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City of Blue Mountains
| Field | Value |
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| name | City of Blue Mountains |
| state | nsw |
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| border | infobox |
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| caption_align | center |
| image1 | KatoombaNSWcouncil.jpg |
| caption1 | City of Blue Mountains council building in Katoomba |
| image2 | Blue mountains LGA NSW.png |
| caption2 | Location in Outer Metropolitan Sydney |
| pop | |
| pop_year | |
| pop_footnotes | |
| area | 1430 |
| est | |
| coordinates | |
| seat | Katoomba |
| mayor | Mark Greenhill |
| region | Blue Mountains, Greater Western Sydney |
| logo | Blue Mountains City Council Logo.svg |
| url | https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/ |
| stategov | |
| fedgov | Macquarie |
| near-nw | Lithgow |
| near-n | Hawkesbury |
| near-ne | Hawkesbury |
| near-w | Lithgow |
| near-e | Penrith |
| near-sw | Oberon |
| near-s | Wollondilly |
| near-se | Liverpool |
| near-nw = Lithgow | near-n = Hawkesbury | near-ne = Hawkesbury | near-w = Lithgow | near-e = Penrith | near-sw = Oberon | near-s = Wollondilly | near-se = Liverpool
The City of Blue Mountains is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, governed by the Blue Mountains City Council. The city is located in the Blue Mountains, on the Great Dividing Range at the far western fringe of the Greater Sydney area. Major settlements include Katoomba, Lawson, Springwood, and Blaxland.
The mayor of Blue Mountains City Council is Councillor Mark Greenhill, a member of the Labor Party.
Towns and villages in the local government area
The urban part of the city consists of a ribbon of close or contiguous towns which lie on the Main Western railway line, served by NSW TrainLink's Blue Mountains Line, and Great Western Highway between Emu Plains and Lithgow. About 70% of the city's area is within the Blue Mountains National Park which lies north and south of the ribbon of towns. The National Park is part of the much larger Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site and the city brands itself as "The City Within a World Heritage National Park". The towns and villages are generally grouped into lower, mid, and upper mountains. The economy of the upper mountains is dependent almost entirely on tourism . The road to Sydney, the Great Western Highway, is mostly dual carriageway but is relatively slow due to the urban development and hilly terrain. The electric train service integrates into Sydney Trains, Sydney's suburban rail network.
The main towns and villages in the City of Blue Mountains are:
- Bell
- Blackheath
- Blaxland
- Bullaburra
- Faulconbridge
- Glenbrook
- Hawkesbury Heights
- Hazelbrook
- Katoomba
- Lapstone
- Lawson
- Leura
- Linden
- Medlow Bath
- Mount Irvine
- Mount Riverview
- Mount Victoria
- Mount Wilson
- Springwood
- Sun Valley
- Valley Heights
- Warrimoo
- Wentworth Falls
- Winmalee
- Woodford
- Yellow Rock
Demographics
| Selected historical census data for the City of Blue Mountains local government area | Census year | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | id=LGA10900 | name=Blue Mountains (C) | accessdate=6 July 2017 | quick=on}} | id=LGA10900 | name=Blue Mountains | access-date=27 February 2024 | quick=on}} | Cultural and language diversity | Religious affiliation | Median weekly incomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Estimated residents on census night | ||||||||||||||
| LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
| % of New South Wales population | 1.1% | 1.09% | 0.99% | 0.94% | |||||||||||
| % of Australian population | 0.39% | 0.37% | 0.35% | 0.33% | 0.30% | ||||||||||
| Ancestry, | |||||||||||||||
| top responses | English | n/r | n/r | 30.1% | 30.5% | 44.3% | |||||||||
| Australian | n/r | n/r | 28.7% | 26.3% | 38.1% | ||||||||||
| Irish | n/r | n/r | 10.2% | 11.1% | 16.0% | ||||||||||
| Scottish | n/r | n/r | 8.3% | 8.6% | 13.3% | ||||||||||
| German | n/r | n/r | 3.2% | 3.3% | 4.8% | ||||||||||
