| Type: | lga |
| Municipality of Hunter's Hill | |
| State: | nsw |
| Pop: | 13,559 |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Pop2: | 13750 |
| Pop2 Year: | 2023 est. |
| Pop2 Footnotes: | [2] |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 12 |
| Area: | 5.7 |
| Coordinates: | -33.8167°N 159°W |
| Est: | 12 March 1861 |
| Seat: | Town Hall, |
| Mayor: | Zac Miles |
| Region: | Metropolitan Sydney |
| Url: | http://www.huntershill.nsw.gov.au |
| Stategov: | Lane Cove |
| Fedgov: | North Sydney |
| 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 on the Lower North Shore of 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 .[1] At, 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.[3]
Suburbs and localities in the Municipality of Hunters Hill are:
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 and support a population of approximately 164,000.[4] 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.[5]
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 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | ||
| Population | ||||||
| 86th | 82 | 79 | ||||
| % 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% | ||
| Cultural and language diversity | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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% | ||
| n/c | n/c | n/c | 8.1% | |||
| Eastern Orthodox | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 3.9% | ||
| Median weekly incomes | ||||||
| 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% | |||
See also: List of mayors of Hunter's Hill.
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 | align=right | 4 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | align=right | 3 | ||
| Total | align=right | 7 | ||
The Council, elected in 2021, in order of election by ward, is:
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor[6] | Zac Miles | Liberal | Mayor 2021–present; South Ward Councillor 2012–2021 (Unaligned until 2017). | ||
| North Ward[7] | Ross Williams | Independent | Elected 1987–1999, 2017–present; Mayor 1989–1993, 2020–2021; Deputy Mayor 2017–2018.[8] [9] | ||
| Julia Prieston | Liberal | ||||
| Elizabeth Krassoi | Independent | Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2022–date.[10] | |||
| South Ward[11] | Tatyana Virgara | Liberal | |||
| Jim Sanderson | Independent | Elected 2017; Deputy Mayor 2019–2021.[12] | |||
| Richard Quinn | Independent | Mayor 2012–2017. | |||
The Municipality of Hunter's Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
| the Municipality of Hunter's Hill | |
| Notes: | Designed by Town Clerk Bill Phipson and local artist Barrie Drake, the design of a coat of arms was investigated by the Council first in 1978, and then in 1985.[21] In August 1985, the Council voted to spend $5,000 on its arms design and application to the College of Arms.[22] The final design of grant was made by the Garter, Clarenceux, and Norroy & Ulster kings of arms. |
| Year Adopted: | 1 December 1989 |
| Crest: | Issuant from an Ancient Crown Or a stylised representation of a Fig Tree proper |
| Helm: | A closed Helmet affronté, with a wreath Argent and Sable |
| Escutcheon: | Azure three Bars wavy Argent on a Pile between two Oars pilewise Or blades in chief each per pale Gules and Azure a Bugle Horn mouth to the sinister Vert stringed and garnished Gules |
| Supporters: | Two Ibis proper their breasts against the Shield |
| Compartment: | Seven Blocks of Sandstone ranged in two tiers three and four also proper |
| Motto: | Moocooboola |
| Other Elements: | Mantled Azure doubled Argent |
| Badge: | Upon seven Blocks of Sandstone ranged in two tiers—three and four Or a Bugle Horn mouth to the sinister Vert stringed and garnished Gules |
| Symbolism: | A Hunting-horn is taken from the family crest of Captain John Hunter, the second Governor of New South Wales who commanded the First Fleet ship HMS Sirius, and whose name was adopted by the area. The blue waves represent the Lane Cove and Parramatta rivers, and the two oars – in the colours of St Joseph’s College – connect to the rivers. The helm is topped with a wreath of black and white to represent local sporting colours, and a gold crown of Fleur-de-lis to commemorate the history of Hunter's Hill as "The French Village". From the crown grows the Port Jackson Fig tree that is common in the Sydney Harbour basin and echoes the tree used in the badge of Hunters Hill High School. Two Australian white ibis, which are aquatic birds, represent the local native fauna. The compartment comprises blocks of Sydney sandstone, which forms the basis of the Hunter's Hill peninsula and was quarried for many of the heritage buildings in the area. The motto, "Moocooboola", is derived from a Wallumedegal Aboriginal word for the local area which is translated as "the meeting of the waters".[23] [24] [25] |