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Ku-ring-gai Council

Ku-ring-gai Council
FieldValue
typelga
nameKu-ring-gai Council
statensw
imageKu-ring-gai sydney.png
captionLocation in Metropolitan Sydney
pop126,983
pop_yearERP 2023
pop_footnotes
density1,486
density_footnotes
area_total_km285.44
coordinates
local_mapyes
zoom10
est
seatGordon
mayorChristine Kay (Independent Liberal)
regionNorth Shore
logoLogo of Ku-ring-gai Council.svg
urlhttp://www.kmc.nsw.gov.au
stategovDavidson
stategov2Wahroonga
fedgovBradfield
fedgov2Berowra
near-nwHornsby
near-nHornsby
near-neNorthern Beaches
near-eNorthern Beaches
near-wRyde
near-swRyde
near-sWilloughby
near-seWilloughby

| near-nw = Hornsby | near-n = Hornsby | near-ne = Northern Beaches | near-e = Northern Beaches | near-w = Ryde | near-sw = Ryde | near-s = Willoughby | near-se = Willoughby Ku-ring-gai Council is a local government area in Northern Sydney (Upper North Shore), in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The area is named after an Aboriginal language group.

Major transport routes through the area include the Pacific Highway and North Shore railway line. Because of its good soils and elevated position as part of the Hornsby Plateau, Ku-ring-gai was originally covered by a large area of dry sclerophyll forest, parts of which still remain and form a component of the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. There are also many domestic gardens in the residential parts of Ku-ring-gai.

The Mayor of Ku-ring-gai Council is Cr. Christine Kay, an Independent Liberal politician, elected from amongst her follow councillors in November 2024.

The council comprises an area of 86 square kilometres (33 sq mi), and as at the 2021 census, had an estimated population of 124,076. Ku-ring-gai is the most advantaged area in Australia to live in, at the top of the Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD).

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

Suburbs and localities serviced by Ku-ring-gai Council are:

  • East Killara
  • East Lindfield
  • Fox Valley
  • Gordon
  • Killara
  • Lindfield
  • North Turramurra
  • North Wahroonga
  • Pymble
  • Roseville (Shared with Willoughby)
  • Roseville Chase
  • South Turramurra
  • St Ives
  • St Ives Chase
  • Turramurra
  • Wahroonga (Shared with Hornsby)
  • Warrawee
  • West Pymble

Demographics

At the , there were 124,076 people in the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area, of these 48.2 per cent were male and 51.8 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2 per cent of the population, significantly below the national average of 3.2 per cent. The median age of people in the Ku-ring-gai Council area was 42 years; slightly above the national average of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.5 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.3 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 60.7 per cent were married and 7.2 per cent were either divorced or separated; a rate that is more than half the national average.

Population growth in the Ku-ring-gai Council area between the and the was 0.93 per cent and in the subsequent five years to the , population growth was 8.13 per cent. At the 2021 census, the population in the Ku-ring-gai Council area increased by 5.1 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.6 per cent, population growth in the Ku-ring-gai local government area is slower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Ku-ring-gai Council area was significantly higher than the national average.

At the 2021 census, the area was linguistically diverse, with Asian languages spoken in more than 20 per cent of households; more than four times the national average.

Selected historical census data for Ku-ring-gai Council local government areaCensus yearid=LGA14500name=Ku-ring-gai (A)accessdate=8 December 2012quick=on}}id=LGA14500name=Ku-ring-gai (A)accessdate=8 December 2012quick=on}}id=LGA14500name=Ku-ring-gai (A)accessdate=8 December 2012quick=on}}20162021Cultural and language diversityReligious affiliationMedian weekly incomes
PopulationEstimated residents on census night124,076
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales21st22nd23rd
% of New South Wales population1.58%1.58%1.58%
% of Australian population0.53%0.51%0.51%0.50%0.50%
Ancestry,
top responsesEnglish34.2%32.5%29.6%
Australian28.8%25.0%23.0%
Chinese11.9%17.7%23.5%
Irish10.3%10.3%8.7%
Scottish9.6%9.3%8.6%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)Cantonese4.8%4.7%4.9%5.0%5.5%
Mandarin1.7%2.3%3.8%8.7%13.1%
Korean1.3%1.5%2.1%2.5%2.5%
Persian (excluding Dari)n/cn/c0.7%1.0%1.3%
Japanese0.9%0.7%0.7%0.8%0.8%
Hindi0.7%0.9%
Religious affiliation,
top responsesNo religion, so described13.7%16.3%21.8%31.0%40.8%
Catholic20.9%21.7%21.1%18.9%16.6%
Anglican28.9%27.1%23.9%18.8%15.2%
Not statedn/cn/cn/c7.7%4.1%
Uniting Church8.7%7.7%6.3%4.7%3.7%
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$716A$814A$942A$1,117
% of Australian median income153.6%141.1%142.3%138.8%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$2,147A$2,679A$3,046A$3,447
% of Australian median income209.1%180.9%175.7%162.6%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$2,530A$2,508A$2,640A$3,038
% of Australian median income216.1%203.2%183.6%174.0%

