City of Cessnock

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City of Cessnock
Cessnock,  New South Wales
Cessnock LGA NSW.png
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 32°50′S151°21′E / 32.833°S 151.350°E / -32.833; 151.350
Population
 • Density32.366/km2 (83.828/sq mi)
Established7 March 1906 (1906-03-07)
(as Cessnock Shire) [3]
Postcode(s) 2320-2327, 2330, 2334, 2335 [4]
Area1,966 km2 (759.1 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
MayorJay Suvaal (Labor)
Location
Council seat Cessnock [5]
Region Hunter [4]
State electorate(s) Cessnock [6]
Federal division(s) Hunter [7]
Cessnock City Council Logo.png
Website City of Cessnock
LGAs around City of Cessnock:
Singleton Singleton, Maitland Maitland
Singleton City of Cessnock Newcastle
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury Lake Macquarie,
Central Coast

City of Cessnock is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The area under administration is located to the west of Newcastle. The largest population centre and council seat is the city of Cessnock.

Contents

The mayor of the City of Cessnock Council is Cr. Jay Suvaal, a member of Country Labor. [8]

Main towns and villages

The Cessnock City Council area includes

Demographics

At the 2011 census, there were 50,840 people in the City of Cessnock 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 4.8 per cent of the population, which was nearly double than the national and state averages of 2.5 per cent. The median age of people in the City of Cessnock was 37 years, equal to the national median. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 21.4 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.1 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 46.6 per cent were married and 13.2 per cent were either divorced or separated. [9]

Population growth in the City of Cessnock between the 2001 census and the 2006 census was 2.52 per cent; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 census, population growth was 10.03 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78 per cent and 8.32 per cent respectively, population growth in the City of Cessnock local government area was approximately equal to the national average over the ten-year period. [10] [11] The median weekly income for residents within the City of Cessnock was lower than the national average. [9]

At the 2011 census, the proportion of residents in the City of Cessnock local government area who stated their ancestry as Australian or Anglo-Celtic exceeded 83 per cent of all residents (national average was 65.2 per cent). In excess of 64% of all residents in the City of Cessnock nominated a religious affiliation with Christianity at the 2011 census, which was significantly higher than the national average of 50.2 per cent. Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in the City of Cessnock local government area had a significantly lower than average proportion (3.1 per cent) where two or more languages are spoken (national average was 20.4 per cent); and a significantly higher proportion (93.0 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 76.8 per cent). [9]

Selected historical census data for the City of Cessnock local government area
Census year2001 [10] 2006 [11] 2011 [9] 2016 [12] 2021 [1]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 45,071Increase2.svg 46,206Increase2.svg 50,840Increase2.svg 55,560Increase2.svg 63,632
LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales 43rdIncrease2.svg 42ndIncrease2.svg 40th
% of New South Wales population0.73%Increase2.svg 0.74%Increase2.svg 0.79%
% of Australian population0.24%Decrease2.svg 0.23%Increase2.svg 0.24%Steady2.svg 0.24%Increase2.svg 0.25%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses
Australian 35.3%Decrease2.svg 34.9%Increase2.svg 44.7%
English 32.2%Decrease2.svg 31.7%Increase2.svg 42.2%
Scottish 8.4%Steady2.svg 8.4%Increase2.svg 11.5%
Australian Aboriginal n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 9.1%
Irish 7.1%Increase2.svg 7.2%Increase2.svg 9.0%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)
Thai n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 0.2%
Tagalog 0.1%Decrease2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%Increase2.svg 0.2%
Spanish n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%Steady2.svg 0.1%
Vietnamese n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%
Mandarin n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%Decrease2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses
No Religion 11.0%Increase2.svg 14.5%Increase2.svg 18.5%Increase2.svg 25.8%Increase2.svg 41.1%
Anglican 33.6%Decrease2.svg 33.0%Decrease2.svg 31.1%Decrease2.svg 26.5%Decrease2.svg 19.2%
Catholic 22.2%Decrease2.svg 21.9%Steady2.svg 21.9%Decrease2.svg 20.2%Decrease2.svg 17.7%
Not statedn/cSteady2.svg n/cSteady2.svg n/cIncrease2.svg 10.7%Decrease2.svg 8.2%
Uniting Church 9.9%Decrease2.svg 8.5%Decrease2.svg 7.4%Decrease2.svg 5.4%Decrease2.svg 3.7%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income Median weekly personal incomeA$358A$472A$540A$696
% of Australian median income76.8%Increase2.svg 81.8%Decrease2.svg 81.6%Increase2.svg 86.5%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1,015A$1,265A$1,414A$1,818
% of Australian median income86.7%Decrease2.svg 85.4%Decrease2.svg 81.5%Increase2.svg 85.8%
Household income Median weekly household incomeA$786A$1,042A$1,177A$1,493
% of Australian median income76.5%Increase2.svg 84.4%Decrease2.svg 81.8%Increase2.svg 85.5%

Council

Current composition and election method

Cessnock City Council is composed of thirteen councillors, including the mayor, for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is directly elected while the twelve other councillors are elected proportionally as four separate wards, each electing three councillors. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council, including the mayor, is as follows: [8] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Australia City of Cessnock Council 2022.svg
PartyCouncillors
  Labor 6
  Liberal Party 3
  Independent 4
Total13

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

WardCouncillorPartyNotes
Mayor Jay Suvaal Labor [8]
A Ward Jessica JurdIndependent [13]
 James HawkinsLabor
 Paul Dunn Liberal
B Ward Ian OlsenIndependent [14]
 Anthony BurkeLabor
 John MooresLiberal
C Ward Anne-Marie SanderLabor [15]
 Karen JacksonLiberal
 Daniel WattonIndependent
D Ward Rosa GrineLabor [16]
 Mitchell HillLabor
 Paul PaynterIndependent

2021 election results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Cessnock [17]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 15,13642.5−6.25Decrease2.svg 2
  Independent 9,29726.1+4.34Increase2.svg 2
  Liberal 767621.6−0.93Steady2.svg
  Greens 3,5099.9+2.80Steady2.svg
 Formal votes35,61893.99
 Informal votes2,2746.01
 Total37,892100.00

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