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Local government area in New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The City of Randwick is a local government area in the Eastern Suburbs[3] of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1859, Randwick is the second-oldest local government area in New South Wales, after the City of Sydney. It comprises an area of 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi) and as per the 2021 census had a population of 134,252.[1]
City of Randwick New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°55′S 151°15′E | ||||||||||||||
Population |
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• Density | 3,730/km2 (9,660/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 23 February 1859 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 36 km2 (13.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Philipa Veitch | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Randwick Town Hall | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eastern Suburbs | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kingsford Smith | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Randwick | ||||||||||||||
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The mayor of the City of Randwick is Cr. Philipa Veitch, a member of the Greens party, who was first elected on 26 September 2023.[4]
Suburbs and localities in the City of Randwick are:
These localities are also serviced by Randwick Council:
The name Randwick comes from the village of Randwick in Gloucestershire, England, birthplace of the district's first mayor Simeon Henry Pearce.[citation needed] The area was home to a few wealthy landowners and the poor residents of several shantytowns until the 1880s, when the coming of trams from Sydney brought extensive suburban development.[citation needed] The New South Wales University of Technology opened at Kensington in 1949 on the site of Kensington Racecourse, eventually becoming the University of New South Wales.
A 2015 review of local government boundaries[broken anchor] recommended that the City of Randwick merge with the Waverley and Woollahra councils to form a new council with an area of 58 square kilometres (22 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 274,000.[5] Following an independent review, in May 2016 the NSW Government sought to dismiss the council and force its amalgamation with Woollahra and Waverley councils. Woollahra Council instigated legal action claiming that there was procedural unfairness and that a KPMG report at the centre of merger proposals had been "misleading". The matter was heard before the NSW Court of Appeal who, in December 2016, unanimously dismissed Woollahra Council's appeal, finding no merit in its arguments that the proposed merger with Waverley and Randwick councils was invalid.[6] In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Woollahra, Waverley and Randwick local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.[7]
Name | Term | Notes |
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George Edson | 1858 – 1862 | [8][9][10] |
Henry Hamburger | 1863 – 1 April 1868 | [11] |
Edwin T. Sayers | 1 April 1868 – 3 August 1870 | [12] |
Joseph Carroll | 3 August 1870 – 7 November 1871 | [13] |
William Charles Norris | 7 November 1871 – 18 July 1872 | [14] |
George Bond Gough | 18 July 1872 – December 1875 | [15] |
James Edwin Graham | 1 January 1876 – 6 February 1878 | [16] |
William Bethune | 6 February 1878 – 21 October 1885 | [17][18][19] |
Cecil William Edward Bedford | 21 October 1885 – 20 April 1898 | [20][21][22] |
Ernest Henry Strachan | 27 April 1898 – January 1912 | [23][24][25][26][27] |
William Kirby Percival | 8 February 1912 – 25 June 1937 | [27][28][29] |
Harry C. Rourke | 25 June 1937 – 15 November 1938 | [30][31][32] |
Richard Thomas Latham | 15 November 1938 – 1963 | [33][34][35] |
R. A. Woodward | 1963–1982 | [36] |
Geoff J. Rose | 1982–1991 | [37] |
A. V. Burgess | 1991–1997 | [38] |
Gordon Messiter | 1997 – July 2004 | [39] |
Ray Brownlee | 2004 – 28 September 2018 | [40] |
Therese Manns | 1 November 2018 – 10 October 2022 | [41][42] |
Kerry Kyriacou (Acting) | 10 October 2022 – March 2023 | [43] |
Ray Brownlee PSM | March 2023 – present | [44][45] |
At the 2016 census, there were 140,660 people in the Randwick local government area, of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% 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 Randwick was 34 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 14.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.4% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 38.5% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.[46]
Population growth in the City of Randwick between the 2001 Census and the 2006 census was 1.10%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 7.59%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Randwick local government area was lower than the national average.[47] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Randwick was higher than the national average.[48][49]
