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City of Liverpool New South Wales | |
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Coordinates | 33°56′S 150°55′E / 33.933°S 150.917°E |
Population |
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• Density | 668.82/km2 (1,732.25/sq mi) |
Established | 27 June 1872 (as a municipal district) |
Area | 305.5 km2 (118.0 sq mi) |
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) |
• Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) |
Mayor | Ned Mannoun |
Council seat | Liverpool |
Region | Greater Western Sydney |
State electorate(s) | |
Federal division(s) | |
Website | City of Liverpool |
The City of Liverpool is a local government area, administered by Liverpool City Council, located in the south-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area encompasses 305.5 square kilometres (118.0 sq mi) and its administrative centre is located in the suburb of Liverpool.
The mayor of the City is Cr. Ned Mannoun, a member of the Liberal Party.
Suburbs and localities in the local government area
The following suburbs and localities are located within the City of Liverpool:
- Ashcroft
- Austral
- Badgerys Creek
- Bradfield
- Bringelly (shared with Camden)
- Busby
- Carnes Hill
- Cartwright
- Casula
- Cecil Hills
- Cecil Park (shared with Fairfield)
- Chipping Norton
- Denham Court (shared with Campbelltown)
- Edmondson Park
- Green Valley
- Greendale
- Hammondville
- Heckenberg
- Hinchinbrook
- Holsworthy
- Horningsea Park
- Hoxton Park
- Kemps Creek (shared with Penrith)
- Leppington (shared with Camden)
- Liverpool
- Luddenham (shared with Penrith)
- Lurnea
- Middleton Grange
- Miller
- Moorebank
- Mount Pritchard (shared with Fairfield)
- Pleasure Point
- Prestons
- Rossmore (shared with Camden)
- Sadleir
- Voyager Point
- Wallacia (shared with Penrith)
- Warwick Farm
- Wattle Grove
- West Hoxton
Demographics
At the 2016 census there were 204,326 people in the Liverpool local government area, of these 49.6 per cent were male and 50.4 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the City of Liverpool was 33 years; significantly lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 22.7 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.4 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 51.8 per cent were married and 11.0 per cent were either divorced or separated.[1]
Population growth in the City of Liverpool between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 7.14 per cent and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 9.44 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the City increased by 13.24 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the Liverpool local government area was significantly higher than the national average.[1][3][4][5] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Liverpool was lower than the national average.
At the 2016 census, the area was linguistically diverse, with a significantly higher than average proportion (57.2 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2 per cent); and a significantly lower proportion (41.4 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7 per cent). The proportion of residents who stated a religious affiliation with Islam was in excess of four times the national average; and the proportion of residents with no religion slightly less than one–third the national average.[1]
Selected historical census data for Liverpool local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2001[3] | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[1] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 153,633 | 164,603 | 180,143 | 204,326 | |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 16th | 12th | 9th | |||
% of New South Wales population | 2.60% | 2.73% | ||||
% of Australian population | 0.82% | 0.83% | 0.83% | 0.87% | ||
Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 15.5% | 13.4% | |||
English | 12.6% | 11.3% | ||||
Serbian | 10.9% | 5.2 | ||||
Italian | 6.1% | 5.4% | ||||
Indian | 4.9% | 1.2% | ||||
Lebanese | 4.3% | 4.8% | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) | ||||||
Serbian | 22.8% | 18.1% | 15.4% | 2.7% | ||
Arabic | 6.4% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 11.4% | ||
