City of Hawkesbury
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The mayor of the City of Hawkesbury is Cr. Les Sheather, an independent.[1]
Suburbs and localities in the local government area
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History
The original inhabitants of the Hawkesbury district were the Darug tribe of Aboriginals, also spelt as Dharug or Daruk. The river, which they called Derrubbin, was a focal point as a source of food and transport. The Darug people used the river to farm for fish, eels, water birds, and mussels. They also used the river as a mode of transport in bark canoes.[2]
It was first settled by Europeans in 1794 in a bid to acquire arable land to feed the increasing population of the penal colony at Sydney. In April 1794, Lieutenant Governor Francis Grose submitted plans for the first 22 farms on the Hawkesbury River in the present Pitt Town Bottoms area. In June 1795, Lieutenant Governor William Paterson deployed troops to engage with Aboriginals inhabiting land along the Hawkesbury River.[3]Template:Editorializing
By 1811 Governor Lachlan Macquarie established the five Macquarie Towns in the area. They are Windsor, Richmond, Castlereagh, Wilberforce and Pitt Town, all located on and around the Hawkesbury River. Many of the early 19th century buildings still survive today. Ebenezer has the oldest surviving church and school building in Australia. Windsor District Council was formed in 1843 and disbanded in 1846. In 1871 the Borough Council of Windsor was founded and the Richmond Borough Council followed in 1872. The two councils amalgamated in 1949 to become the Municipality of Windsor. Colo Shire Council was established in 1906 and joined Windsor Municipal Council from 1 January 1981 to become Hawkesbury Shire Council.[4][5] On 1 July 1989, Hawkesbury became a City.[6][7]
On its creation in 1981, Hawkesbury was largely rural, but urban expansion within Sydney has since transformed the southern part of the area into dormitory suburbs. The northern part of the local government area still contains some farmlands and national parkland.
Demographics
At the 2021 Census, there were 67,207 people in the Hawkesbury local government area. Of these, 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.8% of the population, which was 1.6% above the national average. The median age of people in the City of Hawkesbury was 39 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.6% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 49.3% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.[8]
Population in the City of Hawkesbury between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census decreased by 0.54%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 2.96%. Between the 2011 and 2016 Census, population increased by a further 1.04%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, population growth in Hawkesbury local government area was significantly lower than the national average.[9] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Hawkesbury has been consistently marginally higher than the national average.[10][11][12][8]
At the 2021 Census, the proportion of residents in the Hawkesbury local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or English amounted to 80.8%, representing an increase from 62% in 2011. Many people from the Hawkesbury identified as having a Catholic (26.0%) or Anglican (19.3%) religious affiliation in 2021.
| Selected historical census data for Hawkesbury local government area | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Census year | 2001[9] | 2006[12] | 2011[11] | 2016[10] | 2021[8] | |
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | 60,887 | Decrease 60,561 | Increase 62,353 | Increase 64,592 | Increase 67,207 |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | Template:NtsthScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | align="right" | align="right"| | |||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.90% | Increase 1.66% | Decrease 0.83% | |||
| % of Australian population | 0.32% | Decrease 0.31% | Decrease 0.29% | Decrease 0.27% | Decrease 0.26% | |
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 32.6% | Decrease 30.4% | Increase 41.1% | ||
| English | 29.5% | Steady 29.5% | Increase 39.7% | |||
| Irish | 7.6% | Increase 8.3% | Increase 10.6% | |||
| Scottish | 6.3% | Increase 6.8% | Increase 9.5% | |||
| Maltese | 3.1% | Increase 3.5% | Increase 5.8% | |||
| Language, top responses (other than English) |