Council

Map of Ku-ring-gai Council with suburb boundaries, as of 2009.

Current composition and election method

Ku-ring-gai Council is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally as five separate wards, each electing two councillors. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected bi-annually by the councillors at the first meeting of the council, while the deputy mayor is elected annually. The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024, and the makeup of the council is as follows:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Comenarra WardJeff PettettIndependent
Matt DevlinIndependent
Gordon WardBarbara WardIndependent Liberal
Indu BalachandranIndependent
Roseville WardSam NgaiIndependent Liberal
Alec TaylorIndependent
St Ives WardMartin SmithIndependent
Christine KayIndependent LiberalElected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2023–2024; **Mayor** 2024–present.
Wahroonga WardCedric SpencerIndependent Liberal
Kim WheatleyIndependent**Deputy Mayor** 2024–present

Election results

2024

2021

Council history

Ku-ring-gai was first incorporated on 6 March 1906 as the "Shire of Ku-ring-gai" and the first Shire Council was elected on 24 November 1906. The first leader of the council was elected at the first meeting on 8 December 1906, when Councillor William Cowan was elected as Shire President. There would not be a Deputy President until the council election on 1 March 1920.

On 22 September 1928, the Shire of Ku-ring-gai was proclaimed as the "Municipality of Ku-ring-gai" and the titles of 'Shire President' and 'Councillor' were retitled to be 'Mayor' and 'Alderman' respectively. In 1993, with the passing of a new Local Government Act, council was retitled as simply "Ku-ring-gai Council" and aldermen were retitled as councillors.

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that Ku-ring-gai Council and parts of the Hornsby Shire north of the M2 merge to form a new council with an area of 540 km2 and support a population of approximately 270,000. The Ku-ring-gai Council took the NSW Government to court and, on appeal, the NSW Court of Appeal found that the council had been denied procedural fairness. The proposed merger was stood aside indefinitely. In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai local government areas, along with several other proposed forced mergers.

Planning and development

Lindfield

During the term of former Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, planning law reforms were passed that gave development approval to a panel and away from local government. These new laws were controversially implemented in Ku-ring-gai, with immense opposition from the local population who claim that their suburbs, with nationally recognised heritage values in both housing and original native forest, are being trashed by slab-sided apartment developments with no effective protection provided by either the Ku-ring-gai Council or the state government. This has been termed "The Rape of Ku-ring-gai".

The laws are intended to take development approval power away from local councils and to the Planning NSW, via the development panels. Planning panels are about to be introduced across New South Wales under recently passed planning reforms. In 2005–06, Ku-ring-gai had the second highest reported total development value in the state – A$1.7 billion, more than Parramatta, second only to the City of Sydney.

Shire Clerks, Town Clerks and General Managers

NameTermNotes
Edward Astley21 June 1906 – 31 August 1911
James A. Gilroy1 September 1911 – March 1925
Arthur Havelock HirstMarch 1925 – 18 November 1947
Norman L. Griffiths18 November 1947 – 22 September 1969
Frederick E. Newton22 September 1969 – 5 October 1970
Graham Joss5 October 1970 – 16 August 1971
Lyndhurst Evelyn Whalan16 August 1971 – 12 November 1973
Warren Taylor12 November 1973 – 1993
Joseph Robert Diffen1993–1997
Rhonda Bignell1997–2002
Brian Bell2002 – February 2006
John McKeeMarch 2006 – 15 August 2023
David Marshall3 May 2024 – present

