City of Hobart

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Hobart City Council
Tasmania
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City of Hobart
Map showing the Hobart local government area.
Coordinates 42°53′52″S147°17′16″E / 42.8978°S 147.2877°E / -42.8978; 147.2877
Population53,684 (2018) [1]
 • Density689.1/km2 (1,784.9/sq mi)
Established1 January 1852
Area77.9 km2 (30.1 sq mi) [1]
Mayor Anna Reynolds
Council seatHobart
Region Central Hobart
State electorate(s) Clark
Federal division(s) Clark
City of Hobart Logo Transparent.png
Website Hobart City Council
LGAs around Hobart City Council:
Glenorchy Glenorchy Clarence
Glenorchy Hobart City Council Clarence
Kingborough Kingborough Derwent River
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Hobart City Council (or City of Hobart) is a local government body in Tasmania, covering the central metropolitan area of the state capital, Hobart. The Hobart local government area has a population of 53,684 [1] and includes the suburbs of West Hobart, Lenah Valley, Mount Stuart, South Hobart, New Town, Sandy Bay and most of Fern Tree, North Hobart and Mount Nelson .

Contents

History and attributes

The present city council was created in 1852 by act of parliament, and the city mayor raised to Lord Mayor in 1934. [2] [3]

Mount Wellington and the River Derwent are major features of the natural environment of the City of Hobart. 61% of the area is bushland. [4]

Sister cities

Former Sister cities

Government

Hobart Town Hall Hobart Town Hall.jpg
Hobart Town Hall

The City of Hobart is governed by the Hobart City Council, consisting of twelve aldermen headed by the Lord Mayor of Hobart. The current Lord Mayor is Anna Reynolds, after winning the 2018 Council Election.

Aldermen are elected every four years. They are elected by use of Single transferable voting.

NamePosition [10] Party
Anna Reynolds Lord Mayor/Councillor  Your Hobart Independents
Zelinda SherlockDeputy Lord Mayor/Councillor  Your Hobart Independents
Gemma KitsosCouncillor  Greens
Will CoatsCouncillor  Liberal
Ben LohbergerCouncillor  Independent
Marti ZuccoAlderman  Independent
John KellyCouncillor  Independent
Mike DuttaCouncillor  Your Hobart Independents
Bill HarveyCouncillor  Greens
Louise BloomfieldAlderman  Liberal
Ryan PosseltCouncillor  Labor
Louise ElliotCouncillor  Independent

Election results

2022

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections § Hobart.[ edit ]
2022 Tasmanian local elections: Hobart [11] [12] [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Your Hobart Independents Anna Reynolds (elected)4,26613.89
Independent John Kelly (elected)4,06713.24
Independent Marti Zucco (elected)2,1507.00
Independent Louise Elliot (elected)1,8245.94
Greens Helen Burnet (elected)1,5294.98
Independent Liberal Louise Bloomfield (elected)1,4734.80
Independent Liberal Simon Behrakis (elected)1,4484.72
Your Hobart Independents Mike Dutta (elected)1,2304.01
Greens Bill Harvey (elected)1,2193.97
Independent Labor Ryan Posselt (elected)1,0163.31
Independent Ben Lohberger (elected)9363.05
Independent Jax Fox8382.73
Your Hobart Independents Zelinda Sherlock (elected)6562.14
Your Hobart Independents Kate Kelly6462.10
Independent Jeff Briscoe6051.97
Our Hobart Marcus Bai5721.86
Your Hobart Independents Brian Corr5001.63
Independent Liberal Will Coats4861.58
Independent Damon Thomas4591.49
Greens Gemma Kitsos4281.39
Your Hobart Independents Matt Etherington3731.21
Independent Steven Phipps3501.14
Greens Bec Taylor3211.05
Greens Nathan Volf2810.92
Independent Debra Thurley2700.88
Independent Edwin Johnstone2680.87
Your Hobart Independents Juniper Shaw2580.84
Independent Liberal James McKee2560.83
Our Hobart Ron Christie2410.78
Independent Yang Liu2250.73
Independent Sam Campbell2130.69
Your Hobart Independents Raj Chopra1690.55
Ind. Liberal Democrat Duncan Spender 1570.51
Independent Tiina Sexton1370.45
Our Hobart Lili Christie1310.43
Independent Liberal Daniel Geng1270.41
Independent Liberal Stefan Vogel1150.37
Independent Jono Stagg1080.35
Independent Michael Jackson990.32
Our Hobart Ling Ling Gao760.25
Independent Joe Grech720.23
Our Hobart Owen Davies420.14
Our Hobart Karen Rothery390.13
Independent Cadence Mitchell320.10
Total formal votes30,70896.70
Informal votes1,0473.30
Turnout 31,75582.38
Party total votes
Independent 12,65341.21
Your Hobart Independents 8,09826.37
Independent Liberal 3,90512.72
Greens 3,77812.30
Our Hobart 1,1013.59
Independent Labor 1,0163.31
Independent Liberal Democrat 1570.51
Party total seatsSeats±
Independent 4
Your Hobart Independents 3
Greens 2
Independent Liberal 2
Independent Labor 1

