City of Lake Macquarie

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The mayor of the city is Councillor Adam Shultz, a member of the Labor Party.[3]

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History

Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The Shire of Lake Macquarie was proclaimed on 6 March 1906. It became a municipality on 1 March 1977, and a city on 7 September 1984.[5][6]

Suburbs, towns and villages

Lake Macquarie is home to several prominent coastal suburbs such as Catherine Hill Bay, Caves Beach, Blacksmiths and Redhead. Retail and commercial centres include Belmont, Cardiff, Charlestown Glendale, Swansea, Toronto and Morisset.

The towns and villages in the city are split into three wards – East, North and West.[7] These include:

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The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies various towns and suburbs in the LGA as being part of the Greater Newcastle Statistical District. The City of Lake Macquarie has its own independent local government (Lake Macquarie City Council). The largest commercial centre in the area is Charlestown.

Demographics

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The area is a set of contiguous towns that surround a coastal saltwater lake. These towns merge with the suburbs of Newcastle to the north. Some suburbs, such as Adamstown Heights are partly in the City of Newcastle and partly within the City of Lake Macquarie. There are 92 identified settlements ranging from small rural style communities through to larger and higher density areas such as Toronto, Warners Bay, Belmont, Charlestown and Morisset.

At the Template:CensusAU, there were 189,006 people in the Lake Macquarie local government area, of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population, which was higher than the national and state averages. The median age of people in the City of Lake Macquarie was 41 years, which was significantly higher than the national median of 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.4% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51.0% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.[12]

Population growth in the City of Lake Macquarie between the Template:CensusAU and the Template:CensusAU was 3.36%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 3.20%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Lake Macquarie local government area was approximately half the national average.[13] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Lake Macquarie was marginally below the national average.[12][14]

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the Lake Macquarie local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 81% of all residents (national average was 65.2%). In excess of 58% of all residents in the City of Lake Macquarie nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was slightly higher than the national average of 50.2%. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the Lake Macquarie local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (5.4%) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4%); and a significantly higher proportion (93.0%) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8%).[12]

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Lake Macquarie at Croudace Bay
Selected historical census data for Lake Macquarie local government area
Census year 2001[13] 2006[14] 2011[12] 2016[15] 2021[1]
Population Estimated residents on Census night 177,185 183,138 189,006 197,371 213,845
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales Steady 4th Steady 4th Decrease 13th
% of New South Wales population 2.73% Decrease 2.64% Increase 2.65%
% of Australian population 0.94% Decrease 0.92% Decrease 0.88% Decrease 0.84% Steady 0.84%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses 		Australian 33.7% Decrease 32.0% Increase 42.7%
English 32.2% Decrease 31.9% Increase 43.9%
Scottish 8.2% Increase 8.6% Increase 11.8%
Irish 7.7% Increase 8.3% Increase 10.9%
German 3.0% Increase 3.1%
Language,
top responses
(other than English) 		Italian 0.3% Steady 0.3% Steady 0.3% Decrease 0.2%
Macedonian 0.3% Steady 0.3% Steady 0.3% Steady 0.3% Decrease 0.2%
Mandarin 0.3% Steady 0.3%
Italian 0.3% Decrease 0.2%
German 0.3% Steady 0.3% Steady 0.3% Decrease 0.2% Steady 0.2%
Cantonese n/c Increase 0.2% Steady 0.2%
Spanish n/c n/c Increase 0.2% Steady 0.2% Steady 0.2%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses 		No Religion 12.5% Increase 15.5% Increase 19.7% Increase 28.9% Increase 42.0%
Anglican 29.1% Decrease 27.6% Decrease 26.2% Decrease 21.3% Decrease 15.7%
Catholic 23.0% Decrease 22.9% Decrease 22.8% Decrease 20.8% Decrease 18.0%
Uniting Church 10.0% Decrease 8.8% Decrease 5.8% Increase 5.9% Decrease 4.1%
Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4% Decrease 4.0% Decrease 3.6%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal income A$394 A$520 A$609 A$759
% of Australian median income 84.5% 90.1% Increase 92% Increase 94.3%
Family income Median weekly family income A$922 A$1,396 A$1,610 A$2,050
% of Australian median income 89.8% 94.3% Increase 92.8% Increase 96.7%
Household income Median weekly household income A$1,102 A$1,177 A$1,313 A$1,623
% of Australian median income 94.1% 90.5% Increase 91.3% Increase 93.0%

Economics

Lake Macquarie has a significant coal mining industry and smaller agriculture and manufacturing industries. Eraring power station, a 1980s-era coal-fired power station, supplies 25% of New South Wales' power.[16] Lake Macquarie has a number of Constructed Wetlands with the council placing an emphasis on the environment.

Council

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Template:NSWcity, which is shown in relation to Newcastle, is the seat of government for the city of Lake Macquarie.

Current composition and election method

Lake Macquarie City Council is composed of thirteen councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is directly elected while the twelve other Councillors are elected proportionally as three separate wards, each electing four Councillors. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:

Party Councillors
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Labor 6
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Liberal 3
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Lake Mac Independents 3
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Independent 1
Total 13

The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election by ward, is:

Ward Councillor Party Notes
Mayor Template:Australian party style|  Adam Shultz Labor
East Ward Template:Australian party style|  Christine Buckley Labor
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Matt Shultz Liberal
scope="row" Template:Australian party style| Stacey Radcliffe Labor
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Michael Hannah Lake Mac Independents
North Ward scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Colin Grigg Lake Mac Independents
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Jack Antcliff Liberal
Template:Australian party style|  Brian Adamthwaite Labor
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Keara Conroy Labor
West Ward scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Kate Warner Lake Mac Independents
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Madeline Bishop Labor
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Jason Pauling Liberal
scope="row" Template:Australian party style|  Anthony Swinsburg Independent

Election results

2024

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2021

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Shopping

Major shopping centres include:

Arts and culture

Lake Macquarie has a number of cultural and artistic locations:[17]

  • Dobell House – last residence of William Dobell, Wangi Wangi
  • Finite Gallery, Caves Beach Fine Arts and Crafts
  • Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Booragul
  • South Sea Islands Museum and Sunnyside Historic Home, Cooranbong
  • The Friends of Rathmines Incorporated, Rathmines Park

Sister cities

The City of Lake Macquarie has sister city relations with the following cities:[18]

Notes

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  2. ↑ a b c d e Shared with City of Newcastle

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References

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