City of Cessnock

City of Cessnock
Cessnock, New South Wales
City of Cessnock; Cessnock, New South Wales
	Location in New South Wales
Coordinates	32°50′S151°21′E / 32.833°S 151.350°E
Population	63,632 (2021 census); 59,101 (2018 est.);
• Density
Established	7 March 1906; (as Cessnock Shire)
Postcode(s)	2320-2327, 2330, 2334, 2335
Area	1,966 km2 (759.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Mayor	Jay Suvaal (Labor)
Location	154 km (96 mi) N of Sydney ; 52 km (32 mi) W of Newcastle ;
Council seat	Cessnock
Region	Hunter
State electorate(s)	Cessnock
Federal division(s)	Hunter
Website	City of Cessnock
	LGAs around City of Cessnock:

Last updated August 14, 2024

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.

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 year		2001^[10]	2006^[11]	2011^[9]	2016^[12]	2021^[1]
Population	Estimated residents on census night	45,071	46,206	50,840	55,560	63,632
	LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales			43rd	42nd	40th
	% of New South Wales population			0.73%	0.74%	0.79%
	% of Australian population	0.24%	0.23%	0.24%	0.24%	0.25%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry, top responses	Australian			35.3%	34.9%	44.7%
	English			32.2%	31.7%	42.2%
	Scottish			8.4%	8.4%	11.5%
	Australian Aboriginal			n/c	n/c	9.1%
	Irish			7.1%	7.2%	9.0%
Language, top responses (other than English)	Thai	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.1%	0.2%
	Tagalog	0.1%	n/c	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
	Spanish	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.1%	0.1%
	Vietnamese	n/c	n/c	n/c	n/c	0.1%
	Mandarin	n/c	0.1%	n/c	n/c	0.1%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation, top responses	No Religion	11.0%	14.5%	18.5%	25.8%	41.1%
	Anglican	33.6%	33.0%	31.1%	26.5%	19.2%
	Catholic	22.2%	21.9%	21.9%	20.2%	17.7%
	Not stated	n/c	n/c	n/c	10.7%	8.2%
	Uniting Church	9.9%	8.5%	7.4%	5.4%	3.7%
Median weekly incomes
Personal income	Median weekly personal income		A$358	A$472	A$540	A$696
Personal income	% of Australian median income		76.8%	81.8%	81.6%	86.5%
Family income	Median weekly family income		A$1,015	A$1,265	A$1,414	A$1,818
Family income	% of Australian median income		86.7%	85.4%	81.5%	85.8%
Household income	Median weekly household income		A$786	A$1,042	A$1,177	A$1,493
Household income	% of Australian median income		76.5%	84.4%	81.8%	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]

Party		Councillors
	Labor	6
	Liberal Party	3
	Independent	4
	Total	13

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

Ward		Party	Notes
Mayor	Jay Suvaal	Labor	^[8]
A Ward	Jessica Jurd	Independent	^[13]
	James Hawkins	Labor
	Paul Dunn	Liberal
B Ward	Ian Olsen	Independent	^[14]
	Anthony Burke	Labor
	John Moores	Liberal
C Ward	Anne-Marie Sander	Labor	^[15]
	Karen Jackson	Liberal
	Daniel Watton	Independent
D Ward	Rosa Grine	Labor	^[16]
	Mitchell Hill	Labor
	Paul Paynter	Independent

2021 election results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Cessnock^[17]
Party		Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	15,136	42.5	−6.2	5	2
	Independent	9,297	26.1	+4.3	4	2
	Liberal	7676	21.6	−0.9	3
	Greens	3,509	9.9	+2.8	0
Formal votes		35,618	93.99
Informal votes		2,274	6.01
Total		37,892	100.00

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[ABS3218.0-2] "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017–18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.

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v t e Towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Cessnock, New South Wales
Towns, suburbs and localities	Aberdare Abermain Abernethy Allandale Bellbird Bellbird Heights Bishops Bridge Black Hill Branxton Brunkerville Buchanan Cedar Creek Cessnock Cliftleigh Congewai Ellalong Greta Heddon Greta Kearsley Kitchener Kurri Kurri Laguna Lovedale Millfield Mount View Mulbring North Rothbury Nulkaba Paxton Pelaw Main Pelton Pokolbin Quorrobolong Rothbury Watagan Weston Wollombi
Other places and points of interest	Cessnock Airport Hunter Valley Railway Trust Huntlee (proposed town) Mount Sugarloaf Richmond Vale Railway Watagans National Park Werakata National Park