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Municipality of Hunter's Hill

Field	Value
type	lga
name	Municipality of Hunter's Hill
state	nsw
image	Hunters Hill lga sydney.png
caption	Location in Metropolitan Sydney
pop	13,559
pop_year
pop_footnotes
pop2	13750
pop2_year	2023 est.
pop2_footnotes
local_map	yes
zoom	12
area	5.7
coordinates
est	12 March 1861
seat	Town Hall, Hunters Hills
mayor	Zac Miles
region	Metropolitan Sydney
logo	Hunters-Hill-Council-Logo.jpg
url	http://www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au
stategov	Lane Cove
fedgov	Bennelong
near-nw	Ryde
near-n	Lane Cove
near-ne	Lane Cove
near-e	Lane Cove
near-w	Ryde
near-sw	Canada Bay
near-s	Canada Bay
near-se	Inner West

| near-nw = Ryde | near-n = Lane Cove | near-ne = Lane Cove | near-e = Lane Cove | near-w = Ryde | near-sw = Canada Bay | near-s = Canada Bay | near-se = Inner West The Municipality of Hunter's Hill or Hunter's Hill Council is a local government area in Northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The municipality was first proclaimed in 1861, which includes the suburbs of Hunters Hill, Woolwich, Huntleys Point, Tarban, Henley and part of Gladesville. As at the , the Municipality had an estimated population of . At 5.7 km2, the Municipality is, by area, the smallest local government area in New South Wales and its boundaries remain mostly unaltered since its establishment in 1861. The mayor of Hunters Hill since 4 December 2021 is Clr. Zac Miles.

Suburbs and localities in the local government area

Suburbs and localities in the Municipality of Hunters Hill are:

Gladesville (parts are located within the City of Ryde)
Henley
Hunters Hill
Huntleys Cove
Huntleys Point
Woolwich

Council history

A 2015 review of local government boundaries by the NSW Government Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal recommended that the Municipality of Hunter's Hill merge with adjoining councils. The government proposed a merger of the Hunter's Hill, Lane Cove and Ryde Councils to form a new council with an area of 57 km2 and support a population of approximately 164,000. In July 2017, the Berejiklian government decided to abandon the forced merger of the Hunter's Hill, Lane Cove and Ryde local government areas along with several other proposed forced mergers.

Demographics

At the there were people resident in the Hunter's Hill local government area, of these 49.9 per cent were male and 50.1 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6 per cent of the population; significantly below the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill was 43 years; significantly higher than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.0 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.6 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 52.7 per cent were married and 9.3 per cent were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the Municipality of Hunter's Hill between the and the was 5.34 per cent and in the subsequent five years to the , population decreased by 0.20 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the Municipality decreased by 0.12 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in the Hunter's Hill local government area was significantly lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the Municipality of Hunter's Hill was significantly higher than the national average.

Selected historical census data for Hunter's Hill local government area	Census year	id=LGA14100	name=Hunters Hill (A)	accessdate=7 December 2012	quick=on}}
Population	Estimated residents on census night
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales		86th	82nd	79th
% of New South Wales population			0.19%	0.18%
% of Australian population	0.07%	0.07%	0.06%	0.06%
Estimated ATSI population on census night	44	72	54	81
% of ATSI population to residents	0.4%	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Ancestry,
top responses	English			23.8%	22.4%
Australian			22.8%	20.0%
Irish			10.8%	11.0%
Scottish			6.4%	6.6%
Chinese			n/c	6.1%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)	Mandarin	n/c	1.5%	2.0%	3.2%
Cantonese	2.2%	2.1%	2.5%	2.4%
Italian	2.8%	2.6%	2.5%	2.1%
Greek	2.3%	2.2%	2.1%	1.9%
Arabic	0.7%	n/c	0.8%	0.8%
Religious affiliation,
top responses	Catholic	36.5%	36.6%	37.5%	35.5%
No religion, so described	12.8%	14.6%	18.3%	24.4%
Anglican	21.5%	19.8%	17.9%	14.1%
Not stated	n/c	n/c	n/c	8.1%
Eastern Orthodox	3.8%	3.7%	3.9%	3.9%
Personal income	Median weekly personal income		704	820	A$977
% of Australian median income		151.1%	142.1%	147.6%
Family income	Median weekly family income		A$1,815	A$2,715	A$3,301
% of Australian median income		176.7%	183.3%	190.4%
Household income	Median weekly household income		A$2,506	A$2,178	A$2,467
% of Australian median income		214.0%	176.5%	171.6%