Maltese | 0.8% | Decrease 0.7% | Increase 0.8% | Increase 0.9% | Steady 0.9% |
| Italian | 0.6% | Steady 0.6% | Decrease 0.5% | Decrease 0.4% | Decrease 0.4% | |
| Cantonese | Template:Ndash | Template:Ndash | Template:Ndash | 0.3% | Steady 0.3% | |
| German | 0.3% | Steady 0.3% | Steady 0.3% | Steady 0.3% | Template:Ndash | |
| Arabic | 0.3% | Steady 0.3% | Steady 0.3% | Steady 0.3% | Increase 0.4% | |
| Punjabi | Template:Ndash | Template:Ndash | Template:Ndash | Template:Ndash | 0.5% | |
| Religious affiliation | ||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 26.6% | Increase 27.3% | Increase 28.2% | Decrease 27.5% | Decrease 26.0% |
| Anglican | 30.9% | Decrease 29.9% | Decrease 29.4% | Decrease 24.6% | Decrease 19.3% | |
| No Religion | 12.2% | Increase 14.8% | Increase 16.7% | Increase 23.9% | Increase 33.7% | |
| Not stated | Template:Ndash | Template:Ndash | Template:Ndash | 8.3% | Decrease 5.5% | |
| Uniting Church | 5.7% | Decrease 5.0% | Decrease 4.4% | Decrease 3.3% | Decrease 2.6% | |
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 3.0% | Increase 5.7% | Decrease 2.8% | Template:Ndash | Template:Ndash | |
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | Template:Ndash | $527 | Increase $622 | Increase $728 | Increase $860 |
| % of Australian median income | Template:Ndash | 113.1% | Decrease 107.8% | Increase 110.0% | Decrease 106.8% | |
| Family income | Median weekly family income | Template:Ndash | $1,146 | Increase $1,598 | Increase $1,916 | Increase $2,272 |
| % of Australian median income | Template:Ndash | 111.6% | Decrease 107.9% | Increase 110.5% | Decrease 107.1% | |
| Household income | Median weekly household income | Template:Ndash | $1,290 | Increase $1,385 | Increase $1,668 | Increase $1,980 |
| % of Australian median income | Template:Ndash | 110.2% | Increase 112.2% | Increase 116.0% | Decrease 113.4% | |
Council
Current composition and election method
Hawkesbury City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally as one entire ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[13]
The current Council, elected in 2024, is:[13]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Australian party style | | Nathan Zamprogno | Independent | |
| Template:Australian party style | | Sarah McMahon | Liberal | Deputy Mayor 2024–date |
| Template:Australian party style| | Mary Lyons-Buckett | Independent | |
| Template:Australian party style | | Mike Creed | Liberal | |
| Template:Australian party style | | Tom Aczel | Independent | |
| Template:Australian party style | | Paul Veigel | Liberal | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Jill Reardon | Liberal | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Danielle Wheeler | Greens | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Les Sheather | Independent | Mayor 2024-date |
| Template:Australian party style| | Eddie Dogramaci | The Small Business Party | |
| Template:Australian party style | | Amanda Kotlash | Labor | |
| Template:Australian party style| | Shane Djuric | Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party | |
Election results
2024
2021
Mayors
| Mayor | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 – 27 September 1994 | ||||
| Template:Australian party style| | Dr Rex Stubbs | Independent | 27 September 1994 – 30 September 1997 | [14] |
| 30 September 1997 – 29 September 1999 | ||||
| Template:Australian party style| | Dr Rex Stubbs Template:Post-nominals | Independent | 29 September 1999 – 27 September 2004 | [14] |
| Template:Australian party style| | Bart Bassett | Liberal | 27 September 2004 – 18 September 2006 | [15] |
| Template:Australian party style| | Dr Rex Stubbs Template:Post-nominals | Independent | 18 September 2006 – 18 September 2007 | [16] |
| rowspan=2 Template:Australian party style| | Bart Bassett | Liberal | 18 September 2007 – 20 September 2011 | [17] |
| Kim Ford | 20 September 2011 – 10 September 2016 | [18][19][20] | ||
| Template:Australian party style| | Mary Lyons-Buckett | Independent | 27 September 2016 – 18 September 2018 | [21] |
| Template:Australian party style| | Barry Calvert | Labor | 18 September 2018 – 22 September 2020 | [22] |
| Template:Australian party style| | Patrick Conolly | Liberal | 22 September 2020 – 23 August 2022 | [23] |
| Template:Australian party style| | Sarah McMahon | Liberal | 23 August 2022 – date | |
See also
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References
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External links
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