Selected historical census data for Randwick local government area | ||||||
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Census year | 2001[47] | 2006[49] | 2011[48] | 2016[46] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on census night | 118,580 | 119,884 | 128,989 | 140,660 | |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 19th | |||||
% of New South Wales population | 1.90% | 1.86% | 1.88% | |||
% of Australian population | 0.63% | 0.60% | 0.60% | 0.60% | ||
Estimated ATSI population on census night | 1,351 | 1,474 | 1,842 | 2,144 | ||
% of ATSI population to residents | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.5% | ||
Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
Ancestry, top responses | Australian | 17.5% | 15.3% | |||
English | 18.5% | 18.5% | ||||
Chinese | 9.4% | 10.9% | ||||
Irish | 9.2% | 9.8% | ||||
Scottish | 4.9% | 5.0% | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) | Mandarin | 2.7% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 7.2% | |
Greek | 4.8% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 3.2% | ||
Cantonese | 4.2% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.0% | ||
Indonesian | 2.6% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.6% | ||
Spanish | n/c | n/c | 1.5% | 1.6% | ||
Religious affiliation | ||||||
Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | 31.6% | 30.2% | 29.4% | 26.5% | |
No religion | 14.6% | 17.5% | 22.3% | 31.5% | ||
Anglican | 15.6% | 14.0% | 12.4% | 8.9% | ||
Eastern Orthodox | 7.3% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 5.4% | ||
Judaism | n/c | 3.6% | 4.2% | n/c | ||
Median weekly incomes | ||||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$593 | A$718 | A$834 | ||
% of Australian median income | 127.3% | 124.4% | 126.0% | |||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,185 | A$2,066 | A$2,421 | ||
% of Australian median income | 115.4% | 139.5% | 139.6% | |||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$1,579 | A$1,577 | A$1,916 | ||
% of Australian median income | 134.8% | 127.8% | 133.2% | |||
Dwelling structure | ||||||
Dwelling type | Separate house | 30.2% | 32.3% | 30.6% | 26.4% | |
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse | 15.8% | 14.7% | 15.6% | 16.5% | ||
Flat or apartment | 51.7% | 52.1% | 53.3% | 55.8% |
Randwick City Council is composed of fifteen councillors elected proportionally as five separate wards,[50] each electing three councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected for a two-year term, with the deputy mayor for one year, by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:[51][52][53][54][55]
Party | Councillors | |
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Australian Labor Party | 6 | |
Liberal Party of Australia | 5 | |
The Greens | 3 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total | 15 |
The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election by ward, is:
Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Central Ward[51] | Daniel Rosenfeld | Liberal | ||
Dylan Parker | Labor | Elected 2017; Mayor 2021–2023.[56][57][58] | ||
Dexter Gordon | Labor | |||
East Ward[52] | Marea Wilson | Labor | ||
Masoomeh Asgari | Greens | |||
Carolyn Martin | Liberal | |||
North Ward[53] | Clare Willington | Greens | ||
Christie Hamilton | Liberal | Elected 2017. | ||
Aaron Magner | Labor | |||
South Ward[54] | Noel D'Souza | Independent | Elected 2012; Mayor 2015–2017; Deputy Mayor 2012–2013. | |
Danny Said | Labor | Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2018–2019; Mayor 2019–2021.[59] | ||
Bill Burst | Liberal | |||
West Ward[55] | Alexandra Luxford | Labor | Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2017–2018, 2023–present.[60][61][4] | |
Andrew Hay | Liberal | |||
Philipa Veitch | Greens | Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2019–2021; Mayor 2023–present.[59][62][4] |
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||
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Liberal | |||||||
Greens | |||||||
Independents | |||||||
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The City of Randwick has a number of heritage-listed sites, including those listed under the New South Wales Heritage Register:
The new Kensington to Kingsford Planning Strategy by the City of Randwick will include 8 new plazas, more than a doubling of public space, and wider footpaths along the Anzac Parade.[93] The general height controls along the Parade will increase to 31 metres, while the key intersections with Todman Avenue Strachan Street, and Nine-ways roundabout will be 57–60 metres.[93] It will also require 5% affordable housing of new residential developments and a requirement that active street frontages are used for commercial activities.[93]
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