City of Newcastle

For the council of the English city, see Newcastle City Council.

Newcastle City Council New South Wales
Aerial view of Newcastle
Newcastle City Council
Population:	154,777(2009)[1] (25th)
• Density:	834.2/km² (2,160.6/sq mi)
Coordinates:	32°55.7′S 151°46.9′E / 32.9283°S 151.7817°E / -32.9283; 151.7817Coordinates: 32°55.7′S 151°46.9′E / 32.9283°S 151.7817°E / -32.9283; 151.7817
Area:	183 km² (70.7 sq mi)
Time zone:  • Summer (DST)	AEST (UTC+10) AEDT (UTC+11)
Mayor:	John Tate
Location:	162 km (101 mi) NNE of Sydney
Council Seat:	282 King Street, Newcastle
Region:	Hunter
County:	Northumberland
State District:	Newcastle Wallsend Charlestown Port Stephens
Federal Division:	Newcastle Charlton
Website: http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 23 °C 73 °F 12.4 °C 54 °F 1,117.1 mm 44 in
LGAs around Newcastle City Council: Maitland Port Stephens Port Stephens Cessnock Newcastle City Council Tasman Sea Lake Macquarie Lake Macquarie Tasman Sea

Newcastle City Council is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

Demographics

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics the City of Newcastle had an estimated resident population of 154,777 as of 30 June 2008.^[1] This was equal to 2.2% of the New South Wales population of 6.98 million and was an increase of 1,690 people over the previous year.

Incomes

According to the Australian Bureau Statistics ^[2] during 2003-04, there were 55,900 wage and salary earners in the City of Newcastle which ranks it as 16th in New South Wales and 34th in Australia, and makes up 2.2% of New South Wales's 2,558,415 and 0.7% of Australia's 7,831,856 totals. The total total income of these earnes was $2,154,778,037 which ranks it 18th in New South Wales and 36th in Australia, and accounts for 2.0% of New South Wales's $107,179,688,262 and 0.7% of Australia's $304,034,755,876 totals.

Also in the year 2003-2004 there was an estimated average income of $38,547 per wage and salary earner which ranks it as 48th in New South Wales and 135th in Australia, which was 93% of New South Wales's $41,407 and 99% of Australia's $38,820 averages. The median estimated income was $34,769 per wage and salary earner which ranked it as 48th in New South Wales and 133rd in Australia, and was 98% of New South Wales's $35,479 and 102% of Australia's $34,149 medians.

Local government

The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Newcastle is the head of the City of Newcastle. This is a Local Government Area which deals with local things such as some transport, rubbish and waste services and has power over passing land developments. The current Lord Mayor of Newcastle is John Tate who has been in office for more than 2 terms and he recently stood for election in the 2007 NSW State Election.

Council

Newcastle City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The area is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is directly elected.^[3] The current makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows:^[3]

Party		Councillors
	Independents	7
	Australian Labor Party	3
	Liberal Party of Australia	2
	The Greens	1
	Total	13

The current council, elected in 2008, is:^[3]

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
Mayor		John Tate	Independent
First Ward		Sharon Claydon	Labor
		Aaron Buman	Independent
		Michael Osborne	Greens
Second Ward		Tim Crakanthorp	Labor
		Brad Luke	Liberal
		Scott Sharpe	Independent
Third Ward		Graham Boyd	Independent	Elected on John Tate's ticket
		Nuatali Nelmes	Labor
		Mike King	Independent
Fourth Ward		Mike Jackson	Liberal	Jackson was elected as a Labor councillor but resigned from the party on 16 February. He sat as an Independent before joining the Liberals on 15 April.
		Shayne Connell	Independent
		Bob Cook	Independent

Sister cities

Newcastle Council has sister city relations with the following cities:

City	Prefecture/State	Country	Year
Ube	Yamaguchi	Japan	1980
Dubbo	New South Wales	Australia	1995
Arcadia	California	United States

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features42008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. Retrieved 3 June 2010. 
2. ^ "Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia (catalogue no.: 5673.055.003)". Australian Bureau of Statistics. http://abs.gov.au. Retrieved 2007-03-11. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Newcastle City Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Newcastle.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03. ^{[dead link]}