City of Kogarah
| Municipality of Kogarah New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 53,200 (2002) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,236.7/km2 (8,383/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 19.51 km2 (7.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Nick Varvaris | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Kogarah | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Metropolitan Sydney | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kogarah, Oatley, Rockdale | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barton | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Municipality of Kogarah | ||||||||||||||
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The Municipality of Kogarah is a Local Government Area in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The centre of the municipality is located 14km SSW of the Sydney central business district and west of Botany Bay.
The municipality is part of the St George area, which contains Kogarah, Hurstville and Rockdale. It is also part of the Southern Sydney region.
The Municipality of Kogarah was established on 22 December 1885 and is bounded by the Illawarra Railway line, Georges River, Rocky Point Road, Princes Highway and Harrow Road.
Suburbs in the local government area
Suburbs in the municipality are:
- Allawah
- Beverley Park
- Blakehurst
- Carlton
- Carss Park
- Connells Point
- Hurstville
- Hurstville Grove
- Kogarah
- Kogarah Bay
- Kyle Bay
- Mortdale
- Oatley
- Penshurst
- Sans Souci
- South Hurstville
Kogarah Municipal council also manages and maintains the following localities:
- Bald Face
- Carss Point
- Connells Bay
- Harness Cask Point
- Neverfail Bay
- Oatley Bay
- Shipwright Bay
- Tom Uglys Point
Population statistics
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Kogarah had a population of 53,200 in 2002. As a very diverse suburb, a large portion of Kogarah's population is made up of Macedonians, Bosnians, Croatians, Greeks, Italians, Asians, Indians, Lebanese.
Council
Kogarah Municipal Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally. The municipality is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is not directly elected.[1] The current makeup of the council is as follows:[1]
The current council, elected in 2008, is:[1]
| Councillor | Party | Notes | ||
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| East Ward | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Michael Platt | Labor | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Sam Elmir | Liberal | ||
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Unity| | Annie Tang | Unity | Deputy Mayor | |
| Middle Ward | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Nick Varvaris | Liberal | Mayor |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Kathryn Landsberry | Labor | ||
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Mereille Hindi | Liberal | ||
| North Ward | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Nick Katris | Labor | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Stephen Agius | Liberal | ||
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Lachlan McLean | Independent | ||
| West Ward | Template:Australian politics/party colours/Liberal| | Mark Coure | Liberal | |
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor| | Jacinta Petroni | Labor | ||
| Template:Australian politics/party colours/Independent| | Col Ritchie | Independent | ||
References
- ^ a b c "Kogarah Municipal Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
Footnotes
1 Land component is 15.55 km²