Heritage listings

Ku-ring-gai Council has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Gordon, 17 McIntosh Street: Eryldene, Gordon
  • Gordon, Middlemiss Street: Gordon railway station, Sydney
  • Gordon, 691 Pacific Highway: Iolanthe, Gordon
  • Gordon, 707 Pacific Highway: Tulkiyan
  • Gordon, 799 Pacific Highway: Gordon Public School (former)
  • Killara, 13 Kalang Avenue: Harry and Penelope Seidler House
  • Killara, 1 Werona Avenue: Woodlands, Killara
  • Lindfield, 33 Tryon Road: Tryon Road Uniting Church
  • Pymble, Pacific Highway: Pymble Reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2
  • Pymble, 982-984 Pacific Highway: Pymble Substation
  • Pymble, 29 Telegraph Road: Eric Pratten House
  • Turramurra, 17 Boomerang Street: Ingleholme
  • Turramurra, 43 Ku-Ring-Gai Avenue: Cossington (Turramurra)
  • Wahroonga, 62 Boundary Road: Jack House, Wahroonga
  • Wahroonga, 69-71 Clissold Road: Rose Seidler House
  • Wahroonga, 61-65 Coonanbarra Road: St John's Uniting Church, Wahroonga
  • Wahroonga, 16 Fox Valley Road: Purulia, Wahroonga
  • Wahroonga, 69 Junction Road: Evatt House
  • Wahroonga, North Shore railway: Wahroonga railway station
  • Wahroonga, 1526 Pacific Highway: Mahratta, Wahroonga
  • Wahroonga, 1678 Pacific Highway and Woonona Avenue: Wahroonga Reservoir
  • Wahroonga, 23 Roland Avenue: Simpson-Lee House I
  • Wahroonga, 14 Woonona Avenue: The Briars, Wahroonga

Sports in area

Cricket and Rugby union are the most popular sports in the area, and the Ku-ring-gai Council LGA is represented by the Gordon District Cricket Club, and the Gordon Rugby Football Club, who both play primarily at Chatswood Oval, in the nearby City of Willoughby.

In Rugby League Ku-ring-gai council falls within the district of the North Sydney Bears (The only NRL club without representation to have a junior rugby league district, although there have been ongoing efforts to resurrect the club to the top flight), the team is officially known as the North Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, and clubs compete in a joint district competition with clubs within the districts of the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, and teams in the competition either play with a Bears or Sea Eagles logo on their jersey, in order to signal whether they belong in the district of the Bears or Sea Eagles, and the Ku-ring-gai LGA is represented by the Ku-ring-gai Cubs, who primarily play their home games at Memorial Park in Turramurra

Notes

References

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  33. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045350. Eryldene
  34. {{cite NSW SHR. 5012021. Gordon Railway Station
  35. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045073. Iolanthe
  36. {{cite NSW SHR. 5001053. Tulkiyan
  37. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045087. Gordon Public School
  38. {{cite NSW SHR. 5049861. Harry and Penelope Seidler House
  39. {{cite NSW SHR. 5049940. Woodlands
  40. {{cite NSW SHR. 5053604. Tryon Road Uniting Church
  41. {{cite NSW SHR. 5053870. Pymble Reservoir No.1 (Covered) (WS 0097)
  42. {{cite NSW SHR. 5053871. Pymble Reservoir No.2 (Covered) (WS 0098)
  43. {{cite NSW SHR. 5011946. Substation
  44. {{cite NSW SHR. 5051309. Eric Pratten House
  45. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045077. Ingleholme & Garage
  46. {{cite NSW SHR. 5049865. Cossington
  47. {{cite NSW SHR. 5061645. Jack House
  48. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045033. Rose Seidler House
  49. {{cite NSW SHR. 5049618. St. John's Uniting Church, Hall and Manse
  50. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045364. Purulia
  51. {{cite NSW SHR. 5054648. Evatt House
  52. {{cite NSW SHR. 5012258. Wahroonga Railway Station group
  53. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045079. Mahratta and Site
  54. {{cite NSW SHR. 5060541. Wahroonga Reservoir (Elevated) (WS 0124)
  55. {{cite NSW SHR. 5052085. Simpson-Lee House I
  56. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045082. Briars, The
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