City of Hume

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City of Hume
Victoria
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Location within Melbourne metropolitan area
Population243,901 (2021) [1]  (22nd)
 • Density483.9/km2 (1,253.4/sq mi)
Area504 km2 (194.6 sq mi) [1]
MayorNaim Kurt
Council seat Broadmeadows
Region Greater Melbourne
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
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Website City of Hume
LGAs around City of Hume:
Macedon Ranges Macedon Ranges Mitchell
Melton City of Hume Whittlesea
Melton Brimbank Merri-bek

The City of Hume is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [2] It includes the outer north-western suburbs and a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre.

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It has an area of 504 square kilometres, and in June 2018 it had a population of 224,394. [1] The City was formed on 15 December 1994 after the amalgamation of most of the City of Broadmeadows, the Shire of Bulla and parts of the City of Keilor and City of Whittlesea.

The City was Australia's first local government to introduce a Bill of Rights for its denizens in 2004, following the establishment of a Social Justice Charter in 2001. [3] This Bill of Rights predates the State Government's Charter of Rights and Responsibilities by three years, and is more sweeping in that it explicitly includes economic, social, and cultural rights.[ citation needed ]

Council

Mayors (1997– current)

No. Mayor No.Deputy MayorTerm
1Carl Lewis1Bill Muir1997-1998
2Bill Muir2Dott White1998–1999
3Jack Ogilvie3Graeme Marr1999–2000
4Gary Jungwirth4Drew Jessop2000–2001
5Drew Jessop5Burhan Yigit2001–2002
6Ann Potter6Mohamad Abbouche2002–2003
7Burhan Yigit7Kevin Sheahan2003–2004
8Mohamad Abbouche8Gary Jungwirth2004
9Kevin Sheehan9Adem Atmaca2004–2005
10Adem Atmaca10Ann Potter2005–2006
(4)Gary Jungwirth(4)Drew Jessop2006–2007
(8)Mohamad Abbouche11Moya Kathryn2007–2008
(3)Jack Ogilvie12 Ros Spence 2008–2009
11Geoff Porter(12)Ros Spence2009–2010
12Helen Patsikatheodorou(12)Ros Spence2010–2011
13Ros Spence13Vic Dougall2011-2012
(11)Geoff Porter14Casey Nunn2012–2013
14Casey Nunn(9)Adem Atmaca2013–2014
(10)Adem Atmaca15Alan Bolton2014–2015
(12)Helen Patsikatheodorou16Chandra Bamunusinghe2015–2016
(5)Drew Jessop(10)Ann Potter2016-2017
(11)Geoff Porter17Carly Moore2017-2018
15Carly Moore18Naim Kurt2018-2019
(15)Carly Moore19Karen Sherry2019-2020 [4]
20Jack Medcraft
16Joseph Haweil(20)Jack Medcraft2020-2021
(15)Carly Moore21Sam Misho2021-2022
(16)Joseph Haweil(19)Karen Sherry2022-2023
17Naim Kurt(19)Karen Sherry2023-2024

Current composition and election method

Since 2012, Hume has been divided into three wards – Aitken, Jacksons Creek and Meadow Valley — each of which elect a total of 11 Councillors:

Council elections are counted using single transferable vote. Voting is compulsory for residents who are on the voters' roll for local council elections, but voters aged 70 years or over are not obliged to vote at local council elections. The Mayor is a serving councillor, chosen annually by councillors. The most recent council election was held in October 2020. [5] The next election will take place in October 2024.

2020–2024

WardCouncillor [6] Notes
AitkenCarly Moore
Jodi Jackson
Joseph Haweil
Jim Overend
Jacksons CreekJack Medcraft
Jarrod Bell
Trevor Dance
Meadow ValleyChris Hollow
Karen SherryDeputy Mayor
Naim KurtMayor
Sam Misho

Townships and localities

The 2021 census, the city had a population of 243,901 up from 197,376 in the 2016 census [7]

Population
Locality20162021
Attwood 3,4193,309
Broadmeadows 11,97012,524
Bulla 675668
Campbellfield 5,0564,977
Clarkefield^320303
Coolaroo 3,1913,193
Craigieburn 50,34765,178
Dallas 6,8106,762
Diggers Rest^2,7635,669
Fawkner^14,04314,274
Gladstone Park 8,3388,213
Greenvale 15,46621,274
Jacana 2,1282,187
Kalkallo 1055,548
Keilor^5,8535,906
Meadow Heights 14,84214,890
Melbourne Airport 10464
Mickleham 3,14217,452
Oaklands Junction 433439
Roxburgh Park 21,81724,129
Somerton 06
Sunbury 36,08438,851
Tullamarine^6,6056,733
Westmeadows 5,8486,502
Wildwood 216244
Yuroke 142123

^ - Territory divided with another LGA

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