Cessnock City Council
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City of Cessnock Cessnock, New South Wales |
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Location in New South Wales
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| Coordinates | 32°50′S 151°21′E / 32.833°S 151.350°ECoordinates: 32°50′S 151°21′E / 32.833°S 151.350°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 55,560 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 28.260/km2 (73.194/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 7 March 1906 (as Cessnock Shire) |
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| 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 | Bob Pynsent (Labor) | ||||||||||||||
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| Council seat | Cessnock | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cessnock | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Cessnock | ||||||||||||||
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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.
The Mayor of the City of Cessnock Council is Cr. Bob Pynsent, a member of Country Labor.
The Cessnock City Council area includes Kurri Kurri, Weston, Pelaw Main, Abermain, Aberdare, Bellbird, Kearsley, Mulbring, Kitchener, Paxton, Millfield, Ellalong, Wollombi, Neath Branxton and Greta.
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.
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