| Mosman Council New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in metropolitanSydney | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°50′S151°15′E / 33.833°S 151.250°E /-33.833; 151.250 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 28,329 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,150/km2 (8,200/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 11 April 1893 (1893-04-11) (as Borough of Mosman) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Ann Marie Kimber | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mosman | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Shore | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North Shore | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Warringah | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Mosman Council | ||||||||||||||
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Mosman Council is alocal government area on theLower North Shore ofSydney,New South Wales, Australia.
Themayor of Mosman Council isCr. Ann Marie Kimber, a representative of the Serving Mosmanindependent political group.
In February 1997, theGovernmentgazetted that they had assigned the suburb of Mosman as the only suburb in the Municipality of Mosman. However, Mosman Council decided that residents should continue to be allowed to use the traditional locality names if they wished.[2]
The municipality also includes, manages and maintains the following localities and locations:
At the2021 census, there were 28,329 people in the Mosman local government area, of these 46.0 per cent were male and 54.0 per cent were female.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3 per cent of the population, significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 3.4 and 3.2 per cent respectively. Themedian age of people in the Mosman Council area was 45 years, significantly above the national average of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 16.3 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.8 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 50.2 per cent were married and 11.3 per cent were either divorced or separated.[3]
Population growth in the Mosman local government area between the2001 census and the2006 census was 2.99 per cent: in the subsequent five years to the2011 census, population growth was 4.64 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Mosman Council area increased by 3.72 per cent. This was lower than the national average rate of total population growth of Australia for the same period, which was 8.8 per cent.[3][4][5] The medianweekly income for residents within the Mosman Council area in 2021 was nearly double the national average at $2,892 compared to $1,746 nationally.
About 23.1 per cent of residents in the Mosman Council area nominated an affiliation withCatholicism at the 2021 census, compared with the national average of 20.0 per cent. The proportion of residents withno religion was slightly higher than the national average at 40.1% compared to 38.4% nationally. Compared to the national average, at the 2016 census, households in the Mosman local government area had a low proportion (18.6 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 22.2 per cent); and a high proportion (77.9 per cent) whereEnglish only was spoken at home (national average was 72.7 per cent).[3]
| Selected historical census data for Mosman local government area | |||||||
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| Census year | 2001[6] | 2006[4] | 2011[5] | 2016[3] | 2021[1] | ||
| Population | Estimated residents oncensus night | 25,475 |  26,236 | 27,453 | 28,475 |  28,329 | |
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | 70th | 63rd | 62nd | ||||
| % of New South Wales population | 0.42% | 0.40% | 0.38% | ||||
| % of Australian population | 0.14% | 0.13% |  0.13% | 0.12% | |||
| EstimatedATSI population on census night | 21 | 26 | 31 | 60 | 82 | ||
| % of ATSI population to residents | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | |||||||
| Ancestry, top responses | English | 39.5% | 40.1% | 41.0% | |||
| Australian | 28.1% | 25.8% | 26.8% | ||||
| Irish | 13.4% | 14.8% | 14.3% | ||||
| Scottish | 11.3% | 11.8% | 12.4% | ||||
| Chinese | 5.1% | 6.2% | |||||
| Language, top responses (other thanEnglish) | Mandarin | n/c | n/c | 0.8% | 2.2% | 3.0% | |
| Spanish | n/c | n/c | n/c | 1.2% | 1.2% | ||
| French | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% | ||
| Cantonese | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% | ||
| Italian | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | ||
| Religious affiliation | |||||||
| Religious affiliation, top responses | No religion, so described | 17.1% | 19.2% | 23.5% | 31.3% | 40.1% | |
| Catholic | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.6% | 23.9% | 23.1% | ||
| Anglican | 29.6% | 27.5% | 24.6% | 20.1% | 17.3% | ||
| Not stated | n/c | n/c | n/c | 10.6% | 5.0% | ||
| Presbyterian and Reformed | 4.4% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 2.6% | |||
| Median weekly incomes | |||||||
| Personalincome | Median weekly personal income | $969 | $1,117 | $1,295 | $1,487 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 207.9% | 193.6% | 195.6% | ||||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | A$1,916 | $2,838 | $3,671 | $4,502 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 186.6% | 191.6% | 211.7% | ||||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | $2,675 | $2,465 | $2,522 | $2,892 | ||