| Language, | |||||||||||||||
| top responses | |||||||||||||||
| (other than English) | German | n/r | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5% | |||||||||
| Spanish | n/r | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | ||||||||||
| Italian | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| Mandarin | n/r | n/r | n/r | 0.4% | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| French | n/r | n/r | n/r | 0.3% | 0.3% | ||||||||||
| Religious affiliation, | |||||||||||||||
| top responses | No religion (excluding not stated) | 18.0% | 22.0% | 26.8% | 35.7% | 46.5% | |||||||||
| Catholic | 22.6% | 22.5% | 21.5% | 19.7% | 17.2% | ||||||||||
| Anglican | 24.6% | 22.5% | 20.9% | 17.0% | 13.5% | ||||||||||
| Not stated | n/r | n/r | n/r | 8.4% | 4.9% | ||||||||||
| Christian (nfd) | n/r | n/r | n/r | 2.9% | 2.9% | ||||||||||
| Personal income | Median weekly personal income | n/r | $501 | $590 | $688 | $817 | |||||||||
| % of Australian median income | n/r | 107.5% | 102.2% | 103.9% | 101.4% | ||||||||||
| Family income | Median weekly family income | n/r | $1,345 | $1,624 | $1,866 | $2,235 | |||||||||
| % of Australian median income | n/r | 114.9% | 109.6% | 107.6% | 105.4% | ||||||||||
| Household income | Median weekly household income | n/r | $1,093 | $1,270 | $1,468 | $1,756 | |||||||||
| % of Australian median income | n/r | 106.4% | 102.9% | 102.1% | 100.5% |
Council
Current composition and election method
Blue Mountains City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent general election was held on 14 September 2024.
| Party | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|
| Labor Party | ||
| The Greens | ||
| Independents | ||
| **Total** |
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Ward | Sarah Redshaw | Greens | ||
| Suzie van Opdorp | Labor | Elected 2021. | ||
| Suzanne Jamieson | Labor | Elected 2024. | ||
| Second Ward | Romola Hollywood | Labor | ||
| Claire West | Labor | Elected 2021. | ||
| Brent Hoare | Greens | Elected 2016. | ||
| Third Ward | Daniel Myles | Independent | ||
| Darren Rodrigo | Labor | Elected 2024. | ||
| Mick Fell | Labor | Elected 2012. | ||
| Fourth Ward | Mark Greenhill | Labor | ||
| Nyree Fisher | Labor | Elected 2021. | ||
| Margaret Buckham | Labor | Elected 2024. |
Election results
2024
2021
Mayors
| # | Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Freelander | Independent | 2 October 1947 | 7 December 1948 | |||||||||||
| Frank Walford | Independent | 7 December 1948 | 12 December 1950 | |||||||||||
| Percy Edward Galwey | Independent | 12 December 1950 | 5 December 1953 | |||||||||||
| Aubrey Murphy | Independent | 15 December 1953 | December 1955 | |||||||||||
| – | Frank Walford | Independent | December 1955 | December 1956 | ||||||||||
| – | Aubrey Murphy | Independent | December 1956 | December 1959 | ||||||||||
| Leslie Corne | Independent | December 1959 | December 1960 | |||||||||||
| – | Frank Walford | Independent | December 1960 | December 1961 | ||||||||||
| Keith Bates | Independent | December 1961 | December 1966 | |||||||||||
| Tom Hunter | Independent | December 1966 | December 1967 | |||||||||||
| Ern Lesslie | December 1967 | December 1969 | ||||||||||||
| Jack Powell | December 1969 | September 1971 | ||||||||||||
| Ian Dash | September 1971 | September 1974 | ||||||||||||
| – | Ern Lesslie | September 1974 | September 1976 | |||||||||||
| William Lloyd | September 1976 | September 1977 | ||||||||||||
| – | Ern Lesslie | September 1977 | 19 December 1979 | |||||||||||
| – | John James Wickham (Administrator) | 19 December 1979 | December 1981 | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219975327 | title=Local Government Act, 1919.—Proclamation. | newspaper=Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales | issue=182 | location=New South Wales, Australia | date=20 December 1979 | accessdate=16 September 2022 | page=6365 | via=National Library of Australia}} | ||
| Peter Quirk | December 1981 | September 1987 | ||||||||||||
