| City of Hurstville New South Wales |
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| Population: | 75,230 | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 3300/km² (8,547.0/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 23 km² (8.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Vince Badalati | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Hurstville | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Oatley, Kogarah, Lakemba | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Banks, Watson | ||||||||||||
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The City of Hurstville is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The city centre is located 17km SSW of the Sydney central business district and west of Botany Bay.
The city is part of the St George area, which contains the three local government areas of Hurstville, Kogarah and Rockdale. It is also part of the Southern Sydney region.
Hurstville Municipality was incorporated in 1887. Hurstville was declared a city in 1988.
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Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the City of Hurstville are:
- Beverly Hills
- Hurstville
- Kingsgrove
- Lugarno
- Mortdale
- Narwee
- Oatley
- Peakhurst
- Peakhurst Heights
- Penshurst
- Riverwood
- Roselands
Hurstville City Council also manages and maintains the following localities:
- Boggywell Creek
- Edith Bay
- Gertrude Point
- Gungah Bay
- Westfield Hurstville
- Hurstville Bay
- Jew Fish Bay
- Jew Fish Point
- Kingsway
- Lime Kiln Bay
- Lime Kiln Head
- Oatley West
- Soilybottom Point
Population statistics
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Hurstville had a population of 70,643 in 2001.
Council
Hurstville City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The city is divided into three wards, each electing four councillors. The mayor is not directly elected.[1] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[1]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Australian Labor Party | 5 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 3 | |
| Independents | 2 | |
| The Greens | 1 | |
| Unity Party | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | |
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[1]
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
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| Hurstville | Vince Badalati | Labor | ||
| Andrew Istephan | Liberal | |||
| Clifton Wong | Labor | |||
| Nancy Liu | Unity | |||
| Peakhurst | Philip Sansom | Labor | Mayor | |
| Jack Jacovou | Liberal | |||
| Anne Wagstaff | Greens | |||
| Bill Pickering | Independent | |||
| Penshurst | Steve McMahon | Labor | ||
| Con Hindi | Liberal | Deputy Mayor | ||
| David Perry | Labor | |||
| Bev Giegerl | Independent | |||
References
- ^ a b c "Hurstville City Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Hurstville.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
External links
- City of Hurstville website
- City of Hurstville Community Information Webpage
- City of Hurstville Library and Information Service
- Map of suburbs in the Hurstville LGA
- 2001 Census Information
- Hurstville City Business Directory
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