| % of Australian median income | 228.4% | 199.8% | 175.4% | ||||
| Dwelling structure | |||||||
| Dwelling type | Separate house | 36.9% | 38.5% | 38.9% | 35.4% | 34.9% | |
| Semi-detached,terrace ortownhouse | 12.5% | 11.2% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 12.0% | ||
| Flat or apartment | 48.6% | 49.4% | 48.0% | 51.7% | 52.0% | ||
| Mayor | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Ann Marie Kimber | 14 September 2024 – present | |
| Deputy Mayor | Michael Randall | 8 October 2024 – present | |
| General manager | Term | Notes | |
| Dominic Johnson | 8 August 2016 – present | Acting General Manager ofRyde 2014–2015 | |
| Term | Aldermen/Councillors | Wards | Mayor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893–1895 | 9 | No wards | Annual election by Aldermen/Councillors |
| 1895–1902[7] | 9 (3 per ward) | West Ward East Ward North Ward | |
| 1902–1948[8] | 12 (3 per ward) | Balmoral Ward West Ward East Ward North Ward | |
| 1948–2008[9][10] | Middle Harbour Ward Balmoral Ward East Ward West Ward | ||
| 2008–2012 | 9 (3 per ward) | Middle Harbour Ward Balmoral Ward Mosman Bay Ward | |
| 2012–present | 7 (6 Councillors, 1 Mayor) | No wards | Direct quadrennial election |
Mosman Council comprises sevencouncillors, including themayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor has beendirectly elected since 2012 while the six other councillors are electedproportionally as oneward. Thedeputy mayor is elected annually by the councillors. From the 2008 elections to the 2012 elections, the area was divided into three wards (Mosman Bay, Middle Harbour, Balmoral), each electing three councillors and the mayor was elected by the councillors annually.[11] The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Serving Mosman | 4 | |
| Independents | 1 | |
| Mosman Better/Independent Liberal | 1 | |
| Greens | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | |
The current Council, elected in 2024, in order of election, is:[12]
| Mayor | Party | Notes | ||
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| Ann Marie Kimber | Serving Mosman | Mayor 2024–present. | ||
| Councillor | Party | Notes | ||
| Carolyn Corrigan | Serving Mosman | Deputy Mayor 2015–2016; Mayor 2017–2024.[13][14][15] | ||
| Simon Menzies | Independent | Elected 2004 (West Ward 2004–08, Mosman Bay Ward 2008–12); Deputy Mayor 2009–2011, May–Sep 2012, Jan–Sep 2022.[16][17] | ||
| Roy Bendall | Independent Liberal | Elected 2012; Deputy Mayor 2012–2015, 2016–2018, 2022–2023.[18][19][20] | ||
| Michael Randall | Serving Mosman | Deputy Mayor 2024–present | ||
| Phillipa (Pip) Friedrich | Serving Mosman | Deputy Mayor 2023–2024[21] | ||
| Colleen Godsell AM | Greens | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serving Mosman | 1. Ann Kimber 2. Carolyn Corrigan (elected 1) 3. Michael Randall (elected 4) 4. Pip Friedrich (elected 5) 5. Harley Van Der Pluijm | 7,062 | 43.1 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | 1. Simon Menzies (elected 2) 2. Libby Moline 3. Kata Kiss | 3,595 | 21.9 | +1.5 | |
| Mosman Better | 1. Roy Bendall (elected 3) 2. Jacqui Willoughby 3. Alessandro Marturano 4. Miranda Barclay 5. Kim Blackburne | 3,102 | 18.9 | +0.7 | |
| Greens | 1. Colleen Godsell (elected 6) 2. Oliver Godsell 3. Ruth Marshall | 1,659 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
| Labor | 1. John Wakefield 2. Alyson Wills 3. Warren Yates | 971 | 5.9 | +5.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 16,389 | 95.3 | |||
| Informal votes | 807 | 4.7 | |||
| Turnout | 17,196 | 81.4 | |||
Mosman was first incorporated in 1867 as the "Mossmans Ward" of theMunicipality of St Leonards, which lasted until 1890 when the boroughs ofVictoria, St Leonards andEast St Leonards merged to form theBorough of North Sydney, with the Mosman ward renamed as the "Mossman Ward". Following a petition submitted by residents in 1892, on 11 April 1893 the ward's separation as theBorough of Mosman was proclaimed by Lieutenant-GovernorSir Frederick Darley.[25] The first nine-member council was elected on 9 June 1893, with the first mayor, Richard Hayes Harnett Jr., elected on the same day.[26] From 28 December 1906, following the passing of theLocal Government Act, 1906, the council was renamed as the "Municipality of Mosman". With the passing of theLocal Government Act, 1993, the Municipality of Mosman was legally renamed asMosman Council and aldermen were renamed councillors.
A2015 review of local government boundaries by theNSW GovernmentIndependent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Municipality of Mosman merge with adjoining councils. The government considered two proposals. The first proposed a merger ofManly and Mosman Councils and parts ofWarringah Council to form a new council with an area of 49 square kilometres (19 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 153,000.[27] The alternative, proposed by Warringah Council on 23 February 2016, was for an amalgamation of thePittwater, Manly and Warringah councils. As a consequence of Warringah's proposal, the New South WalesMinister for Local GovernmentPaul Toole proposed that theNorth Sydney,Willoughby and Mosman Councils be merged.[28] In July 2017, theBerejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the North Sydney, Willoughby and Mosman local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.[29]
Mosman Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Mosman has twin town status withGlen Innes.[citation needed]
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