Municipality of Ashfield

Municipality of Ashfield
New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney, 1871–2016
Coordinates 33°53′S 151°08′E / 33.883°S 151.133°E / -33.883; 151.133Coordinates: 33°53′S 151°08′E / 33.883°S 151.133°E / -33.883; 151.133
Population 41,214 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 4,971.5/km2 (12,876/sq mi)
Established 28 December 1871
Abolished 12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area 8 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Council seat Civic Centre, Ashfield
Region Inner West
LGAs around Municipality of Ashfield:
Fivedock/
Drummoyne/
Canada Bay		 Iron Cove
Burwood Municipality of Ashfield Leichhardt
Canterbury Petersham/
Marrickville

The Municipality of Ashfield was a local government area in the Inner West of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the Sydney central business district. The Municipality was proclaimed on 28 December 1871 as the "Borough of Ashfield", which changed to the "Municipality of Ashfield" in 1906. On 12 May 2016, Ashfield merged with Marrickville Council and the Municipality of Leichhardt to form the Inner West Council.

The last Mayor of the Municipality was Councillor Lucille McKenna, a member of the Australian Labor Party.[2]

Suburbs

The municipality comprised the following suburbs:


It also included parts of:

Council history

Ashfield Town Hall in 1938. The original Victorian building was extensively remodelled in the Art Deco style in the 1920s. This building was demolished in the 1970s to make way for Ashfield Mall and the current Civic Centre.

The "Borough of Ashfield" was proclaimed in the New South Wales Government Gazette on 28 December 1871 and was originally divided into two wards, North Ward and South Ward.[3]

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Municipality of Ashfield merge with the Municipality of Leichhardt and the Marrickville Council to form a new council with an area of 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 186,000.[4] On 12 May 2016, Ashfield merged with Marrickville Council and the Municipality of Leichhardt to form the Inner West Council.[5]

Demographics

At the 2011 Census, there were 41,214 people in the Ashfield local government area, of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population. The median age of people in the Municipality of Ashfield was 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 15.1% 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, 45.1% were married and 10.0% were either divorced or separated.[1]

Population growth in The Municipality of Ashfield between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 1.76%; while in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 3.90%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Ashfield local government area was significantly less than the national average.[6][7] The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Ashfield of was generally on par with the national average.[1]

At the 2011 Census, the proportion of residents in Ashfield local government area who stated their ancestry as Chinese was in excess of four times the state and national averages; and the proportion of households where an Asian language was spoken at home was about six times higher than the national average.[1]

Historical census data for Ashfield local government area
Population2001[6]2006[7]2011[1]
PopulationEstimated residents on Census night38,98139,66741,214
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales54
% of New South Wales population0.6%0.60%
% of Australian population0.21%Decrease 0.20%Decrease 0.19%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		English14.9%
Australian14.8%
Chinese13.3%
Italian8.5%
Irish6.9%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		Mandarin6.1%Increase 8.8%Increase 9.1%
Italian9.2%Decrease 7.7%Decrease 6.8%
Cantonese4.9%Steady 4.9%Decrease 4.5%
Nepalin/cn/cIncrease 2.7%
Greek2.6%Decrease 2.4%Decrease 2.3%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		Catholic36.6%Decrease 33.7%Decrease 30.6%
No religion16.9%Increase 20.9%Increase 25.8%
Anglican10.5%Decrease 8.8%Decrease 7.8%
Hinduismn/cn/cIncrease 5.8%
Buddhism4.2%Increase 4.7%Increase 5.3%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$514A$628
% of Australian median income108.8%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,101A$1,689
% of Australian median income107.2%114.0%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1,304A$1,413
% of Australian median income111.4%114.5%

Council

New Ashfield Civic Centre
The Municipality of Ashfield became a "no war zone" following a 2004 motion.
The Council Chamber within the original Ashfield Town Hall in 1938.

Final composition and election method

Ashfield Municipal Council was composed of twelve Councillors elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three Councillors. All Councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor were elected for a one-year term by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council in September. The last election was held on 13 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council for the term 2012–16, in order of election by ward, was as follows:[8][9][10][11]

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
East Ward[8]   Julie Passas Liberal
  Alex Lofts Labor Deputy Mayor
  Caroline Stott Independent
North East Ward[9]   Ted Cassidy PSM Independent
  Vittoria Raciti Liberals
  Lucille McKenna Labor Mayor 2013–2016[2]
North Ward[10]   Adriano Raiola Liberal
  Monica Wangmann Independent
  Mei Wang Labor
South Ward[11]   Mark Drury Labor
  Max Raiola Liberal
  Morris Mansour Independent Mayor 2012–2013

Mayors

Mayor Party Term
  John Lapish Independent 1932 - 1933
  William Grainger Independent 1933 - 1935
  Thomas Cavill Independent 1935 - 1938
  Edward Allman Independent 1938 - 1943
  J. Lindsay Independent 1943 - 1944
  Thomas Cavill Independent 1944 - 1946
  Ralph Tetley Independent 1946 - 1948
  Thomas Marshall Independent 1948 - 1950
  Richard Murden Independent 1950 - 1952
  Herbert Bailey Independent 1952 - 1954
  James Blackwood Independent 1954 - 1957
  Charles Bullivant Independent 1957 - 1959
  Darrell Jackson Independent 1959 - 1962
  Bill Peters Labor 1962 - 1964
  Bede Spillane Labor 1964 - 1965
  Allan Crawford Independent 1965 - 1967
  Richard Murden Independent December 1967 – September 1972
  Paul Whelan Labor September 1972 – September 1976
  Lew Herman Labor September 1976 – September 1991
  Dr John Ward Independent September 1991 – September 1995
  Lew Herman Labor September 1995 – September 1996
  Vincent Sicari No Aircraft Noise September 1996 – September 1997
  Mark Bonanno Labor September 1997 – March 2004
  Rae Desmond Jones Labor March 2004 – September 2006
  Ted Cassidy PSM Independent September 2006 – September 2011
  Lyall Kennedy Greens September 2011 – September 2012
  Morris Mansour Independent September 2012 – September 2013
  Lucille McKenna Labor September 2013 – 12 May 2016

The full list of mayors since 1872 can be found here.

Ashfield Council launched a new logo and branding in August 2008, described as an "urban map" of various images representing various buildings and forms in the local area. This branding remained in use (with the arms retained for the most formal uses) until the council's amalgamation.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ashfield (A)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 June 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. 1 2 Murada, Lauren; Murray, Oliver; Hamwi, Omar (26 September 2012). "Marrickville, Ashfield and Leichhardt councils elect new mayors". Inner West Courier. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation". New South Wales Government Gazette (318). New South Wales, Australia. 29 December 1871. p. 2951. Retrieved 3 October 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Merger proposal: Ashfield Council, Leichhardt Municipal Council, and Marrickville Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Inner West Council". Stronger Councils. Government of New South Wales. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). "Ashfield (A)". 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  7. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ashfield (A)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  8. 1 2 "Candidates in Sequence of Election Report: Ashfield Municipal Council: East Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Candidates in Sequence of Election Report: Ashfield Municipal Council: North East Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Candidates in Sequence of Election Report: Ashfield Municipal Council: North Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Candidates in Sequence of Election Report: Ashfield Municipal Council: South Ward" (PDF). Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Corporate Branding". Ashfield Council. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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