Manly Council
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Manly Council New South Wales |
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney
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Population | 39,747 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 2,649.8/km2 (6,863/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Jean Hay AM (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Manly | ||||||||||||||
Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Manly | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Warringah | ||||||||||||||
File:Manly Council logo.png | |||||||||||||||
Website | Manly Council | ||||||||||||||
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Manly Council is a local government area on the northern beaches region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The Mayor of Manly Council is Cr. Jean Hay AM, a member of the Liberal Party.
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Suburbs in the local government area
Demographics
At the 2011 Census, there were 39,747 people in the Manly local government area, of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population. The median age of people in the Manly Council area was 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.5% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 48.5% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.[1]
Population growth in the Manly Council area between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 1.55% and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 7.11%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in the Manly local government area was lower than the national average.[2] The median weekly income for residents within the Manly Council area was significantly higher than the national average.[1][3]
Selected historical census data for Manly local government area | |||||
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Census year | 2001[2] | 2006[3] | 2011[1] | ||
Population | Estimated residents on Census night | 36,544 | 37,110 | 39,747 | |
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 57 | ||||
% of New South Wales population | 0.57% | ||||
% of Australian population | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.18% | ||
Cultural and language diversity | |||||
Ancestry, top responses |
Australian | 21.5% | |||
English | 30.5% | ||||
Irish | 9.7% | ||||
Scottish | 8.0% | ||||
German | 2.9% | ||||
Language, top responses (other than English) |
French | 0.8% | 0.9 | 1.1% | |
German | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | ||
Italian | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | ||
Greek | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.8% | ||
Spanish | n/c | n/c | 0.8% | ||
Religious affiliation | |||||
Religious affiliation, top responses |
No religion | 17.5% | 20.9% | 27.8% | |
Catholic | 24.2% | 25.0% | 25.0% | ||
Anglican | 26.4% | 25.0% | 22.6% | ||
Presbyterian and Reformed | 4.0% | 3.5% | 2.9% | ||
Uniting Church | 4.4% | 3.4% | 2.8% | ||
Median weekly incomes | |||||
Personal income | Median weekly personal income | A$790 | A$985 | ||
% of Australian median income | 169.5% | 170.7% | |||
Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,705 | A$2,649 | ||
% of Australian median income | 166.0% | 178.9% | |||
Household income | Median weekly household income | A$2,262 | A$2,221 | ||
% of Australian median income | 193.2% | 180.0% |
Council
Current composition and election method
Manly Council is composed of nine Councillors, including the Mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is directly elected while the eight other Councillors are elected proportionally as one ward. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the Council, including the Mayor, is as follows:[4][5]
Party | Councillors | |
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Liberal Party of Australia | 5 | |
Manly Independents | 2 | |
The Greens | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Total | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2012, in order of election, is:[4]
Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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Jean Hay | Liberal | Mayor[5] | |
James Griffin | Liberal | ||
Barbara Aird | Manly Independents | ||
Candy Bingham | Independent | ||
Adele Heasman | Liberal | ||
Alan Le Surf | Liberal | ||
Steve Pickering | Liberal | ||
Cathy Griffin | The Greens | ||
Hugh Burns | Manly Independents |
Past Mayors
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Sister cities
Manly has sister city relationships with a number of cities around the world:[6]
- Taito, Tokyo, Japan – the most active relationship
- Jing'an, China
- Bath, England, United Kingdom
- Oecusse, East Timor
- Huntington Beach, California, United States of America
Manly also has three friendship cities:
- Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Yeongdo-gu, Busan, South Korea
- Gunnedah, New South Wales
Annual goodwill tours between the cities take place, as well as a popular student exchange program for secondary students.
External links
References
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