City of Willoughby

City of Willoughby
New South Wales

Location in Metropolitan Sydney

Coordinates

33°48′S 151°11′E / 33.800°S 151.183°ECoordinates: 33°48′S 151°11′E / 33.800°S 151.183°E

Population

76,354 (2015 est)

• Density

3,378.5/km² (8,750/sq mi)

Established

23 October 1865

Area

22.6 km² (8.7 sq mi)

Mayor

Gail Giles-Gidney

Council seat

Website

LGAs around City of Willoughby:
Ku-ring-gai	Ku-ring-gai	Northern Beaches
Ryde	City of Willoughby	Northern Beaches
Lane Cove	North Sydney	Mosman

The City of Willoughby is a local government area on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Sydney central business district. It was first proclaimed in October 1865 as the Municipality of North Willoughby.

The main commercial centre of the City of Willoughby is Chatswood, home to one of Sydney's suburban skyscraper clusters. Other commercial centres are the suburbs of Willoughby, St Leonards and Artarmon. Willoughby is situated on an elevated plateau, and all of Sydney's television stations broadcast from towers in the area. Within the City of Willoughby is the Royal North Shore Hospital, located at St Leonards, one of Sydney's major hospitals.

Suburbs in the City of Willoughby are:

At the 2011 Census, there were 67,356 people in the Willoughby local government area, of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.2% of the population. The median age of people in the City of Willoughby was 37 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.6% of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 54.0% were married and 8.3% were either divorced or separated.

Population growth in the City of Willoughby between the 2001 Census and the 2006 Census was 9.06%; and in the subsequent five years to the 2011 Census, population growth was 5.90%. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 5.78% and 8.32% respectively, population growth in Willoughby local government area was generally on par with the national average. The median weekly income for residents within the City of Willoughby was higher than the national average.

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