| James C. Angel | September 1987 | September 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Ralph Williams | September 1988 | September 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Peter O'Toole | September 1991 | February 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Bob Clarke | February 1992 | September 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Joy Anderson | September 1994 | September 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Michael Neall | September 1995 | September 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Jim Angel | Labor | September 1999 | 13 September 2008 | |||||||||||
| Adam Searle | Labor | 30 September 2008 | 21 September 2010 | |||||||||||
| Daniel Myles | Liberal | 21 September 2010 | 17 September 2013 | |||||||||||
| Mark Greenhill | Labor | 17 September 2013 | Incumbent |
Council services
Cemeteries
The City of Blue Mountains Council maintains cemeteries at Blackheath, Faulconbridge, Katoomba, Lawson, Megalong Valley, Mount Irvine, Mount Victoria, Mount Wilson, Springwood, and Wentworth Falls.
Libraries
Blue Mountains Library operates three full-time branches, three part-time branches and a service for train commuters at Springwood and Katoomba stations two days a week.
Leisure centres
Blue Mountains Leisure Centres operate from five locations. All five locations have pools and the Katoomba and Springwood locations have gyms and offer various fitness classes.
Heritage listings
The City of Blue Mountains has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the following sites listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register:
- Blue Mountains National Park: Blue Mountains walking tracks
- Blackheath, Main Western railway: Blackheath railway station
- Faulconbridge, 14-20 Norman Lindsay Crescent: Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum
- Glenbrook, Great Western Highway: Glenbrook railway residence
- Glenbrook, Great Western Highway: Glenbrook Tunnel
- Glenbrook, Mitchells Pass: Lennox Bridge, Glenbrook
- Katoomba, 10-14 Civic Place: Mount St Marys College and Convent
- Katoomba, Katoomba Street: Carrington Hotel
- Katoomba, 59-61 Katoomba Street: Katoomba Post Office
- Katoomba, 63-69 Katoomba Street: Paragon Cafe, Katoomba
- Katoomba, Main Western railway: Katoomba railway station
- Katoomba, 10-16 Panorama Drive: Lilianfels, Katoomba
- Lawson, Main Western railway: Lawson railway station
- Leura, 37 – 49 Everglades Avenue: Everglades, Leura
- Linden, 91 – 111 Glossop Road: Linden Observatory Complex
- Linden, off Railway Parade: Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Linden, Linden Precinct
- Medlow Bath, Beauchamp Road: Medlow Dam
- Medlow Bath, Great Western Highway: Medlow Bath railway station
- Mount Victoria, Main Western railway: Mount Victoria railway station
- Mount Victoria, Mount York Road (off): Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Mount York, Cox's Pass Precinct
- Mount Wilson, 68-78 The Avenue: Wynstay Estate
- Springwood, 345-347 Great Western Highway: Christ Church Anglican Church, Springwood
- Springwood, 39 Hawkesbury Road: Buckland Convalescent Home
- Springwood, Main Western railway: Springwood railway station
- Valley Heights, 110 and 112 Green Parade: Valley Heights railway gatehouse
- Valley Heights, Main Western railway: Valley Heights railway station
- Warragamba, Coxs River Arms: Coxs River track
- Wentworth Falls, 63-67 Falls Road: Davisville, Wentworth Falls
- Wentworth Falls, 1-15 Matcham Avenue: Weatherboard Inn archaelological site
- Woodford, 90-92 Great Western Highway: Woodford Academy
- Woodford, Old Bathurst Road: Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Woodford, Old Bathurst Road Precinct
- Woodford, The Appian Way (off): Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Woodford, Appian Way Precinct
Sister cities
The City of Blue Mountains has sister city relationships with the following cities:
- Japan Sanda, Hyōgo, Japan
- US Flagstaff, Arizona, US
References
References
- "Council Overview – History of Council". Blue Mountains City Council.