Council

Current composition and election method

Hunters Hill Municipal Council is composed of seven councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is directly elected while the six other Councillors are elected proportionally as two separate wards, each electing three Councillors. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:

Party	Councillors
		Independents
		Liberal Party of Australia
	Total

The Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:

Ward	Councillor	Party	Notes
url=https://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2101/hunters-hill/mayoral	title=Hunter's Hill – Mayoral Election	website=NSW Local Council Elections 2021	publisher=NSW Electoral Commission	access-date=22 December 2021}}			Zac Miles	Liberal
North Ward			Ross Williams	Independent
		Julia Prieston	Liberal
		Elizabeth Krassoi	Independent	title=New Council Takes Office	url=https://www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au/news/new-council-takes-office/	access-date=11 January 2022	publisher=Hunter's Hill Council	date=10 January 2022	format=Media Release}}
South Ward			Tatyana Virgara	Liberal
		Jim Sanderson	Independent	title=Jim Sanderson elected Deputy Mayor	url=https://www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au/news/jim-sanderson-elected-deputy-mayor/	access-date=22 December 2021	publisher=Hunter's Hill Council	date=23 September 2019	format=Media Release}}
		Richard Quinn	Independent	Mayor 2012–2017.

Election results

2024

2021

Heritage listings

The Municipality of Hunter's Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Gladesville, Manning Road: The Priory, Gladesville
Hunters Hill, 38-40 Alexandra Street: Vienna, Hunters Hill
Hunters Hill, 12 Crescent Street: Milthorpe, Hunters Hill
Hunters Hill, 14 Crescent Street: Hestock
Hunters Hill, Ferry Street: The Garibaldi
Hunters Hill, Nelson Parade: Kellys Bush Park
Hunters Hill, 46 Ryde Road: Marika, Hunters Hill
Hunters Hill, 2 Yerton Avenue: The Chalet

Coat of arms

Notes

References

"2021 Hunters Hill, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics".
(27 March 2019). "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics.
(8 January 1861). "Proclamation, Municipality of Hunter's Hill". New South Wales Government Gazette.
"Hunters Hill Councillors elected – Hunter's Hill Council".
(January 2016). "Merger proposal: Hunter's Hill Council, Lane Cove Council, City of Ryde Council". [[Government of New South Wales]].
(27 July 2017). "NSW council amalgamations: Mayors fight to claw back court dollars after backflip on merger". [[ABC News (Australia).
{{Census 2016 AUS
{{Census 2001 AUS
{{Census 2006 AUS
{{Census 2011 AUS
"Hunter's Hill – Mayoral Election". NSW Electoral Commission.
"Hunter's Hill – North Ward". NSW Electoral Commission.
(9 September 2020). "Ross Williams Mayor of Hunters Hill". Hunter's Hill Council.
(11 September 2020). "New Hunters Hill mayor Ross Williams 'excited' about top job".
(10 January 2022). "New Council Takes Office". Hunter's Hill Council.
"Hunter's Hill – South Ward". NSW Electoral Commission.
(23 September 2019). "Jim Sanderson elected Deputy Mayor". Hunter's Hill Council.
{{cite NSW SHR. 5050831. The Priory
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045661. Vienna
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045474. Milthorpe
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045098. Hestock
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045666. Garibaldi, The
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045753. Kellys Bush Park
{{cite NSW SHR. 5044974. Marika
{{cite NSW SHR. 5055310. The Chalet
(28 March 1985). "Hunters Hill seeks a coat of arms". The Sydney Morning Herald (The Northern Herald).
(15 August 1985). "Off coats and up in arms". The Sydney Morning Herald (The Northern Herald).
(13 September 2016). "Our Coat of Arms defines who we are". The Weekly Times.
(29 February 2012). "Mayors Of Hunter's Hill 1861 to 2012". Hunter's Hill Council.
"Coat of arms reflects the unique culture of historic municipality". The Weekly Times.

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