City of Blacktown

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Blacktown City Council
New South Wales
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Coordinates 33°46′S150°55′E / 33.767°S 150.917°E / -33.767; 150.917 Coordinates: 33°46′S150°55′E / 33.767°S 150.917°E / -33.767; 150.917
Population
 • Density1,364.77/km2 (3,534.7/sq mi)
Established6 March 1906 (Shire)
17 June 1961 (Municipality)
9 March 1979 (City)
Area246.9 km2 (95.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
MayorTony Bleasdale
Council seatCivic Centre, Blacktown
Region Western Sydney
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)
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Website Blacktown City Council
LGAs around Blacktown City Council:
Penrith Hawkesbury The Hills Shire
Penrith Blacktown City Council Parramatta
Penrith Fairfield Cumberland

Blacktown City Council is a local government area in Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1906 as the Blacktown Shire and becoming the Municipality of Blacktown in 1961 before gaining city status in 1979, the City occupies an area of 246.9 square kilometres (95.3 sq mi) and has a population of 366,534, making it the second most populous local government area in Sydney. [3]

Contents

The Mayor of the Blacktown City Council is Cr. Tony Bleasdale OAM, a member of the Australian Labor Party, who was elected on 9 October 2019 following the resignation of Stephen Bali.

History

The first road from Prospect to Richmond became known as the "Black Town Road" and in 1860 the Railway Department gave the name of "Black Town Road Station" to the railway station at the junction of the railway and the Black Town Road, with the name shortening to "Blacktown" by 1862. The Blacktown area was first incorporated on 6 March 1906 as the "Shire of Blacktown" alongside 132 other new shires across the state as a result of the passing of the Local Government (Shires) Act, 1905. [4] The first five-member temporary council was appointed on 15 May 1906 and first met on 20 June in the Rooty Hill School of Arts. [5] [6] [7] [8] The Blacktown Shire became the "Municipality of Blacktown" on 17 June 1961 and was granted city status on 9 March 1979, becoming the "City of Blacktown". [9] [10] [11]

Heritage listings

The City of Blacktown has a number of heritage-listed sites, including those on the New South Wales State Heritage Register:

Suburbs and localities of the City of Blacktown

These are the suburbs and localities in the local government area:

Demographics

At the 2016 census, there were 336,962 people resident in the Blacktown local government area, of these 49.7 per cent were male and 50.3 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8 per cent of the population, which was slightly higher than the NSW and Australian averages of 2.9 and 2.8 per cent respectively. The median age of people in the City of Blacktown was 33 years, which was significantly lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 22.8 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.0%10.3 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 52.3 per cent were married and 9.9 per cent were either divorced or separated. [1]

Population growth in the City of Blacktown between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 6.47 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 10.82 per cent. At the 2016 census, the population in the local government area increased by 11.91 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same period, being 8.8 per cent, population growth in Blacktown local government area was in excess of 35% more than the national average. [20] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Blacktown was generally on par with the national average. [21] [22]

At the 2016 census, the proportion of residents in the Blacktown local government area who stated their ancestry as Filipino, was in excess of six times the national average. The proportion of residents who stated a religious affiliation with Hinduism was in excess of three times the national average; the proportion of Catholics was 33 per cent above the national average; and the proportion of residents with no religion about half the national average. Meanwhile, as at the census date, the area was linguistically diverse, with Tagalog, Hindi, Punjabi, or Filipino languages spoken in households, and ranged from five times to eight times the national averages. Pacific Island languages such as Samoan and Tongan were also noticeable in the area. [1]