- "Blue Mountains City Council". [[New South Wales Department of Local Government.
- {{Census 2001 AUS
- {{Census 2006 AUS
- {{Census 2011 AUS
- {{Census 2016 AUS
- {{Census 2021 AUS
- "City of Blue Mountains Ward 1 - Candidate Results".
- "City of Blue Mountains Ward 2 - Candidate Results".
- "City of Blue Mountains Ward 3 - Candidate Results".
- "City of Blue Mountains Ward 4 - Candidate Results".
- "Past and Current Elected Deputy Mayors". Blue Mountains City Council.
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- (5 December 1947). "ALD. W. FREELANDER RE-ELECTED MAYOR OF BLUE MOUNTAINS BY UNANIMOUS VOTE". The Blue Mountains Advertiser.
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- (14 December 1950). "BLUE MOUNTAINS MAYOR ELECTED". The Blue Mountains Advertiser.
- (13 December 1951). "Mayor of Blue Mountains". Nepean Times.
- (4 December 1952). "Four Candidates for Mayor CLOSE POLL ON THE MOUNTAINS". Nepean Times.
- (16 December 1953). "IMMENSE INTEREST IN BLUE MOUNTAINS MAYORAL ELECTION". [[Lithgow Mercury]].
- (8 December 1954). "Blue Mountains Mayor Re-elected". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- (12 January 1956). "SPRINGWOOD". Nepean Times.
- (20 December 1979). "Local Government Act, 1919.—Proclamation.". Government Gazette Of The State Of New South Wales.
- (22 January 1980). "Council's leader holds a 'tight' meeting". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- (8 December 1981). "Revolt leader may be mayor".
- "Past and Current Elected Mayors". Blue Mountains City Council.
- (30 September 2020). "Blue Mountains Councillor Mark Greenhill re-elected Mayor". Blue Mountains City Council.
- (30 December 2021). "Mark Greenhill elected for third term as Blue Mountains mayor; Romola Hollywood elected deputy mayor".
- "Our cemeteries".
- "Locations, Hours & Contacts".
- Day, Clear Blue. "Blue Mountains Leisure Centres – Centres".
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5014091. Blue Mountains Walking tracks
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5011931. Blackheath Railway Station Group
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051264. Norman Lindsay Gallery
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5044992. Glenbrook Railway Residence
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5061088. Glenbrook Railway and World War Two Mustard Gas Storage Tunnel
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045255. Lennox Bridge
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5052867. Mount St Marys College and Convent
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045440. Carrington Hotel
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051337. Katoomba Post Office (former)
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051727. The Paragon
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5012061. Katoomba Railway Station and yard group
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045264. Lilianfels
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5012076. Lawson Railway Station Group
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051254. Everglades
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5061010. Linden Observatory Complex
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5062552. Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Linden, Linden Precinct
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051465. Medlow Dam
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5012100. Medlow Bath Railway Station group
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5012114. Mount Victoria Railway Station group
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5062555. Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Mount York, Cox's Pass Precinct
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5044800. Wynstay Estate
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045251. Christ Church Anglican Church
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045267. Buckland Convalescent Home & Garden
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5012219. Springwood Railway Station Group
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045351. Railway Gatehouse
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5012253. Valley Heights Railway Station and Locomotive Depot
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051480. Track
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045054. Davisville
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5045260. Weatherboard Inn Archaeological Site
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5051258. Woodford Academy
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5062551. Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Woodford, Old Bathurst Road Precinct
- {{cite NSW SHR. 5062550. Cox's Road and Early Deviations - Woodford, Appian Way Precinct
- "Sister Cities". Blue Mountains City Council.
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