Localities

Hobart suburbs

• Battery Point • Dynnyrne • Fern Tree • Glebe • Hobart city centre • Lenah Valley • Mount Nelson • Mount Stuart • New Town • North Hobart • Ridgeway • Sandy Bay • South Hobart • Tolmans Hill • West Hobart

Other localities

• Kingston • Neika • Queens Domain • Wellington Park • West Moonah

Economy

The Hobart City Council estimates that on weekdays "close to 50% of the population of Greater Hobart would be in the City for working, shopping, education, personal business or leisure purposes". [4]

Major industries by employment: [4]

The City has five major hospitals and fire, police, and emergency service headquarters. [4]

Demographics

Hobart is classified as an urban capital city (UCC) under the Australian Classification of Local Governments. [15]

Selected historical census data for City of Hobart local government area
Census year2001 [16] 2006 [17] 2011 [18] 2016 [19] 2021 [20]
PopulationEstimated residents on census night 46,62247,70048,70350,43955,077
LGA rank in terms of size within Tasmania3rdSteady2.svg 3rdSteady2.svg 3rd
% of Tasmania population10.25%Decrease2.svg 10.01%Decrease2.svg 9.83%Increase2.svg 9.89%
% of Australian population0.25%Decrease2.svg 0.24%Increase2.svg 0.23%Decrease2.svg 0.22%
Cultural and language diversity
Ancestry,
top responses		 English 29.6%Decrease2.svg 29.4%Increase2.svg 39.3%
Australian 26.6%Decrease2.svg 23.7%Increase2.svg 30.9%
Irish 9.1%Increase2.svg 9.7%Increase2.svg 11.9%
Scottish 7.8%Increase2.svg 8.3%Increase2.svg 11.1%
Chinese 3.2%Increase2.svg 4.4%Increase2.svg 8.5%
Language,
top responses
(other than English)		 Mandarin 0.7%Increase2.svg 1.5%Increase2.svg 2.3%Increase2.svg 4.0%Increase2.svg 6.1%
Nepali 1.9%
Cantonese 0.6%Increase2.svg 0.7%Steady2.svg 0.7%Increase2.svg 0.8%Increase2.svg 1.1%
Punjabi 0.7%
Greek 1.1%Steady2.svg 1.1%Decrease2.svg 1.0%Decrease2.svg 0.9%Decrease2.svg 0.7%
Italian 1.0%Decrease2.svg 0.9%Decrease2.svg 0.8%Decrease2.svg 0.7%
German 0.5%Increase2.svg 0.6%Steady2.svg 0.6%
Arabic 0.8%
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation,
top responses		 No religion 23.5%Increase2.svg 28.5%Increase2.svg 37.5%Increase2.svg 46.4%Increase2.svg 54.6%
Catholic 20.7%Decrease2.svg 19.5%Decrease2.svg 17.7%Decrease2.svg 14.2%Decrease2.svg 11.9%
Anglican 25.8%Decrease2.svg 22.2%Decrease2.svg 18.7%Decrease2.svg 13.7%Decrease2.svg 10.3%
Not Stated5.6%
Hinduism 3.3%
Uniting 4.6%Decrease2.svg 4.0%Decrease2.svg 3.0%Decrease2.svg 2.1%
Presbyterian 2.2%Decrease2.svg 1.9%
Buddhism 1.9%
Median weekly incomes
Personal incomeMedian weekly personal incomeA$526A$641A$718A$886
% of Australian median income112.9%111.1%108.5%
Family incomeMedian weekly family incomeA$1380A$1782A$2023A$2324
% of Australian median income117.9%120.3%116.7%
Household incomeMedian weekly household incomeA$1036A$1260A$1439A$1842
% of Australian median income100.9%102.1%100.0%
Dwelling structure
Dwelling type Separate house 67.1%Increase2.svg 68.7%Decrease2.svg 68.3%Increase2.svg 68.6%Increase2.svg 68.9%
Semi-detached, terrace or townhouse 9.3%10.6%Increase2.svg Increase2.svg 10.8%Steady2.svg 10.8%Increase2.svg 11.4%
Flat or apartment 22.1%Decrease2.svg 19.9%Increase2.svg 20.0%Decrease2.svg 19.7%Decrease2.svg 18.8%
Other Dwelling0.5

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of City of Hobart
Coat of Arms of the City of Hobart.svg
Crest
On a wreath Argent and Azure a three masted sailing ship in full sail Or, mantled Azure doubled Or.
Escutcheon
Azure an estoile Or on a chief Argent a lion passant Gules.
Supporters
On the dexter side an emu and on the sinister side a kangaroo both reguardant and each gorged with a chaplet of apples leaved all Proper.
Motto
'Sic Fortis Hobartia Crevit.'

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