Selected historical census data for Blacktown local government area
Census year2001 [23] 2006 [22] 2011 [21] 2016 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 255,195Increase2.svg271,709Increase2.svg301,099Increase2.svg336,962
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 1stDecrease2.svg 2nd
% of New South Wales population3.88%Increase2.svg 4.41%Decrease2.svg 4.35%Increase2.svg 4.50%
% of Australian population1.36%Increase2.svg 1.37%Increase2.svg 1.40%Increase2.svg 1.44%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian 30.0%Decrease2.svg 29.6%Decrease2.svg 25.5%Decrease2.svg 17.8%
English 24.8%Decrease2.svg 21.5%Increase2.svg 21.7%Decrease2.svg 16.2%
Indian 3.7%Increase2.svg 5.2%Increase2.svg 7.3%Increase2.svg 8.9%
Filipino 6.7%Increase2.svg 7.7%Increase2.svg 8.6%Decrease2.svg 7.0%
Irish 6.7%Decrease2.svg 5.4%Increase2.svg 5.7%Decrease2.svg 4.4%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Tagalog 5.1%Decrease2.svg 3.6%Increase2.svg 4.0%Steady2.svg 4.0%
Hindi 1.8%Increase2.svg 2.6%Increase2.svg 3.6%Increase2.svg 4.0%
Punjabi 0.8%Increase2.svg 1.1%Increase2.svg 2.3%Increase2.svg 3.6%
Arabic 2.9%Increase2.svg 3.2%Steady2.svg 3.2%Decrease2.svg 3.0%
Filipino n/cIncrease2.svg 2.1%Steady2.svg 2.1%Decrease2.svg 1.9%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
Catholic 36.3%Decrease2.svg 34.8%Decrease2.svg 33.3%Decrease2.svg 29.2%
No religion, so described8.4%Increase2.svg 9.6%Increase2.svg 10.7%Increase2.svg 15.0%
Anglican 19.6%Decrease2.svg 17.1%Decrease2.svg 14.9%Decrease2.svg 13.3%
Hinduism 2.3%Increase2.svg 3.7%Increase2.svg 5.8%Increase2.svg 8.5%
Not stated 7.6%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal incomeA$473Decrease2.svgA$565A$672
% of Australian median income101.5%Decrease2.svg 97.9%101.5%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,105Increase2.svg A$1,492A$1,817
% of Australian median income107.6%Decrease2.svg 100.7%104.8%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1,188Increase2.svg A$1,388A$1,711
% of Australian median income101.5%Increase2.svg 112.4%119%

Council

Blacktown Civic Centre, Flushcombe Road, Blacktown, has been the council seat since 1961. The foundation was laid by Premier of NSW, Bob Heffron, on 17 June 1961. (1)Blacktown Council Chambers.jpg
Blacktown Civic Centre, Flushcombe Road, Blacktown, has been the council seat since 1961. The foundation was laid by Premier of NSW, Bob Heffron, on 17 June 1961.

Current composition and election method

Blacktown City Council is composed of fifteen Councillors elected proportionally as five 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 and since 2016 has served a two-year term. The Mayor from 2014 to 2019, Stephen Bali was required to stand down from Council as a Mayor and Councillor by October 2019, due to the Local Government Amendment (Members of Parliament) Act, 2012 which requires state members of parliament to relinquish local government offices no more than two years after their election. With Bali's resignation on 9 October 2019, Cr Tony Bleasdale was elected Mayor. [25]

The most recent election was held on 10 September 2016, and the makeup of the Council is as follows: [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

PartyCouncillors
Australian Labor Party 9
Liberal Party of Australia 5
Vacant1
Total15

The current Council, elected in 2016, in order of election by ward, is:

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Ward 1 [26] Chris QuikleyLabor
Jess DiazLiberal
Moninder SinghLabor
Ward 2 [27] Kevin GillesLabor
Jaymes DiazLiberal [31]
Julie GriffithsLaborDeputy Mayor 2019–date
Ward 3 [28] Susai BenjaminLabor
Kathie Collins OAM Labor
Frederick BrilloLiberal
Ward 4 [29] Vacant Stephen Bali resigned 9 October 2019. No by-election to be held.
Carol IsraelLabor
Linda SantosLiberal
Ward 5 [30] Tony Bleasdale OAM LaborMayor 2019–date
Brad BuntingLabor
Peter CamilleriLiberal

