-gai Council. Gordon, NSW: Ku-ring-gai Council. p. 207. ISBN 097754740X.
  13. ↑ "Merger proposal: Hornsby Shire Council (part), Ku-ring-gai Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Demspter, Quentin (15 August 2008). "The "Rape" of Ku-ring-gai" (Transcript). Stateline. Australia: ABC TV. Retrieved 27 October 2008.
  17. ↑ "Eryldene, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00019". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Gordon Railway Station, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01150". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "Iolanthe, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00227". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  20. ↑ "Tulkiyan, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01733". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "Gordon Public School, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00757". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  22. ↑ "Harry and Penelope Seidler House, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01793". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "Woodlands, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01762". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Tryon Road Uniting Church, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01672". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "Pymble Reservoir No.1 (Covered) (WS 0097), New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01632". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  26. ↑ "Pymble Reservoir No.2 (Covered) (WS 0098), New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01633". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  27. ↑ "Substation, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00940". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  28. ↑ "Eric Pratten House, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01443". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  29. ↑ "Ingleholme & Garage, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00071". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  30. ↑ "Cossington, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01763". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  31. ↑ "Jack House, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01910". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  32. ↑ "Rose Seidler House, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00261". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  33. ↑ "St. John's Uniting Church, Hall and Manse, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01670". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  34. ↑ "Purulia, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00184". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  35. ↑ "Evatt House, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01711". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  36. ↑ "Wahroonga Railway Station group, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01280". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  37. ↑ "Mahratta and Site, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00708". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  38. ↑ "Wahroonga Reservoir (Elevated) (WS 0124), New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01352". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  39. ↑ "Simpson-Lee House I, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H01800". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  40. ↑ "Briars, The, New South Wales State Heritage Register (NSW SHR) Number H00274". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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