Hindi | 3.2% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 4.0% | ||
Vietnamese | 3.6% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4.9% | ||
Spanish | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | ||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
Catholic | 35.9% | 34.0% | 32.4% | 28.6% | |
Islam | 7.5% | 8.3% | 10.7% | 12.7% | ||
Orthodox | 12.3% | 12.8% | 13.5% | 11.3% | ||
Not stated, so described | n/c | n/c | n/c | 9.2% | ||
Anglican | 15.2% | 12.3% | 10.7% | 7.4% | ||
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$440 | A$510 | A$584[6] | ||
% of Australian median income | 94.4% | 88.4% | 88.2% | |||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,082 | A$1,401 | A$1,663 | ||
% of Australian median income | 105.4% | 94.6% | 95.9% | |||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,155 | A$1,299 | A$1,550 | ||
% of Australian median income | 98.6% | 105.7% | 107.8% |
Council
Current composition and election method
Liverpool City Council is composed of eleven councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is directly elected while the ten other Councillors are elected proportionally as two separate wards, each electing five councillors. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:[7][8][9]
Party | Councillors | |
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Liberal Party | 5 | |
Australian Labor Party | 4 | |
Liverpool Community Independents Team | 2 | |
Total | 11 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Mayor | Ned Mannoun | Liberal | Elected 2021–present, 2012–2016.[10] | |
North Ward[11] | Mazhar Hadid | Liberal | Elected 2008. Deputy Mayor 2012–2014, 2020–2021.[12] | |
Nathan Hagarty | Labor | Elected 2016. | ||
Ali Karnib | Labor | Elected 2008, 1999–2004.[13] Deputy Mayor 2016–2017, 2018–2020.[14][15] | ||
Mel Goodman | Liberal | Elected 2021. | ||
Peter Harle | Community Independents | Elected 2008. | ||
South Ward[16] | Charishma Kaliyanda | Labor | Elected 2016. | |
Fiona Macnaught | Liberal | Elected 2021. | ||
Richard Ammoun | Liberal | Elected 2021. | ||
Betty Green | Labor | Elected 2021. | ||
Karress Rhodes | Community Independents | Elected 2016. Deputy Mayor 2021–present.[17] |
Mayors
Mayor | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Ron Dunbier | Labor | December 1948 – 9 December 1952 | [18][19][20][21] | |
Alex Grimson | Labor | 9 December 1952 – 14 January 1953 | [22][23][24] | |
Independent | 14 January 1953 – December 1954 | |||
John Macdonald | December 1954 – December 1955 | |||
Bill Rynan | December 1955 – December 1956 | |||
Ron Dunbier | Independent | December 1956 – December 1959 | [18] | |
Joseph Bradshaw | Independent | December 1959 – December 1960 | [18] | |
Ernie Smith | December 1960 – December 1961 | [18] | ||
Ron Dunbier | Independent | December 1961 – December 1962 | [18] | |
Joseph Bradshaw | Independent | December 1962 – December 1963 | [18] | |
Ernie Smith | December 1963 – December 1967 | [18] | ||
George Paciullo | Labor | December 1967 – December 1969 | [18] | |
Joseph Bradshaw | Independent | December 1969 – September 1971 | [18] | |
Kevin Napier | Labor | September 1971 – September 1972 | [18] | |
Noel Short | September 1972 – September 1973 | [18] | ||
Joe Durrant | September 1973 – September 1974 | [18][25] | ||
Frank Oliveri | Independent | September 1974 – September 1975 | [18] | |
Joseph Bradshaw | Independent | September 1975 – 31 March 1976 | [18] | |
Allen Henderson (Administrator) | 31 March 1976 – 17 September 1977 | [26][27] | ||
Frank Oliveri | Independent | September 1977 – September 1978 | [18] | |
Noel Short | Labor | September 1978 – September 1979 | [18] | |
Ronald John Hollands | September 1979 – September 1980 | [18] | ||
Noel Short | September 1980 – September 1983 | [18] | ||
Frank Oliveri OAM | Independent | September 1983 – September 1984 | [18][28] | |
Casey Conway | Labor | September 1984 – September 1986 | [18] | |
Craig Knowles | September 1986 – September 1987 | [18] | ||
Casey Conway | September 1987 – September 1988 | [29] | ||
Gary Lucas | Independent | September 1988 – September 1989 | [18] | |
Ronald John Hollands | Labor | September 1989 – September 1990 | [18] | |