Office-holders

Shire Presidents and Mayors

Shire PresidentPartyTermNotes
 Richard Joseph Sherlock (Chairman)Independent20 June 1906 – 10 December 1906 [32]
 Thomas WillmotIndependent10 December 1906 – 2 February 1910 [33] [34] [35] [36] [37]
 Richard Joseph SherlockIndependent2 February 1910 – 9 February 1911 [38] [39] [40]
 Thomas WillmotIndependent9 February 1911 – 4 February 1914 [41] [42] [43]
 George BestIndependent4 February 1914 – 1 March 1915 [44]
 Adam Thomson PringleIndependent1 March 1915 – 9 February 1916 [45]
 John Henry Smith AngusIndependent9 February 1916 – 10 February 1920 [46] [47] [48] [49]
 John Charles PageIndependent10 February 1920 – 14 December 1920 [50]
 George Alfred LalorIndependent14 December 1920 – 12 December 1922 [51] [52]
 Arthur MooreheadIndependent12 December 1922 – 21 December 1926 [53] [54] [55] [56] [57]
 William Thomas CableIndependent21 December 1926 – December 1927 [58]
 George Alfred LalorIndependentDecember 1927 – December 1928
 Arthur Leonard FrancisIndependentDecember 1928 – December 1930
 John McMurtrieIndependentDecember 1930 – December 1932
 John Charles PageIndependentDecember 1932 – December 1934
 Arthur Leonard FrancisIndependentDecember 1934 – 8 December 1938
 Thomas Russell StoneIndependent8 December 1938 – 13 December 1945 [59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65]
 John Alexander FyallIndependent13 December 1945 – 20 December 1950 [66] [67] [68] [69] [70]
John Sidney Bromfield20 December 1950 – December 1956 [71]
Wally PayneDecember 1956 – December 1957
George Alexander DrydenDecember 1957 – December 1958 [72]
Gordon Archibald BakerDecember 1958 – December 1959
  Alfred Ashley-Brown LaborDecember 1959 – 17 June 1961
MayorPartyTermNotes
  Alfred Ashley-Brown Labor17 June 1961 – December 1965
Victor John CorcoranDecember 1965 – December 1966
Hilton RobinsonIndependentDecember 1966 – December 1967
  Alfred Ashley-Brown LaborDecember 1967 – December 1968
Victor John CorcoranDecember 1968 – 10 December 1969
Col Holden10 December 1969 – 2 December 1970
  Alfred Ashley-Brown Labor2 December 1970 – September 1971
Peter Richard StoneSeptember 1971 – September 1974
 George Nicolaidis OAM IndependentSeptember 1974 – September 1976 [73] [74] [75]
Peter James ShinnickSeptember 1976 – September 1977
  John Aquilina LaborSeptember 1977 – September 1981 [76]
James Patrick LynchSeptember 1981 – September 1985
Leo KellySeptember 1985 – September 1987 [77]
 Russ Dickens OAM IndependentSeptember 1987 – September 1988 [78] [79]
 Bob SinclairIndependentSeptember 1988 – September 1990
 Leo Kelly Labor September 1990 – September 1991 [77]
Jim Anderson September 1991 – 5 April 1995 [80]
Charlie Lowles5 April 1995 – 20 September 1995 [81]
Michael Corbin20 September 1995 – September 1996
Charlie LowlesSeptember 1996 – September 1999 [81]
Alan PendletonSeptember 1999 – 14 April 2004 [82]
Leo Kelly OAM 14 April 2004 – September 2008 [83] [77]
Charlie Lowles OAM September 2008 – September 2010 [81] [84]
Alan Pendleton OAM September 2010 – 26 September 2012 [82]
 Len Robinson Liberal 26 September 2012 – 17 September 2014 [85] [86]
  Stephen Bali Labor17 September 2014 – 9 October 2019 [87]
 Tony Bleasdale OAM 9 October 2019 – date [25]

Shire/Town Clerks and General Managers

NameTermNotes
Matthew W. Hawkings (Interim)20 June 1906 – 31 December 1906 [88]
Hugh Reid1 January 1907 – 1 February 1914 [89] [90]
George Davis1 February 1914 – March 1916 [91]
Eric H. Croxon28 March 1916 – May 1920 [92]
T. B. Webster24 May 1920 – 30 May 1922 [93]
George Nixon Stewart30 May 1922 – 12 September 1943 [94] [95] [96]
Herbert K. Pollack29 May 1944 – 1959 [97]
W. A. C. Dale1959–1969 [88]
Max Webber1969–1984 [88]
Dennis G. Johnson1984–1996 [88]
Terry McCormack1996–2000 [88]
Ian Reynolds2000–2005 [88]
Ron Moore2005 – 17 April 2013 [98]
Kerry RobinsonJuly 2013 – present

Coat of arms

After becoming a city in 1979, the Council resolved to investigate and if possible obtain a coat of arms, making a request to the Chester Herald of Arms, Hubert Chesshyre. With the design completed by March 1981, Council resolved to adopt the Coat of Arms at its meeting on 1 April 1981. [99] [100]

Coat of arms of City of Blacktown
Coat of Arms of Blacktown (NSW), granted 1981.jpg
Crest
Upon a Helm with a Wreath Or and Sable A Kookaburra proper supporting with its dexter claw a Boomerang Gold
Escutcheon
Per chevron Sable and Or in chief two sprigs of Sunshine wattle (Acacia discolor) and issuant in base the head of an Australian Aborigine Sable.
Supporters
Dexter a large Grey Kangaroo and sinister a Chestnut Trotting Horse proper
Motto
"PROGRESS"

Sister cities

Blacktown City Council has sister city relations with the following cities: [101]

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