Municipality of Kogarah

Municipality of Kogarah New South Wales
Population:	58,137(2009)[1]
• Density:	3236.7/km² (8,383.0/sq mi)
Area:	19.51 km² (7.5 sq mi)
Mayor:	Nick Varvaris
Council Seat:	Kogarah
Region:	Metropolitan Sydney
State District:	Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale
Federal Division:	Barton, Banks
Website: http://www.kogarah.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Municipality of Kogarah: City of Rockdale City of Hurstville Municipality of Kogarah Sutherland Shire

Kogarah City Council Admin Building

The Municipality of Kogarah is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The centre of the municipality is located 14km SSW of the Sydney central business district and west of Botany Bay.

The municipality is part of the St George area, which contains Kogarah, Hurstville and Rockdale.

The Municipality of Kogarah was established on 22 December 1885 and is bounded by the Illawarra Railway line, Georges River, Rocky Point Road, Princes Highway and Harrow Road.

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs in the municipality are:

• Allawah
• Beverley Park
• Blakehurst
• Carlton
• Carss Park
• Connells Point
• Hurstville
• Hurstville Grove
• Kogarah
• Kogarah Bay
• Kyle Bay
• Mortdale
• Oatley
• Penshurst
• Sans Souci
• South Hurstville

Kogarah Municipal council also manages and maintains the following localities:

• Bald Face
• Carss Point
• Connells Bay
• Harness Cask Point
• Neverfail Bay
• Oatley Bay
• Shipwright Bay
• Tom Uglys Point

Population statistics

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Kogarah had a population of 53,200 in 2002. As a very diverse suburb, a large portion of Kogarah's population is made up of Anglo-Celtic Australians, Macedonians, Greeks, Italians, Chinese, Indians, Lebanese.

Council

Kogarah Municipal Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The municipality is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is not directly elected.^[2] The current makeup of the council is as follows:^[2]

Party		Councillors
	Liberal Party of Australia	5
	Australian Labor Party	4
	Independents	2
	Unity Party	1
	Total	12

The current council, elected in 2008, is:^[2]

Councillor		Party	Notes
East Ward		Michael Platt	Labor
		Sam Elmir	Liberal
		Annie Tang	Unity
Middle Ward		Nick Varvaris	Liberal	Mayor
		Kathryn Landsberry	Labor
		Mireille Hindi	Liberal
North Ward		Nick Katris	Labor
		Stephen Agius	Liberal
		Lachlan McLean	Independent
West Ward		Mark Coure	Liberal
		Jacinta Petroni	Labor	Deputy Mayor
		Col Ritchie	Independent

References

1. ^ 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. ^ ^{a b c} "Kogarah Municipal Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Kogarah.html. Retrieved 2009-06-17. ^{[dead link]}

Footnotes

¹ Land component is 15.55 km²

External links

• Kogarah Municipality Council website
• 2001 Census Information

Coordinates: 33°58′S 151°08′E / 33.967°S 151.133°E / -33.967; 151.133